Solar LED Tonka Truck Path Light

New life for old toys!
Bring your old toy trucks back to life with LED path lights.
I have never wanted to part with my beloved Tonka dump tuck but as an adult it became harder and harder to justify keeping...until now.

Step 1 Shopping List and Tools

What you will need for supplies:
An old toy truck
2 or 3 solar path lights
2 10mm LEDsblueish white or tungstonish white
1 yellow flashing LED
1 2 aa battery box/ holder
Speaker Wire
Goop
Spray Paint
Tools you will need:
A Drill
A 10 mm or 3/8(tight) 7/16 (loose) drill bit
Wire cutters
Soldering Iron
Solder
Wire brush

Comments

[T-Hawke]

Simple, Works, Looks Good. Neat idea !! Well Done. How about a nighttime Tonka Diorama?? Lol

Great Job, again Cool Idea!!

Thanks for sharing.

[Franarae]

My son, who is 19, gets upset when we are cleaning up the backyard and I ask does he still want his old tonka trucks. Sooo this is going to be a cool project for he and I to do together!

[l8nite]

what a GREAT idea!!

[spacehead]

Glad you like it...make it your own and do some toy truck mods!

[missjagerbomb]

WOW now I know what to do with those 3 in the front yard...gonna chk to see if they have the plastic grills! (or maybe you already chked?) =) good stuff !
~s

[minhocaloka]

woaaaa, realy nice!+P

but very best if these car was rc!=P

¬¬ that will be awesome to play at night!=P

---Yelow caterpilar, five star!=D

[spacehead]

Glad you like it. I was real pleased to find that paint and it is industrial grade to boot! -Please vote for it by clicking the Vote button at the top of the page for the LED contest!

[lemonie]

I like the build (used to have one of those) but the website hurts my eyes in some kind of 90's way... L

[bumpus]

Assess* :D