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Installation Instructions for Light My Bricks LED Lighting Kits 
Jun 21 · 22 min read

 

Light My Bricks: LEGO Mercedes Benz

 

Arocs 42043 Lighting Kit

 

 

The following page is the instructions for the Light My Bricks LEGO 
Mercedes-Benz Arocs (42043) LED light kit. 

To ensure a trouble-free installation of your light kit, please read and 

follow each step carefully. 

 

 

Please note: This page lists instructions for the 

LED light kit only. 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for LEGO Mercedes Benz Arocs 42043 Lighting Kit

Page 1: ...GO Mercedes Benz Arocs 42043 Lighting Kit The following page is the instructions for the Light My Bricks LEGO Mercedes Benz Arocs 42043 LED light kit To ensure a trouble free installation of your ligh...

Page 2: ...uares 1x Power Functions Cable LEGO Pieces 6x Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1 4x Trans Orange Round Plate 1x1 2x Trans Red Round Plate 1x1 Important things to note Laying cables in between and underneath...

Page 3: ...ds 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 with the wires exposed should be facing towar...

Page 4: ...acing up ensure the side of the connector with the wires exposed is facing down If a plug won t t easily into a port connector don t force it Doing so will damage the plug and the connector Installing...

Page 5: ...K Let s Begin 1 Start by disconnecting the head light pieces as well as surrounding pieces as per below...

Page 6: ...thread the connector side of the cable through the gap we have created Thread the cable all the way through until the LED component is up against the edge on the left of the black stud Reconnect the...

Page 7: ...3 Repeat previous step to install another White 15cm Bit Light to the right side Pull both cables out from underneath...

Page 8: ...ieces and remove the trans clear tiles from each side Take a White 15cm Bit Light and place it over one of the pieces over the light grey stud Secure the Bit Light in place by connecting a provided Tr...

Page 9: ...another provided Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1 5 Take one of the pieces and then recreate the same gap we created in step 2 to allow us to thread the cable through the left side of the truck Thread it...

Page 10: ...Close up the gap...

Page 11: ...Repeat this process to reconnect the other piece to the right side...

Page 12: ...6 Take the two headlight pieces and then disconnect the trans clear 2x2 plates Take 4x White 15cm Bit Lights and then place each one over each hole of the light grey round 2x2 plate as per below...

Page 13: ...Reconnect the trans clear 2x2 plate over the top to secure the bit lights in place...

Page 14: ...Turn the headlight section over and then group the four cables together and then twist them around each other to form one large cable...

Page 15: ...ights to the other headlight section 7 Take one of the headlight cables and then thread it through thefollowing gap on the right side of the truck Thread it all the way through and then pull it out fr...

Page 16: ...Repeat this process to reconnect the headlight on the left side of the truck...

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Page 18: ...8 Take 2x 8 Port Expansion Boards and connect them together using a 5cm Connecting Cable Connect the cable to the end ports...

Page 19: ...ables from the right side of the truck to the other expansion board 9 Test the lights we have installed so far are working OK by taking outthe LEGO Power Functions Cable and connecting it to a spare p...

Page 20: ...Disconnect the Power Functions Cable from the expansion board and proceed to the next step...

Page 21: ...hetruck Take a Flashing White 15cm Bit Light and thread the connector side of the cable through the hole where you disconnected the trans orange round tile from Thread the cable all the way through un...

Page 22: ...edge and the secure it in place by connecting a provided Trans Orange Round Plate 1x1 over the top 11 Repeat previous step to install another Flashing White 15cm Bit Light to the left side of the tru...

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Page 24: ...he truck on it s side so we can access underneath of it andthen pull down both cables from the two Bit Lights we just installed Take another 8 Port Expansion Board and connect both lights to the rst t...

Page 25: ...ll now install lights over the top front of the truck Firstdisconnect the trans clear round tiles from each side Starting with the left side seperate the following sections by pulling the front piece...

Page 26: ...tor side through the following hole and then in between white and black sections as per below Pull the cable all the way back and then thread it through the second hole of the white piece as per below...

Page 27: ...Press the Bit Light at against the edge of the light grey piece and then secure it in place by connecting a provided Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1 over the top...

Page 28: ...s we separated 14 Pull the cable down the back and then thread down through thefollowing space Pull it down from underneath above the wheel and then connect it to the third port along the 8 port Expan...

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Page 31: ...15 Repeat steps 13 to install another White 30cm Bit Light to the top right front of the truck using another Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1...

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Page 33: ...per below then thread the cable down through the following space Pull it down from underneath above the wheel and then turn the truck over so that we can bring the 8 port Expansion Board from step 12...

Page 34: ...17 Take a 15cm Connecting Cable and connect it to the remaining port on one of the 8 port expansion boards from step 8...

Page 35: ...ace over the light grey piece and then connect it to the next port along the 8 port expansion board from step 12 18 Take 4x Adhesive Squares and stick two on each 8 port expansion board at the front M...

Page 36: ...19 Neaten up excess cable from the Bit Lights at the front by pullingthem all the way out and then twisting them around each other and then tucking them up the sections closest to each expansion board...

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Page 39: ...then pull the cable over the back and then thread it down the space below the cream coloured cog wheel Pull it down from underneath the truck and then turn the truck on it s side to allow you to conn...

Page 40: ...Turn on the power functions battery pack again to test all the lights are working OK...

Page 41: ...21 We will now install our Rotating Bit Lights inside the two beacons First disconnect both beacon light sections and then disconnect the black round plates 2x2 from underneath each...

Page 42: ...m Bit Light and place the component upside down at side up over the top of the middle of the trans orange round brick 2x2 Reconnect the black round plate 2x2 directly over the top then ip the beacon o...

Page 43: ...o the other beacon 23 Reconnect both beacons to the top of the truck ensuring the cablesare facing toward the back Because we have installed Rotating Bit Lights inside trans orange round brick we will...

Page 44: ...Beacon all the way down otherwise this may damage the Rotating Bit Light The base of the Rotating Bit Light should be sitting on top of the technic bar coming up from underneath Take the left beacon c...

Page 45: ...nd then thread it through the space below Pull it out from underneath the truck Take the right beacon light and thread it down the following space Pull it down from underneath and then thread it down...

Page 46: ...24 Turn the truck over and pull both beacon light cables out fromunderneath and connect them to the two remaining ports on the 8 port expansion board...

Page 47: ...ide up and then Turn ON the Power Functions Battery Pack to test the Rotating Bit Lights are working OK 25 Turn the Truck back over and then mount the 8 port ExpansionBoard underneath in the following...

Page 48: ...Neaten up excess cable from all the Bit Lights by pulling them all the way out and then twisting them around each other and then tucking them up one of the spaces closest to the expansion board...

Page 49: ...d connect it to the remaining port on the 8 port Expansion Board at the front of the truck Follow the below images to thread the other end of the cable through towards the back underneath the truck th...

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Page 51: ...27 Connect the other end of the 50cm Connecting Cable to the rstport on the remaining 8 Port Expansion Board...

Page 52: ...28 Turn the truck over to the back and then remove the three transcoloured round tiles orange red clear from each side...

Page 53: ...e provided trans coloured plates 29 Take the rst White 15cm Bit Light and thread it through the rst hole on the left side Thread it all the way through and then push the Bit Light at down against the...

Page 54: ...Using the same method install another 2x White 15cm Bit Lights for the left side of the truck using a provided Trans Red Round Plate 1x1 and Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1 to secure them in place...

Page 55: ...30 Take the three cables from the left side and then twist themaround each other to form one large cable...

Page 56: ...Thread the cable up through the following space underneath and then pull it all the way out from the back as per below...

Page 57: ...ide of the truck using the remaining provided trans coloured round plates 1x1 32 Thread the cable up through the following space underneath andthen pull it all the way out the left side same with the...

Page 58: ...33 Turn the truck over and then connect all six lights to the 8 portExpansion Board...

Page 59: ...cable from the expansion board and thread the expansion board through the following space Then pull it over the wheel axle and reconnect the 50cm connecting cable Mount the expansion board to the sid...

Page 60: ...Pull the excess cable from the two sides back and them twist them around each other to secure them from dangling down and being seen from the back of the truck Tuck them in close the expansion board...

Page 61: ...35 Eliminate excess cable from the 50cm connecting cable by pullingit back towards the back expansion board and then twisting any remaining cable around the the six bit light cables as per below...

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Page 63: ...36 Reconnect the back wheel and then turn ON the power pack tocon rm the back lights are working OK...

Page 64: ...This nally completes installation of the Mercedes Benz Arocs Light Kit We hope you enjoy your light kit We Thank YOU for purchasing this Light Kit...

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