Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Good point. Electric Carts are like the dye packages, bank's put in the money bags, when they're robbed. Damn electric carts are prone to explosion ... who wants that to happen, when you're on the lam.
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1. I installed an ignition "lockout" in the dash between the ignition key and the gas gauge. This was an electrical "barrel lock" which has a unique key. You'll often see them on vending machines and electrical panels The key is round, the size of a pencil eraser, with serrations on the end. You'll find one on Amazon. All you need to do is cut the wire leading to the ignition switch and connect the two ends to the terminals on the barrel lock. The chance of a thief having the correct barrel key as well as the correct ignition key are next to nothing. 2. I installed a lock on the brake pedal which prevents the cart being towed or pushed. I drilled a hole in the top right corner of the pedal and a corresponding hole in the floor board. Next, I installed an eye bolt through the floor board with fender washers on both sides of the floor and nylock nuts on each side. With nuts on each side, you can adjust the length of the eye bolt so it is close to the brake pedal when it is fully depressed. Then, I bought a decent padlock with a slightly longer shackle and put it through the eye bolt and then through the hole in the brake pedal. Finally, just to be ultra-careful, I bent the end of the eyebolt under the floor to prevent the locknut from being removed. The brake lock took no more than 10 minutes time to install. You need to be careful to get the two holes properly aligned. Although not necessary, I bent the eyebolt 90 deg to make it easier to insert the shackle of the padlock. Finally, you adjust the distance between the eyebolt and the brake pedal so the padlock will fit and will not allow the brake to be "kicked off" by pressing the gas pedal. The barrel ignition took a little more work, perhaps 20 minutes. On a Yamaha you have to remove the top of the dash and then cut the wire leading to the ignition switch. You'll need to splice in some wire as you will connect the two ends to the barrel lock after the wires have been pushed through the hole you've drilled in the dash. Finally, I had to solder the ends of the wires to the barrel lock, although I expect you can find one with screw terminals. The result has the appearance of a professional job. I frequently use the ignition cut-out as the most common thefts are done with duplicate ignition keys. The brake lock I use when I have parked the cart in one of the parking lots behind the buildings at the squares or when I am at a restaurant or store outside The Villages where a thief might push or tow the cart away, particularly so at night. I doubt that you can use a "brake pedal to steering wheel" lock as you need to lock the brake pedal in the "down" position. All of these locks I've seen go behind the pedal and keep it in the "up" position, which is the opposite of what you need with a golf cart. I have seen several carts with tire "boots". Those would be effective, although they are messy to install, are heavy, will fill the basket on the cart, and will rattle around in the basket when the cart is in motion. , |
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So anyone that knows carts will tell you to use some type of anti-theft device that keeps the cart from rolling.
Different key ignitions, security key pads, kill switches will not work for someone who knows. I can start a quiet tech cart as fast as someone who has the key and drive off with it. Im sure many of the other golf car techs on this page will agree. |
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Ways to make your golf cart seem less likely to be stolen:
1. Check Google Maps and discover you're 1,234 miles from New York City. 2. Look up the crime stats for The Villages, FL and find that there's been one stolen golf cart in a city of 100,000 golf carts in the last six months. 3. See a shrink about your paranoia. 4. Don't leave your keys in the cart, with your golf clubs in the back, when you drive it to the Square or Publix. 5. Install a kill switch, which you need anyway, to make the damned thing turn off that stupid alarm when you leave it in reverse. |
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That looks a lot like my last HD, a 79 fhls. I painted it pearl white, chromed everything possible, added a sidecar and reverse. The day I sold it was a very happy time. I've never looked back. After that it was sport and adventure bikes for 20 years then back to cruisers made in Japan.
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Keeping in mind that we aren't trying to make it impossible to steal, just enough of a PITA that a thief will move on to an easier target. |
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