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It's Alive!!! I had Rick's Lighted T installed on my S today.The T is not very noticeable until the lights are turned on.The light behind the T is bright enough even with the resistor hooked up.The Oracle programmer works well also (I was worried about that before the installation).I'm still learning the program sequence with the remote.I don't have homelink and have been using the remote control of the programmer.My personal favorite is the breathing mode.
My installer asked me if I wanted the T to go on when the headlights go on and i said yes...so that's the way it is hooked up.
My nosecone has been covered in carbon fiber vinyl...T also..no chrome shows on my car...and my installer left my T that way and the light just comes out of the sides.No glare from the light at all...No, I haven't taken any pictures yet but I will post some photos in the next day or so.
My installer asked me if I wanted the T to go on when the headlights go on and i said yes...so that's the way it is hooked up.
My nosecone has been covered in carbon fiber vinyl...T also..no chrome shows on my car...and my installer left my T that way and the light just comes out of the sides.No glare from the light at all...No, I haven't taken any pictures yet but I will post some photos in the next day or so.
Very good news for those who want to install a kit once they are available. i've been talking to Oznium and they've agreed to develop a custom diamond LED form factor in a thin, flat PCB for this application. It will fit perfectly in the T and arch channels and use side emitting diamond LEDS. It will also be waterproofed. There will be no bending and cutting of LED strips. Oznium will be make them exclusively for this purpose and they will not be available online or on a retail basis. A number of LED color options will be available: white, blue, green, and amber.
This will make installation of a kit much, much easier as the Oznium LED PCB will be installed in the T and arch ready for mounting on the nose cone. I FedExed today a T and arch off to their factory in Hong Kong for the development work to begin.
This will make installation of a kit much, much easier as the Oznium LED PCB will be installed in the T and arch ready for mounting on the nose cone. I FedExed today a T and arch off to their factory in Hong Kong for the development work to begin.
Very cool -- would b appropriate for them to do red for the rear to comply with local laws if people want to mod the rear T too
Awesome news though!!
The rear T will be next after we produce the front T kit. Now that I have a relationship with Oznium the suggestion that the rear T switches from white to red when the brakes are applied is a reality -- working with Oznium we can get it done.
That's a very reasonable goal and probably what I want to do. I'll be there for sure, as I was last year with my demo of the T. I suppose I could set up a stall of some kind and do installations on the spot. I've done it so many times it's become second nature.
In about 2 weeks or so I will post kit options and prices, then make them available on the Tesla Parts for Sale section of this site. We'll probably take pre-production orders for the kits at that time.
BTW, I've totally given up on the Oracle remotes. I had a third one fail last night, this time the 4 channel. It just stopped switching on the T. That's three failures out of 4 Oracle remotes purchased. I've concluded that they're making junk (made in China, of course) and have no quality control. If a company is having stuff made in China without adequate quality control, junk is what they'll get. Oznium, on the other hand, makes a very reliable remote with all of the special effects. That's what I'll be including in the kits.
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Cool, very interested in this as well as the other items you've got up your sleeve 
. I'd even show up early to ensure install.
. I'd even show up early to ensure install.
We've been through all of that to get where we are. Walked away from Plexi an iteration ago. The ozniums fire on three sides so they are ideal.
There won't be a waiting list as we'll be able to produce these in volume once we're ready. Timing depends almost wholly on development of the Oznium LED pcb that will light the Ts.
Here's my current thinking about kits. Two probably will be offered.
One will have everything needed to do the install: 3D T and arch, sealed with the Oznium Diamond waterproof LED PCB installed and tested, Oracle multifunction controller, wires, tap-a-fuse, crimp connectors, resistor, and detailed installation instructions. This is likely to cost about $275.00. Installation can be done easily by a reasonably skilled DYIer or by a professional installer.
The second will include only the 3D T and arch sealed with the Oznium Diamond waterproof LED PCB installed and tested. Everything else will have to be purchased separately at each buyer’s option. That kit is likely to cost about $175.00.
A warrantee for at least two years on the functioning of the T and arch will also be provided.
I’ll post when these are available, in about a 6-8 weeks I’m guessing. They’ll be offered, appropriately, in the Tesla Parts for Sale on this site. Purchases will be made through PayPal.
Tomorrow I'll receive from Tesla the rear T and arch. So work will begin presently on lighting that as well. Development of that kit, based on what I've learned with the nosecone T, will go much faster. The plan, as with the front T, is to use a 3D printed T and arch and to have Oznium produce a PCB LED array for that as well
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