Don't underestimate the benefit of bent body pins!

[chilly81]

I added a DBXL-e 2.0 to my Arrma-heavy collection recently and it came with 2 body pins that were bent right at the end - so the end loop is bent up and doesn't lie flat on the surface of the body when it's inserted.

I haven't found these on any of my other cars, so just wanted to mention to people who don't have them - they make a big difference in how easy they are to use! Much easier to put in an pull out. All my rubber tethers break right away and I don't even use them anymore. So I bought a bag of bent ones off amazon for all my arrmas.

One almost free, tiny improvement to what I find to be one of the most annoying aspects of RC cars.

 

[RedOctobyr]

Yup! My second hobby RC car, many moons ago, had the bent ones. Such a simple thing, but I remember thinking they were great! Two thumbs up from me.

 

[CrashBoom]

Yeah the bent ones are good. I have a few with metal tabs too, those work way better than the rubber ones. But they are relatively expensive compared to the bent pins.

 

[joshludden]

I ONLY use the bent ones now!

 

[oldguywnewtoy]

You can bend your flat ones very easy with 2 pairs of pliers. I also put small wire ties on mine to have something to hold on to. Zip em up tight, and then trim back so about an inch is left.

 

[slick2500]

I wish they made left and right ones though as my ocd kicks into overdrive having to have the pins sit the same way on either side of the car. I guess I am weird and I like the pins to a mirror image of each other as they are on different sides of the car.

 

[oldguywnewtoy]

I wish they made left and right ones though as my ocd kicks into overdrive having to have the pins sit the same way on either side of the car. I guess I am weird and I like the pins to a mirror image of each other as they are on different sides of the car.

Thought it was just me that was that anal!

 

[joshludden]

You could bend em up in opposite directions if that would help?

 

[slick2500]

You could bend em up in opposite directions if that would help?

No I'm talking about the pre bent ones they are all bent the same direction.

 

[joshludden]

Yeah, I see that. Guess you've got the market all to yourself!

 

[Garcbomber]

‘Til it snags a bush or branch and…