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Postby ash2042 » Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:57 pm

Does anyone have trouble with the glass in their speedometer fogging up. Mine seems to fog up whenever I am riding in the sun. There seems to be condensation on the plastic lens. I was just wondering how to fix the problem.
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Postby Thrasher » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:32 pm

mine does the same thing, I gave up worrying about it.
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Postby Ken » Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:54 pm

Terry's started getting condensation....and then it died.
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:36 am

Yep... Take it out and check for small hair line cracks..... Turn it upside down and you might even find some water in it.

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Postby Thrasher » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:20 am

hrrm...now i'll have to look, mines been doing it a while, but nohting major...
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:28 pm

hrrm...now i'll have to look, mines been doing it a while, but nohting major...
lol.... It's funny you said nothing major. That's what I thought. Think about this.... your speeedo is fogging. What causes fog? ...... water.....

Pull your speedo gauge out and check how many hair line cracks you have in your speedometer. You'll be surprised..... The way your speedo sits... All the water is sitting at the base of your speedometer. So, basically, you have no idea how much waters been collecting....

Check it out... Hopefully I'll be wrong otherwise, you'll laugh your ass off.... Cuz, your speedo just might be swimming in about a half inch of water... Mine was.....
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Postby ash2042 » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:45 pm

I called my dealer he said he could switch my speedo out under warranty but the new one would just fog up. I may get it switched in hopes that the new one won't fog up.
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Postby Thrasher » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:28 pm

i was thinking more like moisture in the headlight poditself, i havent seen water *i*n there, and it goes away after a short while...never lingers around long...i'll check it out now tho....
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Postby Ken » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:58 pm

It takes moisture inside to have fog....I don't remember mine ever fogging up.
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