How to Install a Turn Signal Kit on a Golf Cart

People use golf carts for more than just riding around the golf course. People use them for driving in campgrounds, doing farm work, going to the store or even driving to work in certain cases. Some states passed ordinances allowing golf carts on regular roads for travel close to home. People who use their golf cart for driving on regular roads need a turn signal added to the golf cart for safer driving. As of February 2011, turn signal kits for golf carts cost about $35 or more, depending on the model you purchase. The kit is easily installed with little time or effort.

Things You'll Need

  • Turn signal kit for golf car
  • Drill with 1/2-drill bit
  • Phillips drill bit
  • Small self-tapping metal screws Phillips head type 3/4 inch long
  • Flathead screwdriver
  • Wrench
  • Safety glasses
  • Gloves
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Instructions

    • 1

      Drill a hole in the left side of the rear fender in a spot that is easily seen by people behind you. Drill a second hole on the right side of the fender.

    • 2

      Remove the lens cover from each light in the kit. They should just pull off. Use a flathead screwdriver for prying the lens off if it is stubborn. Be careful, if you pry with the screwdriver, or you might break the bulb inside the lens.

    • 3

      Straighten out one set of the long wires from the kit, and attach the black side of the wire to the back side of the light casing using the screwdriver. Hook the black wire on the negative (-). Attach the red wire to the positive (+) side of the light casing. Repeat the procedure on the other light casing.

    • 4

      Feed one set of wire through the hole on the left side from the outside of the golf cart to underneath the golf cart. Keep feeding the wires until the light casing presses against the fender. Screw the light casings to the fender using self-tapping screws. Repeat the procedure on the right side with the second wire and light casing.

    • 5

      Look on the dash of the golf cart, and find the pre-drilled hole on the dash. If your dash doesn't have a pre-drilled hole, drill a hole large enough for holding both sets of wires. Feed the wires from under the golf cart, and out through the hole. These wires connect the turn signal to the turn signal assembly.

    • 6

      Attach the turn signal to the steering column using the provided clamp. Tighten the clamp so the turn signal assembly is on the left hand of the steering column. Remove the cover plate from the turn signal. There are three spots inside where you attach wires. Attach the left wires to the area marked left. Connect the black wire to the negative (-) spot and the red wire to the positive (+) spot. It is well labeled. Repeat the process with the wires for the right turn signal.

    • 7

      Remove the last wire piece from the kit. Attach one end of the wire to the turn signal assembly area marked power or battery. Connect the black wire to the negative and the red wire to the positive connection. Feed the unattached end through the pre-drilled hole in the dash.

    • 8

      Lead the wire under the golf cart, and feed it up into the battery compartment through the pre-drilled hole. Put on safety glasses and rubber gloves. Loosen the clamp on the negative side of any one of the batteries. Attach the black side of the wire to the battery, and tighten the clamp. Loosen the clamp on the positive side of the same battery, and attach the red wire. Clamp it in place. Secure any hanging wires to the underside of the golf cart using zip strips.

    • 9

      Activate the turn signals to ensure they work properly on your golf cart.