lights

[turbocharged s15(2)]

hey club, i had a question. Im all done modding my tamiya car for a while.I have just bout everyhting on it. So i was gonna ask i wanted a good r/c car underlight set to set off the looks but im not sure what to look for. I saw a underlight set called RAM UNDER CAR LIGHT (159). Or what about head light and tail lights.Thats what i really want. Will the micro led work. If so could someone tell me what i would have to do casue i know there will need to be some customising. Is there any other led head/tail lights that will fit directily one my 1/10 tamiya.Thanks

p.s if possible i don't want to look to spend more thatn 15 to 20.

[WillyChang]

Some Novak ESCs come with "brake light circuitry" and Novak can sell you a pair of red LEDs to work with it too. These will give you the correct dim/bright workings of taillights.

For headlights use white LEDs; personally I think its cheaper to buy them as those keychain torchlights than buying the LEDs alone. There's another thread on TC as to how to wire them up, required resistors etc.

[jhellman(2)]

Hi,

I just made myself one "lights set" from two white bright leds. Pretty easy and straightforward, just add correct resistors in front of leds and connect to the battery. I made a connection part with one female + one male tamiya connectors and some wire in between + escape wire for led connections - it is easy to stick additional leds (for tail light for example with red leds). For calculating correct resistors, refer to other discussions, there is much info on that.

The price of two bright leds, two resistors + male and female plug was under 5 euros, if I recall it correctly it was closer to 3 euros.

The bright leds look a bit like xeon lights. I also found nice looking round "led frames" made of metal which can fixed on the body. It looks very much like original light with xeons on real cars. The prce of the frames was roughly same price as the leds.

I bet it shouldn't bee to hard to make brake lights either, since led only light when connected properly. Just take voltage between ESC and motor in such way that led only light when breaking (and backing up if your esc does that). Anyone tried to make such?

br,

Juha

[Shodog]

Ram makes some really cool light kits. I used the brake light and turn signal kit on my Mountaineer. Here are some videos of them in action

http://home.arcor.de/el_zurru/photos/ezboard/FRONT.MPG

http://home.arcor.de/el_zurru/photos/ezboard/REAR.MPG

The head lights and roll bar lights are from the Tamiya Monster truck lighting kit.

Jim