Late model dash bulbs

[VTRsquid]

Had a quick squiz at the back of my 06 dash cluster last time and did not see any bulb holders.
Am i to assume the cluster needs to be split or am i being a tard.
Also what bulbs? T5 t10?

[MacV2]

Late clocks...

Compared to early clocks...

On the early the row of 4 grey plugs with wire coming out are the bulb holders, in this case the stand, hi beam, nutral light ect The other ones are for the illumination bulbs...

I assume that the late modle clocks have the same just hidden under the panel...Maybe thy decided to make it more waterproof because of the LCD section...

Strangley on the fiche it only shows one bulb for the late clocks... https://www.bike-parts-honda.com/honda- ... 01/2/11482

So you would have to split the case for access & find out how many there are...It cant be just 1 ? Can it...

[jchesshyre]

The part number for the bulb(s) - 35505SA5003 - seems to be for the bulb plus the bulb holder as a complete unit, for some reason:



The late model addendum in the workshop manual says, for the instrument bulbs:

Instrument light: 14V – 1.4W x 3
Turn signal indicator: 14V - 1.4W x 2
High beam indicator: 14V - 1.4W
Neutral indicator: 14V - 1.4W
Oil pressure indicator: 14V - 1.4W

Presumably these are capless/wedge bulbs. What's with the 14V?? Never heard of this.

And on disassembly it says:

[MacV2]

T10

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_saca ... ulb&_frs=1

[VTRsquid]

Thanks guys thats awesome, but a pain in the neck too. I might have to split it one day soon and see what we are dealing with, and post pics lol. Mac.. how do you know they are t10?

[MacV2]

Thanks guys thats awesome, but a pain in the neck too. I might have to split it one day soon and see what we are dealing with, and post pics lol. Mac.. how do you know they are t10?

Cos thats what I put in mine, from pics T5 dont look right...But thats on an F old style clocks, not done the dash on me F2...

T5... https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... sacat=6030

T10...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10X-T10-W5W- ... WVfLIzegNg

The T10's is what Ive used in the past, T5's whilst they seem same fit they look to long...

[VTRsquid]

Ok cheers. I'll split it at some stage to see. They all work but want to put leds in so i dont have to squint as hard lol.

[jchesshyre]

I don't know if I'm spewing bollox here, but is there any extent to which instrument clusters designed for incandescent bulbs (and their heating properties) might suffer from condensation build-up if fitted with LEDs?

[MacV2]

I don't know if I'm spewing bollox here, but is there any extent to which instrument clusters designed for incandescent bulbs (and their heating properties) might suffer from condensation build-up if fitted with LEDs?

Mine haven't...

[tony.mon]

In a word, no.
They don't produce enough heat when air is flowing past them to dissipate meaningful amounts of moisture.

[jchesshyre]

In a word, no.
They don't produce enough heat when air is flowing past them to dissipate meaningful amounts of moisture.

But they're sealed by a rubber stopper inside the instrument cluster, why would air be flowing past them?

I was surprised by how hot the bulbs are when they're on when I was looking at mine the other day - too hot to hold by a long way.

Could've sworn I once read that clocks were designed to work like this re. condensation.