Maintenance – Polaris 2000 Universal Snowmobile User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

NOTE: Do not touch a halogen bulb with bare fingers. Oil from skin leaves a resi-

due, causing a hot spot which will shorten the life of the lamp.

Removing Halogen Bulbs - Low Beam

1. Pinch ends of the spring (1) together

and lift until it releases from the spring

retainer.

2. Lift spring carefully around wire

harness (2) and flip to outside of

housing.

3. With the wire harness attached to the

bulb (3), withdraw bulb from housing.

4. Grasp bulb by metal base and

carefully

separate

bulb

from

harness.

Installing the Bulb

1. Hold bulb by metal base and install into wire harness.
2. Insert bulb into housing.
3. Carefully flip spring back into housing placing it around wire harness.
4. Squeeze spring together until it is over the spring retainer and release.
5. Verify headlight aim.

Removing Halogen Bulbs - High Beam

1. Remove the wire harness
2. Gasp the bulb firmly and twist it 1/2

turn counterclockwise.

NOTE: Do not touch a halogen bulb with

bare fingers. Oil from skin leaves a resi-

due, causing a hot spot which will shorten

the life of the lamp.

3. Remove the bulb from housing and

replace with new bulb.

4. Place the bulb and housing back

inside the hole and turn the housing

1/2 turn clockwise to lock into place.

5. Reinstall the wire harness to the

housing.