Any suggestions for replacement domes on indicator lights?
I lost my blue highbeam dome on the road at 70 km/h.  Just watched it slide off and disappear beneath me...

Where can I find replacements or an acceptable substitute for this?

Thanks,
CliffHanger

You can't find them. Try a junkyard, but you'd be lucky to find some. I'd start looking for alternatives...

I too have been searching for some of these with no luck. Has anybody made them from scratch or modified some from another bike?

It seems like you could take one to a machinist and have him turn a copy on a lathe from plastic, but you'd have to find someone willing to take such a job. I foresee problems with that route being anything but super expensive...

To anyone else who has this problem, do you need to plug up the opening? 
i.e. prevent rain etc getting into the gauges?

I am just guessing here but i recently changed a few burned out indicator bulbs and they seemed to have a tight enough seal between the rubber holder and the bulb that water would not get in under the bulb.

Also, I am intrigued by the idea of having a machine shop fab some plastic indicator domes, I wonder if we can find enough people interested to get the price down via a bulk order?

PM me your address.

I have a spare that I can ...um....spare. 

PM sent.
Send me a Paypal address so I can compensate you,
CliffHanger

I've been looking all over for this. it's part of basically a 200 dollar piece if you order it.
I currently have a piece of packing tape over mine just to keep it dry.

Quote from: Rhandom on October 01, 2008, 12:51:01 PM
I've been looking all over for this. it's part of basically a 200 dollar piece if you order it.
I currently have a piece of packing tape over mine just to keep it dry.

That was my plan before laserred97gt offered to help out.
Bikebandit lists the gauge face for $91 if I read the thing correctly.

CliffHanger

And that is why you avoid the local shop.
The tape is about a nickle and so far it's done a great job.
Course, highbeams @ night are a little bright but I plan to upgrade on the tape replacement to a tape replacement with a little piece of plastic with a piece of tape.

Quote from: Rhandom on October 01, 2008, 02:09:10 PM
And that is why you avoid the local shop.
The tape is about a nickle and so far it's done a great job.
Course, highbeams @ night are a little bright but I plan to upgrade on the tape replacement to a tape replacement with a little piece of plastic with a piece of tape.

Totally awesome high tech mod. You could also go get lighting gel, then you could have many different colors. If you go to a theatrical lighting or photo lighting store, they'll give you a gel sample flip book thing for cheap/free and then you'll have literally hundreds of colors to choose from...

Quote from: Rhandom on October 01, 2008, 02:09:10 PM
And that is why you avoid the local shop.
The tape is about a nickle and so far it's done a great job.
Course, highbeams @ night are a little bright but I plan to upgrade on the tape replacement to a tape replacement with a little piece of plastic with a piece of tape.

Rhandom,

Are you also missing the High Beam cover?  I only have 1 of each to spare, but if you need the Neutral, T/S or Oil lens, you are welcome to it.

Laser

You can get the whole plate with light covers for $63 at www.flatoutmotorcycles.com, I needed one for a 07 not sure if its the same part for the other years. Expensive if you only need the covers but its a whole new mount.

i'm missing my highbeam cover as well. I think it's complete bullshit that you can't buy a part for these bikes that couldn't even cost suzuki a penny to make. Someone should stage a heist on their factory and steal a few bags. I'll bet they wouldn't even notice

there's a few complete gauge sets on ebay now for less than $50.  you could always buy one, take the indicator dome and then sell the rest seperately and probably make a profit off it.

I did some searching under google images and came across what is refered to as "pilot light lenses"
Try here,
http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/english-store/Pilot-lights-c-30_53/
may a mod can be made or the lense can be shaved down to fit.
I dont have much time so continue the search for differing sizes and maybe american suppliers.

Working on it.  I know, it's been a long time now, but I'm finally getting some parts fabbed up that look promising.  I'll keep you guys posted - give me a couple of weeks. 

Could you just cut out a small piece of plastic, paint it with R/C paint, and super glue it?

bought some of these in blue and red for (hi-beam and oil pressure) and after a little grinding with the dremel they fit in really well.
they are rounded on the top as opposed to flat and the dome is a bit too tall but I think I'm on the right track.
If all 4 lights had these I think it would look good but they do not match the stock domes and I can't find an amber colored one, so the best I can do is 3 of the 4 colors.
I am not sure if I will keep it but it is better than nothing until I find something else.


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