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The original M3 design didn't cater for electric strut, hence, the right side (driver or passenger, depending on where you live) has complete rubber seal whereas the left side was slit off to cater for the later-added electric strut (with the wider rubber boot). This has been documented for a...

should clarify - the LED COB light bar is in the boot; while the lower trunk compartment and the frunk are both using the same 20cm LED SMD strips. The boot / trunk is super bright yet it doesn't shine in my eyes as it is installed under the deck plate (wired with the original left LED). The...

yes it is, March 2022 delivery MIC M3 RWD in Perth.

Funny that the same LED COB light bar I have been using which was burnt out on the frunk button wire (I've some spares lying around), has been working in my boot (trunk) using the the same wires of the original dim LED (left). The right LED wires I've connected an LED SMD strip which is the...

With and without relay, I've had two types of LEDs burnt out after 5-10 on/offs (both were COB LED). I've been using those same ones in my previous ICE car connecting directly to ciggy 12v without issues for years. after swapping to an old SMD LED strip with and without relay works. So no...

wow that's interesting to learn. Perhaps that also depends on whether the LED in use is PWM or CCR.

maybe to buy a cheap short LED strip (SMDs) and prove the concept instead of cutting the existing hansshow strip? Separately yes, if you have a LED dimmer ready that should theoretically lower the draw on the line but, need to find the critical load where it triggers the computer.

i'm trying to free myself up for a day all to myself next two weeks exploring how to use the rear dome lights console as that only has two wires to deal with. The front console is too crowded and there wasn't a lot of slacks with the front console connector.. NOTE - I have not taken out the...

Glad I haven't been the only one noticing the steering has gone a lot lighter for sports mode since 2022.12.x. I've picked up the China-made Model 3 RWD in Australia March 2022 and the sports steering had a pretty decent weight and resistance to it (I have owned multiple M3 in my past life, you...

when you mentioned running a wire to one of the dome lights - did you mean a wire directly behind the overhead console where the hazard button and two lights live? Or along the left side A pillar harness/connector point?

EO auto frunk plus the Hansshow frunk light. Can't say for certain they were tested together but I'd assume if you have the Hansshow auto frunk and the Hansshow frunk light it should work together. For my set up, EO auto frunk, and a low-draw SMD LED strip about 20cm long, directly connects to...

so your EO auto frunk stopped working and then you installed the hansshow one? and thereafter, your original button doesn't close the frunk? Perhaps best you speak with Hansshow support and go from there.

Mine is a 2022 M3 RWD, picked up in March and since the first week when I push my shoulders back, and hence, putting pressure onto the seat-back, it would squeak like old sofa. More so on my left shoulder and less on the right shoulder. Finally had couple of hours spare earlier and found this...

Service manual 1710 (harnesses) under "headliner", you can see that both front & rear overhead consoles harnesses run down to left-side A pillar inside of where the outside repeater / camera is. For this though the doc is for UK RHD vehicles, there might be a chance of it being on the...

yes it is there, just on a different section. after logging in, instead of going into service manual, go "circuit & connector reference", then choose our model year and factory, then circuit diagram. On the first page it has references to the wire colour designators.

I see. Just went through the wiring diagram for the internals of the car, yes, while tapping into dome lights would do-able (the rear set as that only has the L & R lights to deal with and none of the hazard light and the vanity mirror lights, etc), the molding on the roof areas is proving to...

maybe this though pricier.. 12V 3A Timer Module 2 Seconds to 23 minutes | Jaycar Electronics

Just noticed the service and repair manual (not owners) is free. Have just signed up with UK as it is right hand drive. Check link in article. Tesla's Service Manuals Now Free Of Charge, Grab Them While You Can

That's great to hear. So much I'm learning working on Teslas as I'm definItely from the carburetor era kind of old dude (think 74 Fiat 128 3p, 75 Corolla, etc). Anyway, report back on the dome light... No go. The wires and plugs are way too thin.. I can already imagine starting a fire. So...

Hahaa.. I wish it was that simple. Unlike traditional 12V ICEs, where I can literally add anything and everything to the car, Tesla's run everything off computer which measures the amperage running through any particular wire and if it detects something that's not as listed (eg. you upgraded a...

Thank @bgeh and yes, I've gone through that vid a number of times. While I've also taken out the console revealing the ciggy lighter 12v constant, what I really want is the footwell lights to align with the lighting up of the some light. No need for any additional relay or delay timers. I've...

I thought about using puddle light as that's far easier in terms of proximity but it will power off as soon as the door is closed. Yes delay off switch can work but I'll then need to find a constant power which vc_front no longer offers. Maybe cigarette 12v as that's quite accessible. Yes...

thanks Steve. I've yet the time to take the door trim off to examine (got another issue with the other car requiring to replace the door latch actuator.... ) but echoing what you're saying, I think I was wrong to think the harness was removed from our cars. Referring to this T Seems like the...

Yes, finding the critical load is crucial, but with these auto frunk ECUs changing all the time (because Tesla is changing all the time), it is a massive rabbit hole to be honest. With or without the auto frunk, at least having the understanding of how different appliance (eg. LEDs, or dash...

You won't need a relay if you know how much power draw your LED would be. It is as simple as a wire tap with a low draw SMD LED strip, or if preferred, the full LED tube right around the entire frunk bin which a lot of people prefer around the world. From what I see both Hansshow and Tesla...

finally, after a week off due to kids and viruses, i'm finally free to do things on the Tesla. :p To report back, couple of interesting finds. Yes, old school relay works like a charm, to an extend. With my TO frunk in place, I added a small replay with pin 30 connecting to the +ve after...

No problem Pete and thanks for that. Nope, i'm neither an electrician but had been tinkering with auto, electrics, electronics, mechanics, etc, since the 80s.. and yet I'm still alive. :) Yes, I do agree on the point about installing a relay on a Tesla seems silly but at the same time, Tesla...

awesome @PeteSanders and thank you, will get to it over the weekend as i've got all my parts sitting in garage. So your pin 85, which normally connects to the -ve of the switch, is actually connected to the +ve of the frunk button but pin 86, which is normally the +ve of the switch, connects to...

@teaston, to your question re: why evoffer over hannshow. Similar to @PeteSanders, first off were the reviews from Tesla Raj and Frugal Tesla Guy, but since then, numerous installations videos of both kits and updated hardware, shown me for example, the latch mechanism of the EVOffer was better...

@PeteSanders , I didn't manage to get around to testing my circuit over the weekend but I'm in a similar boat - EVOffer auto frunk on MIC-M3 2022. I previously spliced the two wires (grey to +ve and orange to -ve) on the frunk button connector to some spare LEDs I'd lying around. Initially...

@asian_xl , what i don't get is that, despite the LED or the frunk light doesn't work, the actuator works as expected (i.e. it can close the EVOffer auto frunk. I thought the actuator itself requires power to work (i.e. the grey and orange wires). So if the e-fuse tripped, I'd expect there's...

@EVer, when it is wired together with the additional LED, after powering on (both the main and the 15V) both the button light and the LED comes on. After a short while, assuming it is the e-fuse, the LED and the button light would go off. However, the functionality of the frunk button remains...

nope but auto frunk still works as normal. Should clarify - originally I did just tap the wires but thought as a long run without a piggy back connector it gets messy, so I opted for two sets of spade connectors (waiting for some of my weatherproof anderson connectors to arrive so that would do...

Over the Easter long weekend I went and did the wiring for it - March 2022 Model 3. The connector to the frunk button is a 4-pin connector with 1 unused. Purple is the actuator to the frunk so leave that one alone. Orange is -ve and Grey is +ve. So I tapped a car LED bar I had lying around...

thanks mate for the reply - however in Aus where we live, our 2022 RWD does not come with pocket lights (harness and the cutout for the lights are gone since 2021); fog lights are not on RWD version; and that heated seats and steering are not needed because where I live (in Perth, Western...

I too picked up my M3 RWD in the March 2022 shipment (MIC in Aus). Looked up various threads and other forums and only seen two options. (1) B pillar harness / connector; or (2) dome lighting. with (1) I guess it should be easier to tap into since you only need to access the panels along the...