Installing Lights

[Phins Fan]

I'm in the middle of painting a new VW bug for my AX10 and will be installing head and tail lights. I'm curious if there is someone who makes light buckets or do people typically fab them as needed? If fabbed what types of materials?Also what do you use to get them to adhere to the lexan? Superglue?

 

[Rolex]

Super glue is too crisp to hold on a flexible body. It also leaves fuming trails.
Shoo Goo is incredible for almost anything.

 

[slowngreen]

I prefer hot glue for lights, dry's in a few seconds.

 

[Greywolf74]

Shoe goo or hot glue either one are decent choices. Hot glue dries faster but shoe goo will produce a little bit stronger bond. Hot glue is easy to fix though even if it did break loose though.

 

[mayrider]

I made mine out of liquid latex from hobby lobby and used clear silicone to glue it to the body.

 

[Phins Fan]

Thanx for the tips. What about the light "buckets"?

 

[mayrider]

I used some crayola modeling clay i found for 0.99$ at dollar store to make the mold of the bucket. then coated it in latex

 

[hamz9561]

I used the buckets from the full-sized Summit. Here's one place to find them:

http://thetoyz.com/Traxxas/Summit//Traxxas/12310/

I bought them at my lhs.

 

[Phins Fan]

Thnx all! I think because the lights are perfectly round on the body I will just fab the buckets out of some tubing/PVC materials. With my wife bieng into scrapbooking we have several hot glue guns lyin around I can utilize. I didnt care for the paint when I was done (rattlecan) but will post pics once completed with the lights.

 

[Bkyd Basher]

i see alot of the light kits on ebay come with things to mount them to the body. Think there aluminum.

 

[Phins Fan]

I've already started bashing the body without the lights and I'm not sure I'm gonna put them in it now. I will absolutely go with feebay cause the lights at my LHS were $25 for 5 bulbs and you still had to tie in the wires and powersource. Considering I wanted head and taillights I was lookin at $50 for lights(the kits they sell are single color ) on a $25 body. Also lookin at buyin either a comp or scale crawler and will definately do the lights on that if not on this.

 

[Rolex]

Here's the system I use on my cars as well as my helis. Top notch.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200733036238?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648

 

[Phins Fan]

Thanx Rolex. I see that as affordable!! I know the LHS has to pay the bills but spending $50+ on lights for 1 rig just wasn't gonna happen for me. I'll work on gettin a few for future bodies. I assume seeing the wiring they plug into a spare channel on the rx?

 

[Rolex]

Yes it does, and has a programming function.

Check this. Lots of other choices:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=RC+led+lights

 

[hamz9561]

You can also go to places like DigiKey and even Radio Shack has you LEDs and mounts.