Essential Golf Cart Extras
 

My husband and I will be doing our first golf cart shopping this weekend. We have already decided on a new 4 seat gas cart. What do you consider to be necessary or good to have extras?

Seat belts.

A high brake light, a speedometer, an outlet for your GPS, IPhone, IPod, etc and side marker lights.

I second both of the above posts. If you plan to use cart a lot and not just for golf good upgraded seats with lumbar support are wonderful !

A good stereo

GPS app for your smart phone.

Gas gauge, make sure it goes 20 mph. Curtains,

radio for sure

Seat belts, 12volt outlet, shelf for storage of items like hats etc. upgraded seats. If you buy from a reputable dealer it should already have speedo, lights, turn signals etc. price isn't always everything.

All good suggestions.....I will add another......get a fan for the hot weather, ours is a lifesaver.
Send me a PM and I will give you the name of our salesman. He is the best, and will take care of you after the sale.:coolsmiley:

In addition to all the good suggestions....Insurance. I prefer electric but that's a whole other thread.

If it a Yamaha get auxiliary front lights. The headlights are average at best.

make sure you have the new LED headlights that are available

I suggest inside turn signal indicators that are mounted high on the windshield and are bright. We recently had our low mounted indicators replaced with bright units 1/2 way up the windshield (at the top of the lower half).

Now I do not drive a long distance with a turn signal on.

Dom

Even better, we have the sure signals that actually beep. They are fairly loud so you can hear them over the gas cart. In my opinion, the beeping ones are better than the ones you have to look at. A friend of mine has the ones that light on the dash and don't beep,and she forgets to turn them off. With a beeper you can't forget to turn them off. It could be a life saver.

Look to install LED white and Amber switchback directionals on the front of your cart. These strips have daytime bright white running lights and when you use your turn signal the Amber will flash. The carts standard turn siginal are hard to see by others because they are very small. The LED strips are around14 in long and mounted under the headlight or over them.

Compare carts The Villages sells with:
-Grandma & Grandpa's Village Buggies (owner is a Villager)
-Carts and Clubs in Ocala (Yamaha Dealer/**I have 2 of their carts)
Just Google their names for the websites.
Happy shopping!

No one mentioned a speedometer. Especially if you have a cart that goes over 20mph. Also a speedometer also has an odometer which is kind of nice to have to see how many miles you have driven.

John

We have self canceling turn signals...a little more money but worth it.

I put 10 ply tires on mine, for road use, got tired of going through a set of tires every winter. Horn, digital amp gauge, large review view mirror, clicker on turn signal, quality headlights so you can see at night, hopped up motor, and locking glove box.

Why a hopped up motor? Are you one that has to exceed the 19.9 MPH golf cart speed? If so, SLOW DOWN!!!!:ohdear::ohdear:

Front window screen. There is a Villager named Tom and he installs front window screen. Great for love bug season and when it gets hot.

If you need Tom's number pm me and I will look it up.

Nice seat a must. I added a one piece windshield for better visibility.

Comfortable seating--not cheap but can change a miserable 30 min ordeal into a pleasant ride.:coolsmiley:

A loud radio so everyone can listen to the music that You like

Extended tail pipe so the fumes don't bother you or your passengers.

I had a one piece windshield and there is better visibility but it gets hot on the golf course or on the cart path if you can't fold the windshield down.

Suite seats especially if u have any back issues. The best thing we purchased.

If you exceed 20 MPH and have an "incident" your insurance company can deny you coverage. I was told that one of the first things they check is see what speed the cart is set to. That's done with software these days. You can buy a street legal cart which will let you go faster but the cart manufactures put a premium price on them and they must be registered. If you run them on the intermodal paths they must be 20MPH. As with most things, it's all about the risk you want to assume. Make sure you have uninsured motorist coverage, l folks are driving around without insurance here.

Look at electric and there are no fumes, especially in your garage.