THIS IS TO INFORM OWNERS OF 2005 SPORTSMAN THAT THE VENDER SUPPLYING HEADLIGHT LENSES TO POLARIS SENT THEM ONES WITH A 3/8" HOLE IN THEM AT THE TOP OF REFLECTOR. THEY PUT A PIECE OF TAPE OVER HOLE TO SO CALL MAKE IT A SEALED LENSE. AFTER BLOWING OUT 4 HOLOGEN BULBS, TAPE CAME OFF AND WATER GOT IN LENSE. POLARIS REFUSES TO REPLACE BECAUSE MY QUAD WAS OVER 1 YEAR OLD EVEN THOU THEY ADMIT LENSES ARE BAD AND THEY CORRECTED FOR 06/07 MODELS. CONTACT CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION @ WWW.CPSC. GOV AND LETS GET A RECALL FROM POLARIS. THANKS, GARY

 

Was the water from the rain!!!!!!.....If not Polaris also states that the Quad should ONLY go thriugh water up to the foot-rests....So they may have saved themselves there!!!Just a suggestion...Caper.......

 

Hi there, new to the site. I'd like to add that the headlight mounting pins on the pod itself do hold tight. On my 05 sp 500 HO, the lights were loose when new. The dealer ordered a new grill assm. but that didn't fix the problem. The fix was some electrical tape wraped around the pins. The dealer and myself called polaris and got nowhere. To check your lights, just push on the inner most part of the light pod. You'll see that the pod wiggles and it is only plastic. If it's loose when new, it will get looser or break as time goes on.Other than that, I have no problems with this machine. BTW, when I was at the dealer, I showed them on the brand new ones on their lot that the 06's and newer sportsmans where the same way. Hmmmmm ????

 

Are you talking about the single high-beam on the pod .....or the two low beams out frount of the rack!!!!...Caper........

 

The two lower lights.