2010 GSA instrument surround is melting

[john lockwood]

Have a look at the top of your instruments and see if the surround is being melted by the sun. My bike is only 5 weeks old, it's seldom been out in the sun, but it's being melted by the Adventure screen magnifying the sun rays. Happened when I put the Adventure screen on my previous 09 GS. BMW replaced it with a tinted screen.

 

[SpudBoy]

Sun? Canberra? In the same sentence? Surely not esp at this time of year.....

 

[Goose]

Have a look at the top of your instruments and see if the surround is being melted by the sun. My bike is only 5 weeks old, it's seldom been out in the sun, but it's being melted by the Adventure screen magnifying the sun rays. Happened when I put the Adventure screen on my previous 09 GS. BMW replaced it with a tinted screen.

We have seen 3 here in SA already! On the left side of the clocks, seems to be a "bubble" appearing as it get's fried!

Total clock replacement suggested and a piece of reflective film applied to the ADV screen........... seems it's time for the "southern" countries to show BMW how to retify their amazing design

 

[john lockwood]

2010 instrument panel melting

Actually, Canberra has one of the highest daily hourly averages of sunshine in Australia !

 

[swissrob]

it even happens in the UK, the melting is a known issue.

 

[John Armstrong]

it even happens in the UK, the melting is a known issue.

Bizarre but true

 

[pathfinder]

Bizarre but true

True indeed! Mine melted in april in the yorkshire sunshine,BMW replaced the instrument panel no problem.

 

[arie66]

known issue?

and did they replace this under warranty?
and if the screen causes this, will it not happen again?

vic

 

[Powerful Pierre]

Mine melted on my 08GSA but BMW turned down a warranty replacement . It was replaced at no charge by Vines SLM as a customer goodwill gesture .

 

[Kremmen]

Not a bad bit of PR that .... the upper cover for the display is around 140 smack a roonies

 

[arie66]

goodwill heueh?

dealers in the netherlands have never heard of this melting issue
#%!! bastards!

 

[Powerful Pierre]

This is what mine looked like after 12 months . When Vines replaced the surround 12 months later it had 3 times as many melt marks . My earlier 1200GSA's never suffered from this so I suppose BMW have now invented a special chocolate based plastic from which to make them !

 

[RogerJ]

2010 GSA Instrument Surround is Melting

Hope BM is working on this one. And something other than a Warning Decal that goes on the instrument panel and says: As soon as you stop riding immediately place your jacket to completely block the sun from shining through your screen.

 

[Ted]

Has anyone had any more melting speedo surround problems. Noticed mine has gone similar to the pictures when back from a run in the sun yesterday. Thought it was poss a bulb overheating till I did a search.. Any solutions?
Bike is a 09 standard GS but has the bigger Adv screen fitted.
Thanks

 

[bmwrover]

My dial sourround melted in 2011 on my 2007 GSA. But it also melted the black center of the dial. No warranty no good will. I live with it.

written on the not so smart phone, so please excuse typo

 

[doctorsmudge]

Errr

Glad to say not suffering with anything like that here in Scotland, oh no, no feckin chance of that here.

 

[TLSgazza]

Mine melted years ago, compared with the corrosion on the front front of the engine its fack all to worry about.

 

[Bendy toy]

Sounds like an excuse to get one of those tinted adv screens from eBay

 

[Roberto]

Thank heavens there is a dual purpose for having furry dice hanging in the screen. Anti-glare from the headlight cover, plus anti-melt for the instrument cluster.

Added bonus of being ultra-fashionable also..

 

[Bendy toy]

Apart from all the jokes, is it the GS or GSA that's prone to melted instruments?

How can this happen? Presumably its a lens effect from the screen, After all, its not a car where heat gets trapped on a sunny day.