Exterior front lights dilemma??

[hawaiifamily4]

Just picked up our 2021 MY, and had a quick front headlight question. Does anyone else have small yellow lights around the fog light area?I though that whole area is suppose to be white lights. It looks like there is a small yellow light where the white light should. I have owned a model x and it was just straight white lights in the fog light area. Any info would be appreciated.

 

[Grandpa Gebis]

Are you talking about the amber lights under the reflector?

 

[Pianewman]

Factory probably ran out of white, nearest Home Depot only had yellow...(sorry...couldn't resist!)

Can you post a photo?

 

[maximus96]

that small yellow parking light is only visible up close and is supposed to be there.

 

[hawaiifamily4]

that small yellow parking light is only visible up close and is supposed to be there.

it seems like you can see it from far away. Isn't it suppose to be all white under the headlight?

 

[maximus96]

Its normal

 

[hawaiifamily4]

Its normal
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Why don't they make it all white? The model x was all white, so confused as to why they would put a small yellow light there.... mmmm

 

[hawaiifamily4]

Why don't they make it all white? The model x was all white, so confused as to why they would put a small yellow light there.... mmmm

Glad to hear that it is normal though, and ours is not defective... Now to just figure out what the crackling noise is when reversing down the drive way....

 

[maximus96]

Why don't they make it all white? The model x was all white, so confused as to why they would put a small yellow light there.... mmmm

not for anyone here to answer, that's how it is and that's how Tesla wants you to love it.

I actually tried to get rid of the white and tried some yellow film over the fogs. Not sure if I'll keep it though

 

[RocDeef]

Glad to hear that it is normal though, and ours is not defective... Now to just figure out what the crackling noise is when reversing down the drive way....

It's the aero covers on the wheels. There are a couple threads talking about it. (Assuming you have the 19inch Geminis)

 

[Grandpa Gebis]

It’s there because of a US law. You can buy Euro spec or aftermarket fog housings without the reflector and LEDs

 

[rijc99]

It looks white from the front. Amber from the side.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

It's the aero covers on the wheels. There are a couple threads talking about it. (Assuming you have the 19inch Geminis)

100% correct. It actually goes away on its own after a few thousand miles/km's. I read that here and didn't believe it, but ours don't appear to be doing it any more. It was super-embarrassing when it was happening though--like there was something wrong with the car.

 

[SDM44]

If you don't want the amber, you'll need some factory euro fog lights like this. IMO, it's a pretty noticeable difference when you look at the front of the car at night, and makes you look just a bit different from the thousands of other Model 3/Y cars on the road.

I just got a set for my Model Y but haven't had time to put them in yet (first pic is my new set). The other pics below are when I put them in my Model 3.

 

[haverford59]

Do we really care about the color of one small section of the lights?

 

[Grandpa Gebis]

Some people do; yes.

 

[calcal]

lol ... +1 about the US law, this is the same 90s era people replacing the civic amber corner light to clear corner light lol..