Trick out your RC Car!

Have you ever wanted to impress your friends with your technical abilities? Or have you ever wanted to drive your RC car at night, but had trouble seeing where it was? Then this is the Instructable for you! In this Instructable you will learn how to install a LED underglow kit on a remote control car.

Step 1 Preparing tools

When building an underglow kit for your RC car you will need a few tools and materials. Listed below are the items you will need to complete this task.

1. 12 - 3mm LEDs (LEDs are rated in mcds, the higher the number of mcds the brighter they will be)
2. 1 - 9v battery
3. 1 - 9v battery power clip
4. wire - a minimum size of 20 gauge wire
5. solder
6. soldering iron
7. wire strippers
8. screwdriver
9. switch
10. remote control car with removable top.  
11. super glue

You will also need to know basic soldering techniques. If soldering is new to you visit this instrucable. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-solder/

Comments

[juiceman74]

I would recommend using this Resistor Calculator as a simple tool for adding a few resistors on your project.  It would keep your resistors run longer (limited current) and keep them from juicing out.

The next step in this kind of project can go towards controlling the LEDs  with the RX-2B uP,, which runs most common  RC cars.

Have fun:)

[star dummies]

great man
im so doing this

[sharlston]

Great ible check out my rc ibles too :)

[hg341]

this is cool and i have tryed to do it but run out of room in the car ^it was a mircorc

have you though about haveing it flash or dim in and out that would be cool

[hightekrednek2396]

you could also make it react to sound theres an instructible on here for thast

[hightekrednek2396]

you out to put some resistors on it to keep them from burning out but cool project im putting break lights headlight fogligts and underglow lights

[walterh9]

I love it nice and simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MUKHRFF]

thanks

[edey]

THX!

[FrozenIce]

 to complicated but coll

[TSC]

This is Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zack247]

working on a custom car right now. just need to finsd some more materials and then i can install the  accesories! this will be one of them. im gonna make an instructable, so keep your eyes open!

[yo man]

cool toys

[adommillar]

thanks to you, great idea, more improvement will follow!!