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Yeah I noticed the colour choice and it did puzzle me, but what you say about the bracket makes sense though I'll still check before buying. I didn't actually look at the TA02 stuff! Dont know why as its the same chassis really. I'll have a look when I get 5 mins. Thanks for the heads up! Cheers Rich

Thanks I'll bear them in mind for future reference if they are cheaper. I'm guessing at some point the led's will get to the end of there life so if I can find cheaper ones then ace! Cheers Rich

Ok I have bought a tamiya FRP rear tower to solve the mounting problem so just waiting for that to arrive now. Would love to get a front one to match but as already mentioned I think there hard to find! I may invest in a graphite one from aisatees to try and match in. Cheers Rich

Well I'm going to be using no lower than a 3000mah battery so hopefully it wont be that much of a problem. Saying that though I'm not sure exactly how much power the led's will draw.... Cant imagine it will be a great deal? Maybe I'll have to start a new topic to find out! Cheers Rich

All sorted! Got my self 4 of these! Cheers Rich

Yeah same for the RX7 6 front and 6 rear! Its gonna look like a motorised xmas tree in the dark! Cheers Rich

Thanks. So I need part number: 0445575 x2 Same as the golf VR6 and Volvo BTCC ones it eems. Cheers Rich

Well I already have an unlimited esc so I just need a decent motor now. Cheers Rich

Yeah I changed the colour of the ones I was supposed to get from orange to red. Personal preference I guess. Shame we hadn`t had this convo before I bought mine as I would have offered to buy your 5mm leds off you. Cheers Rich

Sadly I dont have the instructions as I just bought the bodyset as its going on my TA01 chassis. Cheers Rich

Best thing to do is try the 5mm ones you have in the led holder for all the holes. If they fit then i guess thats what you need. I tried this with my RX7 and they didn`t fit the ones that are for the 3mm leds so thats how I worked it out. Trial and error. Cheers Rich

Well you may need more sizes too as I got the bodyset with the tlu and it has the same as yours (2xWhite and 2xRed 5mm leds included) with it and these do fit my RX7. But I also needed 2 more 5mm White leds, 2 more 5mm Red leds, 2 more 3mm White leds and 2 more 3mm Red leds to finish it off! I agree things are never simple Cheers Rich

No good for me as: A ) I`ve just bought mine! B ) There in the US and I`m in the UK Cheers Rich

Knowing my luck I`ll end up with 2 sets of different wheels! Guess I`ll just have to keep looking for the tamiya ones if there available. Cheers Rich

Well it depends on the shell and its instructions Usually where the pics of lights are in the build manual it says 5mm red or 3mm orange etc. Sometimes there is a symbol that is a circle with a diagonal line through it with a number 3 or 5. that is the size of led that that led holder needs/takes. My RX7 shell takes 4x5mm white leds and 2x3mm leds for the front so that is 3 sets totalling 6 leds for the front. The back takes 4x5mm red leds and 2x3mmr red leds so again 6 leds and 3 sets. Not having the same shell as you I cant say what you need but your build manual will tell you. Cheers Rich

There close but I think the "V" is smaller on the RX7 ones. Do you have 4 or just the 2? They may be a last resort choice. Cheers Rich

Well only pic I can find is this: Cheers Rich

lol thanks! It make these easier to see on my mobile when I use it to post Sadly the only pic I have is a box art pic. But I am just off to have a look in the reference bit of this site to see if there is a pic on here! The kit number is :58382 oh and the original chasss was a TT01 and not the TL01 I said before, my bad. Cheers Rich

Just to clear things up here the tlu-01 has 8 ports to plug leds in and each plug has 2 leds on it. so thats 16 leds in all. A set of leds has 1 plug and 2 leds. Cheers Rich

Well the full set I am guessing your talking about is the tlu-01 set with controller and 2 sets of 5mm leds 1xwhite and 1xred yes? Now the 5mm White leds are the most expensive at £12.75 a set which means 1 plug to fit the unit but 2 leds (cheapest I found from wonderland). 5mm Red leds are £5.99 a set from ebay 3mm White leds are £6.50 a set from wonderland 3mm Red leds £6.99 a set from ebay. So it depends on what you want really but the full sets (tlu-01) dont come with 3mm leds. Cheers Rich

Hi all, Anyone know where I can get the wheels and tyres for a Tamiya Mazda RX7 from? 12mm hex fitting I think they are as the chassis it was original from was a TL01 (I think). I want them for my TA01 which I am currently building and painting the Mazda RX7 body for. Cheers Rich

Hi yes you can but be warned there expensive! I just bought some 2 mins ago for my Mazda RX7 shell which needs 12 lights in all! I got mine from wonderland models and ebay. just search for tamiya 3mm led or tamiya 5mm led. Hope you find them. Cheers Rich

This is some really excellent advice guys thanks! Yes I've seen the gearboxes suffer from overtightened screws from ones I've bought off the bay. Worse still is when people use screws that are too long! Makes you wonder sometimes! Anyone have any good suggestions for a good quality motor that fits my needs I stated above? Cheers Rich

Ah thanks for putting me right, I couldn't remember off hand. Cheers Rich

Excuse my ignorance here but is that the same for the FRP tower too? Cheers Rich