The install is a unbolt the lower grill and bolt together the winch and fairlead to the plate and bolt the plate on. Run the wires, on my 400 I had to drill two holes to mount the solenoid. Replace the lower half of the starter switch to mount the winch switch. The really hard part was finding the 2 prong accessory plug in the wiring harness, Its in the main Harness where it cross the engine behind the cylinder. If the $75 doesn't need to be spent on something else then go with the Cat guy. I like to know how my toys work and this is a good way to learn, and it wasn't a challenge at all. Oh yeah, get some liquid neopreme to coat all the non-plug electrical joints. It's safer, reduces corrosion and keeps the connections clean for if you have to work on it.

 

Thanks. I think I will use the dealership. The extra cash is no big deal and with my work schedule it will be easy to drop off quad and pick up during lunch break. If I do myself who knows when I will get it put on.

 

Makes sense to me.

 

like bear kinda mentioned it is nice to install it yourself and get used to the mechanics of your machine and how things are placed out for the future the first winch i put on my wheeler was a 2000 300 4x4 arctic and it took me around 2 to 2 and a half hours and the one i put on my 650 was my 4th one and it took between 45 min to 1 hour so i guess that in itself shows how much a person can learn and on top of that i do have the pride factor for doing it myself a lil bit but if you had a polaris i would say have the dealer do it

 

I agree. Working on your own machine will also save you cash in the future. If things break, you have been in there to see how and where it goes and you can do it yourself as opposed to a dealer doing it. That's how it is on my jet ski. I've had the carbs off, re jetted them, tuned it (PITA), rebuilt the top end (and it's a triple), replaced the starter bendix, and rebuilt my jet pump. If I didn't know how to do any of that I would have not had enough money to have an atv, it would have been that expensive. And yes, the pride factor is pretty high! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]