The #8898 TRX-4 LED light kit is now available for the Mercedes-Benz
G500 4x4-squared. The LED kit elevates the scale detail on
your TRX-4 to new heights with working headlights,
tail lights, roof lights, and side markers. The modular
design allows for easy installation and the kit is fully waterproof
for all-weather fun. For installation of the #8898 kit,
we will just need 1.5 and 2 mm hex tools and a pair of side cutters or
scissors to trim the zip ties. We will start by installing the LED
lighting module on the left chassis floor pan.
Now remove the screws from the wire clamp and receiver box cover.
Remove the two screws from the battery tray and lift it up.
Route the red wire from the lighting module to the right side of the chassis,
between the two T-lock servos, and through the hole in the receiver box.
Plug the connector into channel 1 of the receiver. The connector can be
plugged into any non-telemetry channel on the TQi receiver.
Now close the receiver box and wire clamp.
Make sure the o-ring is properly seated around the box, and see the related video
for information on how to ensure a watertight seal.
Re-install the screws in the battery tray.
Connect the black wire from the lighting module to the red wire
exiting the XL-5 HV electronic speed control.
Take out the screws to remove the front grille and mount from the body.
Remove the orange inserts from the hood marker light housings and put these
aside, as these will not be needed for re-installation.
Remove the button head screws from each headlight lens and remove the assemblies
from the front grille mount.
Retain and re-use the plastic headlight lens reflectors,
reflector lens, and all hardware. Install the circuit boards onto the grille mount.
Install the reflector lens and chrome reflectors onto the circuit boards.
Note that the reflectors must be installed correctly to sit flat against
the circuit boards. Align the keying features with the holes in
the circuit boards and the grille mount. Install the headlight lens over the
chrome reflectors and onto the circuit boards.
Note that there are notches on the sides of the plastic headlight lens
for clearance of the wires from the circuit boards.
Connect the white plugs on each side of the assembly.
Re-install the front grille mount and front grille on the body.
Snap the LED turn signal lights into the receptacles on the vehicle hood.
Snap the LED side marker lights into the receptacles
near each front side door. Bend the wire leads carefully to assist with wire
routing and for better fitment against the
vehicle body. Now we'll install the tail lights.
Install the side of the harness with the connector on the left driver side of the
vehicle body. To install the roof visor lights, first
remove the button head screws from the roof visor retainer.
Remove the visor and retainer from the body.
Remove the visor lenses, noting the orientation of each
for correct re-installation. Feed the LED boards of the roof visor
harness through the hole in the front right corner of the roof.
Install the LED boards and the visor lenses and re-install the lenses in the
roof visor.
Re-install the roof visor and visor retainer on the body.
Install the distribution block mount on the left driver side of the body.
Before installing the distribution block plug in the connectors from the LED
light wire harnesses.
Match the color band on the wire harnesses with the corresponding color
of each port indicator on the distribution block.
Now secure the distribution block on the mount.
Plug the included jumper with the green color band into the port located
on the small circuit board attached to the roof visor light harness.
The jumper will allow the led lights to go into high beam mode.
However, the jumper is not required for the LED lights to function.
The lights will remain in low beam mode if the jumper is not used.
Use zip ties to secure the wiring to the body in the locations provided.
Zip ties do not need to be tight. Allow some slack for wire movement.
Trim any excess on the zip ties. Now just plug a battery into the model and
plug the connector from the distribution block into any open port on the LED
lighting module.
The system can be easily unplugged when removing the body between uses.
With the body, on the model is ready to go.
To learn more about the LED light kit and other accessories for the Mercedes
G500 4x4-squared, visit us at Traxxas.com