It won’tThat coding may disappear one day after a software update. Good luck.
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It won’tThat coding may disappear one day after a software update. Good luck.
You fundamentally misunderstand how gateway configurations ("coding") and software deployment works in a Tesla.That coding may disappear one day after a software update. Good luck.
It'll come when musky's allowed it, until then he doesn't careI will do this retrofit the day that the matrix feature is enabled. I think it’s never going to happen as the org doesn’t want to deal with it. Plus I am still iffy about how well tesla will do it with their track record for basicly every single thing they have for auto.
You can @ them (just comment here with an @ in front of their username, the autocomplete should show up) and see if they can PM you about it.I'm from Austria (Europe) and tried to retrofit the global headlights to my 2019 Model 3 Performance.
Even with the help of a 3rd party Tesla repair shop that has full Toolkit 3 access, we couldn't change the headlight config in the gateway, because it is greyed out.
After intensively looking through this thread, I concluded that only the newer 2021+ models can get the config change with the normal toolkit access.
So if I want to get it done on my older 2019 model, there is pretty much no way, except for some secret Tesla technician, that has some kind of higher level access to the car.
Maybe somebody can help me with this? I can't even send messages to other people to ask them stuff, because i just registered.
One slight wrinkle with this is the fact that the VIN will return to Tesla a list of parts that were fitted to the car, in case of warranty replacements etc.This isn't quite true. Tesla of course has a build sheet for the car and could, if they wanted to, see that the config had been changed vs the way it left the factory.
However, Tesla upgrades stuff themselves in the field all the time, such as the AP2->AP3 computer, or adding the homelink garage feature So they don't have a habit of going around and resetting configurations in cars to the way they were built. And the change your shop made is to the gateway config in the car, which is trusted as the ultimate source when you get a software update. So the software updater just sees "matrix headlights" in the gateway, and heads right out and configures all the car software for that, and flat out doesn't care how the car was configured in the factory.
Just a shame that Tesla doesn't let us do this ourselves and requires us to pay $500 for someone to hack this change, when they give us a button right in the service menu to do other changes that are identical technically.
Of course Tesla won't warranty a part not originally fitted to the car by Tesla. That's not really a "wrinkle" in this. That's just the way warranties work. You of course still have the original headlights so you could just put those back if the new one broke.One slight wrinkle with this is the fact that the VIN will return to Tesla a list of parts that were fitted to the car, in case of warranty replacements etc.
So if you code matrix lights to the car, and one of them breaks, they’ll run the VIN and it’ll say that the replacement light that’s needed is the older projector part number (which won’t work when fitted).
Do you have any contact information for this independent shop? I'm also looking for a possible retrofit for matrix headlights.I was able to convert my Austin-built 2023 Model Y Long Range that came with reflector headlights to Matrix LED with all functions working. It took about an hour to remove the frunk liner and front bumper and swap the headlights, then about 40 mins to put it all back together. Really not that difficult. I was left with headlights that were on all the time (if the car was on), but I had no control to turn them off, go to parking lights only, etc., and NO turn signal function. I tried the service menu reset--I did the software update and a reboot and after that I had zero headlight or turn function. The other thing that worked was a very dimly lit DRL.
I did a deep-dive on how to get them working, which led me to this thread as well as others where people have not had good luck getting the headlight firmware updated to have the Matrix work like the car came with them. I had an independent shop successfully change the configuration. All functions work as they should, and even the car's visualization is now updated with the new headlights.
Old reflector headlights:
New:
Dissassemble:
All coded:
Updated in-car visualization:
-Ken
I got mine for 150, sadly I'm on the North Eastern area.Did you get yours on eBay? Look to be $300-350 for a pair?
Are you in Frisco Texas? If so we are near each other. If one of us finds a place, we can both use them.
I used EV's Republic in Rancho Cordova, CA. Tesla Maintenance & Repair Services by EV’s RepublicDo you have any contact information for this independent shop? I'm also looking for a possible retrofit for matrix headlights.
I retrofitted on a 2018 model through performance.in case anyone is curious I received the adaptive headlights feature here in the UK on my retrofitted matrix lights (2020 M3P) in the latest 2024.8.4 update.
Well worth the price of retrofitting now that this option is available (only 3 years after the hardware started being fitted!)
Hopefully it'll come in a reasonable amount of time. It's a shame the States seem to be behind in this particular area for some reason.I retrofitted on a 2018 model through performance.
I don't anticipate the United States getting that update to activate them anytime soon though
in case anyone is curious I received the adaptive headlights feature here in the UK on my retrofitted matrix lights (2020 M3P) in the latest 2024.8.4 update.
Well worth the price of retrofitting now that this option is available (only 3 years after the hardware started being fitted!)
No harness change. Just softwaresorry i am a bit out of touch with this thread.
I thought retrofitting wasnt possible because the wirering hardness had to be replaced? did you upgrade the wireing harness?
if so, is that just the harness coming from the front of the car or is this a major upgrade which is a) expensive and b) would also enable i.e. the heated steering wheel function on retrofit?
so the whole new harness required is irrelevant. Just install new headlights and beg tesla to set the "matrix headlight" setting to "on" on your car?No harness change. Just software