Introduction
Installation instructions for the Brickstuff Premium light and sound kit for the LEGO CREATOR Ecto-1 (#10274). This guide does NOT cover the smaller Ecto-1 (#21108) released through the LEGO Ideas platform in 2014.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, place your Ecto-1 on a flat surface with plenty of working room around it. Begin by detaching the hoses and tubes as shown by the red circles.
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As shown by the orange rectangle in the second photo, carefully detach the black ladder on the side of the vehicle.
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As shown by the purple circle and arrow in the third photo, carefully detach the two blue hoses by removing the black Technic axle and pin connector from the black Technic pin on the roof.
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As shown in the first and second photos, next you will carefully remove the front and rear lightbars.
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As shown in the third photo, remove the large strobe/steering brick along with its axle.
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As shown in the first photo, carefully remove the roof radar dish, making sure to also remove the black Technic connector and red Technic axle connected to the radar dish.
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As shown in the second photo, remove the radome assembly, including the mounting pillar and small antennas.
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As shown in the first photo, open the side doors to allow better access to the underside of the roof.
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As shown in the second photo, begin loosening the rear roof section by placing your fingers inside the car, under the flat plates that form the bottom of the roof. Press up gently several times to begin loosening the roof.
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As shown in the third photo, open the rear door, place your fingers inside and beneath the flat roof section, and gently pressing upward.
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As shown by the two green circles in the first photo, it can help to loosen the roof if you press up on the two black arches that anchor the roof to the car body.
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As shown in the second photo, you can use the brick separator that came with your LEGO set to loosen the sides of the rear roof section.
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As shown in the third photo, you should now have loosened the rear roof section enough so you can slowly but firmly grip it and lift it off.
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As shown in the photo for this step, the rear roof section will not separate without several white slopes detaching. That is ok.
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As shown by the green arrows in the first photo, you can use your brick separator to gently pry the white slopes free of the top of the front windshield, which will make removing the front roof section easier.
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The second photo shows the front roof section being removed after loosening the studs on the top center of the windshield.
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The third photo shows the two removed roof sections, along with the extra white pieces that will come detached when the roof is removed.
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As shown in the first photo, find the large pink bag labeled "Roof Parts" in your Brickstuff kit.
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As shown in the second photo, open the large bag and find inside a smaller bag labeled "Blue Roof Lights." This is the bag you will be using first.
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As shown by the two lines in the third photo, the lights in the "Blue Roof Lights" bag have two different lengths of wire. In the photo, the red line shows the shorter wires while the blue line shows the longer wires.
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Take the front roof section, and as shown in the first photo for this step, remove the large white plate as well as the light bluish gray plate and the first blue light assembly.
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As shown by the orange arrows in the first photo, separate the top of the light from the dark bluish gray plate that it attaches to.
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Continue preparing the light by removing the back dome as shown in the third photo.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, continue disassembling the first blue light by separating the 1x2 light bluish gray plate with clip.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully place one of the blue LED lights with longer wires on the 1x2 plate, on the side opposite the studs.
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Once you have centered the white rectangle of the LED, carefully re-attach the transparent blue round boat stud you detached earlier.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, re-attach the dome to the back side of the blue light.
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As shown by the red arrows in the second photo, pass the LED light wire through the center of the clip below the light.
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Finally, as shown in the third photo, re-attach the dark bluish gray plate to the bottom of the light via the clip.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, re-attach the first blue light to the front roof section.
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As shown by the green arrow in the second photo, re-attach the light bluish gray plate behind the blue light, again being careful to make sure the LED light wire runs to the side of the plate.
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Finally, re-attach the large white plate on top as shown by the purple arrows in the third photo.
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Follow the same steps you just completed to mount the blue LED light with longer wires in the first blue roof light, and mount a second blue LED light with longer wires inside the second roof light as shown in the photos for this step.
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Inside your "Roof Parts" bag, there will be three warm white Pico LED lights: two with shorter wires and one with a longer wire. You will use the LED light with the longer wire for this step.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, take the warm white Pico LED light with longer wire and attach one of the small sticky squares underneath. The sticky squares will also be found inside your "Roof Parts" bag.
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As shown in the second photo, stick the Pico LED light to the center of the bottom side of the front roof section.
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As shown by the blue circle in the third photo, take the transparent clear round boat stud from the "Roof Parts" bag and use it to hold the LED light wire in place.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the large, transparent windshield part from the Ecto-1 body.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, remove the large light bluish gray plate with the dashboard attached to it.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, carefully remove the dashboard section from the light bluish gray plate. The dashboard should now be in one complete section as shown in the photo.
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Take the small pink bag labeled "Speedometer Light" out of the larger "Roof Parts" bag, and carefully remove the speedometer light assembly.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, remove the right-side curved slope from above the speedometer.
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As shown by the orange arrows in the third photo, carefully pass the speedometer LED light under the dashboard, behind the speedometer tile, and out the top of the dashboard.
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As shown by the green arrow in the first photo, carefully pull the LED light wire down from underneath the dashboard until the small light at the end of the wire is positioned just above the speedometer tile.
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Carefully bend the wire so the light sticks out a small amount above the speedometer.
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The second photo shows the LED light positioned correctly, centered above the speedometer and sticking out just a little.
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As shown by the blue arrows in the third photo for this step, carefully re-attach the black round slope to the top of the dashboard.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, take a brick separator and gently loosen the long black plate under the dashboard, on the side opposite the speedometer.
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Once the plate has been loosened, as shown by the orange arrow in the second photo, carefully pass the wire for the speedometer light from the back side of the dashboard through to the front.
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Carefully re-attach the black plate so the speedometer light wire is held firmly in place.
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The third photo in this step shows the bottom side of the dashboard after the speedometer light wire has been secured. The green dotted line shows how the wire passes along the back, then out through the front and is held in place by the black plate you just loosened and re-attached.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the first photo for this step, pass the small plug for the speedometer light through one of the holes in the Technic brick behind the dashboard, on the side opposite the steering wheel.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the second photo for this step, pass the wire through the hole and pull it out from the other side, in the area under the hood by the engine.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully re-attach the dashboard section, including the light bluish gray plate under the dashboard.
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As shown by the orange arrows in the third photo, pass the wire under the engine hoses toward the front of the Ecto-1.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the hood spot light and its holding clip.
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As shown in the second and third photos for this step, disassemble the hood spot light and detach it from its clip.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the small pink bag labeled "Hood Spot Light" from the "Roof Parts" bag, and position the LED light in the center of the 1x2 plate with clip.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, carefully begin re-assembling the hood spot light, making sure the LED light is in the center and that its wires are not pinched by any studs.
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As shown in the photos for this step, finish re-assembling the hood spot light, taking care to make sure the light wire passes between the clip prongs and that the wire is not pinched when the light is re-attached to its bracket.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully remove the light bluish gray plate between the dashboard and the hood.
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As shown in the second photo, re-attach the hood spot light.
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As shown in the third photo, carefully remove the hood and the two plates holding it in place.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the long black plate with silver pieces on top.
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As shown by the green arrows in the second photo for this step, run the light wire between the studs of the long black brick and into the engine area.
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As shown in the third photo, carefully re-attach the long black plate on top of the spot light wire, making sure the wire passes between, not on top of, studs.
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As shown by the green arrow in the first photo for this step, pass the plug for the hood spot light wire down behind the front wheel of your Ecto-1.
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The blue arrows in the second photo for this step show how the wire should run down behind the wheel and out the side.
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The orange circle in the third photo shows the hood spot light wire after it has been fully pulled out the side behind the front wheel.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully re-attach the hood.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully re-attach the light bluish gray plate between the hood and dashboard.
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As shown in the third photo, re-attach the transparent windshield part.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully re-attach the front roof section. Press down on the front first, re-attaching the roof to the top of the windshield.
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After you have re-attached the front to the top of the windshield, press down on the back of the front roof section to re-attach it to the bar behind the seats.
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The front roof section should now be firmly re-attached. The third photo of this step shows the three wires passing out the back without being pinched by any studs, and without passing near the center hole where the steering axle is inserted.
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As shown in the photos for this step, remove the large red roof beacon, leaving its black clip still attached to the roof of your Ecto-1.
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Disassemble the red beacon like you did with the blue beacons, as shown in the second photo.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the small pink bag labeled "Red Roof Light" from the "Roof Parts" bag.
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As shown in the second photo, place the square red LED in the center of the 1x2 plate.
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As shown in the third photo, carefully re-attach the transparent red round boat stud on top of the red LED light.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, make sure the LED light wire passes between the two parts of the clip.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully re-attach the red roof LED light assembly to its clip, making sure the light wire passes through the middle and toward the back without being pinched by any part of the clip.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the white square assembly from the roof to allow the light wires to pass beneath. Set the white square assembly aside for now.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, remove the white 2x4 tile from the roof. This will expose the black plate below, which has holes through which you will pass the LED light wires.
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As shown by the red arrows and red circle in the first photo for this step, pass the plug for the red light wire down through the hole in the black plate of the roof assembly.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, pull the light wire under the black plate and out into the rear area of the roof.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the small pink bag labeled "Roof Strobe Light" from the "Roof Parts" bag.
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The Roof Strobe Light bag contains three parts: one cool white Pico LED, one transparent round LEGO brick, and one 1x1 round silver LEGO tile. See the second photo.
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As shown in the third photo, place the round silver tile on top of the round transparent brick.
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Place the cool white Pico LED with the LED side facing up in the center of these four studs, so neither the LED nor the wire touches any of the surrounding studs.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully press the transparent round brick down on top of the cool white Pico LED light.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, the LED light wire for the strobe should pass out the back side toward the rear of the roof.
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You can now carefully re-attach the white square roof assembly you removed earlier.
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The third photo in this step shows how the LED light wires for the red roof light and small strobe light will pass under the square roof assembly.
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As shown by the red circle in the first photo for this step, you can now pass the light wire for the strobe down through the same hole as the red roof light wire passes.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, pull the light wire out from under the bottom of the roof plate.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, you should now have wires for two lights coming out the back of the top roof assembly: one red and black wire for the roof strobe and one blue and white wire for the red roof light.
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As shown in the photos for this step, carefully remove the two rear blue roof lights, and then remove the center curved roof slope panel.
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When you are finished doing this, your Ecto-1 roof should look like the roof in the third photo for this step.
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Inside the "Roof Parts" bag, there is an adapter board labeled "BRANCH09X" on the back. This board has nine small top-facing plugs and two larger side-facing plugs.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the first photo for this step, connect the wire from the red roof light to plug #5 on the BRANCH09X adapter. This will be the blue/white wire.
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As shown by the yellow arrow in the second photo for this step, connect the light from the small roof strobe (the red/black wire) to plug #6 on the BRANCH09X adapter.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, take the two blue LED lights from the "Blue Roof Lights" bag that have the shorter wires, and disassemble both rear blue roof lights as you did with the front two.
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As shown in the second and third photos, position the blue LED light in the center of the 1x2 plate, and carefully re-attach the transparent round blue boat stud on top, making sure no light wires are pinched by any studs.
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Repeat this process for both rear blue roof lights.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the first photo for this step, connect one of the blue roof lights to plug #4 on the BRANCH09X adapter board.
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As shown by the yellow arrow in the second photo for this step, connect the other blue roof light to plug #3 on the BRANCH09X adapter board.
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Inside your "Roof Parts" bag, there should be two more warm white Pico LED lights with shorter cables. These are shown in the first photo for this step.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, take two small sticky squares and stick them to the back sides of the two Pico LEDs.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, attach one of the LED lights to the center of the underside of the roof. The third photo shows the LED light wire passing off toward the front of the roof-- this is how your LED light should be mounted as well.
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The green arrows in the first photo for this step show how you should pass the LED light wire through the center hole in the Technic bricks that support the roof.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, pull the LED light wire all the way through the hole. This will provide some strain relief for the LED light and keep it in place.
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As shown by the orange circle in the third photo for this step, pass the LED light wire through the top hole in the blue Technic plate at the back of the roof.
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Attach the rear interior light as shown in the first photo for this step.
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As shown by the red circle in the second photo for this step, remove the plate assembly holding the side roof slopes in place.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, remove the two white roof slopes on the right rear side of the roof.
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As shown by the green arrows in the first photo for this step, route the light wire for the rear interior light around the side of the roof and through one of the holes in the light bluish gray Technic brick on the roof.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the second photo for this step, connect the rear interior light to plug #9 on the BRANCH09X adapter board.
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As shown by the yellow arrow in the third photo for this step, connect the center interior light to plug #8 on the BRANCH09X adapter board.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, take the red 3-wire cable out of the "Roof Parts" bag.
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As shown by the green arrow in the second photo for this step, connect either end of the red wire to the plug on the BRANCH09X adapter that is labeled INPUT.
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To prepare for routing the red wire, remove the white slope piece as shown in the third photo for this step.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the yellow round 1x1 LEGO plate from the roof.
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As shown by the green arrows in the second photo for this step, lay the red wire between the studs of the Technic brick and bracket.
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Finally, as shown in the third photo for this step, carefully re-attach the 1x1 round yellow LEGO plate. This will hold the red wire in place.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, re-attach the white slope on top of the Technic brick and yellow plate that holds the red wire in place.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, carefully re-attach the white roof edge slope.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully re-attach the large white edge slope on top of the smaller slope.
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As shown in the second photo, carefully re-attach the plate bracket that supports the roof edge. This will make the roof stable again. Press up on this support at the same time you press down on the white roof slopes to secure everything in place.
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The third photo for this step shows how the wires and parts should be configured after you have re-attached all roof edge parts.
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Inside your Brickstuff kit box, there will be a pink bag labeled "Roof Motor." Take the parts out of that bag. You should have the parts shown in the second photo for this step.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, connect the two red 1x2 LEGO plates together.
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As shown by the blue arrow in the first photo for this step, attach the two 1x2 red plates to the end of the motor closest to the white axle.
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As shown by the green arrow in the second photo for this step, attach one of the red 1x2 LEGO bricks to the motor on the opposite end as the plates.
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Attach the second red 1x2 LEGO brick on top of the first one, as shown in the third photo for this step.
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Finally, as shown in the photos for this step, attach one of the dark bluish gray gears on top of the white motor axle. Press the gear all the way down so it covers the white axle.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, re-insert the roof radar assembly.
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The second photo for this step shows the bottom side of the re-inserted axle.
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Take the other dark bluish gray gear from the "Roof Motor" bag and attach it to the end of the roof radar axle.
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As shown in the photos for this step, remove the vertical interior axle that used to make the roof radar dish rotate. You will no longer need this, as the roof assembly will now be controlled by the motor.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, make sure the three light wires coming from the front roof section are straight, and also that they are not close to the hole in the center of the roof (where the steering axle goes).
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As shown by the green arrows in the second photo, turn the rear roof section upside down and route the three light wires through the holes in the Technic bricks under the roof, back toward the rear.
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As shown by the orange arrow in the third photo for this step, pass all three light wires through the same hole as you passed the wire for the center interior light earlier.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, attach the roof motor so its gear meshes with the gear of the roof radar.
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As shown by the green arrows in the second photo, make sure the two gears mesh together, so the motor will turn the roof radar.
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The purple arrows in the second photo show how the light wires are kept away from the gears by the red bricks of the roof motor.
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Carefully turn the rear roof section right-side up again and place it on top of the vehicle. Do not re-attach the roof yet.
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The green circle in the first photo for this step shows the three light wires coming from the front roof section. Carefully pull these as you re-position the roof. You want to make sure there is no slack hanging down inside the car, or loose wires that could get caught in the gears.
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As shown in the second and third photos for this step, move the rear roof section fully back into place, and attach to the front section.
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As shown by the two blue rectangles in the first photo for this step, finish re-attaching the rear roof section by re-connecting the two black arches at the far rear of the Ecto-1.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, you should have two wires extending down from the roof: the red 3-wire control cable and the thicker red/black motor wire. Pull both wires so they come out the back of the Ecto-1.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, double-check to make sure all wires on the roof pass next to the gears, not between them.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, you should have three wires coming from the front of the Ecto-1 roof all the way to the back: two blue/white wires and one red/black wire.
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As shown by the green arrows in the first photo for this step, connect the two front blue lights (with blue/white wires) to plugs #1 and #2 on the BRANCH09X adapter board.
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As shown by the yellow arrow in the third photo for this step, connect the interior front light (red/black wire) to plug #7 on the BRANCH09X adapter.
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Position the BRANCH09X adapter board in the space behind the roof gears as shown in the first photo for this step.
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As shown by the green arrows in the second photo for this step, re-attach the two rear blue roof lights, making sure the wires for their lights pass between the clip fingers and that the wires are not pinched.
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As shown by the pink arrows in the third photo for this step, make sure as you coil up extra wire that all wires pass to the outer side of the roof gears, and that no wires are loose or able to become caught by the gears when the roof radar rotates.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the large white plate from the white roof slope.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully and slowly slip the white roof slope between the two blue roof lights, working at an angle, until the white slope is centered and can be put back into place.
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Press down on the white roof slope to fit it back into place. As shown by the pink line in the third photo, check again to make sure all wires pass along the outside of the roof gears.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, re-attach the white plate on top of the white roof slope. This will secure the white roof slope into place once again.
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As shown in the photos for this step, open the box with the two pre-assembled lightbars inside.
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Take the lightbars out of their pink bags.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the 20 pieces shown from each of the original lightbars that came with your LEGO set.
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Remove 16 transparent 1x1 dark blue "cheese slopes"
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Remove the two 2x2 light bluish gray slopes with printed lines from the top center of each lightbar.
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Remove the two 1x2 light bluish gray slopes from the side center of each lightbar.
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As shown by the eight orange arrows in the second photo for this step, re-attach the eight 1x1 "cheese slope" pieces to one side of the Brickstuff pre-assembled lightbar.
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As shown by the red arrow in the second photo, re-attach one of the 1x2 slopes in the side center location.
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As shown by the green arrow in the second photo for this step, attach one of the top 2x2 slopes with printed lines on the side opposite the "T" shaped part.
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As shown by the orange arrows in the third photo for this step, carefully bend the "T" shaped piece so it stands up.
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Also as shown in the third photo, carefully bend the three wires connected to the "T" shaped part back down.
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The orange circle in the first photo of this step shows another angle of the "T" shaped part bent upward, and the three wires bent downward.
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This step is critical. Carefully place the remaining 2x2 slope on top of the "T" shaped piece so the "T" shaped piece fits up into the back side of the slope part, behind the center hollow tube underneath. The green arrows in the second photo show where the "T" shaped part should be inserted.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, gently press down on the 2x2 slope to secure it in place.
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Repeat these steps for the second lightbar as well.
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For the lightbar you plan to use at the front of your Ecto-1, complete the additional steps shown here to move the control wires off to the side of center.
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As shown by the orange circle and orange rectangle in the first photo, remove the center 1x2 slope and the 1x1 "cheese slope" immediately to the right of center.
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As shown by the green arrow in the second photo, route the wire around the side and around the studs, then down.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, re-attach the two pieces you removed. These should hold the control wires in place with the wire passing to the right of center as shown.
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As shown by the red arrow in the first photo for this step, carefully and slowly re-insert the steering axle, feeling for anything preventing the axle from inserting all the way.
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The red circle in the second photo shows where wires could potentially get caught and damaged if you did not take up all of the extra slack when mounting them earlier.
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Once you have fully inserted the steering axle, turn it several times and make sure the wheels on your Ecto-1 turn, as shown by the green arrows in the third photo.
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If, like us when we took the photos for this installation guide, you forgot to re-attach the white 2x4 tile on the roof, you can do that now, as shown in the first photo for this step.
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As shown in the second and third photos for this step, you can then re-attach the two long white slopes that connect the front and back roof sections.
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As shown in the first and second photos for this step, finish re-attaching any other parts to the roof that may have come off during disassembly.
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You should now have the roof fully re-assembled, and the two front lightbar mounts should be in place (see the two orange arrows in the third photo).
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully attach the front lightbar.
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The second photo for this step shows the front lightbar attached, with its control wire passing to the side.
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As shown by the orange arrows in the third photo for this step, you want to weave the control wires around the bricks holding the top section of the roof.
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As shown by the blue arrows in the first photo for this step, continue weaving the lightbar control wire along the edge of the roof supports until the wire reaches the rear of the roof.
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As shown by the orange circle in the second photo for this step, you will now pass the control wire and its plug down through the hole in the blue plate on the roof.
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The green arrows in the third photo show the lightbar wire coming through the roof and down into the interior of the Ecto-1.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, you should be able to pull the lightbar control wire fully out of the back of the Ecto-1, pulling the wire tight on the roof.
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The orange arrows in the second photo show the lightbar wire running along the edge of the roof supports, then down through the hole.
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The third photo is a final check showing the lightbar wire running along the edge of the roof supports, pulled tight.
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Take the rear lightbar wire (first photo) and pass it down through the same hole as the wire for the front lightbar, as shown by the green circle in the second photo.
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The red arrow in the first photo for this step shows the rear lightbar mounted with the control wire on the BACK side, and with the wire passing beneath the lightbar.
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As shown by the orange rectangle in the second photo, check one more time to make sure all wires are positioned away from any gears or elements that move.
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As shown by the green arrows in the third photo, the control wire for the rear lightbar should now pass out through the back of the Ecto-1 along with three other wires: the control wire for the front lightbar, the red control wire for the roof lights, and the thick red/black wire for the roof motor.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, open up the box inside your kit labeled "Controller and Remote." Inside you will find the white remote transmitter and the main effects controller.
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Take the main controller and turn it over, as shown in the second photo. There should be a green circuit board plugged into the main controller with 11 pins.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, take the two lightbar control wires and compare lengths. One wire will be shorter (as shown by the green circle in the first photo) and the other wire will be longer (as shown by the blue circle).
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Beginning with the shorter wire (front lightbar) carefully connect this wire to the top-facing plug labeled "FRONT LIGHTBAR" on the main controller board as shown in the second photo.
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After you have connected the front lightbar, connect the rear lightbar as shown in the third photo.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, connect the red control wire from the roof to the plug labeled "ROOF LIGHTS" on the main controller.
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As shown by the pink rectangle in the second photo, next connect the roof motor plug to the main controller.
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Finally, take the USB cable from your kit box and connect the smaller end to the plug labeled "POWER IN" on the main controller as shown by the green rectangle in the third photo.
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Connect the other end of the USB cable to a power source like a USB battery bank or an iPhone charger. Turn on your USB power source. As shown by the green arrow in the third photo, the small green LED light on the main controller should turn on, indicating that power is active.
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Finally, test the remote control by pressing any button on the remote transmitter, as shown in the first photo.
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When you press a button on the remote, a blue LED light on the main controller should turn on, as shown by the blue rectangle in the second photo.
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If your green power light is on, if all wires are connected as described in earlier steps, and if you see the blue LED light turn on when you press a button on the remote transmitter, you are ready for the light test.
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Follow the steps shown in the video:
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Long press, button 1: roof lights should turn on. Make sure all four blue roof lights are pulsing, that the red roof light is pulsing, that the roof strobe is flashing, and that both lightbars are working.
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Short press, button 1: changes the patterns for the lights inside the lightbars. There are four different lightbar patterns.
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Long press, button 1: turns roof lights off again.
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As shown in the video, each short press of button #5 on the remote will turn the roof motor on or off.
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When the motor is on, check the following:
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Both the roof radar and roof scanner are moving.
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No gears are binding.
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No wires are getting caught up in any gears or moving parts.
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If all tests worked, you can carefully disconnect all wires from the main controller.
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Carefully but firmly, hold each of the lightbar control wires and pull UP to disconnect them from the controller. Remember to only pull straight up, and not at an angle, or you will break the plugs.
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Remove the roof light red control wire by pinching the white tabs on the plug, and pulling out of the connector by holding the plug. Do not pull this part by its wire.
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Carefully slide the motor plug off to disconnect.
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Remove the power wire by pinching the white tabs on the plug, and pulling out of the connector by holding the plug. Do not pull this part by its wire.
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When you have finished disconnecting wires, your main controller should look like the photo for this step.
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Once you've verified that all of the roof lights and the roof motor are working, you can re-attach the various hoses and the ladder you removed at the start of the installation process.
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The first photo for this step shows the last hose part to re-attach.
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As shown in the three photos for this step, carefully remove the entire front grill assembly. Make sure the entire piece comes out, including the black pieces behind the grille that hold the two grille strobe lights.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the two top headlight assemblies, including the two white 2x4 plates behind the headlights.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, remove the silver and transparent pieces from the white plates, so the headlights are fully disassembled.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, remove the large pink bag labeled "MAIN CHASSIS PARTS" from the Brickstuff kit box.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, take the smaller pink bag labeled "HEADLIGHTS" out of the "MAIN CHASSIS PARTS" bag.
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As shown in the third photo for this step, take the eight warm white Pico LED lights out of the "HEADLIGHTS" bag.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, carefully bend the round white LED light board so it is at a 90-degree angle to its wire.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, feed the plug for the LED light through the hole in the round headlight tile.
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Finally, as shown in the third photo, carefully re-attach the round transparent headlight lens on top of the tile. This will secure the LED light in the center of the headlight.
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As shown in the first photo for this step, you should now have LED lights mounted inside all of the top four headlights.
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As shown in the second photo for this step, carefully re-attach the headlights
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