Just to be clear on this. The DBC3 is plug and play with the RX 18 and the stock HL wiring. You unplug the 3 wire cable that goes to the HL Receiver, and you plug that into the DBC3. Hook up the servo cables and you are done.
If you want to have advance features that are more then a standard Heng Long then you have to break out the soldering iron.( i.e either direction barrel elevation, extra lighting etc.)
All electronics are sensitive to shorts and reverse polarity and are very unforgiving. When you break out the soldering iron and start a rewiring project be careful.