Golf Cart Repair

[daca55]

Yesterday I inadvertently hit the directional lever on my golf cart and it broke leaving only a small stub. Has anyone ever had one of these break? Where did you get it fixed? Any recommendations where I could have it fixed?

[villagetinker]

If you have an older style system, with the electromechanical flasher unit there are many replacements available. You need to look at the number of wires from the unit, minimum is 7 and I have seen up to 10 depending on additional functions like a horn button, or lights. These usually have a standardized color code, so in many cases you can simply remove to old unit and splice the wires together (color for color) with high quality crimp connectors. I do not believe it is possible to repair the 'stick' that broke.

[daca55]

Thanks for the info! Sounds like quite the project. Do you think places that service golf carts would be able to do what your suggesting??

[villagetinker]

Yes, for $$$, I gave the info because you can save a lot of money as a DIY project. There will typically be a plastic channel from the turn signal switch to the dash, removing this will allow you to see the number of wires as I noted before. If you can remove the dash (different carts have different ways to do this, try youtube videos) look for a electromechanical flasher (a round device about 1 inch in diameter and 1 inch tall) this is typical with the older style incandescent lights (NOT LED). Send me a PM if you would like to discuss or if you would like me to look at your cart.