Ooops i did it again... i fixed someone else's trash... for my kids only...
This dirty Moderno kids Jeep (500$ on Amazon) was found in front of a neighbor house the day before trash pick up ... under a pile of garden trash bags and with a dead mouse or mole in it. (RIP) I pressure washed it and bleached it. the fake leather seat took a few days to dry inverted in the sun.
First: find a battery, does it run on 6 or 12v?
-12v according to amazon. works using my old ridekick Pb batteries 12AH 12V SLA-AGM (hooked to a homemade 14 gauge copper wire with XT60 male connector and terminals and it connects in the bottom of the battery compartment nicely.) action run time ~45 min
The switch issue : (most likely why it was in a trash pile)
Power startup was erratic... the kids had to push it ~20 times before it would work each first few session... Ding! it s corroded.
getting it out the hard way... perhaps it would pop out of the dash with a screw driver too? next time...
The internal mechanism after cleaning...
If yours stops working: corrosion inside most likely. open, clean the contact and add WD40. Beware of the small clicking mechanism, hard to put back together right. also i d recommend placing a floppy piece of transparent tape (partly 2 sided so it does not stick to the switch only to the dash) on top of it on the dashboard to prevent/limit water getting in it.
Conclusion:
-The lights work
- The sound system almost works nicely with programmed music, USB, SDcard slot, bluetooth, ...only the FM radio does not work!
....I love trash... (Oscar the Grouch)
