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Sep 18^th, 2006, 7:58pm

We have the ability to some repairs to gauge clusters that aren't working.

Some examples of repairs we have done in the past include:

1. The odometer on a gsxr gauge was showing "--------". (We found several pins on the CPU chip had broken solder joints and made necessary repairs)
2. Buttons not working (found a trace on the PCB that had corroded and caused an open circuit)
3. Broken mounting tabs on back cover (replaced the rear cover)
4. Burned out stock LED's (replaced LED's with equivalent LED's)
5. A customer had a friend work on his gauge and severely damaged the leads on the LCD trying to do a backlight modification.
6. A competitor had melted a pushbutton and had several LED's not working after doing a backlight modification. (We made all necessary repairs and put better LED's in that our competitor was using)
7. A customer supplied us with 2 broken gauges that we were able to make one good one from.
8. A customer needed an LCD replaced that we just happened to have in our parts bins from parts off another gauge that was broken beyond repair.
9. We had a RC51 gauge that would only light the backlight. (found a bad zener diode causing several chips on the board to not get enough voltage - repaired to OEM spec)
10. A customer sent in his gsxr 600 gauge that had nothing on the LCD showing up. We found and repaired the corrosion damage and did the repair for only $25 since the customer added a backlight modification at the same time.
11. A customer sent in his gauge after trying to do a backlight modification on his own. Turns out he had every single LED in backwards and none of the backlights worked at all. We made all necessary repairs and restored the gauge to like new condition.

We are usually the ones that our competition comes to when they need someone to bail them out of messing up their customers gauges.
Even if we can't fix it, we may still be able to use some of the parts and usually we make an offer to purchase the broken gauge. We have even accepted broken gauges as payment for other services.

All estimates are free. If you need the gauges returned, there is a small shipping charge. Email or post below for more info.

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gixxerr YaBB Newbies I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 1	Re: Repairs Reply #1 - Jan 13^th, 2007, 2:09am hi i have a gsxr1000 k5.. was trying to add an extra led to my engine rev light indicator but i guess i screw it up and damage my gauge. everything is working fine but i lost my rev light function and also couldn't acces the setup function. will you be able to fix it up? thanks
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Scott Woodruff YaBB Administrator Bluegauges.com Posts: 146	Re: Repairs Reply #2 - Jan 13^th, 2007, 3:03pm I can take a look. I wont charge for looking at it. You will be responsible for only the shipping charges. If it can be done, It will probably cost less than $20 to do. I should be able to do it but I wont know until I see it.
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Reply #3 - Jul 10^th, 2007, 2:38pm

I have a 2004 gsxr 600 and the gauges that I got off ebay crapped out a week after I bought them. It basically just shows "0mph" and when I hit a rough bump they basically act like I turned the key off then right back on. I was gonna have you guys change the mileage anyways, but does this sound like something that y'all can fix while you're in there?

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Reply #4 - Jul 14^th, 2007, 8:32am

Quote from moxgsxr on Jul 10^th, 2007, 2:38pm:

I have a 2004 gsxr 600 and the gauges that I got off ebay crapped out a week after I bought them. It basically just shows "0mph" and when I hit a rough bump they basically act like I turned the key off then right back on. I was gonna have you guys change the mileage anyways, but does this sound like something that y'all can fix while you're in there?

I can gladly take a look. But are you sure you dont have a wiring issue? First check that the connector is properly installed all the way in the back of the gauge until you hear it click / lock into place. If it is showing 0 mph, your speed signal wire may not be connected and if it powers off when you hit a bump, you are losing connection on either the power or ground wires.

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myke YaBB Newbies I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 2	Re: Repairs Reply #5 - Jul 22^nd, 2007, 7:21pm I have an 05 cbr600rr. The gauge cluster works fine, but my select and reset buttons are missing, can you fix those?
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Scott Woodruff YaBB Administrator Bluegauges.com Posts: 146	Re: Repairs Reply #6 - Jul 25^th, 2007, 7:21pm Quote from myke on Jul 22^nd, 2007, 7:21pm: I have an 05 cbr600rr. The gauge cluster works fine, but my select and reset buttons are missing, can you fix those? What exactly is missing, the rubber buttons or the plastic button extensions that are inside?
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myke YaBB Newbies I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 2	Re: Repairs Reply #7 - Jul 25^th, 2007, 11:23pm both. the little box things are still soldered in though.
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Scott Woodruff YaBB Administrator Bluegauges.com Posts: 146	Re: Repairs Reply #8 - Jul 28^th, 2007, 7:56pm Quote from myke on Jul 25^th, 2007, 11:23pm: both. the little box things are still soldered in though. Cant help you without the parts.....sorry.
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stealthrt YaBB Newbies I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 1	Re: Repairs Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2008, 8:20pm I have a 2003 CBR954RR and the gauges are not working at all. The background lights and the top indicator lights (neutral, turn, high beams) all work fine, its just the digital readout and the tach are motionless. What do I need to do to have you look at it? Thanks in advance!
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Reply #10 - Jul 6^th, 2008, 8:44am

Quote from stealthrt on Apr 27^th, 2008, 8:20pm:

I have a 2003 CBR954RR and the gauges are not working at all. The background lights and the top indicator lights (neutral, turn, high beams) all work fine, its just the digital readout and the tach are motionless. What do I need to do to have you look at it? Thanks in advance!

Just go ahead , package it up and send it in.

Thanks,

Scott

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Reply #11 - May 20^th, 2010, 9:14pm

Hello, i have a good one for you.

The bike is a 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa.

The speedo just stopped working today.

Tested the speed sensor, and its good, as well as swapping it out.

Tested the wiring from the speed sensor, the the gauge cluster, all good.

Still no speedo, as well as no odometer witch seams to have reset to zero, and climbing!

Also the clock is not working properly!

Next i installed another set of gauges, and everything works great!

Is this something you are able to look at?

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Reply #12 - May 21^st, 2010, 7:34am

Quote from gixerhp on May 20^th, 2010, 9:14pm:

Hello, i have a good one for you.

The bike is a 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa.

The speedo just stopped working today.

Tested the speed sensor, and its good, as well as swapping it out.

Tested the wiring from the speed sensor, the the gauge cluster, all good.

Still no speedo, as well as no odometer witch seams to have reset to zero, and climbing!

Also the clock is not working properly!

Next i installed another set of gauges, and everything works great!

Is this something you are able to look at?

POssibly, corrupted the eeprom.... do you by any chance have HID lights installed? Those have been known to cause your situation.

Either way, I have fixed that issue before and would be happy to take a look for you.

Scott

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gixerhp YaBB Newbies I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 2	Re: Repairs Reply #13 - May 25^th, 2010, 2:42pm What is your time frame for repairs now?
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Scott Woodruff YaBB Administrator Bluegauges.com Posts: 146	Re: Repairs Reply #14 - May 26^th, 2010, 7:48am Quote from gixerhp on May 25^th, 2010, 2:42pm: What is your time frame for repairs now? Always 2-3 days unless i have some trouble with it or need parts that i dont have in stock.
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