light bulbs for 07 525

[outlawjeff]

does anyone know if the light bulbs for the 07 outlaw 525 is the 880 or 881 bulb? Thanks for the info everyone.

[U1arunit]

My 08 Outlaw 525 had a burnt out headlight bulb after the 2nd ride. It is not like any automotive bulb that I have ever seen and was only available thru Polaris.

[montycarlo]

I've got to think there is a bulb out there someplace that hasn't been located yet. I can't believe that Polaris has an exclusive bulb & socket that can't be found anywhere else in the world.


I wonder if PIAA or Trail Tech or anyone else in the offroad bulb business has a listing - and then cross their bulb to something generic? :ermm:

[outlawjeff]

I have been searching for the bulb cause i want to put a hid conversion kit. I know the sportsman and preditor have the 880 type bulb i was just wondering if they would work witth the outlaw. their are hid kits for the 880 type bulbs so that is why i am asking.

[sleddog66]

the predator and the outlaw are the same bulb. I have done a lot of searching, and all the bulb manufacturers say the same thing, "it is a polaris exclusive". Now, I do belive that the 09' outlaw has a new, more standard bulb

[evil 525]

outlaw jeff
where did you find that the pred takes the 880 bulb. I too have been trying to find a hid kit for my 525 but without the bulb type it was impossible. are you 100% on this? this is soooooooo awsome if its right

[outlawjeff]

evil I am not 100% sure. this was what i found online searching on google. I will check with the dealer that i am friends with and i will personaly take a look at the 2 bulbs and see if they are identical. Did you find hid kits for the preditor bulb? I will update you as soon as i get to the polaris dealer this weekend.

I think if you take the bulb out of the outlaw it has 880 written on it i think. I could be wrong though, it has been a while since i looked at mine.

let me know if you get a verification before i get my reply up.

[evil 525]

alright i have the stock bulb in my hand, and it looks like there are four prongs that go into the light housing then you twist the bulb to get it to stay in there. the 880 bulb type looks like it only has three prongs. i dont think it will work
anyone else have any input?

mine has two numbers one is 1481 and the other is 88260
i think were SOL

[U1arunit]

Originally posted by evil 525
alright i have the stock bulb in my hand, and it looks like there are four prongs that go into the light housing then you twist the bulb to get it to stay in there. the 880 bulb type looks like it only has three prongs. i dont think it will work
anyone else have any input?

mine has two numbers one is 1481 and the other is 88260
i think were SOL

Yep its definitely not an 880 type bulb.

I had one burn out and saved it after I replaced it with a new OE bulb. i have not found another like it anywhere.

[outlawjeff]

yeah i think we are as well. i will check and see if any of the sportsman bulbs or rzr bulbs are alike. I think if we want hids we will have to come up with our design. there has to be a place to get them polaris doesnt make the bulb it has to be a number to cross reference somewhere.

thanks for all the input

ill keep posting with updates

[eerhard09]

Anyone know where to get them cheaper than $30 a bulb?????

[U1arunit]

Originally posted by eerhard09
Anyone know where to get them cheaper than $30 a bulb?????

$23.78 at Babbitts online store:

http://www.babbittsonline.com/pages/parts/viewbybrand/14/Polaris.aspx

[sleddog66]

there is no cross reference. Polaris had this bulb speced and manufactured for themselves only. I think that they knew it was a mistake, but retooling cost alot. As stated above, I believe the 09's did change. If you want HID's, it will take making some modifications.

[U1arunit]

It would not really be that hard to modify a headlight housing if you have a dremel, some patience, and time.

[realbadlarry]

I emailed a guy from the Glamisdunes.com board who sells HID kits, He says he knows the bulb and can make kits. Hopefully he'll be on here soon with some kits for you guys.

[evil 525]

if that's true ill def buy one.

[outlawjeff]

i would buy a kit as well.

[U1arunit]

I am in for one as well. Depending on price of course. If he is too much I can make another kit work no problem.

[eerhard09]

I agree. I am not going to pay $200 for HID lights for a quad!!! I think the $25 per bulb for the stock setup is outrageous but I would pay $100 or less for a quality HID setup if it would hold up the the rigors of aggressive riding! Oh, and $100 would be stretching it!

[realbadlarry]

I don't know what cost will be, all I know is that he supplies a lot of kits for the Glamis dunes people and I have not seen a negative post about his products or his service. He has some pretty clean kits, and like I said his service is outstanding. Check him out and see what you think. PM me for his info I don't know if I'm supposed to post stuff like that on the boards, or you can find him on the glamisdunes board under "wheeliebar" .

[evil 525]

ok the other place didn't pan out. but I found another place(motorcyclehidlights.com) that I called and talked to. the guy(david) told me that he thought they have a hid kit already for it, and if they didn't they could make a new base for it to work.he said he would call me tomorrow eather way.so fingers crossed I guess.

[U1arunit]

Originally posted by evil 525
ok the other place didn't pan out. but I found another place(motorcyclehidlights.com) that I called and talked to. the guy(david) told me that he thought they have a hid kit already for it, and if they didn't they could make a new base for it to work.he said he would call me tomorrow eather way.so fingers crossed I guess.

Ok cool keep us posted with price and availability.

[outlawjeff]

that sounds great please let us know how it goes. this could be my late christmas gift to myself if they have them!!!

[evil 525]

alright so I talked to another guy there(frank) and he seems to think I is the same bulb type (or close to) the honda foreman. can anyone confirm this?. anyway he seems to think they can get one for us too. I don't have a digital camera can someone take some pics of the bulb and email to them (att frank). worst case I will buy a new bulb and send it to them unless one of you has a blown bulb we could send them. still looks good though.

[outlawjeff]

here are 4 pictures. i took the bulb out of my 07 525 irs to get the pics to have incase of this was needed ever. if the pictures show what they need i can e-mail them to the person. just let me know.

thanks

[outlawjeff]

another picture......

[outlawjeff]

and another

[outlawjeff]

1 more

[U1arunit]

I have a blown bulb that I can send them if need be. Just let me know the address and I will ship it after the holiday.

[evil 525]

I def think sending them the blown bulb is the way to go. here is the address.
Motorcycle HID SoloTech LLC
500 E Grant st #1811
Minneapolis, MN 55404
att frank

I will try to get in touch with frank tomorrow and let him know to be expecting it after the holidays.
thanks for the help guys.
evil

[U1arunit]

OK cool I will ship it via Fedex Ground on Monday!

[evil 525]

awsome
just write a note that it goes to a polaris outlaw 525 and it goes to frank
thanks

[U1arunit]

Originally posted by evil 525
awsome
just write a note that it goes to a polaris outlaw 525 and it goes to frank
thanks

Will do!

[evil 525]

ok just called them at 9 pm on x-mass eve and they actually picked up....cool.
I spoke with dave told him to expect a bulb for the outlaw soon-ish. he said that would be a big help. him and frank had talked aboul the outlaws hid's....so atleast the ball is rolling.
AWSOME!!!!

[U1arunit]

Okay I have it all boxed up and it will go out tomorrow (Friday 26th) via USPS Priority Mail! I enclosed a letter to him as well. :)

[outlawjeff]

awesome sounds like we will be able to get some hids soon. cant wait.

[evil 525]

its probably still gonna take 2 weeks to a month I'm guessing. but will be worth it. when I find something out I will post again.
:cool:

[U1arunit]

I included my cell phone and email in the letter enclosed. I will report immediately as soon as I hear something if he contacts me first as well.

I am hoping it works out the way it sounds like it will!

[U1arunit]

Well.. so far I have not heard anything at all from Frank. I hope he will have good news soon.

Have you heard anything evil??

[evil 525]

nothing yet...sorry

[evil 525]

I just spoke to frank again today. he said they got the bulb that was sent in. and it will be about a month before they have a kit that is plug-and-play. he also said in the meantime he thinks that if we get their h9 type hid and bend some tabs we could get that kit to work. I don't know about you guys but I want a bulb that is fit perfect in there. he said the kits are 150.

[evil 525]

here's their phone #
612-216-4050
ask for frank

[sleddog66]

I'll wait for a "no mod" kit!

[outlawjeff]

i will as well

thanks for the update let us know when it is avail if possible

[U1arunit]

I think I will wait as well. If it gets to be longer than one month I am sure that I can make the H9 kit work if necessary.

Please keep us posted.

[U1arunit]

Update:

I just called Frank and he told me that a completely new mold is going to need to be made for our application. He says it could be a good while longer, maybe 2 months or so.

I am going to pick up a H9 bulb and see what it would take to make it work and I will report back to you guys when I get the time.

[evil 525]

that sucks. I called but didn't get in touch with them today.

[evil 525]

monday the 16th will be the 2 month mark since I first called them. I'm gonna call them again monday. gotta keep the pressure on them.

[U1arunit]

I am going to get back to this project since it's starting to get warmer now.

I hope he can come up with something but if not I will probably just do my own.

Keep us posted Evil.

[evil 525]

I called them today and frank pretty much that It was too expensive and they probably weren't gonna do it. but seemed confident that they could get something to work.

[U1arunit]

Originally posted by evil 525
I called them today and frank pretty much that It was too expensive and they probably weren't gonna do it. but seemed confident that they could get something to work.

Sheesh.. did you thank him for wasting 2 months of our time??

[sparks1032]

Ok, after four pages of typing did I miss what y'all did for the headlight bulb??

[evil 525]

Nothing as of yet. As far as I know