What happen to Gem?
Gem was sold to Polaris and as of Dec. 6th, 2011. Polaris sold off all the Gem car parts, cars and everything that had to do with Gem cars and that is why you have not been able to buy parts for your Gem car and Polaris is not a people friendly company at all. Polaris makes promises that they can not keep and then when they are called on it. They blame everyone else for their screw ups and broken promises. It will take a month or more to get parts from Polaris.
Polaris Warranties on all Electrical Parts & changes!
Polaris Warranties on all Electrical Parts! Gem used to offer a 1 yr warranty on all their electrical parts they sold to you and Polaris only offers a 30 day warranty and only 6 colors now for the Gem car. That makes it very hard for replacements body parts for your past yrs of Gem cars sold. I carry the same Gem car factory parts at better pricds and 1 yr warrnty on electrical parts.
Recall for 1999-2004 Part # 1206-00041 L1105 GEM AUX BOARD RETROFIT INSTALL
SAFETY This recall is to be complete for free and if you have problems getting it completed for free. Call the
National Safety Counsel and they will handle it from there. If you tell a Gem/Polaris dealer that you will be calling them. They will get it handled right away for you for free!
Headquarters
National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Dr.
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(800) 621-7615
(630) 285-1121
(630) 285-1315 fax
General Info: (800) 621-7615
Safety Products & Training: (800) 621-7619
Customer Service: [email protected]
Website comments: [email protected]
Washington D.C Office and Government Affairs
National Safety Council
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1210
Washington, DC 20036-5405
(202) 293-2270
(202) 567-5704 fax
Brake Issues?
Fluid on the ground or on rim is 1 of 2 things to look for. You could have a blown wheel cylinder or a blown brake hose. 1999-2004 has wheel cylinders on the front and the rear of your Gem car. 2005-current has only wheel cylinders on the rear. Front wheel cylinder part # 0611-00202 Rear wheel cylinder part # 0611-00203, Front Brake Hose Right Part # 0111-00262, Front Brake Hose Left Part # 0111-00263, Rear Brake Hose Part # 0111-00269 and you can find these parts on Gem Parts 1 & 2.
Brake Pads & Shoes.
1999-2004 takes brake shoes on both the front & rear of the Gem car and 2005-current only has them on the rear. 2005-current has brake pads on the front. Brake Pads part # 0611-00732, Brake Shoes Right Part # 0311-00833, Brake Shoes Left part # 0311-00834 and you can find these parts on Gem Parts 1 & 2.
Brake Drums.
Gem does not offer brake drums to you and instead want you to buy the whole hub assembly which you may not need at all. These brake drums fit all 1999-2004 front and rear on the Gem car and 2005-current rear of the Gem ca. Part # BRKDRUM and you can find these parts on Gem Parts 1 & 2.
What is a BDI?
A BDI is a battery discharge indicator that lets you know the level of charge you have or while driving. The level you have decreased the batteries down too and how long before you have to charge them back up again.
How to provent the battery tray from rotting due to battery ac
How to save the battery tray from rotting out with wet batteries installed in your gem car. Sprinkle baking soda in the tray and around the batteries and this will neutralize any acid that might leak out while charging.