USB LED Hotwheels Car

Pimp my Hotwheels Car

Step 1: Tools Required

1. Soldering Iron
2. Hot Glue Gun
3. Rotary Drill (Dremmel)
4. Scalpel Set
5. Pliers
6. Wire Strippers

Comments

[swimmer95]

mine works now i had the wires wrong

[Knetjester]

Well done, lets see some pics then ?

[L.E.D. hero]

i got some pics of mine for led hotwheels car check it out
i know you posted this along time ago so idk if u care

[L.E.D. hero]

Here are mine... i made two. one is a '34 ford an the other is some cheap one that looked cool from target. I used a wire that the ends were stripped and use a 3-volt on it because i was too lazy to find a usb cord. 

(P.S.) macro rocks!

[HardCoreHacker]

coundt u just put some watch batteries or whatever was in your headlights tut inside the car to power the undercarriage lights?

[HardCoreHacker]

if so... Could that work while installing into a die-cast car?

[MACKattacksnipe]

add a memory stick

[swimmer95]

mine wont work

[Knetjester]

Thats a shame, try harder !

[Capt. Fat]

is it a flash drive?

[Knetjester]

No, just a light.

[Capt. Fat]

oh. =|

[hassannaeem101]

have you gone nuts

[Knetjester]

No, I'm nuts to start with!

[klingonprins]

is there a way to put in a battery and maybe like a switch, so its portable underglow?

[raykholo]

see: Battery Free, USB Powered LED Torch
just mod it a bit and put in a usb jack instead so u can charge it with a 2 sided usb plug cable...

[brandon20904]

I have an intractable like you described comming soon.

[masterochicken]

I have that same hobby knife set. I got it from the 99 cent store.

[zero838]

i got the same one also for cents but i gave it to my dad and got this one http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/96500-96599/96551.gif for 5 dollars

[Knetjester]

99 Cents?, I live in the UK & the knife set cost me 1 Pound, looks like I was ripped off!

[masterochicken]

how much is a pound to a dollar? like 1pound=2 usd ?

[binary1001011]

yeah.

[Mr.NHRA]

how did you get the body to stay on?

[Knetjester]

Use a hot glue gun, or you could use some tiny self tapping screws, if you have a drill bit small enough to drill out the rivets.

[Gh{O}sT]

probly a tiny bit of glue

[Knetjester]

Thanks for all the comments, I have more projects on the drawing board. Can anybody identify the Landscape in the last picture? Its in the UK!

[pai]

nice

[ispiti]

hey i just bought that, galaxy is it? from target yesterday. sweet

[Fastchevyfan]

Sweet Custom Lighting!!! I have been customizing Hot Wheels for 10 years, this will make a great new custom idea!!!!

[aloknaik]

what a gr8 idea!!!

[DIY Dave]

cool

[masterochicken]

that's male I'm afraid

[Knetjester]

ok, ok, MALE USB plug!!!

[masterochicken]

sorry for being a dick I was just bored.

[Dragonluvr_05]

I was thinking, I've got an old bluetooth headset lying around I'm sure the battery is small enough to fit inside the car. No need to switch it off, just let the battery die, then recharge. Over all a great Instructable.

[power]

hey.hotwheels made in Malaysia.where did you live???

[Clank]

i lived in Malaysia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooohhh hooo

[xboxteen01]

you could also build a USB flash drive into the car and use it like that, with the drives LED wired into better LEDS. good instructable though

[Knetjester]

Great idea, unfortunately it is 1:25 am (Don't think my family would appreciate me getting out the Dremmel!) or I would get to work on it right now.#

Watch this space!

[Darkshot]

AWSOME STUFF MAN! and it is a MALE plug not a FEMALE plug it would just be weird to do it with a female but kick butt instructable