Rounding up some friends and heading out for an afternoon of golf over the holiday season is a great way to get together and catch up. Lighting up your golf cart is a great way to have some festive fun while you’re out on the course over the holidays. With very little time or expertise, you can have a golf cart that rivals Santa’s sleigh and be sure to light up the course as you head back to the clubhouse for drinks.
If you hire golf carts, your customers will appreciate the extra efforts to spread Christmas cheer with a fleet of novelty carts ready for the season. Imagine the selfies and social media posts, a Christmas golf cart is a definite contender for the December entry of the family calendar.
USB Powered Christmas Lights
USB powered Christmas lights are the most versatile lighting option for a golf cart. Modern golf carts are already equipped with a USB charging outlet, which is perfect for Christmas lights with a USB power connector. There are many different types of USB-powered Christmas lights for golf carts.
The first one you can choose is smart fairy lights. With the ingenious mobile app, you can pre-set the color and flashing pattern down to each individual lighting chip for full design control and maximum creativity. The millions of colors and multitude of pattern options mean these lights can display brand colors and be a great advertising tool throughout the year. The color picker feature makes it extremely easy to set any colors. The best part of these lights is their music sync feature which makes the golf cart more inviting during the holiday season. You can wind these smart fairy lights around the roof, attach them to the surface (avoid the windshield), or hang them along the edge of golf carts.
If you don’t need smart lights and just want standard Christmas lights in warm white or other colors, you can choose these color-changing fairy lights. They are not only suitable for Christmas but also suit a variety of occasions. You can have green lights for Saint Patrick’s Day and rosy red lights for Valentine’s.
The other option is the stylish and on-trend globe string lights which create warm and inviting light. They add a great festive touch, but the style and warm white glow make them suitable for year-round use if you want a little extra decoration and personalization of your cart. These lights can be attached at each of the four corners of the golf cart canopy and strung to create drapes of lights.
Wired Christmas Lights
Many golf carts have a 12-volt electrical system and some others have a 36-volt or 48-volt electrical system. A 12-volt electrical system is plenty to power the lights designed for a golf cart. For electrical systems with higher voltage, you need a step-down voltage converter.
One of the most popular wired Christmas lights for a golf cart is LED strip lights. You can add LED strip lighting to the underside of the cart bumpers, under the roof, around the wheels, along the sides, under the seats, etc. Supplied with specific fixings for easy installation, these lights are bright enough to show up in daylight and can be programmed for Christmas colors.
Another option is LED rope lights. They have many choices of colors and flashing patterns so each cart can have its own individual style and be changed up each time you head out. Rope lights can be easily wound around the roof canopy or the surface of your golf cart for a simple yet effective design that is not going to cause any obstructions.
Battery Powered Christmas Lights
Without needing to worry about a power source, battery-powered Christmas lights are suitable for all golf carts. If you need more than one set of lights for your design, you don’t need to worry about draining the golf cart battery. Simply buy a few spare batteries and set the convenient timer to avoid wasting the power when the cart’s not in use. As you don’t need to take into account the positioning of the power source, the battery-operated string lights offer maximum placement and design flexibility.
You don’t need to stop at simple fairy lights; these Santa Claus string ornaments and extra festive gingerbread and candy cane lights are a unique alternative that makes fantastic bumper trim on a golf cart. String ornaments can also be individually attached to cover the golf cart in a pattern for a fun effect.
The C7 Battery operated string lights are also ideal Christmas lights for a golf cart. Whether you’re enjoying a round of golf at sunset or cruising around your favorite recreational area in the evening, these string lights create a captivating atmosphere.
For a truly personalized design, try attaching illuminated letters to spell out a season’s greeting to your fellow golfers. The shiny alphabet sign noticeably attracts eyes and you have the freedom to create unique combinations.
Solar Powered Christmas Lights
Solar powered string lights soak up the sun during the day to power the lights for hours as it gets darker. This is going to suit the golf carts stored outdoors where the solar battery will get sufficient light during the day. The great news with solar power is no expensive batteries needed and no need to plug in. Many people think you need bright sunlight for solar-powered lights, but realistically even low lighting on a cloudy day will provide enough energy to power LED lights for hours. Try solar Christmas lights for a golf cart and get them clipped to the entire trim of your golf cart for an illuminated outline.
How to Install Christmas Lights on a Golf Cart
The canopy or roof, the connecting poles, front, and rear bumper area are great spaces to add Christmas lights to your golf cart. Be sure not to block your vision or make it difficult to get in and out of the golf cart. You can get creative with your Christmas display for your golf cart creating different shapes and effects.
With flexible PVC casing or plastic-coated wiring, all the above string lighting options are great for wrapping around poles and running along the trim of your golf cart. Even though modern outdoor lights are LED bulbs that do not get hot and are made from durable plastic, they still may not withstand being sat on so do avoid lights around the seating area. Take care around wheels, axles, and steering wheels as lights can easily get tangled up in the moving parts if they are not fully secured.
Your design, how much lighting you need, and the style and size of your cart will impact what fixings you need to use. At a minimum, some strong tape in a similar color to your golf cart will keep the lights in place. You may also want to try stick-on outdoor cable clips. Be sure to test the tape and any fixings in an innocuous area to check they do not damage any surfaces. By utilizing the shape of your cart, you can wrap lights around the canopy and rear with just a few cable ties that won’t cause any damage to your vehicle and can be easily removed.
Things to Think About
You can look forward to using these Christmas lights for a golf cart year after year, taking some simple steps to avoid accidental damage. Think about storing your lights properly when not in use. When you remove the lights from your vehicle, wrap the lights around a simple cardboard tube to stop them tangling, or keep the original packaging. If you have multiple sets of lights keep them separate in their own packaging to avoid further tangling. Poor storage can lead to lights being broken when modern LED fairy and rope lights should last many years, keeping your golf cart shining each Christmas.
