Headlight delete and light bar install

kidwoo

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• Nov 12, 2014

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I'm not too bright but even I can figure out to take the headlights out.

But what are you guys doing to wire up and led light bar? I thought the stock headlights were AC power so obviously not those.

Mountainfit sells these things
http://stores.mountainfithoods.net/led-light-kit-hood-mount-short/

But you can find the same/similar light for about 50 bucks. Is that wiring harness worth $70? And more importantly what does it plug into?

Is there a 12v accessory plug hanging out somewhere under the hood?

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Theres an accessory plug right by the steering post/bulkhead area. Cant remember ifs its AC OR DC THOUGH I wanna says its DC but i might be mistaken on that

 

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I got a light bar that pulls 2 amps. If that plug is DC is this going to pull too much power?

It's a bltch finding any info on this. It's not like I'm the only person to ever put an led light on these things........

 

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• Dec 1, 2014

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Its not DC, the only DC power on those sleds is the fuel pump circuit.

 

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It looks like this is in my future

http://store.arcticcat.com/product/819909/5639-258/_/DC_Power_Kit_'09-'11_M,_CF,_CFR

I can't find any info on the max amperage on those though. I don't want to overstress the tenuous, sensitive little stators in these things.

 

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DC wires will be red w a blue stripe, pretty sure all AC wires will be yellow.
Kidwoo do you plan to have the light come on at start up or you going to have a switch ?
Ive been thinking of a LED light bar, lots of places sell them.

 

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kidwoo

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Thunder101 said:

DC wires will be red w a blue stripe, pretty sure all AC wires will be yellow.
Kidwoo do you plan to have the light come on at start up or you going to have a switch ?
Ive been thinking of a LED light bar, lots of places sell them.

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I bought a little toggle switch for it.

 

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• Dec 9, 2014

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How are you make out with the light ?

Im looking to do a bar light as I will be running a mesh hood.
I found this one
http://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/Penetrator-LED-600-series-Dirt-Bike-Headlight-kit_p_14.html

 

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I've got the DC power converter and the light installed on the hood/windshield.

I know the converter changes that accessory plug to DC but I need that lead down by the nose of the sled to run it up inside the hood. I'm not even going to consider taking apart that master harness mess.

Can I just pull a lead straight from the converter? There are a ton of unused connections, including one that looks just like the dc 2 pin up by the steering post.

This is the plug.

This is the part it's coming from that I just put in.

http://store.arcticcat.com/product/819909/5639-258/_/DC_Power_Kit_'09-'11_M,_CF,_CFR

 

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Since everyone is on the edge of their seats dying to know the answer to this, I risked life and limb by actually starting up my sled and putting a volt meter on that plug.

It is in fact DC current. That's what that overpriced box does.

We may all sleep easy now.

 

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So much more info is needed. What year is your sled? Are you running a boondockers boost card? 250 for a ac/to dc box doesn't seem very sensible.. A $3 rectifier should have done the job..

 

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Polarisrocks said:

So much more info is needed. What year is your sled? Are you running a boondockers boost card? 250 for a ac/to dc box doesn't seem very sensible.. A $3 rectifier should have done the job..

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I know it's not sensible that's why I started this thread. Where were you a month ago?

But I bought one, stuck it on my 2010 M8 and have had a working light since christmas. It's all good.

I don't even know what a boondockers boost card is. Will it help me dangle?