Just like your normal road car, you can customize the body of your gas golf cart to make it more to your personal tastes ensuring that it will stand out from the crowd on the course. You can practically do anything to a gas powered golf car that you can do to your regular car in the pursuit of customization nirvana.
There are many different products and accessories that are available to the gas golf cart enthusiast for customizing the bodywork of your chariot. Some of the options that are available to the gas golf cart owner are custom paint jobs, nerf bars and even custom new bodies to make you ride look like your favorite classic car.
These custom options are not very cheap, so be prepared to spend over $5,000 to fully modify the exterior body of your gas golf cart to your individual specifications.
The most obvious exterior upgrade is a full respray in the color of your choice. Most gas carts come from the factory in an uninteresting shade of green or boring old-man beige. To stand out from the crowd, there are literally thousands of colors to choose from in both metallic and non-metallic colors.
The vastness of paint choices today will guarantee that finding a color that matches your personality or the color of your favorite classic car will not be too difficult.
If a simple respray is a little unadventurous for you, adding some flames and a racing stripes and driver number aren’t beyond the realms of possibility. For the true custom cart guy, metallic pearl colors, multi colored effects and flame jobs are the way to go.
The standard rocker panels on many gas powered golf carts can be prone to damage during normal use, as golfers climb in and out of the cart. To protect your golf car and to add a little flair install custom rocker panels, usually made from hard wearing stainless steel or diamond plate aluminum.
To provide even more protection for your cart and allow easier access for players, nerf bars can be purchased that allow players to use the bars to step into the cart. Nerf bars add a touch of style to any cart and can be found in many materials, finishes and colors. The basic nerf bar are usually made from steel that is powder coated that matches the body color of your gas golf cart. Stainless steel and aluminum bars are lighter and can be polished to give a chrome like finish.
For the most radical gas golf cart customization some owners replace the entire standard body with custom panels that make the cart look like your favorite classic car. Many different classic body styles are available from a ‘57 Chevy to a ‘68 Mustang. For a more modern contemporary look, choose the body style of an Escalade, Hummer H2 or even a Mercedes C-Class.
With the addition of larger wheels or a lift kit, fender flares may be necessary addition in order to prevent flying mud or stones from damaging you or your cart. This is of particular concern if you intend to take your gas golf cart off-road or if your golf course has many gravel paths.
If you use your gas golf cart for all day hunting or other off-road adventures that keep you away from your base for long periods, installing a roof rack will increase the amount of supplies and equipment that you can carry.
Although golf cars only travel at relatively slow speeds, roll-overs can occur on some rough or undulating ground. This is can be of concern if you plan on using your customized cart off-road. To protect occupants from potential injury in this unlikely event, a roll over bar is a peace of mind addition that can be installed easily.
To improve your carts usability, invest in some rear view mirrors, spot lights or tail lights. Modifying your gas golf cart in this way can actually make it street legal in some US states. If this is your intention, check your state’s road vehicle regulations to see what mandatory safety features are required. Carts used within private housing communities may need these sorts of upgrades if they are allowed to be used by residents.
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