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my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:33 pm
by zed4130
hi , this has been a fun project, i modified the front end, losing the front protector thing yuk, then changing the lights to just 2, ive fitted a interior coil arial plus the original one is inside, and works great,i also did the plate underneath the nose, i just need to print the number plate , now im looking for a nice rc gt500
hope you all like it,
paul
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:21 pm
by lordvader
That's really great. The way the light shines on the body makes it look like metal. Any videos of this in action?
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:55 am
by zed4130
no video footage yet, i dont wont to scratch it lol, its a very shinny car, not sure what else to do with it,looks great above my pc monitor
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:11 am
by RobWolf
I left the protective bumper on (I'm the kind of R/C driver it was intended for
), oh and BTW I just saw both of the vintage Matushiro R/C KITTs on ebay the other day, both the normal one and the SPM one, has anyone noticed that the SPM one has the exact same protective bumper as the Hitari? Weird!
I have also modified my Hitari KITT, I replaced the stupid yellow leds with much brighter white ones, I painted the non-functioning fog lamps white, and added the rear licence plate (though I want to do a better one, at the time I only had a pic of a replica plate that was on ebay, it was not straight and there is a reflection on it.)
The other thing I did was to add in a piece of gloss red card under the red LEDs. It reflects the light and makes the scanner light a bit more visible from above angles.
Has anyone modified the Hitari into SPM KITT yet? I'd love to see that.....
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:06 pm
by CJaguar442
i have a RC KITT as well
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:59 pm
by andy-kitt
That looks much better, do they still light up?
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:20 pm
by KITTvsKARR1995
I want one too!
But where in Holland?
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:18 am
by alcyon2sp
i have done a very extensive LIGHTS modifivcation for my HIATRI KITT. i uploaded the video on youtube last night but somehow ist speeded up and shortened, i will re upload again, also i will show pictures tonight. for now click this link to see my video, and pause it at the 3 s and 4 s mark to see the front and rear lights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuMJgwuoeG4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
let me know if you guys like it.
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:01 am
by Josch Schulz
Nice, very nice. I changed my car to, even when its just the lights:
Hope you like my car to
And here is a version of a little generation meeting:
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:03 am
by alcyon2sp
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:38 pm
by alcyon2sp
this is my video of this car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIYOffhQLr4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:16 pm
by corlando52
Very nice job! Now if you can just fix the horrible scanner the car comes with, it would look like the real KITT!
Chris
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:50 am
by ShadowRider
I'm considering about bying a RC car like this. What material are the tires, rubber or plastic - in other words, can the car be driven outdoors (on asphalt) or is it suitable only for indoor use?
I don't have so big of an apartment so potentially the walls could come in real fast, and the not so aesthetic front "bumper" would be necessary. But if the car has hard plastic tires, then traction would be crappy methinks. And would the ground clerance allow it to run on asphalt (wit all the little rocks broomed off first)?
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:13 pm
by alcyon2sp
it comes with rubber tyres and you can play it outdoors although i wouldnt recomend it. the ground clearence is ok.
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:15 am
by ShadowRider
My girlfriend won't let me play with it indoors
Says that it'll scrape the hard wood floors.
Saw your video on Youtube about wiring the LEDs. Good stuff
Have to go get a solder gun and solder. Man, haven't done that since middle school. Maybe I should buy two KITTs just in case....lol
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:47 pm
by hoffman95
Anyone made Karr?:D
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:25 am
by ShadowRider
Got my RC KITT awhile back. Awesome toy !
Oh, and I got also another RC-car - a Shelby Mustang 500 GT Super Snake
During the winter I plan to paint the Mustang and you never guess what color
Yeah, will do a KI3T out of it. The Mustang is of 1:18 scale and runs as fast as the RC KITT. I'm thinking of modifying the Mustang with lights as it currently has none. Working scanner would be cool but maybe a little too hard to make.....
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:03 am
by Tannim31
I've been thinking about this little dilemma with the front scanner light looking like dren...what about taking some 600 - 1000 grit sandpaper and effectively "frosting" the scanner lens plastic? just a thought, it might diffuse it enough and make it look a little better. Just a thought.
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:36 pm
by Juggernaut30
Nothing is too hard to make!
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:05 pm
by Tannim31
alcyon2sp, Are you planning on making a run of the tail lights for the Hitari KITT? or a how to on it? I would love to mod the back end on my KITT like that
Re: my hitari rc KITT
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:05 pm
by Tannim31