Fiber optic lights- not too good

[mbartell]

I was playing around with a fiberoptic set that I got for models, and realized that they are not really well suited to make lights on these small cars. The problem is that they make a pin-point of light, so you have to run several to each location to get them to really light up. Plus, they don't bend too well.
I did figure out a few light bulb and LED sources tho- There are mag light replacement bulbs available for their 1AAA light, and it gives really good bright white light.
If you can't find LED's at rat-shack, you can use those keychain flashlights.
If the LED is too big, you can dremel them to shape/size you want, as long as you don't get to the little metal thing inside them... let's just say that's where the magic is, and you don't want to free it. The resin that they are made of kind of stinks, but once you get it to the right shape, you can wet-sand it and polish it to get a nice finish. You can also paint the backs and sides with silver paint, to keep the light from bleeding into unwanted areas.