Posts by gooseman

That is a separate piece and if you check with Jack Poblinski (sp) from Underground auto in Florida he will have them at a great price

Quote from SoCal

Questions;

After you remove the original bumper and then come up with a

small bit to position the hole, do you or did you then drill a hole big enough for the pin to come up through the hood?

I was thinking this way the hood can then be closed and the pin comes up high through the hole. With the pin high and the hood closed you should be able to position the unit exactly where you want it, latched.
Then trace the cut out area. Sound correct?

Also - you mentioned the stock screws being to short. What length did you end up getting? I will do stainless as well.

And... I assume that after you have the hole cut you then install the latch - latched. THEN mark and drill your keeper screw hole locations.

Anything I am missing?

Thank you for the followup on this!

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M4 x 30 flat head capscrews stainless is what I used. I like your idea of putting the latch bolt in and then marking the latch hole. Looks like you have a good plan and a grasp on what's involved.

Not to hijack but since everyone is talking speakers, i have a dumb question. With the SSV fiberglass pods, do you put fiber batten in the space for fill or just leave it hollow and install the speakers?

SoCal you won't regret it. I honestly wish I never put the small push pins on. They did the job but were always a pain in the ass. Seemed to re latch sometimes when you were trying to open the hood and sometimes would unlatch for no reason and the ball would wear if you drove on un even roads all the time from the bumps and vibration. These are easy to open and easy to see what's going on zero guess if they are locked or open and when latched absolutely no movement. And they blend in good. But I didn't come up with these it was our boss man rabtech that first took the knife to his hood in experiment I am just a follower of others

So sad. Words cant describe the feelings i got when i read this. Met him in the smokies in 2017 and was treated as we know each other for years. RIP my friend and condolences to his family

Quote from Glen D

Slingshot R Auto in Canada

Based on the Polaris website I am disappointed to see that the Slingshot R in Canada has lower horse power, 178 vs the 203 in the US. Also it does not have the gap fillers below the head lights and the seats are the same as in the SL. Basically it is the US version SL version with different paint and forged vs cast aluminum wheels. Not a lot of other differences. We also can't buy anything below the SL, i.e. no S model like in the US. I hope once production ramps up in the US that the 2021 model R will be the same as in the US. Till then I am sticking with my 2017 SL.

The Canadian models do not have the same lights as the US models hence the Canadian version aftermarket light option that gets sold and installed by many in the US. And for the S model it does not come with the ride command so no back up camera which is mandatory for all automobiles sold in Canada. Not sure how the sling got trapped in the definition but it dis when it comes to reverse camera

Rob is correct about Remi. He actually had assisted death planned through the Canadian government and then as the government seems to do they screwed the system up and wouldnt let him die peacefully so he took his own life in a tragic way. He was a very creative man

Have a great day

Quote from Andrew Andrijko

Hello fellow Ontarians.

Has anyone registered their Slingshot as TWV in Ontario? Have you had issues finding an insurance company, if you only have G licence?

MTO site says that the project will end in 2026. And TWV allowed to be operated with a G licence. I know that Slingshot was on the list of WHVs.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Andrew

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Andrew Andrijko hello from the Sarnia area. I have had my sling since 2016 and have had no issues with insurance or licensing it. I must be out of the lingo loop cause I have no idea what you mean by TWV and WHV. Yes you only need a G licence and yes they are on a 10 yr project but I cant see them not allowing them to continue as there has been no issues that I am aware of and if the government did do something they would have to grandfather the ones already on the road. Welcome to the group

Quote from Roadhawg

I wondered if I was the only one that walked away from my Sling and left the key in the ignition. I've never done that with any other car I've ever owned, but with the Slingshot, I do it a lot. Maybe I should go keyless, too... lol

i have done it a few times as i leave the key in it at home and at work. I took the wife for supper one time and we were walking back to the sling after a few hrs and i am reaching in my pocket for the keys and i cant find them then panic set in, did i loose them? Nope still in the ignition. I am bad for that but luckily no one has driven away yet

All the best

All the best on your birthday. Hopefully you will get to enjoy your sling more this year.

SoCal hey have I told you to F off yet today i hate you I hate you I hate you

just kidding I am jealous of you for the temps and pictures you post. Our two days of summer will be here soon and so will the humidity to go with it and then the snow will be back to slap us. Oh well I honestly wouldnt trade it

mytoy AWESOME news. No where like home. All the best my friend

Quote from SoCal

Taking pictures at 95 miles an hour at 2°C love it!

Yes KPH and minus 2*C

Drove the sling in this morning. What a beautiful morning with the sun rise and the frost on the fields. Turned the heat up and covered my ears and listened to the tunes. -2*c or 28*f but suppose to be clear and a high of 15*c or 59*f for the ride home.

Quote from Tripod

Aw, come on EJ! How can you NOT spoil them?!?!

And if you really wanted to spoil them you would get another sling to drive them around in

All the best Kyle. Thanks for all you do for the slingshot world

Hopefully this link works. I enjoy this guys rants and usually they are just hilarious but this one is nothing but truth and i imagine its both sides of the border

Here is another picture that was posted and it defiantly goes behind.