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Any Model Y with new projector headlights in the USA?
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jebinc
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I purchased a set in “take off” Geminis and will use them for 3 seasons of the year, here in Seattle - 4, if I can sell the brand new 21” Uberturbines in the next week or so. I pick up my MYP tomorrow, 9/18. Posted an ad on Craigslist Seattle yesterday, for the Uberturbines.
OCJeff
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I just picked up my MY last week. Drove it for the first time at night (old projector headlights) and they are awesome. Not sure I get the big deal about the new ones. From videos I’ve seen they are maybe a 10% improvement. Not worth all the effort imho. Ohh and to confirm 271xxx still has old headlights.
Sorry my schedule got pushed back so I rescheduled for Monday afternoon. Very highly this will work.
I’m almost 100% sure Tesla would never offer this as an upgrade.
Gurule92
Member
I hope it does! I am curious how this would work. How could a third party shop update headlight software?
Screen shot for Model Y? Either way it's interesting the mobile app upgrade exterior section shows new global headlights. For interior maybe a possible paid upgrade for the new center console 2.0 as well.
Mrbrock
Active Member
If a Tesla mobile tech couldn’t get this working for you, a local shop isn’t going to be able to do its either. Unless your mobile shop has a paid hacker on the payroll. There are many hackers out there who would love to make this type of upgrade available because of how much money they could make offering updates like this.
Is your local shop authorized by Tesla to do repairs? If not, how are they obtaining the configuration software? I would be highly skeptical of a non authorized repair shop getting hacked Tesla code and having to hack that to upgrade your headlights. Bricking a $60,000 car just for new headlights? Sell your Y, buy a MYP.
Is your local shop authorized by Tesla to do repairs? If not, how are they obtaining the configuration software? I would be highly skeptical of a non authorized repair shop getting hacked Tesla code and having to hack that to upgrade your headlights. Bricking a $60,000 car just for new headlights? Sell your Y, buy a MYP.
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angus[Y]oung
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@Mrbrock yeah I've been following this discussion and thinking similarly to you. It seems like a whole lot of time and effort for very little payback. Also, it's quite likely to become a cat-and-mouse game of software updates from Tesla disabling the lights and then having the hacker re-apply, rinse and repeat.
From my understanding based on my conversation with the shop, once you update the configuration of the car, the software updates will not affect the headlights, because the car will download the correct/apply the correct updates based on the new configuration.
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