Golf Cart Speedometer

[cmfjr]

I've checked out the speed of my cart with my GPS and am concerned that it can go over 23 mph on flat roads. Looking for a reliable source to get an appropriate speedometer for the cart. Seen the ad in The Daily Sun who advertise one for $75 and I have also read on TOTV of Bob Sain who also installs them. Any recommendation would be appreciated as I do want to keep it under the legal speed! Thanks

[jimbo2012]

You can get one for a bicycle that will work great about $10

10 minute install, one magnet on the inside of any wheel, the other magnet on a fixed spot nearby.

Some are wireless.

Super accurate and will give distance.

[army one]

Sorry, I don't understand. Just because your cart will go over the speed limit, do you drive it flat to the mat all the time? My auto will go over any speed limit but I don't drive it that way. If you know your cart will go over the limit doesn't that mean you shouldn't drive it flat out?

[bluedog103]

I think the poster wants to know how fast his cart is going, kind of like you want to know how fast your car is going so you don't go over the speed limit.
Bob Sain installed our speedometer. Nice job, good guy.

[paulandjean]

I do not understand also.If flat out it go 23mph, I think you just have to lighten up on the gas. Do not think you will get a ticket. $75 will go a long way as a donation to a food pantry. Just my thoughts. Happy Easter

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Here's a link to the speedo, etc. unit that Carts & Clubs installed on our cart (Dec. '10):

Vector Digital Gauge at Trail Tech Home (http://www.trailtech.net/vector.html)

All kinds of different functions on it!! :D

Bill :)

[jnieman]

The Villages Golf Cart store put a speedometer on our cart and we just look down and if we are going over 20, we let up the gas. It's also nice that it has an odometer and a gas gauge.

[starflyte1]

Bob Sain installed speedometers on two of our golf carts. Very happy.

[beartrack]

Bob Sain gets my vote. He has installed speedometers not only on my cart but, most of my golfing buddies and and many of my neighbors. All are more then satisfied. He did mine with directional signal lights and a small light that lights up my dashboard at night. He is really a very nice guy and a fellow Villager. Try him, you won't be sorry.

[lightworker888]

Jim Cesaroni 352-259-4768 installed ours. He is a villager who lives near Chula Vista and it can be done very quickly. He has installed many speedometers and is very thorough. The speedometer has an odometer and a clock and a night light. Highly recommend him.

LW888

[kirk1]

Bob Swain did my Par Car and it looks and works great.
His #399-5115

[Shimpy]

Sorry, I don't understand. Just because your cart will go over the speed limit, do you drive it flat to the mat all the time? My auto will go over any speed limit but I don't drive it that way. If you know your cart will go over the limit doesn't that mean you shouldn't drive it flat out?

The question is HOW much do you let up on the gas. Without a speedometer you are only guessing. He is asking for help to be able to drive within the speed limit. I'm pretty sure your car has a speedometer that you can refer to to keep you to a legal speed.

[jebartle]

We went to Mr. Ron Friday at 1011 Nell St. on the historic side and installation and speedometer was $40...His number is 352-259-5444....He does great work and is a #1 first class guy.....Tell him Doug Bartle sent you!

[bluedog103]

I do not understand also.If flat out it go 23mph, I think you just have to lighten up on the gas. Do not think you will get a ticket. $75 will go a long way as a donation to a food pantry. Just my thoughts. Happy Easter
I'll try to help you out. The speed limits are as low as 10 mph in some places, 15 mph on the street in front of my house and 30 mph along Bailey Trail. If my cart goes a max of around 23 mph I really don't know how to judge my speed with out a speedometer. Kind of like your car. Don't you check your speed when you go from a 30 mph zone to a 20 mph zone or do you just lighten up on the gas?
The $75 I paid Bob Sain had no impact on my service to the community. I try to be generous with both my time, talents and treasures.
Happy Easter

[George Bieniaszek]

Jim Cesaroni 352-259-4768 installed ours. He is a villager who lives near Chula Vista and it can be done very quickly. He has installed many speedometers and is very thorough. The speedometer has an odometer and a clock and a night light. Highly recommend him.

LW888

I agree LW!! Jim installed mine 2 yrs ago and it works great! I recommended Jim to a couple of my friends and neighbors and they also had him install the speedometer on their carts. Jim is very thorough and does a great job.

Good luck

[cmfjr]

Thanks for the input on this topic. I’m especially thankful to those who defended the question. I DO want to know how fast I’m going and especially with the “new” speed limits posted recently in TV. I will be getting one installed this week and will feel more comfortable than “just have to lighten up on the gas”.

[Indydealmaker]

I do not understand also.If flat out it go 23mph, I think you just have to lighten up on the gas. Do not think you will get a ticket. $75 will go a long way as a donation to a food pantry. Just my thoughts. Happy Easter

If the cart is "capable" of speeds faster than 20mph, it is not a question of getting a speeding ticket. You can get cited for driving an unregistered, illegally modified vehicle because if it can go faster than 20, it is no longer a golf cart under the law. Also, if you are so unfortunate to be in an accident in the unregistered vehicle, your insurance will not cover you even if you were not speeding at the time. There are numerous threads herein that cover this issue.

[jimbo2012]

Not correct it's 25 mph I think

Florida Law:

320.01 Definitions, general.--As used in the Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:

(42) "Low-speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 C.F.R. s. 571.500 and s. 316.2122.

[Skybo]

Not correct it's 25 mph I think

Florida Law:

320.01 Definitions, general.--As used in the Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:

(42) "Low-speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 C.F.R. s. 571.500 and s. 316.2122.

Jimbo, that’s the difference between a "golf cart” and an “LSV” (otherwise referred to as a “street legal cart”). A golf cart that is capable of exceeding 20 mph is considered an “LSV” and has to be registered (and insured) as such, which was the point that Indy was making.

[jimbo2012]

If you read the whole section the 20mph only is when the cart is on a golf course.

Not when on the golf paths off the course and in that section there is not a mention to be registered.

That's my interpretation.

[Indydealmaker]

If you read the whole section the 20mph only is when the cart is on a golf course.

Not when on the golf paths off the course and in that section there is not a mention to be registered.

That's my interpretation.

The sheriff's office often holds seminars on this and there are many many previous threads affirming that in Florida a golf cart on the street that can exceed 20mph is no longer a golf cart. It is an illegally modified and unregistered vehicle. Local insurance agents have also confirmed that in the event of an accident, they will have your cart inspected and they will not pay if it is capable of exceeding the 20mph. The same will apply to the LSV, except that the limit is then 25mph.

[Skybo]

If you read the whole section the 20mph only is when the cart is on a golf course.

Not when on the golf paths off the course and in that section there is not a mention to be registered.

That's my interpretation.

Sorry, your interpretation is incorrect. Don’t forget that golf carts (and LSVs) in The Villages aren’t just used on golf courses and golf course cart paths. They travel on public roads and recreational trails. LSVs have to be registered (golf carts don’t). LSVs have to be insured (golf carts don’t...although it’s a very good idea). LSVs have additional safety equipment requirements. LSVs are allowed to go into roundabouts. Golf carts aren’t. LSVs are allowed to travel on and drive across streets that golf carts aren’t. The (legal) top speed for a golf cart is 20 mph. Any golf cart that is capable of exceeding that is supposed to be registered and insured as an LSV. That’s the truth.

[spk7951]

Jim Cesaroni 352-259-4768 installed ours. He is a villager who lives near Chula Vista and it can be done very quickly. He has installed many speedometers and is very thorough. The speedometer has an odometer and a clock and a night light. Highly recommend him.

LW888


I would also recommend Jim Cesaroni. He has installed speedometers on both of our gas golf carts. The main reason we use the speedometer is for the odometer function which helps us plan on having to fill the gas tank. While Jim will install the speedometer in a visible spot on the steering wheel I have seen some installs done by others where the speedometer is mounted by the cup holders.

[Tom Grooms]

Who installs those Vector digital gauges? Those are nice, I want one with turn signal indicators... :smiley:

http://www.trailtech.net/media/protectors_dashboards/indicator_light_dashboards/Stealth_PDA_w550.jpg

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Who installs those Vector digital gauges? Those are nice, I want one with turn signal indicators... :smiley:

See post #6

Bill :)

[chuckinca]

I was in a local golf cart dealer today to check out the price of a replacement turn signal thingamajigy and was talking with a service guy. He happened to mention that he just had a customer who was really pi**ed that his cart wouldn't go 40 MPH. The service guy said he only set it up to do 38 MPH!


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