LED VS HALOGEN BULBS Once you are clear on the categorization of LED bulbs for carts as street-legal or non-street legal, you can move on to some of the more intricate features that light kits have to offer. Such features include the kinds of bulbs a given kit will present with. As intimated from the title, you have two options when it comes to lighting types -LED or halogen. LED lights tend to burn brighter, be more energyefficient, and have a longer lifespan. Of course, the increased energy efficiency is a great feature for the batteries as this means it takes less energy to run these lights. Halogen bulbs, on the other hand, may prove to be less energy efficient. Consequently, they are likely to place a greater demand on the cart's battery, causing it to run out of juice faster and have a shorter lifespan. Importantly, halogen light bulbs do use older, established technology that is considered to be a trustworthy “oldie but goodie�. In addition to considering the pros and cons of each light bulb option, cart owners should consider using voltage reducers alongside your light kit. This is particularly recommended in those instances when 6-volt and 8-volt batteries are being used on your golf cart. In such instances, the voltage reducer will help reduce the power inputted into your lights, thereby reducing the possibility of the batteries burning out. There are many voltage reducers to choose from that can be used well with any chosen light kits.
choices. The most popular Club Car model that you may be using light kits for are the Club Car Precedent. In addition to considering the usage, it is important to know the model and production year of your club car so that you can find the right kit for your model. For older Club Car models like the DS model, streetlegal lights can run you as much as $400 while the nonstreet varieties can cost you up to $300. As expected, the non-streetlight kits are more affordable than the streetlegal option. The Club Car precedent models have a non-street legal light kit that can cost up to $300 and the streetlegal kit options can cost an average of up to $390. With the Club Car Precedent, the non-street legal kit also proves to be more affordable than its street-legal counterparts. Importantly, both the non-street and the street-legal options have halogen and LED bulb choices.
E-Z-GO TXT LED STREET LEGAL KIT
CLUB CAR PRECEDENT LED STREET LEGAL KIT
LIGHT OPTIONS FOR CLUB CARS If you own a Club Car, then the first thing you need to know is that you can acquire both a non-street and a street-legal light kit depending on your cart usage
LIGHT OPTIONS FOR E-Z-GO CARTS As is the case for Club Cars, it is important to know the model and production year of your E-Z-GO carts. Again, this is in addition to considering the usage of your car to determine if street-legal and non-street varieties may be more appropriate. Once that is decided then we can look more closely at the light kit options directly. The two E-Z-GO models catered for are E-Z-GO RXV and E-Z-GO TXT (1994 to 2016). For the E-Z-GO TXT, there is the E-Z-GO TXT (1996 to 2014) basic street-legal kit and non-street legal kits. The street-legal kits cost an average of $400 and the available non-street kits cost an average of $250. For the E-Z-GO RXV, there are the E-Z-GO RXV light bar bumper kits for non-street legal and street-legal use. The non-street legal option costs up to $380 on average and is only available as an LED cart light kit. The street-legal option is also only available as LED light kits and costs up to $500 on average. GOLF CARTING MAGAZINE 39