When connecting the wires to the steering motor instead of soldering them you could have just twisted them together and used wire nuts to test the orientation of the wires which would make it easier to just untwist and switch them. Then when you have them correctly oriented you could solder them or use crimp splice connectors and heat shrink.
though not assembled yet... got a Ride on with remote. Will use remote alot... 1. do you happen to know if in general the remotes "return to center" the front wheels (it has a motor that turns the steering wheel) 2. if they dont have "return to center" Do you have suggestion for a remote with a joystick that would have that built in?
This guy is taking a ride on car already designed for electric steering and basically re-adding it. Most real powerwheels brand cars do not have electric steering and trying to make clearances for a motor and gearbox is huge project. He adds it to one car and acts like it will work for any car. The motors forward/reverse/brake can be added relatively easy however. But if you want full remote control and your car doesn't already have steering, you're prob better to save the headache and buy another brand unless you are extremely capable and have free time.
Its actually really easy, if you buy the kit with the steer motor. Ive done 2 where we had to add the steer motor and not alot of modifying was needed. Ill try to pick up another power wheel without it and do a video soon. But it can be done to any powerwheel
We have one yhat does not have a remote controller, when buying the equipment I need to get one with a steering motor correct? Wanting to adjust the one we bought for Christmas! @ronagarage512
If you are using this kit and keeping manual steering, just zip tie the wires out of the way. You won't be able to steer from the controller, just forward and backwards. If you're converting to power steering they make this same kit that will come with a steer motor to install
So I started a project and I don’t this will work for my pink Willy’s Jeep wrangler. Can you help me or do a video on one of those? I bought the things in this video and I’m stuck cuz theres not a steer motor or lights etc. should I scrap this project?
So I got the whole harness for what was needed n swapped it and everything works good on it except on the remote I have no control for the front wheels and the front lights don’t have a connected to come on so I need power for the wheels for the remote can u tell me what I need to get to connect with this? To make it all work properly or can u send me a link for it cause I have no idea I just followed ur video lol
So I’m not going to need to get a steering box. I have a real tree utv. I think you called it a steer motor. Or will it come with one. I didn’t see it in the amazon kit
No you should have the steering motor in that. But if you don't here's the link with one weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
I've yet to look into this, but I like the idea. My youngest can't drive his gocart one yet. Let me look into and do a video on that one.....stay tuned
I'm not sure, I think you'd need to upgrade to a 12 volt battery as 6 volts would be too low to turn on the controller but the 6 volt drive motors should hold 12 volts just fine. The controller is usually the first part to go with higher voltage
Bought a used 6v car. I’m going to need to put this harness in because it needs a remote control. In addition, the 6v runs very slow in the yard and want to upgrade from 6v to 12v battery. Will this same harness work with a 12v battery upgrade?
It will work. There are different kits on amazon. Most of the power wheels have power steering, if it does, the kit I used will work. If it doesn't have a steering motor you can buy a kit that comes with one
Any of them can be converted as long as you buy the right kit. If you flip it over look for a motor at the bottom of the steering column. If there is, buy the kit linked, if not itll require a little more modification but they sell kits for it
I just recently did a M18 battery swap on the same model of Jeep but I did not use an inverter I just disconnected the old battery, connected some butt connectors, and hooked it up to the Milwaukee battery. Everything seems to work just fine except it won't turn right on the controller. Can you help?
Everything works on it except when I push turn right the steering wheel won't turn right from the controller. It will turn left but it won't turn right
I just bought the rollaway Mercedes GL 450. Apparently it didn’t come with a remote… Any ideas if I can DIY this for a remote? If not gotta return my 3 yo is not ready yikes 😂
@remixz23 by controller I mean the box mounted under the seat. The brain box if you will. If that is the same style you won't need to swap all the wires, just that box
Where can I get the kit to make it remote controlled. I just spent 100 bucks on OfferUp to buy my daughter what I thought was remote controlled. I was told it was and it’s not now I’m stuck if you could help me out. I would greatly appreciate it because I can’t afford a $300 ones.
weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
Both! It cam be driven manually or you can use the remote. The remote also has a kill switch on it so if your little one is starting to drive by themselves and head toward the street or something you can shut it down off the remote
So wait ... Say I have the 12v Star Wars Land Speeder that doesn't have a remote feature.... I could wire it with this harness combo and make it radio controlled!!?? 🤯
@@paigeseibert3873 I didn't get a chance to buy it. Dude up the road was selling one for $50 but I didn't pick it up because I didn't have a place to store it/wasn't fast enough on asking about it. Haven't found another in my area unless it's new unfortunately. But the logic is sound what he accomplishes in this video.
$50 is a steal. We were lucky to get ours from a friend for free. Just the cost of driving 25 hours round trip to pick it up. Well wish us luck trying get it converted.
So what you’re saying is that I can make a Jurassic Park Jeep that doesn’t have the rc unit and stuff, get the kit in the link, and then make it RC?!?!?
Ive got a bmw k1300s bike ride on forbmy toddler but eanna make it remote controlled too. Think the kit you hsve would function the same for it? It has 3 speeds built in vs just a high and low
Correct. I just assumed most come with the steering motor already in them as a power assist but could be wrong. I know the kit I used also has a kit out that would come with a steering motor and drive motors if you wanted them
They sell a kit that comes with a power steering motor. You can literally convert any of them just like this, but in your case you'd have to add the electric steer motor
weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
When connecting the wires to the steering motor instead of soldering them you could have just twisted them together and used wire nuts to test the orientation of the wires which would make it easier to just untwist and switch them. Then when you have them correctly oriented you could solder them or use crimp splice connectors and heat shrink.
Exactly 💯 touch the wire and test first
We do it nice cause we do it twice
Does that remote kit come with a steering motor
though not assembled yet... got a Ride on with remote. Will use remote alot... 1. do you happen to know if in general the remotes "return to center" the front wheels (it has a motor that turns the steering wheel) 2. if they dont have "return to center" Do you have suggestion for a remote with a joystick that would have that built in?
Typically they return to center
How do you install the steering motor. I can't make sense of mounting the steering motor
This guy is taking a ride on car already designed for electric steering and basically re-adding it. Most real powerwheels brand cars do not have electric steering and trying to make clearances for a motor and gearbox is huge project. He adds it to one car and acts like it will work for any car. The motors forward/reverse/brake can be added relatively easy however. But if you want full remote control and your car doesn't already have steering, you're prob better to save the headache and buy another brand unless you are extremely capable and have free time.
Its actually really easy, if you buy the kit with the steer motor. Ive done 2 where we had to add the steer motor and not alot of modifying was needed. Ill try to pick up another power wheel without it and do a video soon. But it can be done to any powerwheel
We have one yhat does not have a remote controller, when buying the equipment I need to get one with a steering motor correct? Wanting to adjust the one we bought for Christmas! @ronagarage512
What if the power wheels your rewiring doesn't have a steering motor, where would you use steering motor wires that came with the harness?
If you are using this kit and keeping manual steering, just zip tie the wires out of the way. You won't be able to steer from the controller, just forward and backwards. If you're converting to power steering they make this same kit that will come with a steer motor to install
So I started a project and I don’t this will work for my pink Willy’s Jeep wrangler. Can you help me or do a video on one of those? I bought the things in this video and I’m stuck cuz theres not a steer motor or lights etc. should I scrap this project?
In order to put in a parental control do I have to remove all other wiring?
So I got the whole harness for what was needed n swapped it and everything works good on it except on the remote I have no control for the front wheels and the front lights don’t have a connected to come on so I need power for the wheels for the remote can u tell me what I need to get to connect with this? To make it all work properly or can u send me a link for it cause I have no idea I just followed ur video lol
@ronagarage512 please let me know what I need to do
Is it possible to add a parent remote with steering to the Power Wheels Dune Racer Extreme, FLM96?
Yes! Does it have a motor attached to the steering column currently?
The motor that turns the wheels left or right mine doesn’t have that can I add it
So I’m not going to need to get a steering box. I have a real tree utv. I think you called it a steer motor. Or will it come with one. I didn’t see it in the amazon kit
No you should have the steering motor in that. But if you don't here's the link with one
weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
I need an Upgrade..I need advice on a Hobby Grade Transmitter & Receiver,to replace the rinky dink controller..I need that 1mile range
I've yet to look into this, but I like the idea. My youngest can't drive his gocart one yet. Let me look into and do a video on that one.....stay tuned
Where do I get the kit and how much is it
www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZMNXSQR?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_0MFBXVJ0A30KCDTB0V50
Will the conversion work for huffy ride on 6V cars?
I'm not sure, I think you'd need to upgrade to a 12 volt battery as 6 volts would be too low to turn on the controller but the 6 volt drive motors should hold 12 volts just fine. The controller is usually the first part to go with higher voltage
Bought a used 6v car. I’m going to need to put this harness in because it needs a remote control. In addition, the 6v runs very slow in the yard and want to upgrade from 6v to 12v battery. Will this same harness work with a 12v battery upgrade?
@lauriecox2689 yes! It's made for 12 volts. So it should work perfectly
So i have the f150 can i swap it with this? Just curious if it works with any power wheels
Yes it will work for any power wheel
Definitely nerd to do this if my 3 year old is getting a power wheel
So I just did this conversion on a Mini Cooper but it’s like I don’t have power to it does this kit need 12v?
Yes this is a 12 volt kit and will require at least 9 volts
So I have the new 12v battery on but nothing is happening
Doesn't power up at all? Maybe check and verify the charging Potlatch is connected correctly as that is the ground side of the battery
I think it’s the controler in the car since I put a inline 10amp fuse and it keeps blowing every time
Will this work for a 12v volkswagen E Buggy?
This should work for any 12 volt power wheel with an electric steer motor
Will this work on the 12v Jeep gladiator battery powered? it is currently not remote controlled
It will work. There are different kits on amazon. Most of the power wheels have power steering, if it does, the kit I used will work. If it doesn't have a steering motor you can buy a kit that comes with one
@@ronagarage512 only the rear wheels have motor not the front
Help!!! I bought this, how can I tell if it can be modified to remote control?
Any of them can be converted as long as you buy the right kit. If you flip it over look for a motor at the bottom of the steering column. If there is, buy the kit linked, if not itll require a little more modification but they sell kits for it
I don’t believe it does. It doesn’t have a radio either.
Mine has that is electronic, front lights, horn, forward/reverse. One rear wheel motor. I’ve tried to upload pics but it won’t let me.
is the kit linked here somewhere? sorry if i missed it
Its in the description of the video, but here it is as well.
www.amazon.com/dp/B082X9J2WT?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_GD1M74X527B1XKEF57BC
I just recently did a M18 battery swap on the same model of Jeep but I did not use an inverter I just disconnected the old battery, connected some butt connectors, and hooked it up to the Milwaukee battery. Everything seems to work just fine except it won't turn right on the controller. Can you help?
Sounds like you might have a bad controller. Search weelye controller on amazon and you can probably replace the controller for 20 bucks or less
@@ronagarage512 well before I did the battery swap the controller worked just fine.
Everything works on it except when I push turn right the steering wheel won't turn right from the controller. It will turn left but it won't turn right
I just bought the rollaway Mercedes GL 450. Apparently it didn’t come with a remote… Any ideas if I can DIY this for a remote? If not gotta return my 3 yo is not ready yikes 😂
Absolutely should be very similar to this truck. They all use the same components
I just bought a jeep and it dont come with remote control so do i need to swap the whole wires ?
If the controller in the jeep is the same as the one in the new kit then you won't need to swap the harness
@@ronagarage512 there is no controller came with it the kid basically have to knw how to drive it but my nephew is only 2
@remixz23 by controller I mean the box mounted under the seat. The brain box if you will. If that is the same style you won't need to swap all the wires, just that box
@@ronagarage512 yes it is same style however i dont work with wires and its confusing 😭
Where can I get the kit to make it remote controlled. I just spent 100 bucks on OfferUp to buy my daughter what I thought was remote controlled. I was told it was and it’s not now I’m stuck if you could help me out. I would greatly appreciate it because I can’t afford a $300 ones.
www.amazon.com/dp/B082X9J2WT?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_GD1M74X527B1XKEF57BC
Do you have another link that one is out of stock
Upgrade to the 24v board and jeep only goes in reverse? Any idea why
Something is backwards negative to positive possibly
I am not real handy. What kind of business can I take my daughter’s power wheels jeep to to do this?
What if you need a steering motor?
weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
How do I know if I need a steering motor?
would this work on the radio flyer Tesla ride on?
As long as it's 12 volts, yes!
Does this allow the car to still be driven manually OR does it only work by the remote now?
Both! It cam be driven manually or you can use the remote. The remote also has a kill switch on it so if your little one is starting to drive by themselves and head toward the street or something you can shut it down off the remote
@@ronagarage512 Amazing, thanks so much for the video! I just ordered the kit for my little one's Power Wheels Ford F150 - this is great!
Happy to help. Let me know if you got any questions and I'll try my best to help out
Can you turn the speed up using the controller
Rc Snakemadness the remote has 3 adjustable speeds, the speed controller can also be adjusted to tun down the voltage and slow it down further
I have (2) 24V Grave Diggers. Can u send me a link to a 24v i believe the one on the link is for a 12V
Thank you for the videos! Do you still have the original jeep you upgraded? Hows it running?
Yes sir, it's still going strong!
Can you upgrade it to 24 volts with remote
Yes sir. They make a controller that is plug and play for this harness in 24volt
So wait ... Say I have the 12v Star Wars Land Speeder that doesn't have a remote feature.... I could wire it with this harness combo and make it radio controlled!!?? 🤯
Yes sir!
We are currently trying to convert our land speeder. Were you able to do it? Any advice?
@@paigeseibert3873 I didn't get a chance to buy it. Dude up the road was selling one for $50 but I didn't pick it up because I didn't have a place to store it/wasn't fast enough on asking about it. Haven't found another in my area unless it's new unfortunately. But the logic is sound what he accomplishes in this video.
$50 is a steal. We were lucky to get ours from a friend for free. Just the cost of driving 25 hours round trip to pick it up. Well wish us luck trying get it converted.
@@paigeseibert3873 let me know when you get it working! I'll definitely be on the lookout if you are able to get it to work!
So what you’re saying is that I can make a Jurassic Park Jeep that doesn’t have the rc unit and stuff, get the kit in the link, and then make it RC?!?!?
Absolutely
Ive got a bmw k1300s bike ride on forbmy toddler but eanna make it remote controlled too. Think the kit you hsve would function the same for it? It has 3 speeds built in vs just a high and low
The kit would work but it would only allow for a high and low speed manual switch. The remote can set 3 different speeds though
U will need a front motor to turn
Correct. I just assumed most come with the steering motor already in them as a power assist but could be wrong. I know the kit I used also has a kit out that would come with a steering motor and drive motors if you wanted them
@@ronagarage512 can you send me the kit link for the one come with a steering motor?
Please help guide build pleae
What do you need help with?
Syper upset cause its not not power wheels its only power wheels with steer motors
They sell a kit that comes with a power steering motor. You can literally convert any of them just like this, but in your case you'd have to add the electric steer motor
weelye Kids Ride On Car 12V DIY Modified Wires Complete Set of Remote Control Circuit Borad Wires Switch Gearbox with Motors,Children Electric Ride On Car Accessories a.co/d/gLwqMS0
Like i said like i said like i said like i said