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so those crappy chrome strips along our doors and dash should have looked like this if we had been delivered a feature that was sold with the car

Fantastic. That is a next level solution. You could trigger when only in DRIVE or whatever. These small uC units are tons of fun to play with. How do you watch the canbus signals ? If on a scope, what bandwidth scope is needed as minimum ? @taekua how are you powering the Arduino ? Buck...

I have a Nano ESP32 coming and it looks like it is supported by the BLE library. Love the ultra small footprint. I am a minimalist ! Roger that on the front floor seats. Now that we sourced the connectors from Amazon it took away any grief over extending wires or using other types of lights.

These small controllers are incredible. Back in the day I started with BASIC Stamps and PIC chips. What one can get for $ 30 bucks now is more powerful than the computer on the lunar lander :cool:

Do you think any Arduino would be OKAY IE the NANO ? I would think so but want to confirm.... again, I love the project. I am a Raspberry Pi addict and love coding Python for various home automation or aviation related projects for displaying weather on maps etc. This is the most complex but...

There is a major grounding bolt/point on the passenger side just inside the footwell at the lower forward part of the drivers door. My first SRS fault was repaired by a Ranger cleaning that up.

Do you have a volt/ohm meter that you can use to ohm out (continuity checker) between the pins and the wires ? I think you know what pins you need. You just have to map it to the wire colors being used on the connector. Like the RGB wiring colors we are working around with these various...

I love the project. I used one of these boards a few years ago to add Z-wave compatibility to a Raspberry Pi I use for supervisory/control of my home generator. So easy to program. Once you finalize your code would you share ? This is not that complex to do and we may even be able to put a...

The problem with these links as they take you to an overall page. Is it the true 'splitter' product that would plug in to the ODB port and then a tech could plug a reader into one 'pigtail' and you would take power from the other ? So my testing is only related to tapping power off the...

Tesla put a LOT of engineering into controlling those lights. There are multiple modes to those lights. - door open / on full / ambient light button does nothing - door closed / on full / ambient light button works - car in drive or reverse / lights dim based on daylight / ambient light...

100%. You can use the ODB hot to trigger the coil on a relay. BE CAREFUL ! as relays are usually 12 and 24 volts so check the range to make sure the 16 volts we have in the car will not burn out the coil That being said (and I am going to test this today) I purchased a solid state relay that...

What pin(s) will you use on the ODB ?

WHY the Ambient Light control on the screen won't (easily) work ! Hi folks, based on the reports of light dimming and relays buzzing, I had a few minutes to pull the cap off the rear console and hook a scope up to the ambient light there. As I suspected, the lighting is controlled with a PWM...

It's a gratifying project but I would not do someone else's car for any money...... a weekend off is worth WAY more !

No worries. I was looking for other solutions as I was concerned the one you posted would do exactly that. I did end up getting the sock and also a new cabinet filter and am going to take a run at Tesla to replace my HEPA as well. I have read about people spraying a bleach/water mix on them...

By golly I love this thread ! the learning and experimentation shared here has been outstanding. @taekua I love this ! So I see in this case the controllers can be hard wired to power and no longer cutting power to them via that relay. You are controlling them via their native app Lotus...

What is the behaviour of the power source to the charging tray ? Yesterday I did some observation of my ambient lights in the day and they did not dim. I am going to hook up a voltmeter to it and test. It does seem like over engineering especially since it is LED lighting so no need to conserve.

There was your post about soaking the HEPA in Vinegar and water so I was looking to see if anyone had done anything different to 'restore' or refresh the existing HEPA considering new ones are marginally unobtainium.

That is an interesting observation. I would have thought if the ambient lights were going to trigger, it would be with the same logic that changes the screen from dark to bright mode in the AM.

Be nice. Yes I did.

THAT ... LOOKS ... AWESOME ! I see you used two each side under the seats. Did you use one each side up front to keep the spare for the centre console or ? With powering the remotes from the seat power themselves, do they turn on and off with cutting power to the MASTER via the relay ?

ordered !!!!

Has anyone any tips on 'de stinking' the HEPA as part of getting rid of the stinky socks smell ? I have a new cabin filter but changing it does not last long. Maybe a season.

I appreciate the confirmation. Is there a p/n for JUST the filter ? I thought it was the one I attached but seems not to be

RussZTT : so just to confirm (and sorry for the obvious question) your 2021 Plaid actually HAS a HEPA filter under the hood ? I ask because I toddled over to Tesla yesterday and they tried....they really tried to find the part number for the 2021+ Palladium HEPA filter and I was told after the...

That is very interesting and I agree, I would go with the Controller. I love the English translation.....'when the car flameout' = 'when the car powers down'

I applied my new strips right on top of the existing light pipes in the doors but I pulled the OEM LED emitter off the pipe and tie wrapped it to the wire bundle in the door so it is not pushing light into the pipe. In the end, I don't think you would even notice if it was on but that was my...

my kits came with a roll of clear very narrow VHB tape. No glue on my strips as supplied

Definitely check your documentation. Looks like you are good without a BUCK. My controllers say 8-14 volts so I am taking the BUCK route. As for the relay, tomorrow I am going to do some experimentation with mine in my car. I will check the signal to the lamp with my scope as I suspect it is...

This is the link to the guy that designed a simple circuit to control the ambient lights from the screen. If they are not going off when they are 'off' then I believe Tesla is using PWM (pulse width modulation) to vary the lighting intensity and why your relay is buzzing. To a relay, PWM would...

There have been a few that have successfully run the strips between the chrome and the side panel of the console and a few who have been unsuccessful. It looks like the tolerance is so close that the wall panel cannot snap back into place. Any tips from those that have had success would be...

You are correct that the slot for the light pipes is behind the chrome trim. It is interesting that the connector in the front door is only two wire which would not have supported RGB. In the other thread linked to above, I experimented with using an RGB emitter into the door well existing...

I do like it down there as well. Interesting as some have posted photos of it here being along the chrome trim ... any comments back from successes welcome !

Fetch the document I created here in 2022. It will take you through it Screen Tilt Manual HOW TO GUIDE.pdf Before I was toiling around lighting I was toiling with electrifying my screen (which I did but with switches mounted below on the access panel). The guide shows removal and reinstall...

Project update : I have learned a ton, tried a bunch of things and have landed up using the equipment that I included links to in the document I posted. The strip lights in the door bins are a better light intensity match to the upper strips so when you dim, you get a far more equal...

1/4 watts are fine. I am definitely starting to sound schizophrenic in this thread as I just completed the drivers door full install and wiring. Depending on the brightness one likes, if you dim the upper door strip down all the way, there is barely any visible light in the bins. With the...

It ended up being pretty easy. As you have to solder a new connector onto the single LED emitters, you just put a 150 ohm resistor in series with the red green and white wires (not the black) and put a bit of heat shrink over each.

ENGINEERING RELEASE WITH UPDATE ! : okay based on the quick reply by vcor :) I did some testing both for heat and light output and have my recommendation. I compromised and used 150 ohm resistors in all three legs per the pen drawing above just to simplify the situation for many. I did put an...

Yep, you are SPOT ON. Did a bunch of experience and curious why the strip (my version A above) is just fine. The reason is exactly what you state. In the strip light, I can see chip resistors to each of the R G B and + pins. I really love the idea of using the existing pipe lights in the...

ENGINEERING STOP ! Sorry folks, as with experimentation problems arise. When I wired the version 2 of the door bin lights (the single LED for the light pipe) to the controllers being used for the strips I was noting problems with the lights flashing (the single LED door bin lights) and started...

Yes as stated, the controllers are super cheap. Even the first kit I purchased for the door wells came with a controller with bluetooth connectivity and four RGB strips for under $ 15 dollars Canadian. RGB is RGB and any of them will work.

can you find the kit at this store on Ali ? This is where I got it and I still see it...

If the subs are using the volume of the trunk for tuning then you would not want to have covers.

It was super easy. I popped the grommet out of the door frame which gave me access to the wire as it came through from the door, fed it into the car and popped the grommet back in. It literally took a few minutes to do. I did not have to remove any retainers at all.

Hi there, only one end needs to be connected. I believe the idea of that long pipe is that you can cut it into two custom pieces and power each individually. In my case, I cut the connector off one end and am using it to power one of the door pocket lights.

Alright, I received the kit above and it works perfectly. You have to drill out the emitter assembly (one end screws off) to a 6.5 mm hole (or closest imperial size) and it slides right over the existing acrylic light pipe in the Tesla door bins. This shows the original fibre that comes with...

Hi All, I have been evolving my thoughts on the door bin lighting solution based on opening up a door and seeing what is there. There is an acrylic light pipe that runs across the top length of the door bin and is fed by a single while LED emitter unit. My plan now is to use this...

I purchased two of these kits ( 10 in 1 ) - Emitting Color: 10 IN 1 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004428165321.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.29.67e21802d5afzM The attached picture says '18 in 1' at the top however you will see the kit I selected (second from the left) is the...

This is excellent. This thread became rich very quickly and at this point, contains just about (I think everything) that anyone would need who wanted to endeavour on this project. For anyone interested, it is a LOT of time to do this and no wonder the shops are charging major money but it is...

Hi there, just finished the drivers door and did this write up. Took 3 hours start to finish for one door (first one always longer). That looks OUTSTANDING !!! The file is too large to upload so please grab it from here RGB trim and door pocket light installation.pdf That's it for me for...