The Polaris Sport Touring high beam headlight uses 9003, 886, or 894 bulb sizes, while the low beam headlight requires a 9003 size bulb. The replacement chart covers vehicle production years spanning 1998 to 2004.
The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.
The 9003 bulb is a dual-filament halogen type rated at 12V with a 60W high beam filament and a 55W low beam filament, mounted on a P43t base. Its dual-filament design allows a single bulb to serve both beam functions within one housing.
The Polaris Sport Touring uses the 9003 bulb for the low beam headlight across all model years from 1998-2004, making it the most consistently specified bulb across the entire range covered by these specifications.
The 886 and 894 bulbs share the same PGJ13 base, which is a smaller bayonet-style fitting distinct from the P43t base of the 9003. Despite this shared base type, the two bulbs differ in wattage, with the 886 rated at 50W and the 894 rated at 37.5W.
Because the 886 and 894 are single-filament bulbs, each serves only one lighting function, unlike the dual-filament 9003. This means the high beam position on model years using these bulbs requires a dedicated bulb separate from the low beam circuit.
The 2004 Polaris Sport Touring is the only model year in which the 9003 bulb fills both the high beam and low beam positions simultaneously, consolidating both functions into one bulb type for that year.
The high beam headlight specification for the Polaris Sport Touring changed three times across the years covered: the 894 was specified for 1998-1999, the 886 for 2000-2003, and the 9003 for 2004. These are not interchangeable without accounting for differences in wattage and base type.
All three bulb sizes listed, the 9003, 886, and 894, conform to ANSI standards recognized in both the United States and Canada, and all operate on a 12V electrical system.
The wattage difference between the 886 (50W) and the 894 (37.5W) is significant enough that substituting one for the other in the high beam position would alter light output, even though both share the PGJ13 base fitting.