Installed a mtn fit hood on my 9 last year and installed some aftermarket headlights from walmart in the hood. i wired them to the stock wiring and noticed my volt meter on my gauge dropped to about half maybe a little below, my gauge backlighting is also dimmer and the headlights are so-so. they are bright but not to the fullest as when I hooked them up dirrectly to a battery. Do some night riding here in mn and can see but not that great lol any thoughts or input? Should I install a relay or ?
Wiring aftermarket headlights?
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Correct me if I am wrong but I remember reading that these sleds barely produce enough power to run the electronics that are on them from factory so this might be your problem. Only solution that I can think of is maybe try to install a battery somewhere to run your lights off of and wire it in so your sled charges it while its running? Not sure if this would work, I'm sure someone else will have a solution.
Ya Zane it's got me puzzled..maybe it has to do with the wattage of the bulbs? That the only thing I can think of
My previous statement may only apply to the Fusions but I am not sure? I think I read about it on HCS and a couple of guys found out that it was the cause of their handwarmers not working correctly. If some of the bulbs were switched out for LEDs that use less power the handwarmers would work better.
Hey, just wondering how you made out with your lights or if anyone else has any better ideas.
I know that on the Fusions some guys installed LED tail lights with the proper resistors to make them work correctly and swapped out the two bulbs in between the headlights with LEDs and this helped their sleds "free up" some power to run their handwarmers better, I seen that in another post that your electrical output also drops when you turn your handwarmers on also so this must apply for the RMK's as well. Like I said before, I don't know if there is some way to connect a battery to the sled and wire it so the sled charges it and you could run some aftermarket lights that way?
what was the number of lamps and wattage that the first post installed on the sled.
The 900 RMK's put out about 350 "real life" watts from the stator.
Not much in reserve, especially on the 2006 models that draw almost twice the current in the fuel pump compared to any other CFI sled. The 2005's run typical 4-bar (58 psi) pressure where the 2006's ran 8-bar (116psi).
The 900 rmk electrical system should be treated with care... the grounds and connections should all be checked carefully.
If you have a high mileage/use/crashed 900... IMO... It is a very good idea to replace the wiring harness in these sleds for reliability sake. ... Many of the gremlins are related to electrical problems.
If you are installing aftermarket lamps... keep the wattage reasonable... No more than 150 watts total draw IMO.
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The 900 RMK's put out about 350 "real life" watts from the stator.
Not much in reserve, especially on the 2006 models that draw almost twice the current in the fuel pump compared to any other CFI sled. The 2005's run typical 4-bar (58 psi) pressure where the 2006's ran 8-bar (116psi).
The 900 rmk electrical system should be treated with care... the grounds and connections should all be checked carefully.
If you have a high mileage/use/crashed 900... IMO... It is a very good idea to replace the wiring harness in these sleds for reliability sake. ... Many of the gremlins are related to electrical problems.
If you are installing aftermarket lamps... keep the wattage reasonable... No more than 150 watts total draw IMO.
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Will they run that much? Most of the LED lights I am seeing are in the 30-35 watt range. Times two would only be 70 watts.
If they will run 150 than lights from the auto parts store or walmart should work shouldn't that? They are only 55 watts, times two 110 Watts.
The high beams on the 900's are 60 watt each (BULB,QUARTZ.H/L H4,60/55W PN>2870448 )... and then the Projector upgrade (center lamp) is 50 watt H1... that is what I based it on.
So the factory draw would be 2x60 + 50watt = 170 watt actually... which IMO... is a bit high at over 14 amps alone.
The 2006 8-bar pump draws about that which does not leave a whole lot more power for other things.
Hence my 150 watt max recommendation.
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So the factory draw would be 2x60 + 50watt = 170 watt actually... which IMO... is a bit high at over 14 amps alone.
The 2006 8-bar pump draws about that which does not leave a whole lot more power for other things.
Hence my 150 watt max recommendation.
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I just bought a setof cheap driving lights at wal mart, they are 55watt. Come to think of it im having issues with my nitrous too, worked fine before I put different hood and lights on but now she wont go, maybe has to do with power issue too or maybe a different problem. Havent dug into the nitrous wiring and issue yet, also the sled has never been in a wreck or had an issue with the wiring before
