Sw lights and evil headlights. Both are local to me. They both are in about the same price range of a little over $1000. But I'd rather pay that all day long and have the lifetime warranty that SW offers. Evil headlights does have cooler control modules though that offer neat animations.
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Late 2016 / Early 2017 S Owners: How Are Your Daytime Running Lights Holding Up?
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I found their web page for those that may need some help.
www.sw-lights.com
Headlight Customization | SW LIGHTS
No longer do you have to wait to get a quote back from us. Flat rate for all makes and models.Headlight Customization is a number of things and not limited to: Projector Lens Etching, Shroud and Housing Paint, Clear Reflector Lens Swap or Removal. Demon Eye and LED Board Installations.
www.sw-lights.com
Not sure I understand what the options mean for the running lights. I assume “none” would be not touching them.I found their web page for those that may need some help.
Headlight Customization | SW LIGHTS
No longer do you have to wait to get a quote back from us. Flat rate for all makes and models.Headlight Customization is a number of things and not limited to: Projector Lens Etching, Shroud and Housing Paint, Clear Reflector Lens Swap or Removal. Demon Eye and LED Board Installations.
Both are on Instagram. Contact both there for best pricing options and added features. Tell them Thomas sent you.
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Actually the drivers side headlight wouldn’t turn off for a few days. It then started working properly. A few days later I got another update and then my Autopilot no longer worked. Service sent me an $1800 estimate to replace the HW3 computer.
Yikes. Hopefully thst doesn't happen again. Sorry to hear about the new issue though. Headlights would be 3-4k replacement from them
Jpandes
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Everything is back to normal after installing an update that became available today. I took some extra precautions and made sure I had a solid WiFi connection. Of course I don’t know for sure if that’s what made the difference, but I did have weak connections for the last couple updates.
As far as headlights go, I would always just buy used. Preferably ones with the burnt out DRL. That doesn’t bother me as long as they match
If iccould make a suggestion to anyone it would be to go with SW lights. Evil headlights had some shady business practices. I've been on the fence between both guys and SW is more transparent and offers a lifetime warranty on your ownership of the vehicle. Evil legitimately told me if I ha e any issues to not reach out to him. All class. 
Has anyone bought and installed the "new" headlights from ebay sellser parts-link?
17 18 19 20 TESLA MODEL S HEADLIGHT LAMP PAIR SET RIGHT LEFT FRONT UP-LEVEL OEM | eBay
2017-2020 Tesla S UP-LEVEL. We accept all major credit cards through direct online invoice services. Wire Transfer. Cash on pickup. Interior & Trim.
www.ebay.com
- What version was received?
- Have they or will they also failed over time?
- What was the condition of the lights?
They will fail again over time. There is an apparent design flaw. Short of getting some aftermarket product to replace it there is no fail safe ones.Has anyone bought and installed the "new" headlights from ebay sellser parts-link?
17 18 19 20 TESLA MODEL S HEADLIGHT LAMP PAIR SET RIGHT LEFT FRONT UP-LEVEL OEM | eBay
2017-2020 Tesla S UP-LEVEL. We accept all major credit cards through direct online invoice services. Wire Transfer. Cash on pickup. Interior & Trim.www.ebay.com
- What version was received?
- Have they or will they also failed over time?
- What was the condition of the lights?
He offers a warranty throught your ownership. He's a solid dude. Does tons of custom work. Check put his ig https://instagram.com/swlights?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I decided to go ahead and order replacement lights from ebay seller parts-link. I have to say, I am impressed as there are brand new. The ones I ordered were marketed as "damaged". I found one broken mount on each light, the rest was 100% perfect. No version label on the headlights.
I did an unboxing and inspection video here
I also did a video of me repairing they two tabs.
I did an unboxing and inspection video here
I also did a video of me repairing they two tabs.
beatle
Active Member
Similar to rebar, you may want to use some steel mesh as a reinforcement when repairing the tabs vs. only using filler. If you don't have the existing tab (like your second example) you may need to do it in two stages to ensure the mesh doesn't move around as you spread the filler. Here is another video of headlight tab repair / welding plastic:
