New headlights retrofit

[MFrunkerOG]

Is this possible only through SVC Mode Plus? Guessing I would need toolbox access? I’ve got the Matrix on my 2018 working.

No there is a way to get svc plus mode without toolbox. Something about pressing 2 buttons simultaneously

 

[MFrunkerOG]

No there is a way to get svc plus mode without toolbox. Something about pressing 2 buttons simultaneously

I was mistaken. I was thinking about the gateway unlock using the brake pedal and right indicator simultaneous press.

Yes toolbox is needed for svc +

 

[kayrish]

I was mistaken. I was thinking about the gateway unlock using the brake pedal and right indicator simultaneous press.

Yes toolbox is needed for svc +

The person who reconfigured my car to support the Matrix LED did use service mode plus to do it. They remoted into my car via my laptop which was plugged into the diagnostics port. I did take a photo of the headlight page when they finished it:

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Am I safe in assuming that the ECU on the old sae headlights doesn’t need to get put on the new global headlights.

 

[davidalindsey]

Am I safe in assuming that the ECU on the old sae headlights doesn’t need to get put on the new global headlights.

Correct
Nothing you swap over besides the headlights themselves

 

[terranx]

Is this possible only through SVC Mode Plus? Guessing I would need toolbox access? I’ve got the Matrix on my 2018 working.

No, you need access to the shell. Service shell within toolbox does what you need to do (service shell isn't quite a true shell prompt and Tesla could certainly restrict its capabilities, but so far they've left that method open). I think in the past it was possible to telnet into the car and open up a true shell prompt just by having the ethernet connection, but if there's any way of doing that these days, it's not well publicized.

 

[WhiteM3P-]

Now that we have converted to matrix I wonder if there is a configuration value that we can modify to enable them in the firmware in the US. I wanna say it's tied to the region key. But wishful thinking..

 

[E90alex]

Active high beam is already enabled in the gateway but it’s probably region locked so it doesn’t work.

 

[kirkusss]

Any definitive answer if Virtual pitch sensor should be coded?

 

[terranx]

Any definitive answer if Virtual pitch sensor should be coded?

It’s not enabled on US cars with factory matrix headlamps. Not sure if there would be any harm from coding it.

For European cars it could be worth considering. I’m not sure of the physical pitch sensors work or not with European matrix cars.

 

[kirkusss]

Thank you. I am doing the coding on my car, will physically replace the headlights after. Might try the option just for fun…

 

[doats1]

After countless hours of scouring eBay and salvage sites, I finally found a pair of used matrix lights that I'm willing to pay for (most on sale either had scratches of missing fixings). I'm expecting to get them delivered in the next week or so and I'll be fitting it as soon as they arrive.