So my fuel guage light has been a problem lately and I keep getting it working when bike is stationary and engine off, but after 15 mins of riding every time it stops again.

So I looked at it tonight and the black plastic bulb holder is not tight and snug into its housing hence its not making contact with the metal tracks.

Think is il not sure why the bulb holder is not fitting great it looked like either the bulb I have had melted it slightly or the vibration had been filing down the plastic which makes the holder a snug tight fit.

Anyway where can I source a new bulb holder?
It can't be a Harley only part.

Regards

 

Stop by a boat dealer/repair shop with the bulb holder, most older marine gauges used the same thing.

 

Thanks buddy, could you tell me, are these bulbs special?

What I mean is I replaced the bulb with one I got at my local car parts store, could it be too powerful and get too hot? Or will they all be the same power because of the size and the fitment style?

 

Bend the little brass tabs in the bulb holder with something small like a paper clip. That is what actually puts the tension on the bulb holder to "grip" the bulb and the metal track/trace.

You could also build up the metal track/trace with a little electrical solder, and lastly, those bulb holders are fairly common and used on automotive dash/gauge illumination, so not to hard to locate. I know my old 1997 dodge ram used them. Just gotta get the correct size as they are made for many different sized bulb.

Also consider switching the bulb out to a "warm white" LED. One bulb won't break the bank and it wont create heat, and will last longer too. The war whmite looks just like a regular bulb.

I switched all my gauges to LED, (the standard white with a hint of blue tint-not sure what it's called) but kept the brake and turn signals conventional so I would not run into problems with the turn signal module. YD

 

Where did you get the LED replacement bulbs for the gauge lights? Online? Auto parts store?

 

I have just acquired some I'm not gonna use your welcome to them??
If have to post them from the uk but can't see it being expensive.

 

Sorry late reply,.... ebay

 

The bulbs in my '89 Electra Glide gauges are 11009 and 1445. I found replacements available online at https://www.superbrightleds.com/, which I have used before to get LED replacements for taillights and running lights.

 

So I figured out I was using a bulb which was too powerful, I had a 3w bulb which melted the bulb holder, I replaced it with 1.7w bulb and found some new bulb holders identical from a pinball machine lol