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Light My Bricks : Ecto-1 & 2 LED Lighting Kit 

 

Here is the instructions document for the Lego Ecto-1 & 2 LED lighting kit. Please read 
and follow the steps carefully to ensure this lighting kit is installed properly. 

 

Package contents: 

 

5x 

White 30cm Bit Lights

 

 

2x 

White 15cm Bit Lights

 

 

4x

 Flashing 15cm Bit Lights

 

 

1x 

12-port Expansion Board

 

 

1x

 Flat Battery Pack

 (2x CR2032 batteries included) 

 

Important things to note: 

Laying cables in between and underneath bricks 

Cables can fit in between and underneath LEGO® bricks, plates, and tiles providing they 
are laid correctly between the LEGO® studs. Do NOT forcefully join LEGO® together 
around cables; instead ensure they are laying comfortably in between each stud. 

Summary of Contents for Ecto-1 & 2 LED Lighting Kit

Page 1: ...ts 2x White 15cm Bit Lights 4x Flashing 15cm Bit Lights 1x 12 port Expansion Board 1x Flat Battery Pack 2x CR2032 batteries included Important things to note Laying cables in between and underneath br...

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Page 3: ...serting connectors to ports of Expansion Boards Connectors can be inserted only one way With the expansion board facing up look for the soldered symbol on the left side of the port The connector side...

Page 4: ...ible overheating of the expansion board when connected Installing Bit Lights under LEGO bricks and plates When installing Bit Lights under LEGO pieces ensure they are placed the correct way up Yellow...

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Page 6: ...s Begin Instructions for installing this kit 1 We will start with installing headlights to Ecto 1 Start by removing the following pieces to allow us to then remove one of the headlight sections as per...

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Page 8: ...e and thread the connector side of the cable through the back of the white 1 1 brick with hole Pull it all the way through from the front side of the brick until the LED component is sitting nicely in...

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Page 10: ...You may need to bend the cable down on a 90 degree angle to ensure the LED component will face forward correctly...

Page 11: ...all the second bit light to this headlight section Then reconnect the surrounding pieces of the headlight ensuring the cables for the bit lights are facing up in between the white triangular brick and...

Page 12: ...4 Before we can reconnect the headlight section back remove the wheel from the same side then reconnect the headlight with installed lights ensuring the cables are facing toward the inside of the car...

Page 13: ...Pull the cables toward the back and then down toward the middle underneath the car Secure the cables down by connecting them under the black LEGO 1 8 plate then reconnect the wheel...

Page 14: ...ous steps to install another 2 bit lights with 30cm cable to the headlight section on the left of the car Once you have both headlight sections installed reconnect the LEGO pieces surrounding the bonn...

Page 15: ...will now install lights to the tail lights Start by removing the following pieces toward the back of the car then remove the two sections of the tail lights followed by the back bumper with plate atta...

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Page 18: ...place by reconnecting the tail light section directly over the top ensuring the cable is facing the inside of the car and LED component is facing the correct way up Repeat this process for the other...

Page 19: ...8 Secure the cables in place by reconnecting the back bumper and flat white plate ensuring the cables are laid in between studs...

Page 20: ...9 Connect the other ends of the two tail light cables into to first available ports on the 12 port expansion board...

Page 21: ...10 We now need to thread the cables from the headlights toward the back of the car First remove the following pieces to allow us to then remove one of the wheels...

Page 22: ...first 2 cables from the right headlight and then thread them up the spacing where we removed the wheel then secure these cables underneath the black LEGO 1 8 plate as per below Reconnect the wheel ov...

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Page 24: ...Pull the cables up from the inside of the car and then connect them into the next available ports on the 12 port expansion board...

Page 25: ...ss to thread the 2 light cables from the other side the car up behind the wheel then secure it like we did underneath the other black LEGO 1 8 plate Connect these 2 cables into the next available port...

Page 26: ...13 Remove the following pieces from the back of the car and then wind all cables around the expansion board as per below This will reduce any excess cable we do not require...

Page 27: ...14 Place the expansion board with wound up cables in the centre of the car and then reconnect the pieces on the side...

Page 28: ...it then connect the battery pack cable into the next available port on the expansion board Neatly place the battery pack in the back of the car ensuring that the battery switch is facing the back so t...

Page 29: ...Reconnect the following pieces on the side...

Page 30: ...Remember this section we removed earlier...

Page 31: ...the car for the expansion board and battery pack We can discard these pieces Don t worry we will still be able to connect the roof on properly later on 16 We will now move on to lighting sections of t...

Page 32: ...over the red stud as per below Secure it in place by reconnecting the round black 2 2 plate over the top ensuring the LED component is clearly visible through the middle hole and that the cable is fa...

Page 33: ...lace the LED component between the 2 grey studs on the left as per below Secure this in place by reconnecting the clear trans 2 2 plate over the top ensuring the cable is facing the same way as the ot...

Page 34: ...t light with 15cm cable to the next section following the same process as the bit light on the left side step 16 Reconnect the surrounding pieces of this section of the roof remembering to to lay all...

Page 35: ...19 Take the 3 cables from the roof and wind them around each other so that they all come together forming one large cable...

Page 36: ...Connect the 3 cables into the next available ports on the expansion board then reconnect this section back to the car...

Page 37: ...e will now move onto installing another flashing light to the beacon at the front Disconnect the front section of the roof by first removing the black plate underneath then remove the yellow beacon pi...

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Page 39: ...ng bit light with 15cm cable and place the LED component in the middle of the grey round 2 2 plate Reconnect the yellow beacon piece over the top ensuring the cable is facing toward the back and laid...

Page 40: ...22 Take the middle section of the roof and remove the roof racks with equipment...

Page 41: ...emove extra pieces from the middle roof section to allow us to lay the bit light cable underneath these pieces and in between studs Reconnect these pieces we removed securing the bit light cable in pl...

Page 42: ...Reconnect the roof rack with equipment followed by the black plate underneath which holds the 2 sections of the roof together...

Page 43: ...24 Connect this flashing bit light cable for the yellow beacon into the next available port on the expansion board...

Page 44: ...Before we reconnect back the front and middle roof section we need to install the last bit light to Kevin s motorbike Start by removing the clear trans round plate from the front followed by the whee...

Page 45: ...Take the bit light with 30cm cable and place the LED component directly over the white stud and then secure it in place by reconnecting the clear trans round plate over the top...

Page 46: ...Secure the cable in place by threading the cable underneath the black bike frame as per below Reconnect the wheel...

Page 47: ...ght cable through the back of the car and then connect it into the last remaining port of the expansion board You can then reconnect the front and middle section of the roof back but first don t forge...

Page 48: ...27 The bit light cable from the motorbike should be coming out the back of the car but the back door should still be able to close comfortably as per below...

Page 49: ...This now completes the installation to your Light My Bricks lighting kit for Ecto 1 2 Simply open the back door turn on the battery pack and ENJOY...

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