Polaris Heated Grips

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:26 am

Last time I had the Polaris out I noticed the grips were not getting warm/hot. This was the first time I really was able to test them out. They warmed up a little but not much.

I rode my unlcles Polaris in the past and remember his grips got pretty hot and I acutally had to turn them off.

Do the heating elements wear out after time? This sled is a 95 so its more than 10yrs old. The thumb warmer did not work either.

Is there anything I could check first before replacing? Also what heated grips would you guys recommend I should try. Go with the Hot Grips or stay with the Polaris brand?

Thanks,
Eric

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:02 pm

Yeah mine are the same way. They just never seemed to heat up in any postion.

-Eric

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:17 pm

loose wire maybe, never have a problems with mine, they get nice and warm, nothing to hot

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:51 pm

Eric do they heat up in both the high and low positions or only in the high?

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:26 pm

If I remember correctly the only way to get a little heat out of them was to turn them on high. Even then I could barley tell they were on.

I dont think I ever felt any heat coming from the throttle lever.

Post by **Matt** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:36 pm

They still work fine on my '95 - the high setting is too hot for me, even through gloves. I'd look for a loose wire, poor ground, or maybe bad switch.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:24 pm

Matt probably has the answer.

Bad ground.

That would explain low heat on high and no heat on low.

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:39 am

Alright. Thanks for the help! I will check out the wiring.

Hopefully I can figure this out before next winter...