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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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Mine always get moisture in it after a wash. I dries out in a day or so.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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My 05 does the same thing. I just ignore it and eventually it dries. I usually pay more attention to the miles on the trip meter than the fuel gauge anyway.
 
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My 97 did it and when I ordered my 05 I put in the spun aluminum gauges figuring the up grade would put an end to it. Guess what? Nope. Still fogged up! But I got it to stop by replacing the bulb(s) with LEDs. The ones that I got are from
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...uct=CAR#T13-x6
You'll need the Warm White WLED-WW5 (I think) to match the incandescent bulbs. The red LEDs was a dead on match for the speedo and tach.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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At least this makes me feel better knowing that this seems to be a common thing, and that as of yet none of us have seemed to have any problems directly related to it, yet.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:04 AM
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apparently its normal. look at all the responses saying its normal. welcome to owning a harley
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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All of mine fog. Sometimes I have a hard time seeing how fast I'm going.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 05 Ultra
My 97 did it and when I ordered my 05 I put in the spun aluminum gauges figuring the up grade would put an end to it. Guess what? Nope. Still fogged up! But I got it to stop by replacing the bulb(s) with LEDs. The ones that I got are from
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...uct=CAR#T13-x6
You'll need the Warm White WLED-WW5 (I think) to match the incandescent bulbs. The red LEDs was a dead on match for the speedo and tach.

nice - were they difficult to install ? I def need at least my gas gauge light done, and I really want to put LED's in my tails and turns for safety
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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It's called a 'feature'. Be happy H-D doesn't charged for that!!
 
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