Model Car Tips & Advice

Has anyone tried this tip...take an old burnt out light bulb , household or auto, break it open and use small springs for carb return spring. My kid taught me this tip!

It's kind of dangerous to to that, I use regular stranded wire. I cut a piece of wire, strip off the insulation and take the strands apart. The wire can be wound around a pin, nail, or whatever is the diameter of the coil you want. The strands can also be used for brake lines, fuel lines, oil pressure lines etc. They are rigid enough to hold the shape you bend them into, just make them a little longer than what you need and drill a hole in the part to accept the wire. That way you dont have to glue the "line" from the visible side and it looks more realistic.