i have a 05 polaris sportsman 700 efi and yesterday i washed it after a good mud ride and i got water inside the vdo display pod and i need to know if there anyway i can get it out without breaking the top clear lens !any ideas would be appreciated !!!!

 

Kinda tough when you do this. I had some customers that removed them and used compressed air and hair dryers,but may or may not work depending on how much water's inside the bezel.

 

Mine fogged up 5 years ago and has not dried out yet. The whole speedo is pointless now ,I cant see anything but the speed indicator and not very well. I sure miss the trip meter ,that was the only thing that was useful.

 

i just drilled a tiny hole in the front plastic lens on the bottom of it and let the water drain out , now im gonna let it sit in sun and try to dry out the rest of the way before i put silicone over the hole ! hopefully the digital display will still work on it

 

Good idea,I will give that a try. I sure can't make it worse , thats for sure.

 

It's a shame that Polaris didn't offer replacement bezels on the earlier models like they from the 2005 models all the way up to 2013 models and probably will on the 2014 unless the gauges change. I guess because of the crimped bezels on the old style gauges.I replaced a few of these over the years and if the plastic lens was broken,you could make a new one to fit. They knew all the gauges weren't water tight or even water resistant! Guess that why they went this way. Drilling a hole is a good idea if you don't crack the lens,but I'd install a rubber plug in the gauge like I've seen on old some old British bikes that you could take out if or better yet "when" it happens again..Everything else leaked on these old British bikes,so I guess they knew the gauges would too.Dirt Cheap Yamaha, Honda, Arctic Cat & Polaris OEM Parts & Accessories – Cycle Parts Warehouse

 

where can i find those rubber plugs at ?

 

You can find these at most auto stores,but this is one of the places online. You can even lightly silicone the lip for easier removal later if (when) it fogs up or leaks again. It jogged my old memory,but I remember a couple guys that did this years ago on their speedos which I though was a good idea at the time.. Rubber Plugs