Introduction: USB LED Hotwheels Car

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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

Step 2: Materials Required

1. Hotwheels Car.
2. USB Cable with male plug.
3. LED & Resistor (Use the web to match your choice).
4. Wire, 2 Colours.

Step 3: Strip the Wires

Use the Red (+5v) & Black (Gnd) wires, and cut off the rest.

Step 4: Prepare the LED

The long leg on the LED is +, so the Resistor should be soldered to this, the shot leg is - or Gnd.
Please ignore the white cable in this Pic it should have been the black one!

Step 5: Solder & Clean Up

As space is limited inside the car, use a scalpel or file to clean up the solder, unless not like me you are a tidy solderer.

Step 6: Dismantle the Car

Use a small HSS drill bit in the dremmel to drill out the rivets.

Step 7: Cut Out the Spacr for the LED

Every car is Different, just be careful not to cut into the interior.

Step 8: Glue in the LED

Use the hot melt glue to fix the LED in place, using just a little glue at a time, be careful not to glue lower than the Wheels.

Step 9: Ready to Plug In

Plug in and stand well back!

Step 10: All Done

Just switch out the lights!