Running Fox 70 Posted February 20, 2018 Who has experience with mounting led lights on a Tamiya Hornet? Any tips or tricks, especially on mounting lights at the rear of a Hornet. Regards Walter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Running Fox 70 Posted February 23, 2018 The postman brought ... a Tamiya light system which my son and I will try to build in a Tamiya Hornet Re-Re https://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=53909 Now we only have to wait till the postman brings us the shapeway (Ampro Engineering) light houses and lenses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwkenuf 184 Posted February 24, 2018 What exactly does that unit do? Does it simply turn on lights? Or can it do brake lights and turns and such? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted February 24, 2018 2 hours ago, kwkenuf said: What exactly does that unit do? Does it simply turn on lights? Or can it do brake lights and turns and such? TLU-01 by itself does no controlling, it just powers (up to 8pr of) LEDs from main battery. TLU-02 is the one that intercepts signals from your servo leads and can control the LEDs... but it doesn't connect to LEDs - you'll need one TLU-02 plus at least one or 2 of the TLU-01s for full functionality. imho that's a lot of underbody space required and a rats nest of spaghetti wiring IMHO there are cheaper & neater all-in-1 controller boxes & LED kits from 3rd party Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwkenuf 184 Posted February 24, 2018 11 hours ago, WillyChang said: TLU-01 by itself does no controlling, it just powers (up to 8pr of) LEDs from main battery. TLU-02 is the one that intercepts signals from your servo leads and can control the LEDs... but it doesn't connect to LEDs - you'll need one TLU-02 plus at least one or 2 of the TLU-01s for full functionality. imho that's a lot of underbody space required and a rats nest of spaghetti wiring IMHO there are cheaper & neater all-in-1 controller boxes & LED kits from 3rd party Agreed. Depending on what a person wants, a hacked servo can be a simple choice. I did that for the lights I put on my monster truck. Plugged into the third channel of the radio to turn them on and off. I also went that route to set up brake lights, which I plan on doing on my next truck. I don’t care for blinky turns or other flashers, but yeah, the third party control boxes look like a smart choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwkenuf 184 Posted February 24, 2018 19 hours ago, Running Fox said: The postman brought ... a Tamiya light system which my son and I will try to build in a Tamiya Hornet Re-Re https://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=53909 Now we only have to wait till the postman brings us the shapeway (Ampro Engineering) light houses and lenses Wow, I just realized that thing is $64! A cheap $3 analog servo and a signal splitter would do the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Running Fox 70 Posted February 24, 2018 I didn't pay it that much. Something like $33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dirt-540 68 Posted March 3, 2018 I used these to put led son the rear of my hornet... https://www.componentshop.co.uk/leds/accessories.html https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/No-Solder-Realistic-Highlight-12-LED-Lighting-Kit-For-RC-Cars-Trucks-A8S1/282655042312?_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D43781%26meid%3D56be5648557b466491cb2bd9fce53140%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D282655042312&_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226 And this for the front https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Light-Bar-Kit-for-RC-Crawler-Truck-Car-Boat-6V-JR-Black-or-Chrome-Effect/282049758806?hash=item41ab79c656:m:mhGmdqXGDPdm9KA6B1GfTZQ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Running Fox 70 Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Dirt-540 said: I used these to put led son the rear of my hornet... https://www.componentshop.co.uk/leds/accessories.html https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/No-Solder-Realistic-Highlight-12-LED-Lighting-Kit-For-RC-Cars-Trucks-A8S1/282655042312?_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D43781%26meid%3D56be5648557b466491cb2bd9fce53140%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D282655042312&_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226 And this for the front https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Light-Bar-Kit-for-RC-Crawler-Truck-Car-Boat-6V-JR-Black-or-Chrome-Effect/282049758806?hash=item41ab79c656:m:mhGmdqXGDPdm9KA6B1G @Dirt-540: that's a great looking Hornet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dirt-540 68 Posted March 3, 2018 Thanks bud, sold it on a while back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
