Wohoo, this is pretty nice! I wish I had these part numbers before my conversion, then it would have been relatively simple to construct a short conversion cable.
Would it, though? These connectors are tiny, and I don't see how I could attach wires
to them without some custom crimping tool. I am engaged in a discussion with JST to get some connectors with attached wires made up for me, but the smallest batch they
will do would be 20 (enough for 10 Model S vehicles -- but that's better than DigiKey , who were asking for a minimum order of 1000 units!), so I am tentatively reaching out to other owners who might be interested in getting some connector/wire sets, to split the cost of this special order. I'm guessing with shipping it would come to about $15-20 per vehicle (for a pair of wired connectors, sufficient to do the visors of one car). We still need to figure out what connectors to use at the other end of these units, to tap into the 12V supply in the grilled microphone housing near the rear view mirror (presumably some sort of vampire tap), and I'd also like to figure out if this is going to interfere with my existing dashcam installation, and with the ability to install Tesla's intrusion alarm option (new to the US, but established in Europe), which occupies the same space. I'm worried here about: 1) wiring mess; 2) excessive current draw on the associated fuse; 3) making Tesla fuss about doing service. If
@JPP,
@migselv, or any other DIYer here has thoughts on these issues, please share them.
If you might be interested in getting one of the wiring sets that I hope to have made, send me a PM; I will start keeping a list. No promises yet, as things are still in the air. Thanks to
@JPP and
@migselv for sharing their helpful comments about doing retrofits of the new extensible/illuminated visors.
There only $50 installed by Tesla and wired, so not sure it's worth the hassle, [...]
I am still trying to get word from my local service center as to whether or not they would install my new extensible/illuminated visors for $50, in which case that is the route I would follow. However,
@BigD0g displays his location as "Somewhere," the vintage of his Model S is unclear, and there are variations in policy between Service Centers, so it's far from clear as to whether his experience will apply to owners whose vehicles do not have the pre-installed wiring harness tucked up in the headliner near the visor mount.