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Chipping analogue cars for Scalextric digital Most cars will happily take a digital chip these days, to enable them to run on both digital and analogue tracks. You can buy the chips and install yourself or increasingly we find people taking advantage of our chipping service below, to save themselves the bother. We're doing several of these every month and in the run up to Christmas, shoeboxes and whisky boxes (sadly without the whisky), but full of old slot cars, start arriving. So it's best to get your orders in early as demand is usually a lot higher then. The image on the left was taken after a major chipping project for a customer, of 12 SCX brand DTM cars posed following shakedown runs on our test track. We are able to chip not only old, pre-digital Scalextric cars but also those of other brands such as SCX, Fly, and Slot-It. And if you ask Hornby Customer Services about getting your old analogue cars chipped, they will often point these enquiries in our direction.

Our chipping services If you are not comfortable with doing the digital chipping yourself - customers often report not having one or more of the required tools, dexterity, time, patience or eyesight, or are just afraid of breaking something - we can chip cars for you. There are five types of service, priced based on how difficult the cars are to chip: QUICK CHIPPING PRICE GUIDE ref. Name Info Price FITTING-NEW Chip fitting for a new Hornby Scalextric car Choose this item If you are buying a new Hornby Scalextric car that you would like chipped, in this same order. £15.50 FITTING-OLD Chip fitting for your old/existing Hornby Scalextric cars If you have a working analogue Scalextric brand car you would like retro-fit chipped (i.e. soldered, except those that are classed as "tricky") choose this item, and send the car to us. £17.50 FITING-PLUG Digital plug module fit and test (DPR cars) If you need the DPR chip to be fitted to a car (see here for information on identifying DPR cars) £4.00 + cost of DPR chip FITTING-NON-HORNBY Chip fitting for most non-Hornby cars Use this item if you are sending us a Ninco or Fly car (and some other brands) for chipping, or if you want one of these non-Hornby brands chipped when buying new from us. £19.95 FITTING-TRICKY Complex chip fitting Choose this item if you have a Slot-It, SCX or Carrera car for chipping, and any other car (including Hornby Scalextric and other brands) that require bodywork modification or additional wiring work. £22.50 Price includes testing of the chip installation including operation of lanechanger before despatch, cost of first class postage of chipped car to you, and except in the case of the DPR chip, the cost of the chip as well. No need to say which chip, the correct one for your car will be used. Please ensure you send cars securely bubblewrapped, and recorded delivery might be preferable. Cars are sent at your own risk and note that if you send cars in original display cases, this can increase the postage cost and there is always the risk the case could get cracked in transit. Simply choose the appropriate option from the selection below and "pre order". Local customers who collect their completed chipped cars in person, can receive a small discount on the prices below. You can deliver them in person too, but we do not offer a "while you wait" service.

Scalextric Chip fitting for a brand new Hornby Scalextric car (chip and ship)   Ref: FITTING-NEW If you are buying a new car that you would like chipped, in this same order, choose this item. We can fit an SSD chip for ... FITTING-NEW: more info... £15.50 (€18.81) People who bought this item also bought: 1. Scalextric Jaguar/Mercedes Twin Pack (Ref: C3058A) 2. Scalextric Aston Martin DBR9 Gigawave Motorsports (Ref: C3063) 3. Scalextric Digital Plug Module (for DPR saloons) (Ref: C8515)

Scalextric Chip fitting for your old/existing cars   Ref: FITTING-OLD If you have a working analogue Scalextric brand car you would like chipped, buy this item and send us an email detailing the car you are ... FITTING-OLD: more info... £17.50 (€21.24) If car has a drift chassis... Locking pins required? (part W9201) Yes (+£1.50) No (+£0.00)

Scalextric Plug module fit and test   Ref: FITTING-PLUG Some customers need the DPR chip to be pre-fitted to the new car they are buying - for example if the car is a gift and ... FITTING-PLUG: more info... £4.00 (€4.86) People who bought this item also bought: 1. Scalextric Digital Plug Module (for DPR saloons) (Ref: C8515) 2. Scalextric Single lane half-straights (4) (Ref: C7016) 3. Scalextric Ferrari F430 GT Tafel Racing (Ref: C3007)

Scalextric Chip fitting for 6 of your existing cars   Ref: FITTING-x-6 Use this item if you are sending 6 mixed OLD or PLUG (retro fit or DPR) cars for chip fitting and testing. FITTING-x-6: more info... £97.50 (€118.35)

Scalextric Chip fitting for most non-Hornby cars   Ref: FITTING-NON-HORNBY Use this item if you are sending us a Ninco, Fly, etc. car for chipping, or if you want one of these non-Hornby brands chipped when ... FITTING-NON-HORNBY: more info... £19.95 (€24.22)

Scalextric Complex chip fitting   Ref: FITTING-TRICKY This service covers most cars excluded from the other services above, to cover some body modification or additional wiring, disguising and soldering work. Examples are new ... FITTING-TRICKY: more info... £22.50 (€27.31)

Customer supplied chips and cars for repair Sometimes customers send cars for chipping and include new chips or DPR plugs they have already bought, having previously intended to do the chipping work themselves. As long as the chip is still in factory condition and working, we can make an allowance of £5 per chip. We also take in cars for repair that have been damaged during racing and which you don't have the time or skills to fix - replacing underpans, wings etc. (subject to parts availability) can all be carried out, ask for details.

Scalextric Motor fit and test   Ref: FITTING-MOTOR Order this item if you want us to replace a motor in a car and test it for you (cost of motor not included). £4.50 (€5.46)

Chips fitted To date we have fitted chips to dozens of different types of non-DPR and indeed non-Scalextric chassis both for ourselves and for customers, including:

Scalextric 4WD Focus, Skoda, Peugeot and Subaru; Ford GT and GT40; Ferrari P4; Aston Martin DBR9; Maserati MC12; Mercedes SLR; Corvette; Camaro; Mustang; Dodge Viper; Jaguar; Ford Cortina; TVR; Seat Leon; Lister Storm; Indy Dallaras; all the A1GP cars; modern F1 Renault, McLaren, Honda, Williams, Ferrari (all types); classic F1s and sets such as the Lauda and Hunt twin pack; Brown- or non-magnet F1 Williams, Jordan, Ferrari, Renault, McLaren; also Ferrari F40 football team cars, Renault Megane, BMW Mini Cooper, Classic Mini Cooper; and various NASCARs SCX Mitsubishi Lancer, Opel Astra / Vectra, Mercedes C-Klasse, Audi A4 and TT (DTM) cars, Audi Quattro, Ferrari 360 and 550 (note lighting issue** with some SCX saloons) Fly Panoz, BMW M3, Dodge Viper and Ford Capri RS Turbo, Fly Trucks (various - see image)

AutoArt Lamborghini Gallardo, Bugatti Veyron and Chiron Carrera Bentley LMP (Carrera guide blades are sometimes a bit big for Scalextric Sport track, need filing down a bit) Ninco BMW Mini Coopers, Lotus Exige, Lexus, Porsche 997, Lamborghini Gallardo Slot-It various Le Mans models with Slot-it chip NSR Renault Clio with Slot-it chip (see image) "fantastic service, previous cars chipped to a professional standard and all work fine" - A.S. of West Midlands

Related products: 1. Scalextric Chip fitting for a brand new Hornby Scalextric car (chip and ship) (Ref: FITTING-NEW) Scalextric Single-seater digital retro-fit chip kit   Ref: 1!C7005 This chip is longer and thinner than the saloon car chip, designed to be fitted into an existing non-digital, non-DPR F1-style car (requires soldering). Normally runs ... 1!C7005: more info… £11.95 (€14.51) Availability: Limited Stock People who bought this item also bought: 1. Scalextric Renault front wheel assembly (Ref: W9529) 2. Scalextric Digital Plug Module (for DPR saloons) (Ref: C8515) 3. Scalextric Digital 6 Car Powerbase with display tower PRE-ORDER (Ref: C7042)

Related products: 1. Scalextric Chip fitting for a brand new Hornby Scalextric car (chip and ship) (Ref: FITTING-NEW) Scalextric Saloon digital retro-fit chip kit   Ref: 1!C7006 This is the digital in-car conversion chip for any non-digital, non-DPR saloon car (requires soldering). We have done many of these conversions now and the fitting ... 1!C7006: more info… £11.95 (€14.51)

Related products: 1. Scalextric Saloon digital retro-fit chip kit (Ref: C7006) 2. Scalextric Plug module fit and test (Ref: FITTING-PLUG) Scalextric Digital Plug Module (for DPR saloons)   Ref: 1!C8515 This is the digital module for the saloon DPR cars. Check that the car has a DPR icon to be sure of compatibility. See also stock ... 1!C8515: more info… £11.50 (€13.96) People who bought this item also bought: 1. Scalextric Aston Martin DBR9 Gigawave Motorsports (Ref: C3063) 2. Scalextric Digital Hand throttle (Ref: C7002) 3. Scalextric Straight crossover Lanechanger (Ref: C7036)

Digital Plug Module (for DPR single seaters)   Ref: 1!C8516 Plug module for single seater cars (currently only the McLarens). Check that the car has a DPR icon to be sure it is compatible. 1!C8516: more info... £11.50 (€13.96)

Scalextric Digital Slot-It Conversion Chip   Ref: 2!SISP12 Slot-It have produced their own Hornby SSD compatible chip, specifically designed to fit in their own cars to cope with their greater power requirements. The latest ... 2!SISP12: more info... £17.95 (€21.79) I require Slot It-chip fitting to a new car Yes (+£5.00) No (+£0.00)

SSD and uprated motors SSD chips are not compatible with motors above 20K RPM. Note that for Slot-It cars with 21K motors in, Slot-It had to produce their own SSD chip. We have successfully chipped a Lewis Hamilton Scalextric Club McLaren F1 car with a 20K motor in it, but other racers report blown chips with motors more powerful than this.

More cars! The range of analogue cars is huge, and there are many more listed in the catalogue. We can also obtain Ninco, Slot-It and SCX cars. If you require something that you know is available or due out soon, but is not listed here please email us, most cars are available to order and we will get some in stock if we can. Also see the digital cars page for tips on going digital on a restricted budget!

Fastest Scalextric Cars Want some help deciding which are the fastest cars? Have a look at the results of the 2008 Scalextric Land Speed Record which shows some of the speeds achieved with Scalextric cars (albeit modified with performance motors and parts).

Second hand Scalextric If you have got some second hand analogue Scalextric cars you would like to get rid of, by all means contact us with details before you take them to the skip. We can recycle them! We do receive packages of old Scalextric cars, complete and parts, in the post, often because of the WEEE regulations. With some careful restoration, many old cars could have a glorious life still ahead of them with the kids (and grown-ups) of today, on the world's digital circuits! By all means send us a list and photos of the cars and track you wish to dispose of.

Digital cars on a budget If you are on a restricted budget, remember that you can put a digital chip in pretty much any old Scalextric car with room inside for the chip, and that has an undertray (i.e. when you turn the car over, can you see the wires, axles and motor, or do you have to unscrew the undertray first). This is a really fun way to go digital racing, and there is a definitely a good feeling about rescuing an old car, restoring it, giving it full digital capabilties and then racing it! You can pick up old Scalextric cars for "recycling" at NSCC slot car fairs and car boot sales for next to nothing. Some new tyres and braids (see our accessories page), a bit of lubrication, and then just buy and install the chip yourself. You can then be racing DIGITAL historic single seater and saloon cars for maybe under £20 each!

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