Answers.Body: <p>Your assumptions appear to be mostly correct. Just for clarity, these are the minimum parts required:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>A battery box</li>
  <li>A motor for driving</li>
  <li>A motor for steering (unless you want to try a <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7364/how-to-build-a-steerable-remote-controlled-vehicle-with-just-1-motor/7365">steer-on-reverse single motor design</a>)</li>
  <li>An IR receiver (these can support two motors each)</li>
  <li>An IR remote</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Extension cables and/or lights are optional depending on the design of your vehicle.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'd like to make a remote control car with steering and forward/back functionality.</p>
  <p>Looking at the <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Power-Functions-ByCategory" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LEGO Power Functions parts</a> I'm assuming I need the following:</p>
  <ol>
  <li>A battery box (8881 or 8878)</li>
  <li>A motor for drive (8883, 888003, 7772)</li>
  <li>A servo for the steering (88004)</li>
  <li>A IR receiver (8884)</li>
  <li>A IR remote (8885)</li>
  <li>Some Extension Cables? (8871, 8886)</li>
  </ol>
  <p>But I'm not sure how the IR remote is configured to control the motor/servo or whether I need an IR receiver (8884) per motor/servo, or whether I'm missing another part.</p>
  <p>What Power Functions parts do I need to make a LEGO remote control car?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: The servo is not mandatory, you can use a standard motor with elastics for the steering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5ug1CwRa8 (warning: aggressive music)
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Tags: <technic><power-functions><remote-control>
Title: What LEGO Power Functions parts do I need to make an RC car?
UserDisplayName: BaronGrivet
ThreadText: # What LEGO Power Functions parts do I need to make an RC car?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-07)
  
  I'd like to make a remote control car with steering and forward/back functionality.
  
  Looking at the [LEGO Power Functions parts](http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Power-Functions-ByCategory) I'm assuming I need the following:
  
  1. A battery box (8881 or 8878)
  2. A motor for drive (8883, 888003, 7772)
  3. A servo for the steering (88004)
  4. A IR receiver (8884)
  5. A IR remote (8885)
  6. Some Extension Cables? (8871, 8886)
  
  But I'm not sure how the IR remote is configured to control the motor/servo or whether I need an IR receiver (8884) per motor/servo, or whether I'm missing another part.
  
  What Power Functions parts do I need to make a LEGO remote control car?
  
  **Tags:** technic, power-functions, remote-control
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The servo is not mandatory, you can use a standard motor with elastics for the steering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5ug1CwRa8 (warning: aggressive music)  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-07. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  Your assumptions appear to be mostly correct. Just for clarity, these are the minimum parts required:
  
  1. A battery box
  2. A motor for driving
  3. A motor for steering (unless you want to try a [steer-on-reverse single motor design](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7364/how-to-build-a-steerable-remote-controlled-vehicle-with-just-1-motor/7365))
  4. An IR receiver (these can support two motors each)
  5. An IR remote
  
  Extension cables and/or lights are optional depending on the design of your vehicle.
  
  
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