KyGal83
KGB, SNS, Duchess Sheldon, Ms. Daisy, Natasha
Lifetime Member
Note: Rambling write up- I will make adjustments when I sit down at the computer..
I purchased my P500 in March of 2021. I bought it used from an individual on Facebook Marketplace. I picked it up in Greenville, Tn. It had 73 miles and 13.6 hours on it.
Not long after I brought it home, I noticed it appeared to be leaning toward the passenger side. You can see it by looking at the roof line.
I tried to diagnose it myself, it was suggested as maybe shocks. Those seemed fine. I put a level on the floor of it, front bumper, and rear rack…. All perfectly level.
A couple of things were also off, that I thought might be the problem. Roof fit the frame different, Windshield did not quite line up with the roof, so we tried to adjust both of those, with no luck. They would not line up, and it still appeared tilted. So I finally chalked it up, to just an optical illusion.. but still felt like something was wrong.
Fast forward a little over a year, this winter Futzin and I took it to his basement shop; to add some upgrades, winch, Mudbusters, and a couple other things. One of the items required a rops clamp. It fit perfectly on one side, but noticed the drivers side ROP was shaped differently and the clamp would not fit.
So I compared my buggy and Futz’ Critter, I realized my roof roll cage had been incorrectly mounted on the frame at the dealership.
So these 2 pieces should assemble with the tubes from the frame and roll cage seated in alignment. A tab from the top roll cage and a tab coming up from the frame on each side of the tubes. Then a bolt thru each tab locking the frame and upper roll bar together. As in the 3rd picture here.
Mine however, was bolted in this way… (Bolts are loose because I did not think to take pictures before we started loosing them.)
Basically the bottom bolt was just in the frame hole and not attached to the roll cage bar. The top bolt was only thru the tab of the frame and the bottom hole of the roll cage. Essentially this means it was being held together with one bolt. I am very thankful, I did not roll or turn over my P5 while this was incorrect. It would have done some damage as the misalignment created a very weak spot in my cage.
Here is how it looked after we corrected it:
It is correctly seated as it should be!
I adjusted my windshield and roof, so everything now aligns exactly as they were intended to be. The change is drastic. You can see in these photos how much the windshield and roof had to be adjusted.
Now my buggy sits level exactly how it should have been. I will admit I should have trusted my gut, and dug further into the issue to correct it sooner. But would’ve, could’ve, should’ve…
I am EXTREMELY happy to have it corrected and to get back out there own the trails.
I purchased my P500 in March of 2021. I bought it used from an individual on Facebook Marketplace. I picked it up in Greenville, Tn. It had 73 miles and 13.6 hours on it.
Not long after I brought it home, I noticed it appeared to be leaning toward the passenger side. You can see it by looking at the roof line.
I tried to diagnose it myself, it was suggested as maybe shocks. Those seemed fine. I put a level on the floor of it, front bumper, and rear rack…. All perfectly level.
A couple of things were also off, that I thought might be the problem. Roof fit the frame different, Windshield did not quite line up with the roof, so we tried to adjust both of those, with no luck. They would not line up, and it still appeared tilted. So I finally chalked it up, to just an optical illusion.. but still felt like something was wrong.
Fast forward a little over a year, this winter Futzin and I took it to his basement shop; to add some upgrades, winch, Mudbusters, and a couple other things. One of the items required a rops clamp. It fit perfectly on one side, but noticed the drivers side ROP was shaped differently and the clamp would not fit.
So I compared my buggy and Futz’ Critter, I realized my roof roll cage had been incorrectly mounted on the frame at the dealership.
So these 2 pieces should assemble with the tubes from the frame and roll cage seated in alignment. A tab from the top roll cage and a tab coming up from the frame on each side of the tubes. Then a bolt thru each tab locking the frame and upper roll bar together. As in the 3rd picture here.
Mine however, was bolted in this way… (Bolts are loose because I did not think to take pictures before we started loosing them.)
Basically the bottom bolt was just in the frame hole and not attached to the roll cage bar. The top bolt was only thru the tab of the frame and the bottom hole of the roll cage. Essentially this means it was being held together with one bolt. I am very thankful, I did not roll or turn over my P5 while this was incorrect. It would have done some damage as the misalignment created a very weak spot in my cage.
Here is how it looked after we corrected it:
It is correctly seated as it should be!
I adjusted my windshield and roof, so everything now aligns exactly as they were intended to be. The change is drastic. You can see in these photos how much the windshield and roof had to be adjusted.
Now my buggy sits level exactly how it should have been. I will admit I should have trusted my gut, and dug further into the issue to correct it sooner. But would’ve, could’ve, should’ve…
I am EXTREMELY happy to have it corrected and to get back out there own the trails.
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