Super glad I was able to score me a bronco and defender at my local hobby shop! I believe the extra screw they include in the light kit are longer then the ones you take off so I think your suppose to use the ones in the baggy. Lol.
First party light kits seem to be the way to go. I couldn't find any hint of light bleed and they don't do that stupid blinker thing that FMS does. The new rig is coming along really nicely.
Great video! Like you, I love the Traxxas light kit and I don't see a need to buy A N Other manufacturer's kit. Like you say, easy to fit and a great effect when out on the trail. I have added the little piece of foam to the front body clips, for the reasons you stated, but they seem durable after a month or tow of pulling the body off and on. I'm now looking at adding a little weight, to aid performance on hills etc.😄
For sure, it’s a reasonable price, couldn’t be easier to install, and works perfectly! I’m running into the same thing, a little bit more weight nice and low would really help the crawling ability
Before you get that light kit wet. I would use conformal coating to seal in the terminals inside the housings. I got mine submerged and it did start bugging out 3 hours after it was submerged but it worked fine again about using IPA and drying with some canned air.
@@MIKEC2000 so what I ended up doing is getting an exacto blade and just gently nipping off the top of the pegs that hold the two halves together. These use pegs that they melts the tips down to make it clamp if that makes sense. Once you gently remove the ring of melted material (don’t cut the tips off but you sorta pry and the melted circle comes off) and they come apart. I would do a labeling system or one at a time. Putting back together is easy. It slides into place and a dab of liquid super glue on the tips where you took the tips off and they are perfectly back together again. I would use a water bottle lid and a tooth pick for applying the glue. Put some in the lid and use the Toothpick to apply. Less of a mess. I didn’t put the circles that came off, back on. I hope that is clear enough. Let me know if you have questions.
great video Steve. I got the same truck and did the light kit, thanks for the how to install part. im thinking of getting those same tires, are you happy with how they perform crawling? cheers from Los Angeles!
I found it at my local hobby shop fortunately. You can look on the traxxas website and it will show you who carries it in your area. I did have to order mine and wait about a week or so
Maybe! I kind of like the clean look of the fake spare tire with the sticker, but I do love the look of a functional spare tire. I still have a lot planned for this rig, so it’s definitely on the list
it seems to work ok, though I haven’t driven very hard. If I really wailed on it, I have no doubt they would pop off. A couple drops of glue would really help, but as mentioned, I’m looking to replace them with beadlock wheels anyways
Nope! None of them come with one installed. I’m not sure what the reason is, but it turns on as soon as you plug the battery in and turns off only when you unplug it
@@LittleGrey Okay. It looked like you turned it on after you plugged the battery in. Great content btw! I am a photographer and really appreciated your work.
They are the All Terrain Crawler Tire, link here: INJORA 1.0 Tires-S3 All Terrain Crawler Tires for TRX4M SCX24 AX24 FCX24 Upgrade Parts,58 * 20mm,T1008 a.co/d/6XVBW7u
