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Originally Posted by Daiviet
Yes, Gunny did it on his and I just did it on mine yesterday. Requires cutting off the tamiya connector that comes with the raptor, as well as a lot of wire, then soldering on some female bullet connectors that can be salvaged from the old trigger wiring.
Also, after taking down this VFC, and owning an ARES, I gotta say a few things. Fire selector on VFC is awful design, no wonder you gotta push both sides to change from semi-safe-auto, they don't even sit into anything, just hang freely. Bullet connectors, while neat, is a pain in the ass when trying to re-do the lines, and you can't easily test out the mechbox while its outside the reciever that way. Stock design and the interaction with the rest of the gun is awful. The roll pins are a pain in the ass, and the stock can't be folded and locked properly when the fire selector is in safe, or if the cheek riser is up.
Honestly, the Ares only has the main issue of lower quality material and zero customer service for parts. Their design for their gun is a lot better IMHO.
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Yes, I had to change a part inside my mechbox yesterday... and I spent about 1hour, when reassembling, trying to properly align the F$@!$% selector.... and having the stronger tappet plate spring that came with the Raptor mosfet didnt help either! :@
But yes, while the gun design is really clever (tons of best selling features, (ie: no visible wiring, real field strip...)), looks like VFC never though about ppl wanting to take it apart, :S
I agree that my stock cant be folded with the cheek rest at its highest, but didnt have any problems with the selector in SAFE, (even though i swapped to the magpul SSG ones! (really nice, feels alot better!))
And I have no full auto problem either.... dunno whats wrong with your unit? (try emailing AWS... they could probs answer you better, or even send you a new one!)
Also, when reassembling the gearbox, you only need to worry about properly aligning the one on the left side... the other one can be poked into place after!
PS: I've been testing my mechbox on its own with a traxxas RC battery, since I havent received my xt60 and lipos yet, just by plugging it directly to the bullet connectors sticking out in the back! (but be careful with polarity!, thats why i wouldnt recommend doing that...lol)