Bad Radio
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Bad Radio
Hello guys,
I have a 2006 Road Glide and the radio display has gone blank. Radio works, back light works, just no LED characters. Also, the temperature gauge is wildly inaccurate and spends a lot of time showing 120 degrees.
Is there anything to service here, or should I just buy a new radio and temp gauge?
I have a 2006 Road Glide and the radio display has gone blank. Radio works, back light works, just no LED characters. Also, the temperature gauge is wildly inaccurate and spends a lot of time showing 120 degrees.
Is there anything to service here, or should I just buy a new radio and temp gauge?
Tourer
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Hi there
This was a common issue with 06 radios--happenned to mine as well--on the day I traded it in for my 08!. The radios faceplate comes off the body of the radio as one unit. There is a main male connector on the back of the faceplate that plugs into a female socket on the body of the radio. The issue is that on 06 radios, water or condensation would "collect" at this connection point and cause the failure you have. I guess they realized the issue cause in 07, they started putting a hot glue or silicone type material around the male connector on the faceplate side so no more moisture would cause this failure. If you have a good relationship with your dealer, I say its worth a shot to see if they can "work some magic" for you
I would look for some responses from others on the temp guage--the HD temp guages are not well known for accuracy........Your sender maybe pooched???
PEZ
This was a common issue with 06 radios--happenned to mine as well--on the day I traded it in for my 08!. The radios faceplate comes off the body of the radio as one unit. There is a main male connector on the back of the faceplate that plugs into a female socket on the body of the radio. The issue is that on 06 radios, water or condensation would "collect" at this connection point and cause the failure you have. I guess they realized the issue cause in 07, they started putting a hot glue or silicone type material around the male connector on the faceplate side so no more moisture would cause this failure. If you have a good relationship with your dealer, I say its worth a shot to see if they can "work some magic" for you
I would look for some responses from others on the temp guage--the HD temp guages are not well known for accuracy........Your sender maybe pooched???
PEZ
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I can't say for the radio. My understanding on the temp gauge is that the sensor is located inside the fairing so it'a rarely very accurate in the first place, pretty much useless most of the time.
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