cracked instrument bezel

Started by Armor, April 26, 2012, 04:53:48 PM

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Armor

I have no idea how it cracked, but I now have a crack in my tach and speedometer lens.  Searching, it looks like my only solution is to find a used cluster and transfer the front plate with the lenses.  Is there any other way to fix?  It almost looks like something hit the gauges (when parked?).  I noticed the cracks when riding home from work.
04 M1000s, Arrows, Light Flywheel, Ohlins suspension

Nomad

Good luck, i tried forever to find a new bezel for my cool roadracing tach, they are the same size as the DP ones, but I don't think even trying to transfer those bezels would work.  You pretty much have to just buy a new gauge, unless someone says differently.  They are screwed then glued on, so trying to get them off is likely to break them.

Silver King

Yup.  You pretty much have to find a used one to do it right.  I had marginal luck by taking everything apart, removing the broken bits, dremeled out the crap, and glued in a piece of clear lexan that I cut with a hole saw.  If you're close to the bike you can tell something's off.  Otherwise, it does its job.  Besides, I never look at my speedo anyway.   [evil]

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sl8tr

I just used a strip off my iphone screen protectors. Can hardly see it and it keeps the rain out.

Pedro-bot

Remove the lenses, see the link above, and take them to a local plastics company. You can inquire in advance if they sell plexiglass. They should be able to cut the plexisheet to duplicate your lenses.
1999 M750 AKA Little Blue Monster, 2002 S4, 2006 Sport 1000, 2008 Sport 1000, 2005 749s, 2018 R NineT Urban GS