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Managed to get this done in about 2 hours - having fun! It's a tough squeeze to get LEDs in the front since the wheels are immediately behind the leads but it fits with zero tolerance! Ha...no rubbing that is so there is a micron or two of space. I used the Hornby SSD light kit that sells for about 12.99. It's the best deal. Simply ignore the white wire, run the black and white to the motor and you are set. The capacitor and everything works. The instructions say that it needs a 5V input voltage. I ignore that and it works fine with 9-12+ volts. The LEDs burn brighter. I had a bit of trouble covering the rear of the car with the light covers (since they are soooo small on the 1/32 Porsche), but they covered well enough and did the job. Just not as smooth as the fronts. Speaking of the fronts, I know the placement is a wee bit HIGH on the outside compared to the existing faux lights but, hey, it's a hobby and it's how I roll. Perhaps I will try to drill the hole a little lower the next time out but then you end up exactly at the apex of the wheel and clearance is even worse. As it is, I love it. I could add a second set of fronts and then it would not be apparent. And when it's actually running, you can't tell anything about whether it's too high or low. LOL. The little damage you may notice on the rear wing is a factory defect. Oh, when hooking up the light kit, as I said, only the black and red wires are used but you need to make sure, since it is polarized, that the wheels spin in a forward direction for when the light kit is activated, so wire it up accordingly. Otherwise, it's about the cheapest solution for working brake lights, rear taillights, and constant-on headlights. I chose to perform this on the not-so-colorful Fortuna Porsche since the lights will just make me want to race it more often than not. it will also separate me from the crowd when running. I already noticed one fellow crash his car while he was mesmerized by the lights on my Lancia the other day. That was funny. Now to add some custom rear wheels and use my obnoxious coloured urethane tires and I will be ready to break it in at the local races tomorrow out at Sidewinder Raceway (Rancho Cordova, California).

Cheers,
Mike

Cool project and very neatly done. Jim

Very nice.

I got the guys in France to make me a set of lights that were set up for exhaust downshift flames (the same circuit used for brake lights), and I have been deciding which car to put it in ever since (they went out of business). The 962/956 really may be the best possible car for them.

Very nice, thanks for posting this! It would be cool to see more headlight conversions on here. :)

I'll keep the lighting mods coming. it's fun and interesting to work on the cars. As I have always said adding lights, for me, pushes my view of the car to being so much more life-like. Then again, I drive around in my 1:1 Challenger with the daytime running lights activated here is Sacramento (the center orange lights) so either I think I am in France (old days had orange lights over there instead of white) or I just like lights!

Outstanding. Thanks for this.

Very cool! Thanks for the info and step by step pictures!