{"id":7239,"date":"2024-06-03T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2025-01-10T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:58:17","slug":"d132-added-lighting-to-cruz-ramirez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/?p=7239&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"D132 Added lighting to Cruz Ramirez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Part of making a joint article with Flash McQueen, finally, it was not so simple to install these lights! So here is a dedicated article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0009.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0009.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0009-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0009-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0009-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginning of the process is identical to that of Flash Mc Queen, we remove the screws to reveal the chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0010.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0010.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0010-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0010-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0010-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hadn&rsquo;t digitized Cruz yet, so I took the opportunity to change his chip. Nothing complicated, I unplug the 2 connectors, and I plug it back into the new chip. We can&rsquo;t make a mistake, the cable colors guide us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0011.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0011.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0011-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0011-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0011-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I connect the three headlight connectors to the chip. Easy if you have read our article with Flash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, where it gets tricky!!! is to slide the headlight plates into their supports. You have to force them a bit to get them to go all the way to the bottom (downwards).<br>If normally the cables are in the low position to have the diode facing up, here, impossible! So I reversed the plates. No need to damage the elements. We will see what happens next on the lighting side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0012.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0012.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0012-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0012-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0012-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0013.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0013.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0013-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0013-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0013-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the back it&rsquo;s a real pain, everything is hard to get through, you have to file down the support and bodywork a bit. That&rsquo;s the real black spot. Carrera didn&rsquo;t plan it well. Usually everything is easy but not on this vehicle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0015.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0015.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0015-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0015-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elec0015-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the whole thing reassembled after a few adjustments. It&rsquo;s time to go on the track.<br>At the front, having been forced to put the headlights in the other direction, the lighting is too low compared to the headlights and shines under the car. It&rsquo;s a shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_03.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_03-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_03-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_03-600x296.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the rear the effect is much better than at the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_04.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_04.png 800w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_04-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_04-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/carcruz_04-600x336.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Big disappointment Cruz&rsquo;s lighting, a little hassle to set them up at best and a result that is not up to our expectations. While giving lighting to Flash Queen was child&rsquo;s play, here Carrera misses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of making a joint article with Flash McQueen, finally, it was not so simple to install these lights! So here is a dedicated article. The beginning of the process&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196,198],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-en","category-tag_d132-en","category-tag_evolution-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7239"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7241,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7239\/revisions\/7241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}