What is the easiest and quickest way to add a toggle switch to temporally bypass the override switch on both these years.
After some mudding on the weekend, I found it very difficult to reach the yellow button while I needed to hang off the far right side of the machine!
I know on the 08 I need to have a toggle so it still allows me to scan through the speedo options.

What wires to I have to splice into and do I just go to ground with them or is there a circuit that needs to be completed to achieve this.

Thanks in advance!
Happy mudding!

 

This is what a lot of people have done as it's actually more than simply toggling a couple wires..




Reverse override mod


This mod will give you 4wd and full power when in reverse without having to push the override button. This is for all Polaris Sportsman models with the new style Speedo (2003) and Sp700, 02.
The problem with the new style, is that the function button for the Speedo is combined with the override button and it is not as straight forward as the old style Speedo. Doing it this way everything works as it should exactly the way it did before the mod.

The nicest thing about this mod is that you do not need to cut any wires or drill any holes.

You will need to purchase a standard 4 pin, 12v relay, 4 pieces of 16 gauge wire about 8″ long, 4 female crimp on spade connectors (for connection of wires to relay), and 4 wire splice connectors. (they are usually blue and you simply insert the wires and squeeze with pliers, then fold back the protective locking cover)

Open the pod and locate the wiring harness coming from the Speedo.

Relay terminal #30 connect to Polaris brown wire
Relay terminal #87 connect to Polaris wire gray/orange
Relay terminal #86 connect to Polaris wire red/white
Relay terminal #85 connect to Polaris wire purple.

Use dielectric grease at all electrical connections to prevent corrosion in the long run or even better, liquid tape.

To test, simply put it in reverse with the engine running, if the Speedo flashes the word “SLOW” (just like it did before the mod, when you pressed the override button) you did everything correct.

 

This is the same procedure for both 2002 and 2008?? It says new style speedo.. that's where the concern is..

 

Pre 2003 models..

Trace wires from the override button (gray/white & gray/orange) Cut the gray/orange and tape up both ends. Cut the gray/white and tape up the end which goes to the override button. Connect the other end of the gray/white to the red/white (ignition supplied 12v)

 

Thanks! As always you have the answers.




This is my 08

 

Clean for an 8 year old machine.. Mechanics didn't mind working on clean ones like this. Usually though on ones this clean the owners knew enough to do their own work and took good care of the machines and they hardly ever saw the inside of a shop..

 

Houston, we have a problem!
I don't have a purple wire... I have the other 3..
I have a purple with white stripe. Well.. its more violet/white stripe.. Diagram says thats the fuel sender.

HELP

 

I have a resistor module that detects different ohms and interprets that to tell the display what gear position it should show. On my diagram it says that the white wire is the gear position signal.

 

Violet and purple are often referred to as the same color wire,BUT you need to trace this wire down to it's source make sure.

 

VT/WT is pin 12 on the plug.. Fuel gauge