head unit in golfcart

[jaythug]

how would you hook up a head unit in a golf cart where theres only a battery to work with?

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[houston281 10+ year member]

ive done several golf carts ,i've installed ,radios,amps screens dvd players,but if you are just doing a radio,i would suggest you use marine speakers(for boats)well to answer your question, you will need to connect the red,and the yellow wire together,and use a toggle switch in between(so u can turn it offas you want)then the black wire is ground.as for speaker locations,up to you but make sure eto run your wires in a neat and nicely manner.i hate crapthat looks like crap.well any more questions let me know.

 

[jaythug]

wouldnt the amps **** the power out of the battery since its so small?

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

lol h/u in a golfcart. Pimpin on the green.

 

[jaythug]

hell yea, thumpin and bumpin

 

[scottrc5391 10+ year member]

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=56870

My personal install, easy, just like in a car. You don't need a special toggle switch either (if you turn it off, just like in a car, the clock won't run the battery dead, and you don't ever want it completely off unless you like losing your stereo settings every time). You do need to connect the 12V constant and 12V ignition wires together though and just run that to your battery + with ground wire too of course. Gas cart or electric? One battery (on either type of cart) should be plenty for just a regular H/U and speakers. For something serious, like amp/sub system with a lot of power, you most likely will need another battery (unless you have a gas one and the alternator can handle it, but just run an extra one in case you need it). I recommend a good deep cycle battery. For the actual wiring for amp, I described in above post how to do it the best way. You don't want it running under the cart if you do any offroading. The best place I found for the wires was in a hollow tube in the frame that goes from front to back of the golfcart. Good luck.

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

its more of a 4-wheeler than a Golfcart. lol. Mud Tires on it. Its truly Ghetto Fabolous. btw what u pull with that hitch? A Golfboat? eh?

 

[scottrc5391 10+ year member]

Well, it doubles as a property management vehicle along with being a ghetto cruising vehicle, lol. While the hitch doesn't get used much, I've used it to pull jetskis (trailer w/ 3 jetskis), a small boat, larger empty trailers, and most of the time, a small red trailer used for hauling around dirt, batteries, yard tools, etc. It does pretty good. Believe me, those mud tires are well used, and I've been in many situations where a golfcart with regular (turf) tires would have never made it out (been there). //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif