Pajero XC working tail lights - information wanted

[DerAlex]

I am a happy bunny

Today I have bougth a XC Pajero over ebay.

It is for my dad and I am sure he want's working lights.

Working front lights are no problem but what about tail lights?

Did anybody ad tail lights to his Pajero Metaltop [?] I do not want to drill holes into the body and notice afterwards that it looks terrible [xx(]

[Gavver]

Im pritty certain Boa-Boa has working lights on his MTW.You might want to check his showroom.

Gavver

[DJTheo]

Also Beermoker has made some, he dremeled the white plastic out and cut and put little pieces from a crashed real rear car light. Alot of of work but [8D]!

[killerkip]

I had those years ago. You can make them really, really realistic and put a lense in, of you can do as I did and put in square red LEDs, orange LEDs, and such. If you use LEDs, you can even have them work as brakelights using the brakelight module...

[wriggleandgiggle]

Can you post some pics etc when you've completed it as I'd really like to put some rear lights in my runner Isuzu Mu

Cheers

[DerAlex]

@Wriggleandgiggle

I forgot completely about this thread

I think and hope that by now you have seen pics of baobaos red MTW ... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=8518&id=468

It would be nice to have a more closer look of the tail lights. I haven't painted my MTW by now because I am not sure if I should put working lights or not.

[wriggleandgiggle]

quote:@Wriggleandgiggle

I forgot completely about this thread

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I had forgotten about this thread too !

I have been really busy working for the last couple of months so I havent done alot to my R/C's.

post some pictures when your done!

[WillyChang]

Mine has tail lights.

1) cut out the holes... drill and then file them out to the size of the apertures. A set of needle files is best and do it by hand, I wouldn't trust myself with the Dremel on this unless you're very skilled.

2) get some scrap lexan, cut to right size/shape. For the 'bend' around the corner, heat it with a lighter whilst bending and the lexan will bend without folding a white line. Might be easier to bend it then cut out.

3) glue it into the apertures (oh, paint the shell first []). I used some Testors glue made for model windows, it dries clear. CA will fog.

4) paint the lenses with Tamiya X-bottle Clear Red.

5) mine uses "grain of rice" lightbulbs, can hotglue/silicone them to the sides of the lights from inside.

6) cover the bulb and back of lens with tin foil, glue or tape it.

[fury_dice(2)]

quote:Originally posted by WillyChang

Mine has tail lights.

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Sounds great - got any piccies?

[WillyChang]

quote:Originally posted by fury_dice

Sounds great - got any piccies?

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Its just this one here, been in s/r for ages

http://tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=1049&id=104

but yeah, there's no pic of the rear lights in action.

I must go dig thru the photo library again.. []

You can (just) see them in the 'before' 2nd pic, the red lenses.

[DerAlex]

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