Vendor Lighted Rear Applique for the Model X -- wiring completed today

[HankLloydRight]

MY BACK LIGHTED "T" INSTALLATION ON THE X.

I think the confusion stems from the fact that you posted your detailed install instructions of the "Lighted T" in this thread -- a thread for the Lighted Rear Applique (which does have a small control module wired into the car).

 

[FlyF4]

I think the confusion stems from the fact that you posted your detailed install instructions of the "Lighted T" in this thread -- a thread for the Lighted Rear Applique (which does have a small control module wired into the car).

Ah yea, you da man. That's probably right. Maybe it should have been posted somewhere else. These things happen when you get old

 

[RecklessFury]

Are these still being sold?

 

[WATTS-UP]

The Lighted applique is now a GEN IV, the Lighted "T's" are also on the forth generation. All LED's are RGB, so now you can control the
colors in the lighted "T's". Gen IV has a charge display that was not available in Gen III. There are more special effects with the Gen IV
system.

 

[RecklessFury]

Does anyone have a link to a website that doesn't involve installing some shady web application just to see their store? I like it but I'm not installing random web software to see a store front.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Not sure what site you're hitting, but try this:
Aftermarket accessories for your Tesla - Tesla Lights

 

[WATTS-UP]

the website is tesla-lights.net

 

[RecklessFury]

Not sure what site you're hitting, but try this:
Aftermarket accessories for your Tesla - Tesla Lights

Thank you. I was hitting the link in the OP's original post that was labeled "our site". Thank you for the link

 

[Akikiki]

I have one of these Lighted Rear Applique's. I was one of the first people to install it on an S. I put it on my '13 then moved it to my '17. Its really one of the two coolest mods that I have done to my Tesla. I get all kinds of looks when sitting at a traffic light waiting to turn left or right. You can see the people behind smiling and pointing at the back of my liftgate. The way it scrolls left to right and right to left is amazing. I am in the process of upgrading to the GEN IV now.

Guys, hang on to your OEM applique. If you later sell your car or trade it back in, remove the lighted applique, clip the wires and tape the ends and put the Lighted Applique on your next Tesla or offer it to someone on TMC. You will get most of your money back. I got the MC Red one and it blends so well with my Red car, you can't tell any difference.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

I have one of these Lighted Rear Applique's. I was one of the first people to install it on an S. I put it on my '13 then moved it to my '17. Its really one of the two coolest mods that I have done to my Tesla. I get all kinds of looks when sitting at a traffic light waiting to turn left or right. You can see the people behind smiling and pointing at the back of my liftgate. The way it scrolls left to right and right to left is amazing. I am in the process of upgrading to the GEN IV now.

Guys, hang on to your OEM applique. If you later sell your car or trade it back in, remove the lighted applique, clip the wires and tape the ends and put the Lighted Applique on your next Tesla or offer it to someone on TMC. You will get most of your money back. I got the MC Red one and it blends so well with my Red car, you can't tell any difference.

i have a prototype that didn't last past a winter season. too expensive to fail from water like that

 

[WATTS-UP]

We have learned a lot about the different types of LED's and how to communicate with the LED's. The new Gen IV is a totally redesigned
light board and controller. No longer do we need to send a string of 365 bits of information just to pick off 6 so that you can change the
color of a LED. The old christmas tree type of lighting passing data from one LED to the other is no longer being used. I wish I could tell
you that the new light boards will last forever. The new light boards will last a lot longer then the old Gen II boards. I should let you know that there are Gen II lints boards that still work. The oldest board that I know of is 4 years old and still running strong.

 

[RecklessFury]

We have learned a lot about the different types of LED's and how to communicate with the LED's. The new Gen IV is a totally redesigned
light board and controller. No longer do we need to send a string of 365 bits of information just to pick off 6 so that you can change the
color of a LED. The old christmas tree type of lighting passing data from one LED to the other is no longer being used. I wish I could tell
you that the new light boards will last forever. The new light boards will last a lot longer then the old Gen II boards. I should let you know that there are Gen II lints boards that still work. The oldest board that I know of is 4 years old and still running strong.

Do you have a video of the controller installation? I see the installation of the LED board on the website.

 

[WATTS-UP]

The controller is attached to the trunk lid via Velcro. It's difficult to get a picture of the controller inside the trunk lid.

 

[RecklessFury]

Yeah, looking for an install video of it so I can see whats involved. Its gotta be patched into the wiring in some way right?

 

[Akikiki]

Yep, I recommend you go back to their web site and find the installation instructions and review them. They helped understand what makes sense and gives you insight for other projects. I tapped into the liftgate controller with a fuse box so I could power other mods in the trunk.

 

[Saghost]

i have a prototype that didn't last past a winter season. too expensive to fail from water like that

This was probably my favorite mod on my first X, and the one that I got in 2016 was still working perfectly when I traded it in.

I'll probably be buying one for the new X before too long.