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HEADLIGHT SURGING - 10/20/2008 8:39:03 PM

monster malibu

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The lights on my 99 Polaris Sportsman 500 4x4 surge alot (bright to dim, bright to dim). I was wondering if anybody here had this problem with their bike or knew how to fix this?

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 10/21/2008 7:54:55 AM

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Its the surge from your cooling fan coming on.

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 10/21/2008 6:17:38 PM

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you may want to check your circut breaker in the front of the wheeler under the plastic by the radiator
I just changed mine on my 2002 it was rusted out . My lights were blinking.

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 10/21/2008 6:31:52 PM

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The lights surge whether the bike is cold or warm. Will the circuit breaker on my 99 Sportsman be in the front by the radiator like the 02?

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 11/1/2008 5:45:18 PM

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I found the circuit breaker for the lights on the 99 Sportsman next to the battery and the connections were clean. The surging light problem was a busted ground wire inside the head light pod making a enough contact to keep the lights still working (barely).

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 11/6/2008 4:25:23 AM

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I rode to my deer blind last night and the head lights still surge from time to time. Anybody have any other ideas?

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 11/6/2008 9:21:28 AM

ouch1175

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Check all your grounds, battery connections and your stator. Make sure all connections are clean. Bad connections can cause real problems. I would look real hard at the fan. Even when everything else is in good working order the fan can cause enough drain on the system to make your headlight surge.

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 11/6/2008 3:11:13 PM

rzrw30s

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I know mine were doing it right before i replaced them with the hids. I just bought a brand new 08 800 stealth and it was doing it the first time i took it out up until the hids. I just thought it was normal. Not sure if the fan was kicking on or not but i do know that the h.i.d.s do not do it.

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RE: HEADLIGHT SURGING - 11/6/2008 7:26:43 PM

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Why won't the HID lights surge like the stock lights, don't the HID's require a steady 12volts?

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