So I wanna do the f41 speedo cluster install but before i do what will i need to do it please help and walk me through it. Don't have to go in great detail but all advice is needed not very mechanicaly inclined thanks alot.

Jes

 

First you need to buy a set of F4I gauges, and cbr 900rr temp sending unit.

 

and after that you need to use the search function

 

You need:
F4I guages
Wire cutters
Wire strippers
Connectors
Eletrical tape

The temp sender is optional if you want the temp guage to read right

 

here is the link i used and it is a great walk though. i just got done with the swap. it is a great weekend project if you have question you can always use the search button or you can pm me. good luck man

link====> http://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/219055.aspx

 

how much should the f3 stock gauges cost? found them on ebay for about $150 used but a local shop wanted $1100 for the them!!!
you could get the f4 gauges for about $150 on ebay as well. i guess its worth it to get the f4's

 

Make sure that you get the F4I guages.

 

I've had my gauges installed for quiet some time now, but FINALLY got around to making a PERMANENT mount for them. (Been busy with a new baby and all).

I'll try and take pictures later this afternoon.

If anyone is interested in how I did it, so they can do it them selfs, this is how it was done.

I went down to the local tank and steel shop and picked up a 1'x1' sheet of 20ga galvinized. I measured and had them cut it for me. 11 1/4 x 6 1/4, I also had them round the corners. I mocked up on the bike and measured in on the lower corners 2 1/2" in, and 3" up. I then put it in a vice and bent the corners in to almost a 90* angle. Mocked up again, drilled my 7 holes (3 for mounting the mount, 3 for mounting the gauges, and 1 to run the wire loom through.) I then took it off, sanded it, and painted it.

 

hi SHugo have you got the pictures of the mounting bracket you made. not seen them installed yet

 

@ grizzly: I think $150 is a pretty reasonable price. MSRP is well over $600(not the $1,100 your local shop wanted). I actually have a set of F3 gauges I'm looking to get rid of.. and I am asking $150+shipping. If interested, PM me and we can go over details.

@ ubc90: Bullit70's link is the same tutorial which got me involved in the swap. If you're going to do it and have any doubts, it's the reference to use. Just make sure that, if you live in the states, you get a set of F4i gauges which read Fahrenheit and not Celsius like I did! Also, be gentle when removing the F3's temp. sending unit. I sheared mine in half and had to figure out a way to get the rest of it out of my bike so I could proceed. What a nightmare!

For anyone interested in how to mount the gauges, you can do as SHugo did.. or you can do what I did. I took an old vanity license plate and a set of tin snips.. and started cutting away until I had something that worked. Here is a pic of the mount prior to being drilled or spray-painted: