# Gobabygo New Zealand **URL:** \ **Category:** Location Finder\ **Created:** [August 21, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34 "2017-08-21T19:41:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/1 "2017-08-21T19:41:18Z")
Gobabygo New Zealand is in it’s third year and is made up of a small group of 5 friends, We are sponsored by Rotary, Zyber and BMW cars so all our toy cars look like X5 BMW’s. We would love to be able to adapt a car with joy stick control so all and any help is very much appreciated. We also want to find more kids to give cars to, our main age group is 1 to 6 but we have given cars to small 8 year olds. Have a great day being the best you can ---
**Author:** ![gavin.wood](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/gavin.wood/32/30_2.png) [@gavin.wood](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/gavin.wood)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/2 "2017-08-22T01:42:50Z")
So cool to see a post from down under! The joystick modification is an important one since so many kids have difficulty steering. Our FIRST Robotics team (FRC 1939) did one last year with a VEX Robotics rack gear and motor to turn the wheels and used an Adafruit trinket as our controller. The link to the Instructables we made is [HERE](https://www.instructables.com/id/Frozen-Car-Modification/) and also posted under manuals. Please let us know how your build goes. It was a challenge, but really fun for us!! ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/3 "2017-08-22T02:52:32Z")
Thanks Gavin, Our cars come with a digital remote and the cars already have a motor on the steering. So we need to figure out how to build and connect the joystick, I will have a look at how you have done it and hopefully it is an easy fix, Thanks ---
**Author:** ![gavin.wood](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/gavin.wood/32/30_2.png) [@gavin.wood](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/gavin.wood)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/4 "2017-08-23T13:10:29Z")
The joystick we used was fine, but for this application you might want something sturdier. Might have a look at these: [https://na.suzohapp.com/products/joysticks/](https://na.suzohapp.com/products/joysticks/) Also, could you post a link to the cars you use with the power steering? It was a pretty involved process to add power steering to the car we did. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/5 "2017-08-23T18:17:57Z")
Hi Gavin, This is the model car that we use, [http://www.bbjtoys.com/goods.asp?product\_id=573](http://www.bbjtoys.com/goods.asp?product_id=573) we get all the extras, blow up tires, leather seat, mp3 player, radio, digital remote and buy a container at a time which is 78. hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/6 "2017-08-23T19:28:30Z")
We also have a website [http://www.gobabygo.org.nz/](http://www.gobabygo.org.nz/) and we are on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gobabygonz/](https://www.facebook.com/gobabygonz/) ---
**Author:** ![earlywheels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@earlywheels](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/earlywheels)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/7 "2017-11-22T15:31:43Z")
HI! Are your cars 6 volt or 12 volt? With the built in remote, does it run a separate stepper motor in front to steer the car, while a single back motor propels the car, or are there 2 motors in the back? Also, instead of hacking the car, have you considering modifying the remote? ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/www.gbgconnect.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/8 "2017-11-22T23:47:31Z")
Hi, Cars are 12 volt, with a steering motor and 2 motors,one on each back wheel. we have played around with the remote to use as a joystick but the parents quite often want to use the remote and have a joy stick for the child, Thanks ---
**Author:** ![earlywheels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@earlywheels](https://www.gbgconnect.com/u/earlywheels)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://www.gbgconnect.com/t/gobabygo-new-zealand/34/9 "2017-11-23T01:25:45Z")
Do the wires go from the switch to the board, and then to the motors? I played with a little car called a Space Rider- had 2 motors in the back, but ran on 6 volts. It has a remote as well, but the remote steers thru the back wheels. Despite what an engineering friend said, I was able to wire a digital joystick by removing the switches, giving it fwd, right turn (right wheel reversed) and left turn (left wheel reversed). I wanted to maintain the remote control feature, and didn’t want to gut the car and add a new board that could run both. It was pretty simplistic, but achieved what I wanted. I would think you could do something similar to this by just messing with the wiring. Do you have a wiring schematic?