I have a couple of questions about my new machine, so I'll just go for it.

1. Has anyone hooked up the headlights so the high and low beams go on at the same time with the switch on "High"? It looks like the generator has a 250 watt output and the lights are only about 160 if all three are on at the same time, so it should work (However, I don't know the amp draw for the winch solinoid, tail light, misc control lights, front hubs, etc.).

2. With the weight of a winch, bumper and me (250+ lbs), the front end is pretty soft. Do the rubber inserts from Polaris help stiffen the front end enough? When trail riding, the front end seems to want to roll under on turns. I'll also be using a plow during the winter. I'd like it stiffer.

Thanks, I've gotten a lot of information from this forum. I'm not new to ATVs, but this is a new ballgame for me.

 

I was looking up the same thing about the headlights just last week. This is what I found. From floodrunners web site. Do a search on Floodrunner to find the address. It is a great site. Thanks Floodrunner!

"For three headlight operation I've had a push-button switch patched between the hot wire for my low beams and the hot wire for my high beams on four different Polaris machines with no problems, except for dirt and water occasionally fouling the switch. If you like you can just patch a wire between the two hot leads so that no mater if your switch is in high or low, all three lights will come on. The addition of the switch in this "patch" line just gives you the option of opening the connection so your handlebar switch can function normally. On most late model but pre-'99 Polarises you can fiddle with the OEM light switch in-between its low and high detents and get all three lights to stay on, but it's not so easy on '99 & up with the new switches. As I said, the addition of patch wire with an auxiliary switch will give you the option of getting all three to light up, but last week I tried a new idea and so far it's worked flawlessly. Instead of a switch patched between the two hot leads I installed a diode. Actually, since I already had the switch there, on mine I just installed the diode between the two wires that go to the switch and left the switch in place. If the diode should burn out on the trail then I can still use my switch as a back-up to light all three lights. But after the diode worked so well on our "test" rides last weekend I really see no need for the switch. We had both our machines running with all three lights on, low beams powered through the diode, for many periods of up to an hour both Friday and Saturday nights without the slightest flicker or any other indication of malfunction. It was really nice to have only one switch to deal with for either the two low beams on low or all three lights on high. All you need to do is install the diode between the yellow high beam hot lead wire at the back of the pod headlight bulb and the green low beam hot lead that runs from the handlebar switch down to the low beams. The diode needs to be installed with the current able to flow through it from the yellow wire to the green wire. In addition to the diode you'll need about a foot of 18 gauge wire (min) for your "patch" lead. Once you get the wire's insulation removed in the proper places you can easily test which direction the diode needs to be installed by temporarily connecting it with alligator clips at each end (roach clips, for those of you in Rio Linda). This differs from the auxiliary switch method in that you will no longer have the option to light just the pod high beam alone."


As for the weight thing I weigh about the same as you and have the same optional equipment on the front of my SP500, but I have 26" tires. I experienced rubbing on suspension compression. I got the stiffer springs from Polaris and that cured my problem. If you have 25" tires, I think the spacers alone should cure rubbing if you experience it.

SP500 in NS

 

or you can just position the switch so it is in the middle. It comes off sometimes, i.e. after ramping. it is a lot easier than messing up your fuses. After you do that it has the best lights on the market.