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I've had the little 520 since late May and picked up lots of ideas here for mods and wanted to share some I made up along the way.
I built the windshield, roof and back wall out of a 5'X8' sheet of 16 gage steel and coated it with a layer of primer, then rubberized rock guard, and finally couple coats of gloss black paint. It's holding up well. Saftey glass for the windshield and plexiglass for the rear window. I'm really happy with how the windshield frame turned out and the opening flap on the bottom is awesome for airflow when needed.
I installed a hard wired interior led light strip for a dome light and a 9" lightbar on the front bumper. I mounted a 3500LB Champion winch in the stock location which came with a 10' lead on the switch that I made a Velcro strap for under the dash so the wire lead can be bundled up and stored when not in use or can be used outside the rig too if needed. I also added some side view mirrors and built a couple phone holder and a satellite communicator holder. I added a plastic ammo box that acts as an armrest and storage and is held onto the bottom bench seat by frabic elastic bands.
Next I wasn't happy with how open the inner front fender area was to inside the hood so to help keep stuff from splashing up under the hood I made inner fenders with some rubber floor matting which I also used for heat/sound deading under the seats and to span the gap between the back wall to under the seats. The under hood area stays completely dry now.
I added the 27" ITP Blackwater Evolution tires along with 1.5" wheel spacers all around plus the Honda center caps (that should have come with the machine in the first place).
Some future plans are build a set of hard doors out of the same material as the windshield frame/roof, install a heater, powered windshield wiper, some Elka Shocks, a horn and backup lights.
So far it's a practical little rig and my first SXS and I'm enjoying the extra space compared to the old four wheeler.
Anyways I figured I'd share what I've done to maybe inspire others as I was inspired by members posts in what I've done so far.
I built the windshield, roof and back wall out of a 5'X8' sheet of 16 gage steel and coated it with a layer of primer, then rubberized rock guard, and finally couple coats of gloss black paint. It's holding up well. Saftey glass for the windshield and plexiglass for the rear window. I'm really happy with how the windshield frame turned out and the opening flap on the bottom is awesome for airflow when needed.
I installed a hard wired interior led light strip for a dome light and a 9" lightbar on the front bumper. I mounted a 3500LB Champion winch in the stock location which came with a 10' lead on the switch that I made a Velcro strap for under the dash so the wire lead can be bundled up and stored when not in use or can be used outside the rig too if needed. I also added some side view mirrors and built a couple phone holder and a satellite communicator holder. I added a plastic ammo box that acts as an armrest and storage and is held onto the bottom bench seat by frabic elastic bands.
Next I wasn't happy with how open the inner front fender area was to inside the hood so to help keep stuff from splashing up under the hood I made inner fenders with some rubber floor matting which I also used for heat/sound deading under the seats and to span the gap between the back wall to under the seats. The under hood area stays completely dry now.
I added the 27" ITP Blackwater Evolution tires along with 1.5" wheel spacers all around plus the Honda center caps (that should have come with the machine in the first place).
Some future plans are build a set of hard doors out of the same material as the windshield frame/roof, install a heater, powered windshield wiper, some Elka Shocks, a horn and backup lights.
So far it's a practical little rig and my first SXS and I'm enjoying the extra space compared to the old four wheeler.
Anyways I figured I'd share what I've done to maybe inspire others as I was inspired by members posts in what I've done so far.
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