×SlappY×

w00t. thats sick. i wanna get headlights reall badd. email me and tell me ya details!! i have msn messanger too! email : [email protected] .. dude
im upsest!!! i was thinkin of goin to radioshack and buyin 4 leds for under my car as in neon type shist. like red, and 2 whites for headlights. i dunno how to connect all the **** together and i dunno wut else i need... 6 leds.. 9v batt.. anything else? also i read that u nee d a control box. how much is thatÉ

BadAssNitroTC3

Hey everyone, you can also do a search on the web for "RC switch" you put this on your 3rd channel in your receiver (no need for servo) and hook up the LED light circuitry to it to turn them on and off... I will be putting them into my car shortly once I figure out what type of body I want for it....

Regardz,
BadAssNitroTC3
http://BadAssNitro.tripod.com

sgolddigger

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my Savage w/Fantom .27 with big bright lights. sorry took the pics during the daytime with the lights off.

iliketobreakthings

get some pics in the dark

bigbademan

I got my light set-up for my Serpent Impulse on E-B-A-Y for 14.99 It come with headlight, taillights and is completely pre-wired for a 9-volt battery. All you have to do is drill 1/4" holes and the light have mounts on them already. It took me about 5 minutes to install them! For 24.99 they have a set-up with "active" lights. They have a gravity switch pre wired that puts on the high beams you hit the gas and the brake lights when you hit the brake. It is an easy way to do lights if you do not want to wire them yourself. I'll put pics of the serpent on here soon. The seller is Steamy-Concepts. You can search for them on E-B-A-Y.

sgolddigger

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does this suit you Iliketobreakthings?????????????

×SlappY×

sweet, check out mine. i made a neon outa a white led and a green straw!

Tigger N. Bennie

sgolddigger,

They may be big, but they don't look that bright to me. What brand are they RAm?

×SlappY×

wutcha think bout mine tigger n bennie?

sgolddigger

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hey tigger...........yeah they are made by RAM. They shine an area of about 4 X 8 feet in front of the truck. Doesn't matter how bright they are..with the power and speed of the Fantom 27 engine in the Savage you can't keep an eye on whats in front of you anyway. I mainly use them just so I know where the truck is when I'm driving.

Tigger N. Bennie

sl4,
Your lights appear much brighter. I did sort of the same thing but instead of using a straw, I used some hard plastic airplane parts to enclose the bulbs.

sgold,
I used to have some RAm lights on my "nitro" T-Maxx hooked into two 9v batteries. I took them off since the light buckets seemed gigantic, yet the lights were not so bright. Most of my light kits are made by either Kyosho or Megatech and are hooked directly to the electric motors in my Mini-Zs or my Mini-T. Some were also built into Carrera slot car bodies that I own and have modified to fit Mini-Zs.

I'll probably pick-up some other brands at the upcoming HobbyVisions show since I spaced it out at RCX 2004. I kept walking by the "neon" booths, but I forgot to return and purchase the stuff after my 4 day stint at RCX. I'll probably also pick up some carbon fiber sheets too.

×SlappY×

lol. i only have 1 led under there and it costs 1.50 fer 2!

Tigger N. Bennie

Of course, you should shine them out like headlights, show how bright they really are, and see how long they last on a track. After all, it doesn't really matter if they are any brighter than the next guy's lights if they don't last.

badtodabone

here my clod

donoman

Looking good, guys! I just finished my Porsche 911 Turbo body and will be posting up something new here pretty soon. One thing really hard about the LED's is mounting them forward like real headlights. I'll see what I can do. They are mostly for looks, anyways.

iliketobreakthings

coool... need more power

delphiindydriver

i just got some lights on ym indy car.....they really help at night when i see it jump wayy off a curb

iliketobreakthings

take some pics at night

hurf

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I made my lights from LED's and wired them to the truck body

ASSOCIATED_DRIVER

I made mine from a bicycle flasher thingy, and 2 led mini key chain flashlights, 3 bucks + tax from a 99cents store, then I just use some old telephone wires laying around the house. They are powered by 2 rechargable AAA batteries. The headlights were from the key chains, and the turn signals and brakes are from the flasher which has 5 modes in it.
I placed a mini switch for the main power and 3 miniature switches besided the servo arms, one for left, right and reverse. The turns signals flash when the switch is pushed by the servo arms. I have a msc, so the reverse also activates when the car backs up.

I did not go with the 9v battery just to cut it down with a resistor. The resistors also gets hot.

Here are some pics

thedub88

the way to contol the head lights with a third channal is you build the light setup the same way you did, but on the positive wire put in a momentary push button. (switch that closes the circuit only when the button is pushed)
Get another servo and connect it to the third channel on your reciever. Then position the switch next to the sevo so that when you push your third channel button, the servo turns pushing the switch. This will turn on your lights

VDub99AML

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Here's my homemade light kit on my Genesis.