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Old Jul 20, 2022 | 09:58 AM
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The speedo on my '98 FLH is shot. The trip reset button/**** is missing (broken off inside speedo) and it doesn't read correctly at all (apparently, illiterate speedometers are a problem in these models). A "new one" run $275 and up. Someone posted in a different thread that they replaced their original one with a digital one. I'd rather stay original (analog/mechanical) but what are the digital options and what kind of work is needed to convert to one?
 
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No matter what option you take, it will be expensive if you think $275 is a lot of money. It only goes up from there.

https://www.dakotadigital.com/index....rod/prd977.htm
 

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Old Jul 20, 2022 | 02:02 PM
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Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking. Might as well bite the bullet.
Thanks, man.
 
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Originally Posted by Franken Bagger
Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking. Might as well bite the bullet.
H-D sells a few gauges. They are very expensive, though. Right now they also throw in a new bike.
 
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A friend of mine uses this (link below) and he just connected the RED wire I think it was to constant power and he said it works great.

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Not saying that he’ll be able to fix it, but, give ZEE’s Customs Inc. a call. He specializes in gauges. If he can’t fix it, maybe he can point you in the right direction. 612-363-5816
might be a great time to change the color of your gauge lights, too


 
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FWIW I had a dakota digital on my fat boy. Loved it for the most part but in bright sunlight it was not visible. At first I thought it was my polarized glasses but it wasn't. This was even after turning the "sun" setting or whatever it was called to "on"

I still really liked it but mostly bc it gave me gear indicators besides just 6th gear.
 
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