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Old Oct 5, 2020 | 03:14 AM
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Before I wash my Fat Boy, I've taken to sealing up the top of the speedo with plastic and/or tape.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tampa Fatboy
How many times have you walked outside and you glasses fogged over? No difference with that speedo lens, different ambient temps do that.
No ! Not the same and I didn't pay $18,000.00 for my glasses. Harley needs to stand up and take care of this problem.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tampa Fatboy
How many times have you walked outside and you glasses fogged over? No difference with that speedo lens, different ambient temps do that.
Zero. Here in Wisconsin, your glasses fog over when you walk inside.


 
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Old Apr 26, 2021 | 09:06 AM
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Zero. Here in Wisconsin, your glasses fog over when you walk inside.
I wonder if those instrument cluster dropplets freeze in the winter......
 
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Old Apr 26, 2021 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Uinseann Di Simone
I wonder if those instrument cluster dropplets freeze in the winter......
I've never had the moisture issue in the winter, but the outdoor humidity levels are usually fairly low in the winter, less than 50%.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2021 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by phisaac
how to remove condensation from under the speedometer lens
Buy a new one but be prepared to watch it happen again.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2021 | 09:51 PM
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Waving a heat gun over the lens for a couple of minutes will clear it up... for a while at least.

Funny that I should see this today. I brought my cluster inside to change the LED indicator array, and since reinstalling it, I've had condensation under the glass of my Speedo/Tach combo. Today, I hit it with the heat gun, and it cleared it up pretty quickly. It's still cool here, so it came back a bit, but not as bad as it had been. Gonna see what happens the next few days.

Cheers!

 
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