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Will headlamp mod in 2001 Sportsman 400 cause a short?

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Old 10-26-2009, 04:01 PM
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Default Will headlamp mod in 2001 Sportsman 400 cause a short?

I performed the headlamp mod on my ATV a few years back, and have been hearing of complaints about people shorting out their lights. Is this possible? I did mine the correct way and haven't had a problem in the 3 or 4 years since I've done it. But can it still short out due to overload? I really don't want to go back to having just either the lows or highs one at a time.....the lighting sucks that way. Thanks.
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:58 AM
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i know its old. but. if you havent had an issue in that amount of time. you will be fine.
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:02 AM
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unless a hot wire is chaffed thru and is now grounding out the wire then i would say no.
 

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i can agree to that. but id guess if it would short out to another hot wire it be an oem wire. but then theres alota shoty/shitty/cheap *** work out there. least iv seen anyways. if you used heat shrink and soldering along with zip ties i can see no issue with it.
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck_raduenz
i can agree to that. but id guess if it would short out to another hot wire it be an oem wire. but then theres alota shoty/shitty/cheap *** work out there. least iv seen anyways. if you used heat shrink and soldering along with zip ties i can see no issue with it.
i editted my post. lol ment to say to a ground out. just waking up .
 
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:25 AM
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i was thinking that at the time about the ground. your waking up. and i havent whent to bed yet.


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