InsaneRC

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Hope this is right place to put this...But...


OK I am currently working on a restoration project and I've been doing a bunch of digging around and I know that finding the original lights for the Marui Big Bear are hard to find so I was looking at other people's restoration projects and this guy came up with a good idea for modified replacements (picture attached) but having trouble finding them in the forum (located here= Yellowdatsuns Marui Big Bear Build. - Page 2 - RC10Talk.com ) (9th post) he said he used axial lights but he doesn't mention which axial truck he uses it from. So much help with be appreciated. Once I find these I will need to know what mm lights I can use with them and possibly find a 9v battery box with a switch then I can rig it up and have the body finished and it will look totally awesome but I will still be adding small details like a rear view mirror in he cockpit and window wipers but this has been a long restoration project the chassis is done just working on the body I will get pictures up later on once it is completed.

Soar Loser

Search Ebay for item # 361521373689 looks like all you will need.

InsaneRC

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OK I did a search on eBay. This what I came up with and I was looking at the parts but I couldn't understand how it clamps on the roll bar? Is it all there?

AXIAL TRAIL HONCHO SCX10 LIGHT KIT SET | eBay

Soar Loser

Axial AX80085 Black Universal Mount 5-Bucket Light Bar has clamps IF THEY FIT. Then the price is adding up. You may be able to cut those light buckets off the bar , drill a small hole in the bottom to mount them and source led lights and controller separate to help keep price down. It looks like a trial and error deal you got there.

InsaneRC

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OK think I will go with these

Axial AX80085 EXO Score Universal Mount 5 Bucket Light Bar Black | eBay

I'll pretty much cut two light buckets off the bar I might buy two of them just Incase I break the clamps. Now what size LEDs will they take?

Soar Loser

AX24257
This is Axial lights and controller. You could run head and tail lights also.
Maybe 5 mm

InsaneRC

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OK I don't want them to run off the receiver/transmitter want to run them off a 9v battery box glue/taped to the underside of the body with a switch but maybe I can figure out how to cut the servo wire and solder it to a 9v battery box shouldn't be to hard or maybe I can find the guy I went threw that made me a good set of LEDs for my old lunchbox kit I had even though they went into the receiver. Probably be better that way since it has a spektrum receiver in there but I wouldn't be running this truck at no vintage Nationals just and all around runner/self king

Soar Loser

You can Ebay search 9v battery box with switch for the box you need . Simple 2 wire solder and done deal.

InsaneRC

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OK I think im going to skip the whole 9v battery box deal because looking at them I don't think I am mount it right so I can access the battery and the switch at the same time so I am going to stick with the light buckets and lights with controller and just run it off the receiver and run it so it can turn on and off by a push of a button on my radio...Or just have to disconnect it from he receiver every time I change the battery I got the buy newer NiHm batteries anyway was thinking about going threw Maxamps.com and having a custom 6cell hump made or have someone on rctech make me one the old NiCds I have don't seem to hold a charge long enough even though I have cycled them on my changer. So I am looking at little over 40$ for the parts I need. I wonder if u can make see threw decals? All the ideas I have just come to me...anyway here is some pictures of what he body looks like now (hoped hey turned out OK since I took them on a tablet )

Soar Loser

What does the battery pack look like and the size? May be possible to search for one that will fit. Depends on what you mean by see through decals.

InsaneRC

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It's hard to explain this but I will try my best

The vintage battery that came with the Big Bear was a hump 6cell NiCd with a funky connector where u had to buy a special part to make a taymia connector now I added a new basic speed controller by dynamite since it was the cheapest then I went on to modify the motor connections since back then they just twist the wires together and put one of those wire caps on so I went the deans route had the add in a extension since I suck at soldering and I tried the NiCds and they barely fit since the plastic end cap made it a tight fit also tried some of my dad's NiHms but they all had Traxxas connectors so I had to use the Traxxas to taymia connector and they didn't fit either due to the plastic end cap so basically I am looking to have a special battery made so I don't have the tight fit and the funny part if I do that just to hold the battery in I will have to use a big rubber band

(Here are some poor pictures again)

Edit: see threw decals like light lenses

InsaneRC

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Here are some poor pictures with the body mounted on the truck


Love what I did with the driver figure