Our left grip has been getting gooey and gross. When it would get warm, it would leave some of the deteriorating rubbery goo on your hand. So I was able to find a $25 left side only Oxford heated grip to replace it. A perfect match except it required a different plug - Arcimoto put different plugs on.
The original had a ton of superglue on it, in fact it was superglued to the controller box. So Steve had to slice off the rubber from the plastic/heated core using a utility knife. Then with the plastic core exposed, he scored the plastic core (that had wire around it) down the length of it 3 or 4 times. Finally, he used a small screw driver on the scored areas to pry between the open end of the handlebar and worked down toward the controller in order to slowly remove the scored sections. Took about 20 minutes.
With the handlebar metal exposed, he took mesh sand cloth (that plumbers use) to remove everything off the metal handlebar and rough it up a bit. He also used the mesh sand cloth on the inside of the new grip that is made of plastic. I applied 3 thinish lines of standard superglue (from Harbor Freight) that went down half the length of the handlebar that the grip will cover. Once applied you get only 3 seconds to pop the grip on and orient it correctly. With all the prep work, it took one second and we were surprised how well it went - heard some horror stories so we had some apprehension. Added a zip tie back and it looks great now!
Gooey Grip Before Replacement
New Grip
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