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Old Aug 17, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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which color headlight wire is the low and high beam?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2003 | 08:52 PM
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im not sure which color is which,but im sure someone on here will know..you can always put a test light to the wires that will tell ya..
 
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Old Aug 17, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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There is a schematic in the back of your owners manual if you dont have that I really recomend you by a SERVICE MANUAL you cant own a Polaris without one.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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I dont have a service manual does anyone know what color the low beam is?
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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I offered an answer in your last posting concerning this....

Last post on wiring
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 06:56 PM
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so the yellow and brown wires are high beam? i thought the brown was the ground
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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dude u really dont understand how electricity works do you brown apparently is ground, one of the other wires , the one with the higher voltage would be high beam; brown is also ground on low beam side ..the lower voltage side...do you own a multimeter?
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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Originally posted by: scrambler420
im not sure which color is which,but im sure someone on here will know..you can always put a test light to the wires that will tell ya..
test light probally not acuurat enuff to tell high from low it would light up on both sides with very little difference in brightness
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:41 PM
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Your hi and lo are on seperate circuts
 
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:46 PM
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yea and they share a common ground one ground for hi and lo, 2 hot wires(1 hi 1 lo) with varying voltages
 
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