Arctic Cat M Series Skinz Hood and Cyclops Lights

[Trax 2 Treadz]

We recently installed a Skinz hood on a M6 complete with Cyclops lights. Some pictures to give every one a better idea on how it all goes together.



In the picture above, you can see the brackets for mounting the gauge pod and aux lighting.



The frame, note how it uses the stock hood hinge points.



We installed one Spot and one wide light and on our last trip out we put them to the test. For us, we found this combo works much better than stock.



The replacement air intake



The hood strap attachment point

 

[scrfce]

nice, whats a setup like that cost??

 

[catgod]

nice, whats a setup like that cost??

Trax 2 treadz $550 plus lights check out their webpage in alberta

 

[macronut]

Very slick, how does the guage mount work out? Nice and secure? How was wiring relocation? I can see a huge heat loss under the hood, and this is a good thing on the bigger Cats!

 

[Trax 2 Treadz]

Very slick, how does the guage mount work out? Nice and secure? How was wiring relocation? I can see a huge heat loss under the hood, and this is a good thing on the bigger Cats!

Thank You, the stock gauge remounts very easily. There are two threaded studs on the bottom of the gauge which Cat uses to mount the gauge in the stock hood. You simply drill two holes in the bracket and it's done. You just have to make sure you drill the holes far back enough that you dont have to notch the bracket to get the connector plugged back in. For us anyway if you roll the sled the handlebars are the first contact and seem to do a good job of protecting the gauge. For the wiring harness the stock one was put back into use. We tie wrapped it to the underside of the center frame, so it secure and hidden away as well.
Our son also put it to the test in the powder during our recent trip and we did not have a issue with snow under the hood when it was covered. The mesh does work well as a grater though as evidenced by the fine bark particles we found in the tub after a few close encounters with trees. No damage to the mesh though.

 

[Crossfiremodder]

Was it worth the cost to do it? I'm looking into doing it to my sled

 

[ldog]

Any problems with using this style hood with a turbo set up ?

 

[ldog]

oh and is this including the lights

 

[Trax 2 Treadz]

Sled's with Turbo's is one of the area's were this hood really shines or I guess I should say lets the heat out. The lights are not part of the Skinz hood kit, they can be ordered seperately.

 

[4mcntrls]

How is the clearance to the pipe, same as stock or more? How much is the light kit? Thanks

 

[Trax 2 Treadz]

The pipe clearance is close to stock. The lights run around 60 a piece.