Answers.Body: <p>Here is the only example I can think of.</p>
  
  <p>We can see an example in the following video @0:39 by <em>PPUNG DADDY</em>:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&amp;t=38s" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&amp;t=38s</a></p>
  
  <p>Here is the servo-motor:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LTdTA.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LTdTAm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>And the IR receiver on the rear, next to one motor. The battery is located behind the driver's seat:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GUTg7.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GUTg7m.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>We have a better view at the end of the video: 
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&amp;t=1m31s" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&amp;t=1m31s</a></p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p>In order to do the same build, you would need:</p>
  
  <p>What we clearly see in the video:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8878-1/Rechargeable-Battery-Box" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rechargeable Battery Box</a> (or the cheaper but bigger <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8881-1/Battery-Box" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Battery Box</a>)</li>
  <li><a href="http://brickset.com/sets/88004-1/Servo-Motor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Servo-Motor</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8884-1/IR-Receiver" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IR Receiver</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://brickset.com/sets/88003-1/L-Motor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">L-Motor</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>What is not shown but necessary:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>a remote controller: <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8885-1/IR-Remote-Control" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IR Remote Control</a> or <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8879-1/IR-Speed-Remote-Control" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IR Speed Remote Control</a> (allow to control speed of the motors but it responds more slowly)</li>
  <li>mount front wheels on a steering: see the front of <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/8207-1/Dune-Duster" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this car</a> for example: there are some fixed and free parts</li>
  <li>mount rear wheels on rotating axis with a differential gear between the 2 wheels</li>
  <li>some gears in order to transfer the movements from motors to the wheels:
  
  <ul>
  <li>direction on the front wheels from the Servo-Motor (but there may be some simpler setups)</li>
  <li>gears between the differential and the L-Motor</li>
  </ul></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>These pieces would cost between 80 to 100 $, € or £ (I used the Brickset's average prices).</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p>I don't have this model so I can't tell you what exact parts are required, sorry.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-09-12T19:10:46.410Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-09-13T14:41:29.153Z
Answers.LastEditDate: 2016-09-13T14:41:29.153Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: A.L
Body: <p>I'm trying to find out what exact parts I need to make the Lego Mini Cooper 10242 motorized. I'm trying to surprise my boyfriend with the set plus the parts he needs to make it motorized. I'm just at a loss of finding what extra parts I need to buy so any help and advice is much appreciated! Thanks so much!</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2016-09-12T03:20:53.167Z
Comments.Text: Welcome Danielle! The Mini Cooper is a static display model, unlike many Technic LEGO cars which have working steering and transmissions. You will need to make significant modifications to adjust the car enough to make it accept a working drive mechanism, including incorporating axles and gears, putting a motor and battery-box under the hood and other cosmetic and functional adjustments. Definitely not a simple "add a motor and it works" option. Also, this would not address steering - the model itself has no working steering mechanism. Net, a significant challenge - not impossible, just large.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Phil B.
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2016-09-12T14:53:18.607Z
Comments.Text: There are lots of pictures and videos of people who have done this on the net, but I couldn't find anybody that had shared instructions or a part list.  You could get a kit that includes the motors and remote control and give him the challenge of merging them together.
Comments.UserDisplayName: chicks
Tags: <motor>
Title: How do I make the Mini Cooper (model 10242) motorized?
UserDisplayName: Danielle
ThreadText: # How do I make the Mini Cooper (model 10242) motorized?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-11)
  
  I'm trying to find out what exact parts I need to make the Lego Mini Cooper 10242 motorized. I'm trying to surprise my boyfriend with the set plus the parts he needs to make it motorized. I'm just at a loss of finding what extra parts I need to buy so any help and advice is much appreciated! Thanks so much!
  
  **Tags:** motor
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Welcome Danielle! The Mini Cooper is a static display model, unlike many Technic LEGO cars which have working steering and transmissions. You will need to make significant modifications to adjust the car enough to make it accept a working drive mechanism, including incorporating axles and gears, putting a motor and battery-box under the hood and other cosmetic and functional adjustments. Definitely not a simple "add a motor and it works" option. Also, this would not address steering - the model itself has no working steering mechanism. Net, a significant challenge - not impossible, just large.  
  > **username_2**: There are lots of pictures and videos of people who have done this on the net, but I couldn't find anybody that had shared instructions or a part list.  You could get a kit that includes the motors and remote control and give him the challenge of merging them together.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-09-12. Score: 6
  
  Here is the only example I can think of.
  
  We can see an example in the following video @0:39 by *PPUNG DADDY*:
  
  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&t=38s>
  
  Here is the servo-motor:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LTdTAm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LTdTA.jpg)
  
  And the IR receiver on the rear, next to one motor. The battery is located behind the driver's seat:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/GUTg7m.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/GUTg7.jpg)
  
  We have a better view at the end of the video:
  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvVJXhs_Q3s&t=1m31s>
  
  ---
  
  In order to do the same build, you would need:
  
  What we clearly see in the video:
  
  * [Rechargeable Battery Box](http://brickset.com/sets/8878-1/Rechargeable-Battery-Box) (or the cheaper but bigger [Battery Box](http://brickset.com/sets/8881-1/Battery-Box))
  * [Servo-Motor](http://brickset.com/sets/88004-1/Servo-Motor)
  * [IR Receiver](http://brickset.com/sets/8884-1/IR-Receiver)
  * [L-Motor](http://brickset.com/sets/88003-1/L-Motor)
  
  What is not shown but necessary:
  
  * a remote controller: [IR Remote Control](http://brickset.com/sets/8885-1/IR-Remote-Control) or [IR Speed Remote Control](http://brickset.com/sets/8879-1/IR-Speed-Remote-Control) (allow to control speed of the motors but it responds more slowly)
  * mount front wheels on a steering: see the front of [this car](http://brickset.com/sets/8207-1/Dune-Duster) for example: there are some fixed and free parts
  * mount rear wheels on rotating axis with a differential gear between the 2 wheels
  * some gears in order to transfer the movements from motors to the wheels:
    + direction on the front wheels from the Servo-Motor (but there may be some simpler setups)
    + gears between the differential and the L-Motor
  
  These pieces would cost between 80 to 100 $, € or £ (I used the Brickset's average prices).
  
  ---
  
  I don't have this model so I can't tell you what exact parts are required, sorry.
  
  
  ---
  
  