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Considering installing Dakota Digitals in my '17 SGS. Open to comments, pros and cons.
Thank you...
I was going to go with those before I opted out for HD CVO style gauges. From what I heard, some had issues with visibility in sun. I guess they improved it with new models. Also, there were some cases when gauges would randomly stop working required them to be unplugged and plugged back in.
But, those issues were probably one in between. They look awesome though and you can customize what they look like.
(2002 Road King with console mounted gauges.)
I removed my Dakota Digital gauges after a couple of month because here in Sunny Florida I could not read the face in bright sunlight. They were nice when the sun was not shining or when passing under trees.
I was going to go with those before I opted out for HD CVO style gauges. From what I heard, some had issues with visibility in sun. I guess they improved it with new models. Also, there were some cases when gauges would randomly stop working required them to be unplugged and plugged back in.
But, those issues were probably one in between. They look awesome though and you can customize what they look like.
That would suck if I had to constantly unplug and plug them back in...
(2002 Road King with console mounted gauges.)
I removed my Dakota Digital gauges after a couple of month because here in Sunny Florida I could not read the face in bright sunlight. They were nice when the sun was not shining or when passing under trees.
I hated factory gauges on mine. No idea why HD would put such dull gauges on their bikes. Its one thing you look at all the time! Plus that yellow backlight was ugly as hell.
Man, there are many that get twitchy about this. I made a remark about liking those bar/shield tank decals on a non-CVO, in a Denim Paint thread in the M8 subforum, and it went south, quickly!
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