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Yes, you are correct, sliding the battery up into the battery adapter might be a bad idea if the battery doesn’t click in place. We have not had any issues with the battery coming off yet. My newer projects have the battery holder flipped 180 degrees so the battery slides down into the adapter. I haven’t tried installing the batteries horizontal yet. I will try horizontal mounting on the next conversion.

Looks like the OEM ZDX running boards are discontinued and very difficult to find these days. Some people have great success installing OEM MDX running boards on the ZDX, but they don’t light up like the ZDX running boards and don’t fit as nice.

What MDX years ? Don’t care about the lights TBH

@@jj-rx2xh Looks like 2007-2013 Acura MDX OEM running boards will fit the ZDX. Here is a link to an Acura ZDX forum that shows MDX running boards in a ZDX. acurazine.com/forums/zdx-326/aftermarket-08-13-mdx-running-boards-zdx-alternative-stock-boards-980445/

@@DIYwithDUYPerfect! Thank you for all your help & support much appreciated

Yes, you are correct. You can reverse the polarity of the motor to have it rotate the opposite direction.

@@DIYwithDUY I thought so....did it earlier on my beach cart though and it cooked the controller for some reason..I think it was just a life glitch lol

@@758Redwhulf Sorry to hear your controller burnt out. Sometimes electronic controllers burn out due to normal wear and tear from usage. You might be able to reach out to the seller to see if the item is still covered under warranty.

Hi, thank you for reaching out to me regarding a custom built Razor. Unfortunately, I do not do custom builds for people at the moment. The maximum speed for this particular Power Rider 360 is 17mph. It can be upgraded with a larger 72v motor, with 4 dewalt battery packs wired in series to increase top speed. Speeds above 20mph get scary due to the drifting castor wheels on the rear of the power rider.

@@DIYwithDUY even though you dont do it for other people how much would I have to pay you to do it?

My daughter can ride for over 40 minutes on this scooter non stop. We have multiple battery packs and swap them out after 40 minutes for freshly charged batteries.

Glad I could help. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.

Yeah, my daughter loves telling the story of when she popped a wheelie on a motorcycle. She’s a tough one and is quick to learn from her mistakes. 😀

@@DIYwithDUY She a trooper and youre a good dad

Sounds like the safety toggle switch is triggering. If I remember correctly, the power switch has a built in safety relay. I would get a different power switch without a safety relay or use a dewalt battery adapter that has a built in switch. Here is a similar one that I use on my newer upgrades. www.amazon.com/Adapter-Battery-Terminals-Converter-Robotics/dp/B0B9HJZ2BK

Yes, this part is interchangeable with all g37 coupe, sedan and convertible models. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Thanks for checking out the video.

​​@@DIYwithDUY thanks. cause i have seen different listing for coupe and sedan. Goes by boxi id 6471 and 6296 respectively. I think the only difference is the coupe one extends half an inch more. I got the sedan listing one today on sale, hope it fits my coupe no problems. ill report back when i get it. I got some other brand that was on sale for $20. Wanted boxi ones but they are $50 shipped to aus. wondering if boxi ones are worth that much but i guess i will just see if the ones I got last..

Yeah, you are right. The undertail exhaust is pretty cool. I actually changed back to an undertail Yoshimuira exhaust after using the shorty exhaust for about a year. Only reason I changed to a shorty gp exhaust was because it is very hot in Florida in the summer. My back seat passengers complained about the heat coming from the undertail exhaust.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for checking out the video and commenting. I really appreciate it.

Yes, this conversion also works on an E95. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hi, this particular Razor Power 360 goes 16 MPH with my daughter on it. This can be dangerous if kids go full throttle and turn really hard. The power rider can tip over if going too fast into a turn. My daughter is very experienced with upgraded razor scooters and razor dirt bikes. She knows to adjust the speed accordingly when going into turns. Please make sure your kids wear correct safety gear when riding. There are always some risks of injury when riding these electric toys.

@@DIYwithDUY ok thank you so much ❤️

Hi, Thanks for pointing out issues you noticed. My wife has a very low risk tolerance, so I always hear warnings with every project we work on. I grew up in the 80’s and used to ride with no helmet, no gear and no shoes. I thought I was doing enough by making her wear a motorcycle helmet. I’ll make sure she wears more protective gear and closed toed shoes on future videos and projects. She was a little shaken up when this wheelie happened, but the next day, she was flying on it. It’s her favorite bike right now. I don’t hear complaints from her telling me it’s too slow anymore. Thanks for watching the video and commenting. We are always trying to learn more as we go.

@@DIYwithDUY Sorry if I was a bit aggressive. Just found out another one of my best friends (my last one, really) died like a week ago. Anyway my father rode in the eighties with a kinda similar mindset, a few years ago nearly killed my mom (brain bleed) riding without helmets so I guess take this stuff extra serious. Please enforce safe riding standards, they're standards for a reason. I've got stepdaughters who's dad puts 'em on 30 mph scooters and stuff without so much as a helmet and one of them hit her head awhile back. Luckily she happened to hit dirt but just as easily could have hit concrete a few inches away. I don't think she rides anymore. I'd personally prefer they be wearing gear and not need it than the other way around. Btw maybe give her a tutorial on how her newly powerful bike functions BEFORE you send her off with it. I know it's easy to slip your mind when y'all are excited but one small mistake can have dire consequences. Thank god she flipped it when she did otherwise 1 twitch on the throttle at speed and she's could be in a world of hurt. I'm sure she's a tough kid but even something as small as losing a toenail or breaking something can have long term effects, both physical and mental (speaking from a lot of personal experience). Would hate for her to get hurt bad enough to ruin her love of riding. Glad she's okay and enjoys the upgrade you did for her. Stay safe man. Thanks for handling the feedback with grace.

Sorry for your loss. Yeah, you are right. If something bad happened to my daughter, I would never forgive myself. I really appreciate you taking the time responding. I’ll make sure she wears the correct gear when riding.

@@DIYwithDUY Thanks man. Subbed to the channel

Yes, I will definitely torque the new bolt when it arrives and will turn an additional 60 degrees. I didn’t add oil to the threads on the old bolt and I am afraid the old bolt is weaker than a new bolt. I didn’t want to risk the bolt head snapping off if I tightened it more. The Acura service manual says you need to lubricate the threads and washer when installing. I will make an updated video with the correct installation process when the new bolt arrives.

I just ordered one also just in case. The head of my crank shaft pulley bolt is pretty rusted after 14 years in winters/salt. It won’t be that much of a luxe. Danny

Glad the video helped. If you ever run into issues with your vehicle and can’t find a tutorial video online, let me know. I’ll try my best to make a video for your specific repair or maintenance service.

This will cost well over $1500 at the local dealership in our area. Here is everything that was replaced in this video. Timing belt, water pump. Oil pump O-ring leak repair, oil filter housing gasket, oil change, coolant change, accessory drive belt replacement, and J-pipe header nuts replaced. That’s just what was done in this video. I also had to replace radiator cap and coolant reservoir cap when I found it leaking a little during this video. We spent around $300 for the parts.

Only for the timing belt replacement (not even considering replacing the water pump) my Acura dealership charges $1,795 CAD + taxe

@@DIYwithDUYthank you for the valuable info I appreciate it 👍

@@Danny-pk9htdamn crazy

Hi, We have had our Acura ZDX since 2011. It has been a great vehicle and we still love it. It gets more compliments now than it did when it was new. People used to think it was ugly and weird looking. The ZDX is relatively easy to fix when things go wrong. Most of the engine and mechanical parts are interchangeable with the more common 2007-2013 Acura MDX. Over the past 13 years, we have gone through 3 alternator replacements, 1 starter, 1 A/C compressor, and 3 batteries. That’s pretty much it for repairs over the past 13 years. The rest was normal maintenance that all internal combustion vehicles need. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Do you have a multimeter to check the voltage of the wires? I can try to walk you through the process. Make sure your battery is putting out enough voltage. You need a minimum voltage of 31.5 volts. I like pushing 40v on this controller. How much voltage is your battery supplying to the controller?

Yes I was checking with it. I’m using a 20v dewalt. I can see the 20v coming in, but I never see it hit the motor side. Was wondering if the controller shorted out maybe

Sounds like you need to double it up to increase the voltage to 40V. 20v is not enough voltage to power the controller. Wire another dewalt 20v battery in series to make 40v. That should be enough power for this controller to turn on. Let me know if that fixes the issue.

@@DIYwithDUY have it at 40v now and still nothing. I have a picture but not sure how to send.

@@andresvaldez218 it’s possible the controller is burnt out if you did everything identical to this video. I would reach out to the supplier or Amazon seller to see if you can get a replacement.

Great, let me know if you run into any issues. It should be a pretty straight forward conversion to get the scooter running. It is usually the battery that goes bad in these razor scooters. If you replace the battery and it is still not working, it is most likely the controller.

@@DIYwithDUY I really appreciate your advice I’m guessing it’s the battery looks like it was never used and sat in a garage but yea it lights up but don’t go I read the lead batteries gotta stay charged or they stop working. If it is the controller is there one you recommend getting that may be a small upgrade?

@@Jorda5s No Problem. Glad to help. Yes, those lead batteries are not as reliable as lithium batteries. Depending on the exact scooter model you have will determine which controller works well. My daughters favorite scooter at the moment is our Razor E100 power core 24V scooter with upgraded 36v controller and 2 dewalt batteries. We are still using the factory 24V motor and over volt the motor to 40V. It's so fast, my daughter doesn't go full throttle. Here's the video. ruclips.net/video/6TCBZBgA9Hg/видео.htmlfeature=shared

lol, thanks for the reminder Danny. Yeah, the new radiator cap and reservoir cap has arrived. I will add a new radiator cap installation video soon. Let me know if you run into any issues with your timing belt change. Take your time to mark the TDC perfectly on your belt and cam gears before removing the timing belt. The cam gears can spin very easily. If it does spin, you can use a ratchet to turn the cam gear back to TDC so it lines up with the marks on your timing belt. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.

I will have to watch again your procedure to align and mark everything as shown in your video. I’ve watched MDX’s timing belt replacement and it is the first time I see someone marking the timing belt itself. I also didn’t know there was holes in the cam gear’s covers to make sure everything is in the right position and I haven’t seen that in MDX’s timing belt replacement videos either. Your video is well detailed, I should be good! Thanks Duy

Hey Duy, are you sure 48fp torque for the crank shaft pulley bolt is enough? When I look at the MDX with the same engine, there’s 2 possible torque spec, 181fp or, 47fp plus 60 degres… Danny

@@Danny-pk9ht Hey Danny, thanks for pointing that out. I missed that part of the torque. You are correct, the service manual says to tighten the bolt an additional 60 degrees. (The mark on the bolt head lines up with the mark on the crank pulley.). We just drove over a thousand miles at 48 lbs/ft. I will need to tighten our crank pulley bolt today. I will also add this information to the video description so other viewers are aware of the error.

I am glad I can say I have contributed with something lol. You’re helping me a lot with my ZDX with all your content 👍🏼😊

Some helmet chin straps secure different than this particular helmet. I would recommend reading the helmet owners manual or instructions for your specific helmet. Thanks for checking out this video and commenting, I really appreciate it.

Hi, I have not replaced the driver side blower actuator. The things I have replaced regarding our Acura ZDX A/C is the blower motor under the glove box, a/c resistor under the glove box, A/C relay under the engine hood, A/C fuse under the steering wheel, and A/C compressor. I think you are right. If AC is cold, I would replace the blend door/air mix motor actuator for the driver side. If that doesn’t work, maybe replacing the radio/navigation/A/C control panel. If it was me, I would replace the cheaper blend door/air mix motor first.

Hi, this took me approximately 3 hours. It takes me longer to repair things when I record these tutorial videos. If you are handy with tools, It should only take about an hour if you follow the video.

Yes, the stereo comes with the cables/wires to hook up the speakers and power. The wires are very short and only about 9”long. If you need the wires longer, you will need to purchase additional wires to extend the length.

Great upgrade. 👍

Sorry for the slow reply. You do not need to do a battery upgrade to bypass safety switch.

Hi, the factory controller requires pushing the scooter before the motor starts spinning. The way I bypass the factory controller is by using a cheap $5 car relay. Here’s the video. ruclips.net/video/wKe3oDfFDkc/видео.htmlfeature=shared

@@DIYwithDUY leaving out the important stuff

Great, glad the video helped.

Hi Duy, when you replaced your fog light, did you removed the front bumper’s cover? There must be an easier way, I gotta replace both on my ZDX. Thanks, Danny

Just a precision, I don’t mean only the fog light bulb but the whole fog light

@@Danny-pk9ht Hey Danny, I ended up removing the full front bumper to access the fog lights. Unfortunately, I did it before I had this RUclips channel and don’t have a tutorial video for it. I will try to make a bumper removal tutorial video in the future. It might take a month or 2. I need to finish all of my other projects before removing the bumper.

Hey Duy, I will see and try if I can do it from the inner fenders as some other cars do. I saw a video from a MDX replacing the fog light housing by removing the front bumper cover. I was like, there must be an easier way. Maybe it is the only way. I will flush my power steering fluid today and I will take a look at the fog light housing at the same time. Thanks man 👍🏼

Amazon has them

Here’s is the link to the dewalt battery adapter that has wires built in. amzn.to/3rLIEy1

Ok so u can’t make em yourself??

Yes, you can probably make it yourself if you have a 3D printer or block of wood. I have not tried making one from scratch yet. There are only 2 pins you need to connect on the drill battery to get power to your scooter. The battery is marked with a + and -. For Dewalt batteries, it’s the 2 outer pins that are marked with + and -.

Hi, The 24V controller + 350 Wt motor + 24v 10ah battery will work together, but the issue will be the space where the batteries are installed. Space is very limited under the power rider plastic covers. You will need to customize a battery tray to hold the 24v 10ah battery. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for checking out the video.

@@DIYwithDUY Thanks a lot for the reply. I want to modify rider to get something like Crazy Cart xl. I will watch your videos in the future, good luck!

Thanks for the encouragement. It took me about 20 hours, but that was me recording the process. It takes much longer for me to do repairs when I have to move the camera around and re-record things if the camera angle is not correct. I took my time over the course of 3 days.

About how many miles should I be looking at to change the timing belt?

I aim for around 100k mile intervals. We have 214k miles on our Acura ZDX. The first timing belt was done at 114k miles. Second timing belt done at 214k miles. I will change the timing belt again when we get close to 314k miles.

lol, I get lazy sometimes and don’t want to go into the garage to grab batteries. Thanks for checking out the video and commenting. I really appreciate it.

No problem. Thanks for watching the video and commenting. I really appreciate it.

I had oil around the drain plug. I changed out the drain plug crush washer and still noticed oil on the bolt. The oil from the oil pump o ring slowly drip down to the drain bolt.

Okay thanks Duy, I’ll have a look when I do my timing belt replacement soon 👍🏼

@@Danny-pk9ht Let me know if you run into any issues. Make sure you do not accidentally rotate the cam gears when the belt is off.

Thanks Duy, this is my biggest concern. I’ll make sure everything is aligned as it should.

This was definitely a lot of work. The timing belt part was okay, but fixing the oil pump O-ring was way more work than I anticipated. Taking off the header J-pipe and dropping the oil pan was very time consuming. Got everything back together and the ZDX has been running great.

@@DIYwithDUY I fear I may have the same issue with my oil pan. Will try and confirm with some dye. 😐

Yeah, it is pretty difficult to determine where a small leak may be coming from. The Oil Pump O-ring is a common leak for the J series motor. A lot of 2007-2013 MDX owners have this issue. When I disassembled my oil pan and oil pump, it looked like both were leaking a little. The rubber o ring was hard like plastic. I will post the oil pan and pump removal video soon.

@@DIYwithDUY I remember you did the filter gasket. I guess that it wasn't the culprit for you either. Look forward to the oil pan vid. Thanks again. You do a great job on these!

Yeah, there is not much information regarding the transmission filter. Another RUclips viewer pointed out that there was a filter. I searched in the service manual and sure enough, there is a transmission filter hiding under the battery tray. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Let me know if you run into any issues.

Maybe I should order the ZDX’s service manual as well : ) thanks Duy

Yeah, the manual comes in handy. I would definitely recommend getting the manuals. It has the torque specifications for every bolt on the vehicle. There are 3 manuals for the 2010-2013 Acura ZDX. Volume 1, Volume 2, and electrical manual. I have all 3, but have not used the electrical manual yet.

I looked online for those manuals. Crazy prices!

@@Danny-pk9ht Yeah, the ZDX is over 10 years old and Acura no longer makes parts or accessories for our car. Most things available on the secondary market are priced high due to low supply. I purchased all 3 of the ZDX service manuals a few years ago, and they were pricey back then too.

Hey Danny, Yeah, I’m almost done with the timing belt change. It’s taking me a little longer to do the timing belt because I noticed an oil leak that was leaking from the oil pump O-ring. I decided to remove the exhaust j pipe, oil pan and oil pump in order to change out the oil pump O-ring. I just finished putting the oil pump and oil pan back on the motor. Waiting for the Honda bond gasket sealant to set before I finish up tomorrow.

That is adding a few hours for sure. Is it the first time you have this oil pump leak from the O-ring? I hope I won’t have to do it, my exhaust bolts are all rusted a lot because of winter/salt here in the North East. Danny

Lately, I replaced all my breaks including calipers. I also had them powder coated before installing. I also took my OEM wheels to a specialized wheels restorer. They look new and kept the machined faced look. This week, I bring it to a place to have my windshield replaced since it is cracked from one side to the other. Still have a lot to do on my Z!

@@Danny-pk9ht Glad to hear you are restoring your Acura ZDX. You don’t see many first generation ZDX’s around. They are great cars and we plan on keeping our ZDX for a long time. Our car is good mechanically, but the age is starting to show on the body. We keep getting parking lot dings on our doors and it drives me crazy.

Yeah not many ZDX around. Bought mine in 2013 and still loving it. That’s why I have decided to restore it. I have about 200k miles on it. I’d like to reach 300k + miles with it, if I can.