Has anyone out there just put aftermarket LED bulbs inside the stock headlights? I had a buddy do it with his Can am where he found bulbs that fit and they work great. I just dont want to spend the money on the LED pods you can use in there.
Sharing an unconventional part source
For some unknown reason, the spring that holds open the little parking brake lever on my 1999 Sportsman 335 was missing, resulting in the lever engaging about every other time I use the brakes. Very annoying. I looked everywhere online for that stupid little torsion spring with no luck. You can order one from a spring company, but need to know exact dimensions, which I don’t have, because it’s missing. Minimum cost I found on eBay for a used handle that has an intact parking brake lever was around $30.
Walking around Handyman hardware, I tried to think of what cheap part might have a torsion spring like that and happened upon hollow wall toggle bolts. Those are the fasteners that you drill a hole in the wall and push them through, and they have little wings that spread out once inside (link to picture below). They sell just the wings, each of which contains a small torsion spring, and they’re cheap. I just got a couple of sizes, tore them apart to get the spring, and found one that fits perfectly. Works great for $1.31 in parts for all of the ones I bought.
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Walking around Handyman hardware, I tried to think of what cheap part might have a torsion spring like that and happened upon hollow wall toggle bolts. Those are the fasteners that you drill a hole in the wall and push them through, and they have little wings that spread out once inside (link to picture below). They sell just the wings, each of which contains a small torsion spring, and they’re cheap. I just got a couple of sizes, tore them apart to get the spring, and found one that fits perfectly. Works great for $1.31 in parts for all of the ones I bought.
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New to the Polaris world!
Hello!
Just upgraded my 98 Kawasaki Bayou 300 for a 2003 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4. Wow, what a difference!! Parked it in the driveway today and haven't hit the trails yet. I ride a KTM 300 and the Polaris will be for my wife and friends. I'm sure I will ride it a fair bit also - looks and feels like a ton of fun.
Any advice for a newbie Scrambler owner? Such a different machine that the Kawi. Anyway, looking forward to digging into this machine and making it like new.
Cheer!
Daniel
Just upgraded my 98 Kawasaki Bayou 300 for a 2003 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4. Wow, what a difference!! Parked it in the driveway today and haven't hit the trails yet. I ride a KTM 300 and the Polaris will be for my wife and friends. I'm sure I will ride it a fair bit also - looks and feels like a ton of fun.
Any advice for a newbie Scrambler owner? Such a different machine that the Kawi. Anyway, looking forward to digging into this machine and making it like new.
Cheer!
Daniel
Deciding Between 2019 850 HL and 1000 HL
I have test driven both 2019 models and have a few questions. Both test drives were just in the parking lot of the dealership and wasnt able to get on the throttle too hard due to dealer not wanting to wear the factory nubs off the tires. Honestly far as power i couldnt really tell a difference between the two. Is the power difference more noticeable offroad in 4wd? The 1000s steering seemed way to easy almost darty just running over lighlty potholed pavement. How does the steering react at faster speeds offroad, does it seem to steer on its own over bumps? Do the power steering units have many failures?
I was planning on adding the same bumper and winch combo to the 850 that the 1000 comes with. This leaves me with a $2700 difference between the two models. Is the 7hp stronger motor and power steering worth the added cost?
I was planning on adding the same bumper and winch combo to the 850 that the 1000 comes with. This leaves me with a $2700 difference between the two models. Is the 7hp stronger motor and power steering worth the added cost?
08 polaris ranger 700 xp
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2019 Renegade 83 miles. Check out my front brake pads.
My front brakes weren't working well on my second ride. I attributed it to sandy and slightly mudding conditions affecting the brakes. I've read that the oem brake pads suck so i went ahead and ordered some RaceDriven pads and installed them today. I took the front pads off and was shocked that the material is gone already. Already on metal. These oem pads must really be complete junk to be gone at 83 miles.
2019 Renegade 83 miles. Check out my front brake pads.
My front brakes weren't working well on my second ride. I attributed it to sandy and slightly mudding conditions affecting the brakes. I've read that the oem brake pads suck so i went ahead and ordered some RaceDriven pads and installed them today. I took the front pads off and was shocked that the material is gone already. Already on metal. These oem pads must really be complete junk to be gone at 83 miles.
Top end crankcase
So I have a question fellas. I previously sunk my Polaris 850 highlighter and cracked a piston shattered it. It scared the cylinder walls pretty bad so with that being said I’m trying to find what year crankcase “top end” will work for my 2018 engine from what I’ve looked up everything seems the same for 2013 to 2018 but I want to double check before I go ordering things. Any tips or knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance