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This is a post that is more of a follow up to Sweetlou's post on his LED dash problem.
I bought Automotive Instrument LEDs #74 from superbrightleds.com. I bought the ones that have the socket installed already. For this project i bought more than i needed because i did not kwo how many i needed.
For all of you who might do this mod you will need 4 LEDs to replace the backlights in the panel. There are more Lights with black sockets but the LEDs with the sockets i could not get to fit. Anyways here is what i did and how i did it. No pics because it is just that darn easy.
The first thing i did (other than order some LEDs) was to remove the windscreen. Then i took the mirrors off, took the passing light off, the bolts on the bottom of the front fairing. I then loosened up the upper portions of the fairings. this would be easier to do if the fairing are off but that is not necessary.
I then removed the two screws holding the instrument cluster to the front of the bike. Then removed the four "push bolts" from the instrument suround. Once this is done the whole thing can be removed. If you are going to do the illumiglow guages i would wait for those to come in before you put the LEDs in as you will not have to do this twice.
Now that you have the cluster and surround off you can take the cluster out of the surround. This is done by removing the three nuts of the back of the cluster.
Now you get to remove the ton of screws out of the back of the instrument cluster to remove the back to get to the lights.
Once this is done you can lift the back off. On the cluster there are two types of bulbs black socket bulbs and blue socket bulbs. we will be removing the blue socket ones.
I recommend removing a bulb replaing it and then plug it in to check to se if you have the polarity right. If it lights you are good to go if not you have to reverse the connection. Once you have that done you can button up the bike and you are ready to go. I went with yellow cause i like subtle changes. They are as bright as the stock bulbs but just a different color.
Now get your LEDs and start modding.
Pics to come of the look with the LEDs in.
I bought Automotive Instrument LEDs #74 from superbrightleds.com. I bought the ones that have the socket installed already. For this project i bought more than i needed because i did not kwo how many i needed.
For all of you who might do this mod you will need 4 LEDs to replace the backlights in the panel. There are more Lights with black sockets but the LEDs with the sockets i could not get to fit. Anyways here is what i did and how i did it. No pics because it is just that darn easy.The first thing i did (other than order some LEDs) was to remove the windscreen. Then i took the mirrors off, took the passing light off, the bolts on the bottom of the front fairing. I then loosened up the upper portions of the fairings. this would be easier to do if the fairing are off but that is not necessary.
I then removed the two screws holding the instrument cluster to the front of the bike. Then removed the four "push bolts" from the instrument suround. Once this is done the whole thing can be removed. If you are going to do the illumiglow guages i would wait for those to come in before you put the LEDs in as you will not have to do this twice.
Now that you have the cluster and surround off you can take the cluster out of the surround. This is done by removing the three nuts of the back of the cluster.
Now you get to remove the ton of screws out of the back of the instrument cluster to remove the back to get to the lights.
Once this is done you can lift the back off. On the cluster there are two types of bulbs black socket bulbs and blue socket bulbs. we will be removing the blue socket ones.
I recommend removing a bulb replaing it and then plug it in to check to se if you have the polarity right. If it lights you are good to go if not you have to reverse the connection. Once you have that done you can button up the bike and you are ready to go. I went with yellow cause i like subtle changes. They are as bright as the stock bulbs but just a different color.
Now get your LEDs and start modding.
Pics to come of the look with the LEDs in.
.... i had to buddy 
(mine is a 99, maybe they changed with the newer ones)
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