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Getting some pieces together to make Bender street legal. Found these on Chinazon for $135 and decided to roll the dice. Not a lot of decent “real” reviews so I’ll drop my thoughts here first.
As you can see there are 2 different versions. I went with the extra 2 lights. Right now my dad has Bender at his place and uses it to feed the cows and goats. So the flood and spot light features sounded good for us. The amber turn signals do that thing some blinkers do? The thing, where it begins closest to the rig and lights up on the way out? No idea what that’s called. Segmented?
The mounting brackets feel beefy, but when I placed them side by side to take a picture, they bound up when I tried taking the bolt out. Had to tap them with a wrench to get the single-side-bolt design to release. They are aluminum with a coating. The lower one is how they are mounted so the windshield will sit flush. The clamping portion is about an inch deep, or the bent part of an Allen. (2 provided in the kit)
They light up great! They do NOT come with any switches, but the wire leads from the mirrors will reach the other side of the SXS and almost back to itself. I WOULD have put these switches in, and the same brand blinker switch, but imagine that, Scammazon is having issues with my order…
I think for what I need them for, to be road legal, these will be fine. I think a bit of rough off-roading or a couple years on the farm, they’ll loosen up and need to be fixed. I do think they’re fixable for anyone competent, and would be very nice for a golf course or concrete-queen rig.
Whole situation was $135 for the mirrors, and $30 for the switches. So far, mirrors get a 4* from me. The lights are bright for the daylight and I like the blinker light style. Fixture bolts may be better if I file the coating rough and put some thread lock on the bolts.
As you can see there are 2 different versions. I went with the extra 2 lights. Right now my dad has Bender at his place and uses it to feed the cows and goats. So the flood and spot light features sounded good for us. The amber turn signals do that thing some blinkers do? The thing, where it begins closest to the rig and lights up on the way out? No idea what that’s called. Segmented?
The mounting brackets feel beefy, but when I placed them side by side to take a picture, they bound up when I tried taking the bolt out. Had to tap them with a wrench to get the single-side-bolt design to release. They are aluminum with a coating. The lower one is how they are mounted so the windshield will sit flush. The clamping portion is about an inch deep, or the bent part of an Allen. (2 provided in the kit)
They light up great! They do NOT come with any switches, but the wire leads from the mirrors will reach the other side of the SXS and almost back to itself. I WOULD have put these switches in, and the same brand blinker switch, but imagine that, Scammazon is having issues with my order…
I think for what I need them for, to be road legal, these will be fine. I think a bit of rough off-roading or a couple years on the farm, they’ll loosen up and need to be fixed. I do think they’re fixable for anyone competent, and would be very nice for a golf course or concrete-queen rig.
Whole situation was $135 for the mirrors, and $30 for the switches. So far, mirrors get a 4* from me. The lights are bright for the daylight and I like the blinker light style. Fixture bolts may be better if I file the coating rough and put some thread lock on the bolts.
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Where did you find these? Really like the looks.
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Built a lawn chair rack with scrap aluminum laying around. Secured the chairs to the rack with gear ties.
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Today was the day I replaced my stock rear Bighorn tires, after 9,051 miles over 3 riding seasons. Last year I bought a couple Wanda clones for the front which were very worn, as the rears were not ready to go. The plan was to have cheap fronts wear out in one year to keep from buying all 4 until this Spring. That worked great, I got another season out of the rears and the Wandas lasted 2,500 miles - one riding season.
I installed Tusk Terrabites in stock size on the stock wheels. I have 17 psi rear and 16 psi front. 3 pounds over recommended 14/13 respectively. I rode across town up to 40 mph, and I can say the tire noise is absolutely gone! Soooo quiet now. I hope to get many seasons out of them.
Any suggestions on running the Terrabites based on your experiences? My Pioneer is a road buggy and rarely sees off road beyond grass and a little dry dirt.
Today was the day I replaced my stock rear Bighorn tires, after 9,051 miles over 3 riding seasons. Last year I bought a couple Wanda clones for the front which were very worn, as the rears were not ready to go. The plan was to have cheap fronts wear out in one year to keep from buying all 4 until this Spring. That worked great, I got another season out of the rears and the Wandas lasted 2,500 miles - one riding season.
I installed Tusk Terrabites in stock size on the stock wheels. I have 17 psi rear and 16 psi front. 3 pounds over recommended 14/13 respectively. I rode across town up to 40 mph, and I can say the tire noise is absolutely gone! Soooo quiet now. I hope to get many seasons out of them.
Any suggestions on running the Terrabites based on your experiences? My Pioneer is a road buggy and rarely sees off road beyond grass and a little dry dirt.
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