P1000m5 Hard Enclosure Heat & Dust

[csomerton54]

Hey guys, first post for me.

I recently purchased a new 1000-5 c/w hard enclosure, full windshield, hard mid panel, soft rear doors, heater, winch and soft rear panel.

Coming from a Kawasaki Teryx 4, I had high hopes for my Honda. To date, I love the drive of the machine however the poor accessories and the excessive heat and dust are tough to accept.

Specifically, the heat in the middle/ passenger side (seat and in between bench cushions). I have the comfort kit installed, however the heat is still too excessive to put my kids in there for a long period of time. I have temporarily put some automotive windshield heat deflectors under the bench cushions to limit the heat. Also, the heat that rises behind the mid panel is like a blast furnace for anyone traveling in the rear.

On top of that, the dust in the rear seats is unbearable. It appears that there’s a large space (where a mud flap should be) in the rear doors. I don’t understand why these doors couldn’t be designed to be a tighter fit than the 2-3” void that’s there. With the existing negative pressure in the back seats, it just sucks the dust in from in under the doors. Dust is part of operating, however it’s too much for any passenger.

Any solutions for the heat and dust issues? Whether it be an after market product or something you’ve figured out yourself?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Admin]

 

[vogel3d]

I've tried weather stripping, added rubber flaps down at the bottom of the doors. Nothing helps, mines for sale for this reason, no one will ride in the back of ours. Huge disappointment.

 

[joeymt33]

Here are the things that helped with heat not on any specific order: and some pics below.

1. HMF muffler with no CAT. The catalytic converter radiates a lot of heat.

2. Power commander added to richen the fuel mix. Also got some added low end grunt.

3. 4” bilge fan pointed at the exhaust header.

4. Added duct work for the bilge fan that also doubles as a heat shield. This one helped the most combined with the fan.

5. Large one piece heat shield from seat bottom all the way up the back.

6. Dynomat heat and sound barrier under rear floor board and around engine compartment.

7. Honda OEM radiator heat deflector added in the front.

8. Dash cover around the shifters.

To help with dust: always ride in the front if you’re in a group and remove the windshield. The windshield creates a negative pressure zone which will suck the dust in. There are some things that do help with dust but nothing that really seems to be very significant. We just suck it up and ride with a dust mask and goggles because you’re not always going to be the only one out on the trail and sometimes dust is just part of being outdoors. By a jeep then you can expect a dust free ride.

Heat shield and duct for bilge fan


Heat/sound shield


Under seat bottom and back


This prevents the heat from the shifter holes


I don’t have good pics of the bilge fan or radiator deflector. Other guys should have those.

 

[mjn]

As far as seat heat, there are definitely options to handle that. Many are putting bilge fans under the seat to blow the heat back and away. I know the routing is different between a 1K-3, and a 1K-5, but search here for seat heat.. you'll find lots of how-to's. It's too bad you have a heater, I'd bet that the cab would be plenty warm by reversing the fans and blowing the warm air from the motor inside.. that's what I'm going to do.

As far as the dust goes, I find it hard to believe that a properly placed seal around the bottom of the door wouldn't at least diminish the dust a lot, but I'm sure there are fixes for that here too.

Most of us don't run full cabs.. I run a half windshield, and I'm planning on removing that for next summer.

 

[csomerton54]

I've tried weather stripping, added rubber flaps down at the bottom of the doors. Nothing helps, mines for sale for this reason, no one will ride in the back of ours. Huge disappointment.

It’s too bad, I’m disappointed with it as well!

 

[JTW]

Jesus Christ people..

 

[tr005]

195ish miles yesterday. Dust, mud and rain made an awesome day. No machine is perfect, just getting outdoors is the best part.

 

[Remington]

195ish miles yesterday. Dust, mud and rain made an awesome day. No machine is perfect, just getting outdoors is the best part.

Where the hell did u go?

 

[tr005]

Trai

Where the hell did u go?[/QUOT

Where the hell did u go?

trail head 10 miles east of kalkaska over to Thompsonville then down to Manton and back to trail head.

 

[tr005]

Wow posted that kinda screwy. Don’t know what I did.

 

[Remington]

Trai

Nice. We’ve road that area before. It’s close to our trails. Have to take Old State to get there. Your not supposed to ride the road trail tho lol. We road today to Atlanta by ourselves, knowbody wanted to come and ride this weekend. Was a nice day today the rain kept the dust down . We’re here all week.

 

[Remington]

Wow posted that kinda screwy. Don’t know what I did.

Hahaha it was weird

 

[tr005]

Nice. We’ve road that area before. It’s close to our trails. Have to take Old State to get there. Your not supposed to ride the road trail tho lol. We road today to Atlanta by ourselves, knowbody wanted to come and ride this weekend. Was a nice day today the rain kept the dust down . We’re here all week.

Wanted to come up and see you guys but had things to do today and tomorrow only had yesterday to ride. Hope you have a good week up there.

 

[Remington]

Jesus Christ people..

agreed!
Like @joeymt33 said...it’s not a Jeep! All the things Joey stated is what we all found to work well. You can get by with the Bildge fan and an under seat barrier and some minor things like a half windshield for dust. Those full inclosures are for winter months, that’s when there effective on any machine not in the summer. If you serch the forum, you will find tons of threads or in most people’s garages on how to do these fairly en expensive mods. If you need some help on this just ask we don’t bite

 

[Remington]

Wanted to come up and see you guys but had things to do today and tomorrow only had yesterday to ride. Hope you have a good week up there.

No worries bud. Figured you were busy. Your always welcome. It’s a tough weekend for most to do things.

 

[JTW]

agreed!
Like @joeymt33 said...it’s not a Jeep! All the things Joey stated is what we all found to work well. You can get by with the Bildge fan and an under seat barrier and some minor things like a half windshield for dust. Those full inclosures are for winter months, that’s when there effective on any machine not in the summer. If you serch the forum, you will find tons of threads or in most people’s garages on how to do these fairly en expensive mods. If you need some help on this just ask we don’t bite

Best thing is the SATV windshield..

 

[csomerton54]

agreed!
Like @joeymt33 said...it’s not a Jeep! All the things Joey stated is what we all found to work well. You can get by with the Bildge fan and an under seat barrier and some minor things like a half windshield for dust. Those full inclosures are for winter months, that’s when there effective on any machine not in the summer. If you serch the forum, you will find tons of threads or in most people’s garages on how to do these fairly en expensive mods. If you need some help on this just ask we don’t bite

I agree, I spend as much time outdoors in the mud and dust as anyone! However some of these issues aren’t present (to this extent) in comparable Defenders or Rangers with full enclosures. Just a little disappointed with the high price tag for some of these generally minor issues.

Will try a few of your fixes and get back to you if I hit a roadblock. Thanks guys.

 

[Remington]

I agree, I spend as much time outdoors in the mud and dust as anyone! However some of these issues aren’t present (to this extent) in comparable Defenders or Rangers with full enclosures. Just a little disappointed with the high price tag for some of these generally minor issues.

Will try a few of your fixes and get back to you if I hit a roadblock. Thanks guys.

It is disappointing a bit. That said, you won’t find a better site and group of people that have ever found ways to rectify there minor issues and willing to help haven’t seen that any place else. There’s a reason there’s so many members on here that still have and love this machine. Just be patient and you’ll get it figured out.

 

[BigOL3]

I agree, I spend as much time outdoors in the mud and dust as anyone! However some of these issues aren’t present (to this extent) in comparable Defenders or Rangers with full enclosures. Just a little disappointed with the high price tag for some of these generally minor issues.

Will try a few of your fixes and get back to you if I hit a roadblock. Thanks guys.

Am I to understand that you leave the full enclosure on in the summer????

 

[csomerton54]

Am I to understand that you leave the full enclosure on in the summer????

I actually just purchased the machine, it came with the hard enclosure installed.