Length: 23:34
Created: June 13, 2023
What’s up guys Brayden here with SuperATV and today we’re going to be showing you how to install SuperATV’s MaxDrive power flip windshield on this Polaris RZR Pro R 4 so let’s get right to it.
First, come inside your machine and locate the center cubby hole. Lift it up, open it, and you’ll find a little tray inside. If you have a USB in yours, pull the USB through the hole in the tray and then set the tray aside. [Music] To keep the door from falling down, find something to lay underneath it. This will prevent it from becoming frustrating as it falls repeatedly. Now that we have removed the center cubby hole and storage box, we are going to grab our wiring harness.
On the wiring harness, you’ll see a fuse, a red wire (hot wire) that will go to a keyed-on power source, a ground wire, and a plug for your rocker switch. Feed this plug through your rocker switch hole. We already have one knockout out, but if you don’t, reach down behind here and push it towards the inside of the cab to pop it out easily. Get the harness stretched out as it needs to be and start feeding the rocker switch plug down. This process might be difficult to show on camera without removing the entire dash. However, you will find a factory location for the fuse holder. I like to go directly to the left of it or towards the driver’s side, where a small hole leads back towards the rocker switch knockouts. Reach down, pull the wire through the rocker switch knockout, and plug the rocker switch in. Ensure the little clip on the harness aligns with the rocker switch clip, then feed it right into the knockout.
As you can see, we have a lot of extra wiring. These wiring harnesses for the power flip windshields are universal. If you’re installing it on your machine, I recommend cutting the wiring down. To do this, cut it to the desired length and use a butt connector to connect the in-line fuse back on the hot side. Then connect this to your provided pulse plug adapter. The pulse plug connector has three wires: a red wire (all-time hot), an orange wire (keyed-on power source), and a brown wire (ground). We will use the orange wire as our hot wire and the brown wire as our ground.
Strip the wire back and cut the red wire short, but not so short that it cannot be connected later. Strip the orange and brown wires back. Then, cut off the eyelet connector on the black wire of the power flip windshield wiring harness because Pro R, Turbo R, or Pro XP machines equipped with a pulse bus bar cannot utilize eyelet terminals. Once the wires are stripped, use wiring strippers to prepare them for connection.
You’ll find a couple of different connector styles in the kit. Use the one you prefer. Today, I’m using a heat shrink style butt connector. Slide the orange wire into the connector, crimp it down, and do the same with the brown wire. Next, slide the black wire from the power flip windshield wiring harness into the connector and crimp it. Do the same for the red wire. Ensure the orientation is correct: orange to red and brown to black. Now the wiring is set.
Open the storage compartment again, place tools inside to keep the door up, and plug the pulse plug into the pulse bar. Remove a dummy plug from the pulse bar and plug in the wiring harness. Lift the rubber boots on the side of the cage and unplug any factory speakers if you have Ride Command. Feed a piece of mechanic’s wire through, tape it to the harness, and pull it through the dash. Repeat this process on the opposite side.
Grab the passenger side brackets and identify the correct orientation. Take a small 5 mm screw and slide it through the bracket, threading it onto the pinch plate. Do not fully tighten yet; just start a couple of threads. Pull tension on it to keep the bracket in place and start the hardware. Leave it loose for now and repeat on the opposite side.
Grab the clamps from the kit and install them around the cage. Ensure the flat section of the clamp faces the front of the machine and the bent section faces the inside. If you have a roof installed, loosen the hardware around the clamps.
With the machine prepped, we need to install the seals on the windshield. The kit includes a straight seal and a 90-degree bulb seal. The straight seal goes along the lower portion of the windshield, while the 90-degree bulb seal goes on the upper portion. Remove the protective film from both sides of the windshield before applying the seals.
Apply the straight seal starting at the lower edge and run it across the windshield. Once you reach the other side, cut off the excess. For the 90-degree bulb seal, start at the lip and run it around the upper portion, ensuring the seal faces upwards. Cut off the excess when you reach the other side.
If you have a roof installed, lift it out of the way. Line up the top holes of the windshield with the clamps installed on the cage.
Use the long M6 Allen-headed hardware and Nylock nuts from the kit to attach the upper portion of the windshield to the clamps. Ensure the hardware is firmly tightened.
Grab the actuators from the kit and install the bushings on the upper and lower mounting points. Fully tighten the screws on the side brackets and the hardware on the pinch brackets. Attach the actuators to the windshield using shoulder bolts and nuts. Adjust as needed to ensure proper alignment.
Untwist the wiring harness and connect it to the actuators. Feed the wiring through the dash and connect it to the factory speaker plugs if applicable. Secure the wiring with zip ties, ensuring it is not too tight.
Tuck the excess wire under the dash and secure it with zip ties. Ensure there is enough slack to prevent strain on the connections. Place the center storage compartment back in place and test the windshield operation to ensure it opens and closes smoothly.
That’s all there is to it to install SuperATV’s MaxDrive power flip windshield on this Polaris RZR Pro R 4. Be sure to check the description below to pick yours up today, and while you’re there, drop a like, comment, and subscribe. Thanks for watching, and we’ll catch you on the next one.
