King295
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I've been using my Yamaha Rhino as a golf cart for years but it was time to take the party stealth and pick up an electric cart. Found a fairly customized 1992 Club Car DS 36 volt electric cart on Offerup that had its fair share of issues but the price was right so here we go....
Step 1 - Buy it, toss it in the bed of the truck and take it home
Next order of business was swapping out the dash. It had wood inserts with a head unit and two speakers, for which nothing worked. Not surprising as who ever wired this must have been related to Stevie Wonder. Couple that with the technology of bluetooth speakers that blow these little 6.5's out of the water, its gotta go.
Warning: Golf cart steering wheels bond onto the shaft overtime. After soaking it in WD-40 for a few days and a 4lb sledge hammer it finally gave in and came off.
Decided to go with a full new dash since the two cup holders wasn't going to cut it for my program. Since the steering wheel was such a treat to take off, I figured I should reward myself for my patience and decided to toss on a new steering wheel while I was at it.
While I was at it I re-wired all the headlights and tail lights and wired up a new switch when I installed the dash. I am electrically challenged but everything works so its an improvement.
The brake cables were shot so I swapped those out and got them working properly again. I've got a new set of pads and drums and all the springs/clips but am going to hold off on installing those until I get a baseline for how it handles when it can actually drive in a straight line.
Next up, which is the current state of affairs is addressing the wadded up front end. Owner advertised "needs an alignment" but when I saw the bent steering arm on the passenger side spindle I knew it was going to be more than that. After seeing the hammer marks on the arm (pictured), I decided to pull the wheels off and see what was up. Aside from the steering arm being bent, the passenger side spindle was bound up tight so rather than trying to patch it back together I decided a new lift was in order.
Will keep this going as the progress continues....
Step 1 - Buy it, toss it in the bed of the truck and take it home
Next order of business was swapping out the dash. It had wood inserts with a head unit and two speakers, for which nothing worked. Not surprising as who ever wired this must have been related to Stevie Wonder. Couple that with the technology of bluetooth speakers that blow these little 6.5's out of the water, its gotta go.
Warning: Golf cart steering wheels bond onto the shaft overtime. After soaking it in WD-40 for a few days and a 4lb sledge hammer it finally gave in and came off.
Decided to go with a full new dash since the two cup holders wasn't going to cut it for my program. Since the steering wheel was such a treat to take off, I figured I should reward myself for my patience and decided to toss on a new steering wheel while I was at it.
While I was at it I re-wired all the headlights and tail lights and wired up a new switch when I installed the dash. I am electrically challenged but everything works so its an improvement.
The brake cables were shot so I swapped those out and got them working properly again. I've got a new set of pads and drums and all the springs/clips but am going to hold off on installing those until I get a baseline for how it handles when it can actually drive in a straight line.
Next up, which is the current state of affairs is addressing the wadded up front end. Owner advertised "needs an alignment" but when I saw the bent steering arm on the passenger side spindle I knew it was going to be more than that. After seeing the hammer marks on the arm (pictured), I decided to pull the wheels off and see what was up. Aside from the steering arm being bent, the passenger side spindle was bound up tight so rather than trying to patch it back together I decided a new lift was in order.
Will keep this going as the progress continues....