Does anyone have the soft doors?How is fit? I read some reviews that said they was poorly made and didnt fit right?Just wanted to find out if they are worth getting?
I have a set of the soft doors. I looked at them as a must for the weather conditions here in AK. I was also concerned about some poor reviews that I had read, but after installing them, I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, there are some gaps. Yes, there is some leakage. Yes, they do "bellow" a bit in high winds. However, they block 90-95% of the rain, and 90-95% of the wind. This makes them great to me. I can ride in 45 degree, sideways rain with "normal" clothing on. I don't have to pull on head-to-toe rain gear, long johns, goggles, etc. My P500 is my primary transportation here on the island, and it would be a pain to have to "suit up" every time I ran to the store. Ha! Installation was not too bad, and fit/finish was better than expected. I was looking at ways to better seal doors, soft doors , windshield etc., but have decided to live with a few drafts, as this keeps the windshield from fogging. If you live in a "inhospitable" climate, I would recommend them.
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They are $449.95 MSRP @ Honda. They're a little more if you want them in Phantom Camo. You can find them cheaper on Amazon, or can buy them at below that cost at a dealer, if they will dicker with you.
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$449.95, is this per door or for 2?, if this is for 1 door I will make my own that will fit better than factory
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Not sure why the reply is in italics. I'm sure it's something I have set incorrectly. I've never done very much online. My wife refers to me as a "technical laggard". I learned machine code in the late 80's. Didn't do much after that until 2012. Ha! Bear with this old man, until I get up to speed. I'm still learning anagrams. Ha!
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Here are some pics of my rig with the doors installed. I finally got around to downloading them.
Oh please tell me its not true ive never once had a good experience with optima of have any or the guys i raced with they would all last about a mth or to then stop holding a charge this was with yellow and red tops i hope for you that they have changed and will hold up for you
i have only heard good things about the optima batteries.... i hear they are the best battery you can buy.... but i have never used one
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Had a yellowtop in my 700, was great never lost a charge. Thing about Optimas is they are an AGM you HAVE to use an AGM charger on them. If you use a standard charger it kills them. I have 2 in my truck one in the wife's car. Had one in the Pioneer and we've put 16 in my dads various vehicles over the last 4 years.
Disclaimer: I work for Johnson Controls, and I get them at a STEEP discount so that they are the same price as a standard battery. But if they were crap I wouldn't keep using them.
Yea i bought into that also then 600$ in batterys for my 3 cars/trucks and crawler to have them all die the same way all yellow tops friends with red tops all go the same way ppl at the track say the same ive neve met ANYONE that has had a good experience with them
@ohanacreek you are the first but i would never trust another ever i wouldnt even take one for free
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Weird we've had great luck with them. Red is different, blue and yellow are the same internally blue just has an extra set of posts with threads.
Dad had 3 brand new bluetops die at the same time in his RV but he was using a 1970's battery charger to maintain them.
He replaced them and used a new AGM charger and they've been great for the last 3 years.
We've used this charger with really good results.
NOCO Genius G4 6V/12V 4.4A 4-Bank UltraSafe Smart Battery Charger https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0068EV26I/?tag=sxsweb24-20
Maintains 4 at once where the Optima Charger only gets one albeit a lot faster.
Dad had 3 brand new bluetops die at the same time in his RV but he was using a 1970's battery charger to maintain them.
He replaced them and used a new AGM charger and they've been great for the last 3 years.
We've used this charger with really good results.
NOCO Genius G4 6V/12V 4.4A 4-Bank UltraSafe Smart Battery Charger https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0068EV26I/?tag=sxsweb24-20
Maintains 4 at once where the Optima Charger only gets one albeit a lot faster.
I had the one in my truck daily driver and hauler yellow top crap out and brothers bn truck red top die same way swapped out to a walmart battery cuz just happens thats where i was when it gave up the ghost and never had a prob lol at one point i brought them back to auto zone so much for swap out the manager just gave me my money back lol so i guess it wasnt a total loss just alot of time and frustrations
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