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    Molded rubber bulb holder

    I need at least one molded rubber bulb holder for the tach light. I'll buy one, or six, whatever is necessary.

    In the picture, I was standing over the front wheel. The green sheet is covering my gas tank. If the picture is viewed correctly, you can see two round holes in the white back of the tach at 12 o'clock and 4 o'clock. You can see the corner of the front master cylinder on the left.

    Those holes are for the bulb holders for the tach lights (2).

    In between the two holes, there is one new bulb in an old holder just hanging by it's two wires.
    Last edited by Rob S.; 05-07-2014, 11:50 PM.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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    Those 'molded' bulb holders are only available as part of the gauges wiring loom. You could splice in some others robbed off another loom, but I think it would be better sourcing another loom.
    De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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      #3
      Yeah, I may have to do that if I want to get everything working 100%
      1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

      2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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        #4
        Rob, if you're good with a soldering iron then it's a simple matter to cut, shrink tube, twist and solder. If you're not then replace it.

        It can be difficult to remove those sockets after they've be in there for 30 plus years.
        De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

        http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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          #5
          Giving them a little dab of WD40 or other thin oil and then using a very small flat tip to go around them and break the seal works relatively good.

          By breaking the seal with the screw driver, the oil will wick in as you go around..thus making them easier to slip out of the housings.
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