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F4 gauges - straight swap for f3?

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Old 06-05-2013, 06:38 AM
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Default F4 gauges - straight swap for f3?

I've done a search, which is incredibly difficult when the search needs more than 3 characters!

Haven't found the info that i need.

I'm getting tired of having no clock on the bike, as daft as that sounds! I use the bike to commute and often go out on it and have to stop and pull my phone out of my pocket to check the time.

Do the F4 gauges have a clock? and are they a straight swap? I looked at the F4i gauges, but dont really have the time of the patience to swap them over.

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Old 06-05-2013, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MeatHelmet1981
Do the F4 gauges have a clock?
They do.

Look at my sig, i did a write up on the swap. The clock needs a dedicated 12v from the battery (with an inline 10amp fuse). Otherwise your clock will not work; you could wire it up to your ignition 12v, but with each restart of the bike, you would have to reset your clock.

The stock harness from the f4i gauge can be matched if you go to an electronics outlet, i would do that route. From experience, I wish I went that route. There are numerous write ups about the wiring configuration. in fact, just google f3 to f4i gauge swap. Look at the google images and you will find an image someone did that tells you how to match wire colors.

good luck.
 
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Old 06-05-2013, 02:21 PM
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not sure if f4 gauges do, and havent seen any writeups about a conversion to the f3, but it would probably be similar to the f4i swap which really isnt that hard at all, can be done in an afternoon.
 
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Old 06-05-2013, 10:00 PM
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I did the swap some years ago. I had the clock wire running to the battery. The clock would stay on even when I turned the bike off, so I decided not to use the clock.
 
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Old 06-06-2013, 04:48 AM
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Just had a genius idea- buy a clock and stick onto your top yoke!!!!! Lol
Ride Safe,
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