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Scaredofmyownshadow · 12-12-2012, 09:27 AM

My light in my speedo went out the other night in my 2002 750 ACE. I took the speedo housing off and looked underneath. Saw two screws in it so I took them off hoping to separate the speedo from the chrome housing. Looks like the lens needs to come off and the speedo needs to come out from the top. Does the lens unscrew or pop off? I didn't want to break it. And another thing, I didn't see a place for a bulb to go. Are they replaceable? Not that I look at my speedo anyway but it bugs me that something is not working on it.

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jpr1968 · 12-12-2012, 09:35 AM

The speedo bulb is the two wires going into the rubber grommet on the right side of your pictures(brown and black wires). pry the grommet out and the bulb is a type 94 bulb.

GilaMinumBeer · 12-12-2012, 09:38 AM

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Scaredofmyownshadow · 12-12-2012, 09:44 AM

Cool. Thanks. I'll stop by the honda shop tonight.

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GilaMinumBeer · 12-12-2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Scaredofmyownshadow

Cool. Thanks. I'll stop by the honda shop tonight.

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For about the same cost of what the dealer will charge, you could get a LED replacement bulb and never see it burn out again.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/m...re-wedge-base/

jpr1968 · 12-12-2012, 10:16 AM

The Superbright WLED-xHP9-T bulb is the one on got. I got cool white and also the red bulbs and used the red one.

rb608 · 12-12-2012, 11:15 AM

Since we're talking speedo bulbs - I can see my speedo just fine, but the odometer is pretty dark. I haven't even looked at this myself, so apologies for that; but is there a separate bulb for the odometer?

Aced It · 12-12-2012, 11:21 AM

Regarding the bulb, read through this thread, 1157 LED Tail Lamp Bulb Thoughts. In this thread I also did a comparison and took a few pics for the speedo light, starting on page two. LED is the way to go!

And yes, just pull out the grommet where the wires are; that's where your bulb is.

GilaMinumBeer · 12-12-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rb608

Since we're talking speedo bulbs - I can see my speedo just fine, but the odometer is pretty dark. I haven't even looked at this myself, so apologies for that; but is there a separate bulb for the odometer?

My 2004 Aero came stock with LED, and there are 7 of them.

Speedo x3, Odo, Neutral, water, oil, IIRC.

Aced It · 12-12-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rb608

Since we're talking speedo bulbs - I can see my speedo just fine, but the odometer is pretty dark. I haven't even looked at this myself, so apologies for that; but is there a separate bulb for the odometer?

Only one for the ACE. The plastic housing has a deflector in the design to help evenly disperse the light, thus reducing hot spots. A brighter bulb will do ya, however you'll need to go with an LED because it draws less energy and won't overheat your wires.

12-12-2012, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scaredofmyownshadow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 486	Speedo light My light in my speedo went out the other night in my 2002 750 ACE. I took the speedo housing off and looked underneath. Saw two screws in it so I took them off hoping to separate the speedo from the chrome housing. Looks like the lens needs to come off and the speedo needs to come out from the top. Does the lens unscrew or pop off? I didn't want to break it. And another thing, I didn't see a place for a bulb to go. Are they replaceable? Not that I look at my speedo anyway but it bugs me that something is not working on it. Sent from my iPhone using MO Free Attached Thumbnails __________________

12-12-2012, 09:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Scaredofmyownshadow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 486	Cool. Thanks. I'll stop by the honda shop tonight. Sent from my iPhone using MO Free __________________

12-12-2012, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
rb608 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 451	Since we're talking speedo bulbs - I can see my speedo just fine, but the odometer is pretty dark. I haven't even looked at this myself, so apologies for that; but is there a separate bulb for the odometer? __________________ '99 Shadow VT1100C Spirit - daily driver '99 Rebel CMX250C2 - Sold! '83 Shadow 750 - goodbye and good luck '72 CL350 - You never forget your first

12-12-2012, 11:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aced It Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In your garage stealing parts off your bike Posts: 2,138	Regarding the bulb, read through this thread, 1157 LED Tail Lamp Bulb Thoughts. In this thread I also did a comparison and took a few pics for the speedo light, starting on page two. LED is the way to go! And yes, just pull out the grommet where the wires are; that's where your bulb is. __________________ Keep the rubber side down ... unless of course you have a rubber head! My Road to Rod, 4° Advance Timing Mod, Tubeless Spokes, Walk Around Aced It ACE Service Manual: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/106488173/ACE%20Manual.pdf

12-12-2012, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
jpr1968 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 4,534	The speedo bulb is the two wires going into the rubber grommet on the right side of your pictures(brown and black wires). pry the grommet out and the bulb is a type 94 bulb.

12-12-2012, 10:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
jpr1968 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 4,534	The Superbright WLED-xHP9-T bulb is the one on got. I got cool white and also the red bulbs and used the red one.

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