My 60,000km 2009 Adventure 'combo digital instrument' LCD display (speed, ODO etc.) digits started fading some months ago. I have dismantled, inspected, cleaned and put back on with some success but recently the whole bottom of speed row stopped showing up. I have researched and read lots on AdvRider and checked fuse, battery connections, looked for broken wires/poor connectors etc - nothing helped so far.
A new part practically requires a mortgage - I tracked down an automotive instrument repair place in Christchurch and sent it there - they stripped, checked and resoldered the LCD panel then ran it on a test bench for 24hrs - all digits showing up fine. When remounted and bike fired up all looked good (all digits showing, tach needle sweep, warning lights, temp gauge works, ABS warning light goes out when you move off - BUT tacho doesn't work and speedo doesn't work and frost warning blinks constantly (though temp readout works). This all worked before I sent it off for LCD repair - Their tech wonders if there is some reset required related to the immobiliser? I've checked pins for damage (none) and scrutinised the PCB for errant solder etc. but it looks OK to my amateur eye - looks remarkably clean and corrosion-free actually considering there has been damp in there...:-(
Before I send it back to the 'experts' - does anyone have any other thoughts? I've also been checking online for spares - have found a couple on eBay but not my exact model - 990 SMTs and Super Dukes - I have the repair manual with wiring diagrams and these bikes are similar in many ways - does anyone know if instruments are interchangeable between models/years?
Cheers in advance.
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