Lake

I am not well versed enough to answer your question but I'll ask you one.

What kind of stereo did you go with?

Andy,  Thank you for the help.  Piece of cake installing the light bar and rocker switch.  

No idea.  Very curious to find out...

On 12/4/2019 at 4:51 PM, Andystoy19 said:

This high tech device is necessary to operate my CDN$30K plus machine. I took the photo on the embossed tailgate so that you could get an idea of its length. There is also an embossed tape measure on the removable glove box, small increments are 1/4". This is a fun question so fire away.😉

On 11/27/2019 at 8:08 PM, Andystoy19 said:

Hi: Sorry no pics the accessory panel is covered by a cover that you pull off towards yourself. If you have a voltmeter it will help you with the wiring. There are 3 bolts looking at you the closest to the windshield was the ground terminal and the other two are keyed red or positive. When you buy your switches check and see if the package contains a wiring diagram, if not in general terms there are 3 lugs in a row (on the left and one or two on the right) top was negative, center was power and bottom went to the light, it became common to the center one with the switch on. On the Canam switch the top two had to be tied together for the switch light to come on and the on light came on when the switch powered the led(the bottom two were tied together). The center power comes from one of the red wires on the accessory panel, the ground from the 1st wire on the panel (look at the color of the wires on the accessory) to help you determine the polarity. Crimp round ends of the correct size to fit the bolt on the accessory panel and slip on terminals that fit the switch. My second switch was different so that is why I didn't include a picure as it would be confusing. Once tested and everything works push the protective cover back over the accessory panel to prevent accidental contact by other wires and secure the black front piece with 8 torx bolts. FYI good luck with your project.😉

This was very helpful.  Thank you.

On 11/28/2019 at 8:10 AM, Mark in Colorado said:

I’ll change out that odd-ball switch on the end as soon as it arrives... Hey, I also considered moving all of my lights over to the left hand side (alongside the headlights) and putting the winch control on the right (near the 4x4 and rear locker switch).  I never use it anyway because I have a plow joystick and I suppose if I ever need the space that the winch switch will be the first to go. -Mark

Thanks for the help

On 11/28/2019 at 8:19 AM, Mark in Colorado said:

Welcome Lake!  Happy Thanksgiving to you.  You picked a nice rig - enjoy.  I do the same... plow, fish, hunt, watch my daughters cruise around.  Wife’s from the Chicago area and I’ve had to “hear it” about the cold up there for 20+ years!  Hope you have a barn or a block heater.  Take care!  -Mark 

(photo taken yesterday)

Great looking rig

Thank you.  I'll keep you posted on my endeavor.

On 4/8/2019 at 9:09 PM, Jerry said:

Right behind/under the switches is an electrical block that has a black cap that covers the positive and negative connections.  There are three connections on the block.  One is the negative (outside black one), the other two are positive (red ones).  The center is hot even with key off if I remember correctly.  The outside red one is hot with the key on.

If you have a heater, you need to loosen 4 nuts and pivot it out of the way to access the electrical block.  I would recommend adding a second block that is between the heater and the steering column (if you have a heater), just in case you have to add additional electrical switches later.

You just saved me a ton of time, thank you.

On 4/29/2019 at 8:15 PM, zk-315 said:

Added a rear view mirror this evening. Seems like it’s pretty decent quality just unboxing it and installing it. Zero instructions were included so you have to just look at the pic on the front of the box and figure it out. 

I flipped mine upside down so it didn’t hang down so low. 

Does the mount interfere with your windshield at all?

Hello All and Happy Thanksgiving.  I am new, just joined, to this thread.  I have frequented the site for answers which have been very helpful.  I am a retired firefighter in the Chicago Metro area but spend most of my time in Central Wisconsin.  This spring I bought a 2019 Defender HD 8 XT.  Primarily for plowing and ice fishing.  Hade some atv's in the past but decided to upgrade.  Researching how to wire a front light bar to my accessory panel on the dash.  Any help is appreciated.  Keep the Faith.

Andy,  I'm new to this forum and your post brought me here.  I need help with the wiring to the accessory panel as you described.  Is this the bus bar and do you have any pics of how you wired it?  Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

LL