BTW, I pulled the wood trim from my drivers door a couple days ago and there is indeed a light in it. It is directly behind the metal strip. That blue connector in the door is connected to this piece in my car.
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The current ambient lighting pretty subtle--primarily some LEDs under the armrests. There are, however, indications that Tesla had/has bigger plans:
- Behind the wood trim panels are little blue electrical connectors that do not connect to anything (see pic). Someone messing around with a refresh X found a reference to a light engine. You might also remember, almost all the test mules lacked the internal trim, which would imply they might be one of the areas where they were having a component issue (i.e. supply chain, or build quality)
- Back when DynoTest was active (see pic), you can see that Tesla had planned for interior lighting options
So there is a light there, and it is connected, but, not activated? That means a software update should make this functional, right?
Yes. New build, likely late Oct. I have seen one 455, but yet to have a confirmed build date for that one. I don't think anyone has seen a Nov build as of yet
Correct. It looks like it is the metal trim piece blocks it from showing though. I don't see how it would be visible from the outside of the door panel.
@omarsultan's pic shows the connector that my trim piece is connected to.
Cool! That is a running change they must have made--on my car, the trim is completely different.
Is there a better photo showing the actual light tube? That photo does not zoom in and if I manually do, it gets grainy.
My EDD has been moving around a little. It's currently Nov 23 - Dec 7. Couple of questions:
- How long does it take for delivery once a VIN is assigned? I don't have a VIN assigned.
- From a charging perspective, what comes standard with the MS? I'm having a L14-50R installed in the garage. Do I need anything else?
This shows it a little better. I think I'll pull it again and see if it is indeed illuminated when the ambient light is is on.
Update: Even though it is connected, it is not lit when the ambient light is on.
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Our cars are both 431 VINs though. They must have been building them with whatever parts they had at that point. Mine has the trailer hitch connector in the drivers footwell also. That is gone in later builds.
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So are we saying this is the light?
If I recall @Mandarin hooked up his trim to light it up which was successful. No clue where the posts are.
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I am digging, because I swore someone posted that they hooked the trim up and were able to get them to turn on.
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Correct. That is the light tube. It does not illuminate on mine.
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