Instrument bulb replacement GL1000
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kiwigl1000
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Instrument bulb replacement GL1000
Hi All .How do you go about replacing the instrument bulbs (speedo/tach) on a 1977 gl1000? Thanks.
Into car and motorcycle restoration, own a 1956 Nash Rambler, 1977 Honda GL1000,my everyday car is a 1999 Jaguar S Type.
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Cookie
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Re: Instrument bulb replacement GL1000
Remove cable, remove two screws, lift instrument and out out rubber plugs,
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BlueThunder
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Re: Instrument bulb replacement GL1000
Removing those rubber plugs are easier said than done! I've destroyed the rubber on so many plugs it's ridiculous.Cookie wrote:Remove cable, remove two screws, lift instrument and out out rubber plugs,
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1977 GL1000 - Ox
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Old Fogey
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Re: Instrument bulb replacement GL1000
x 2 Slow and careful! (You'll still wreck some)BlueThunder wrote:Removing those rubber plugs are easier said than done! I've destroyed the rubber on so many plugs it's ridiculous.Cookie wrote:Remove cable, remove two screws, lift instrument and out out rubber plugs,
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