Dash Display Change

[madman4049]

I love my 2012 it's a great machine and I've farkled it to hell it's probably going to be my retirement trip bike buut it's looking rather dated in some areas and I'm a bit jealous.

Has anyone modded a current Gen dash Display onto a '12 "first Gen" if so how hard is it or is it plug and play?

I do a lot of night riding and the orange doesn't do it for me and the first Gen dash is the last thing I can't stand about this bike.

 

[bimota]

cheaper to change to a gen 2 bike i don,t think anybody has done it theres a thread somewhere talking about ecu change etc its a expensive job thats even if it can be done

 

[yoyo]

You could look at doing what a lot of off roaders do and fit a Trail Tech Vapour dash. Adding one to a basic dual purpose bike is one thing, adding one to the S10 is something else, there are going to be a lot of wires going to the S10 clocks.

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[AVGeek]

As bimota pointed out, there was an ECU change between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 bikes, so short of swapping over all the new Gen 2 bits, and adapting any of the Gen 1 bits that changed, swapping the clusters isn't a practical mod.

 

[madman4049]

Kinda what I figured but then dash displays just receive information the computer doesn't care what they look like so had hopes it would work.

Thanks all.

 

[EricV]

Not to mention that the Gen II bikes control a lot of functions via the dash like heated grips and adjusting the time, etc by cycling thru the ECU functions. You'd need to change the switchgear, ECU and dash, among other things, and if you have factory heated grips, it will impact that too.

All things being what they are, who cares what it looks like if it works and does what you want it to do? As for the orange display, talk to a speedometer repair shop in your area and see if they can change the display color. I haven't taken the S10 display apart, but on some displays it's as simple as a different color film or bulbs. Oznium.com has surface mount LEDs in many styles and colors, you may need to figure out what is used on the S10 display, order them up and change them, or have them changed, if that's how the dash color is emitted. YouTube link for an example on a car. Fast forward to 3 min to the start of taking apart the dash.

If you were more specific about your location, others might be better able to suggest resources. I couldn't find anything in Shreveport area, but you might be able to. Or give these folks a call and see what they have to say.

Dash Solutions
(318) 355-8595
507 Ludwig Ave
West Monroe, LA 71292

And

http://acadianspeedometer.com/index.html

 

[holligl]

Even though I have a Gen 2, I like the analog tach!

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[Don in Lodi]

Can the light source be changed out? Not sure about LCD.

 

[Sierra1]

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

 

[DamonS]

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

i was told that if it can be changed, change it, if it can't be changed, do it anyway.... just don't be the first

 

[Sierra1]

i was told that if it can be changed, change it, if it can't be changed, do it anyway.... just don't be the first

As I've gotten older, everything has became risk/investment v. reward. I don't mind being first. . . . as long as it's worth it.

 

[AZMike]

My First S 10 was a 2014 ES, I sold it a few years ago at a profit (like a dummy). I just bought a 2013 and it is terrific but I miss some of the cool Gen 2 stuff. heated grips, cruise, and gear indicator.

But I still love this new girl and she only had 3300 miles on her. Gonna farkle it up as I go. That is half the fun.

 

[DamonS]

Can the light source be changed out? Not sure about LCD.

more than likely just the tach light will either be a coloured led, or a coloured gel in the light path. the lcd screen will have an illumination panel that more than likely is a gel sandwiched between the clear layers.