Cheap Kolpin Polaris Ranger 400/Electric Full Tilting Windshield

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I installed the Kolpin two-piece Lexan windsield on my Polaris 400 two weeks ago and have been very pleased with it. I purchased this unit specifically because the windshield was made of scratch-resistant Polycarbonate rather than soft Acrylic. The parts all seem very sturdy and the window fit perfectly after a little adjustment. The only negative was the poor instructions. Apparently Kolpin decided to save paper and cram what should have been six or more pages into three. The diagrams were so small they were almost unreadable, and it was impossible to determine the most basic but necessary things like top from bottom of the main windshield, left from right on the mounting brackets, and where exactly the foam sealing tape should go. I did a lot of head scratching, but figured it all out eventually. The installation took me about three hours total. Now that I know what I'm doing, I think it could be done in one hour. You will need help when installing the main window.

Some unique tools are required that your average handyman might not have on hand: 5/32" and 3/16" Allen-head sockets and a low-range torque wrench that will read down to 5 ft.-lbs. Those are not mandatory, but recommended. The engineered plastic clamps with the metal thread inserts which hold the unit onto the roll bar are supposed to be torqued to a maximum of 5 ft.-lbs. to avoid damaging them. The instructions do give an alternate torquing procedure if a torque wrench isn't available. One could just use regular Allen wrenches if one were careful.

After completing the installation and with the engine running, I noticed that the lower section of the windshield was vibrating badly against the glare shield. To fix that I applied a 2" bead of RTV between the bottom of the window chafe-guard and the top of the Polaris glare shield in the center, then waited 24 hours for it to cure. It looks like it's going to hold. Kolpin should have included that fix in the instructions.

Driving with the window completely closed causes some exhaust fumes to back-flow into the passenger compartment. I don't think it's dangerous, but you can smell the fumes. For that reason I've been driving with the windshield cracked open to the first notch. In that configuration, the wind flows up and over my head rather than blasting in my face so it's not a problem even in cooler weather.

All in all I'm very pleased with how the Kolpin unit looks and works. I'm definitely glad I decided on this particular unit.

Update: My wife discovered a better fix for the bottom section vibrating against the dashboard. She applied a 3" section of sticky-backed 1/2" foam weather stripping in the gap, and it works perfectly.

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I put this on a Polaris 500 efi, fits well and meets product description. Exchanged first because bolts missing. Not a big deal unless the Polaris is 180 miles from the nearest hardware store. Amazon exchanged product which arrived within two days (remote location. I would have preferred to have had all six pages in English, pages five and six were in French. Overall love the product and highly recommend for Polaris Ranger owners. Similar windshield available from Polaris dealer for approximately $100 more.

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Well made, good instl instructions. Plastic is quite hard, and remains scratch free so far. Note that this fits the 500EFI too. Only gripe: at certain engine speeds, motor vibration will make the windshield rattle against the cowl of the machine. (probably more Polaris' fault than Kolpin's)

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Every thing fit perfectly. It took about 45-60 minutes to install. I didn't waste a lot of time trying to understand the instructions. Just looked at the picture and figured it out.

Even though I made sure I had a perfect tight fit in all areas, there was an irritating vibration noise upon starting the engine. I did as another poster suggested and added an extra $3 rubber strip to the joint where the two pieces meet and used the left over strips to pad around the places where the windshield meets the cowling. Problem solved.

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This model of windsheild is good quality and appears to be sturdy but was very disappointed due to fact the winsheild is described as having 3 positions of :1.closed 2. half and 3. full extension. The window does not open any further than perhaps a 8 inch crack. It does not open to even a half position. "Full extension" as the decsribes it leads you to believe it opens further than it does. If you are buying this for hunting or photographing purposes, you will have to remove the top window.Had I wanted to do this, I would have saved money and ordered a half window. Also the photo of windshield shows a smokey or light brown tint. There is no noticeable tint on the window. 2nd problem is the terrible installation instructions that they provide. Pictures of parts are too small to recogzize, the parts packages are not labeled and the diagrams are too small. Took 4 hours and 2 people to install. This by no means was an inexpensive item. I expected more satisfaction. Were shipping not a problem, I would have returned this and ordered another window.