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  1. Yep, my drivers door doesn't work when I want it to, only when it wants to. I'm sure the can am rep will say it's because it is lifted with bigger tires, and throws off the aerodynamic of the machine, which in turn makes the window switches inoperable. Totally my fault.
  2. I am gonna sell this thing. Had it out in Williams Arizona, prescott Valley, and crown king for memorial day weekend. Really dusty conditions. The air filter pick up location is a joke. Might work good for other areas, but pretty much have to clean the filter after one ride. S&B particle separator would be nice. The windshield handle is rattling like a bitch unless you turn the handle an 1/8th of a turn to get it to somewhat stop. Door adjustments are downright a joke. I have hung car doors for years, and these are just junk plastic with no real inner skeleton to stiffen them up. I have had an arctic cat prowler, kawasaki mule 4 seater, ranger crew xp900, multiple polaris rzrs, 2 seater, 4 seater, turbo, etc, and they were all pretty shoddy with their fit and finish also. None of them had a cab obviously. I cant swallow the 35k plus otd this thing cost, plus the other who knows how much in all the aftermarket parts to make it useful in the environment I am riding in. My neighbor has a new polaris northstar, it was the MB Quartz package. Bitchin stereo, ride command, cameras front and rear, came with 29" tires from the factory along with all the electronics. The turning radius on it is unbelievable compared to the football field it takes to turn this can am around. And the doors seal up nicely. But the rest of the cab leaks and is noisy. Trade offs everywhere. I just don't understand it. I was fortunate enough to be in the pre release testing with the can am x3 cars years ago. They put a lot of time into designing them. I think they are a quality product. But the defender is a completely different type of vehicle. All the problems I am having are centered around the cab and ac system. I am not trying to bash the brand, just think they needed quite a bit more R&D before they were released, ot atleast updates from year to year so they can address the concerns and complaints the dealers and customers are seeing in real world use. I know this is not a passenger car, and should not be quiet or sealed up as tight as one, but I shouldn't need a dust mask to ride in it with the windows up going down a dirt road.
  3. I have a 21 max limited. It has had a few issues since the day I bought it. First one is the door bottoms do not seal up well at all on 3 of the 4 doors. Bad enough where you see daylight thru the bottom seals of the door and frame. The only inward adjustments you have are the strikes. You can only adjust it so far, before you can't pull the latch to open the door without fear of breaking the handle. 2nd is the windshield squeaking and rattling as you drive it over dirt roads, wash board, etc. Squeaks bad enough that you have to turn the handle about 45 degrees to help it stop squeaking. 3rd issue is the God awful squealing of the brakes. Since day one it has made this grinding, squealing noise from about 10mph down to a complete stop. Did it at the test drive at the dealer, and has done it every since. 4th, is the AC. It has oil leaking from the fittings by the condenser, and seems to be low on freon. I believe that should be an easy fix, but dealer does not have an ac tech to check it out. 5th is the seat belts keep getting twisted up in the B pillar mount. I straighten them out, and lean forward to grab something off the dash, and they are twisted up again. Almost like the mount on the B pillar will not move far enough, or the opening is too large and let's the seat belt twist up. This one is border line dangerous, as the retractable part of the belt is not working once it gets jammed. This happens everytime. The rest of the stuff is small electrical stuff, window switch intermittently working, and thats about it. It did every bit of this when it was stock. I told the dealership before I did anything to it with aftermarket parts. And they said they would document it and not blame it on the parts. Long story short, can am rep finally makes it to look at the machine, claims the door leaks are caused from me installing the HCR arms and larger tires, and it is now aerodynamically changed, and the air pressure is blowing the bottom of the doors open while I'm driving. Other stuff he is blaming on the aftermarket accessories I have installed too. Has anyone else had any of these issues with there cars? With the amount of money this POS cost, I was expecting a little better fit and finish.
  4. Put about 150 miles on it over the weekend. It did pretty good. Didn't really notice a difference with the front sway bar gone. But the Elka shocks are a little stiffer, and that could be helping out with that. A arms are pretty nice, nothing rubbed with the 32" tires. I will probably set the ride height up a few inches more, and see if I can take some compression out of the shocks to smooth it out some.
  5. Front sway bar will not work with the kit, but the Rear does. I was running the super atv front arms, and after 400 miles went to these. Would not have bought rhe super atv a arms, but needed to clear the 32" tires til the HCR kit came in for a trip nee years. Since we did the HCR kit, and Elka stage 4 shocks, haven't had time to take it out. will be doing that Easter weekend. I will tell you, bushings fit a lot better in the HCR Arm than the super atv ones. They were loose as hell in those arms. 32" tires rubbed the top of the bed with the stock a arms, and the HCR gave it a 3" lift, hopefully eliminating that problem.
  6. Selling super atv front a arms, all 4 stock shocks, and a 2" lift i believe, they are billet spring spacers, never installed them, the a arms and shocks have 400 miles on them. No ball joints, but all other bushings are there. Also have stock rear a arms too. Make an offer! I'm in Southern California.
  7. After months of waiting for parts, it is finally together! HCR front and rear arms, Elka stage 4 shocks, 32" bfg's on raceline wheels, 4 speaker jensen factory overhead stereo, Lowrance HDS live 7 GPS, Yaesu 2800 2 way, Custom bed rack that holds spare, and rotopax (have 2 gas cans on it now, waiting for water and first aid rotopax mount is there). Dual KC led lights on front bumper, dual kc light pods on the rear bed rack facing backwards for worklights. And tint. Need a little more power, but definitely on its way to a solid car.
  8. Thanks for the kind welcome to the forum. I have been going over the watts/amp load of each accessory we are bolting on. 2 kc lites, 40 watts for the pair, 2 rigid led work lights on the rear rack, another 30 watts for the pair, 180 watts transmitting use for the yaesu ft-2980 2 way, when receiving, its under 8 watts consumption. LOWRANCE GPS is 20 watts, stereo is around 200 watts max power consumption, I believe that's it for aftermarket power. Hopefully with the factory stuff, pcm, fuel pump, gauges, lights, etc, there will still be a little power left as to not overwork the voltage regulator, or the stator. I realize the radio will only be drawing that large chunk of power on transmitting, and the rest of the time will be barely noticeable on current draw. Same with the work lights in the bed, as a matter of fact that will probably be used the most with the vehicle turned off. I think I will upgrade the battery before I take it out next week, and atleast have some reserve power sitting there to help the amp draw if I do go over what the stator can pull. My turbo rzr pulls all of this stuff, plus a lot more, and keeps up with charging. But that car is ran pretty hard in the upper RPM'S all the time, so it is putting out max charging wattage. I believe I'll be driving this a little more on the conservative side, with lower RPM'S, and less charging amperage. Also found the full HCR suspension last night for it online and ordered it. So will probably have some lightly used super atv front a arms for sale as soon as the HCR stuff comes in. I will try to get an update on the car next week, maybe some pics of the rack that fab shop is building. Thanks again! JD
  9. New to can am, and new to full cab side by sides. Have rzrs, dirt bikes, but looking for some climate control. Bought a 2021 can am defender max limited hd10, ordered some 32" bfg's on raceline rhino wheels, stage 4 elka shocks, super atv a arms (wanted hcr, but lead time was anywhere from 8 to 20 weeks). Ordered the the factory full 4 speaker stereo for the unit, I guess it is Jensen? Also have yaesu 2980 going in it, Lowrance live 7 gps, rear view camera, and a local fab shop is building a bed rack similar to a razorback just tailored to what I want. Trying to figure out mirrors, lights etc. Thank you guys! JD
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