Puddle lights

[CSNAPS]

Hi everyone.

I sat in my friends 2019 LWD M3 yesterday and I noticed he had puddle lights and door lights near the area for water bottles.

I have a early 2020 LWD M3 and I did not know that puddle lights and door lights was a thing/feature. Mine are completely off on all 4 doors. I have toggled the ambient lighting and still nothing. Only ambient lighting is the ones below passenger and driver feet.

Since I purchased the car I’ve never had seen the puddle lights/ door lights because I had assumed it never existed. But after noticing it now I’m curious as to why I don’t have it.

Again I played with the off and on and hard reset. It’s been like thst since day 1

2020 LWD M3

 

[jjrandorin]

Because they dont come with the car (thats why you dont have it). There are third party kits people install to put those in.

 

[Gyrolion]

Mine 2019 LR DM also has those lights in the water bottle area... I did buy it from someone else. So are you sure it is a third party kit?

Edit:

See 0:22, there are the lights.. not 3rd party.

Another edit:
I found this in a post
The interior door pocket lights that lit the pocket in the door from the inside of the car were removed for 2020

Ambient lighting

Does the 2021 model 3 LR come with ambient lights in the foot wells and door cards Thanks LB

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[jjrandorin]

So, lights in the storage area are not what I am calling puddle lights. At some point, tesla stopped including the door pocket lights ( the lights in the water bottle area) and the puddle lights (the ones that shine on ground) were never an included feature.

 

[Gyrolion]

So, lights in the storage area are not what I am calling puddle lights. At some point, tesla stopped including the door pocket lights ( the lights in the water bottle area) and the puddle lights (the ones that shine on ground) were never an included feature.

Ok so I just checked, there are also puddle lights in my model 3. (under the door) the are not very bright so I never noticed them, but the are there.

 

[jjrandorin]

Ok so I just checked, there are also puddle lights in my model 3. (under the door) the are not very bright so I never noticed them, but the are there.

Thats interesting... I have never seen them on my model 3 and thought they were not included. I have a 2018 performance.

 

[EVer]

I read it was taken out in 2019-early 2021

It’s back in refreshed 2021 for LR/P but not in SR+

I have them in my late 2021 M3P

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I read it was taken out in 2019-early 2021

It’s back in refreshed 2021 for LR/P but not in SR+

I have them in my late 2021 M3P

I have puddle lights in my 2021 Model 3 SR+.

 

[EVer]

I have puddle lights in my 2021 Model 3 SR+.

Sorry, We are talking about Door Pocket lights
OP used the wrong term. SR does not have the door pocket lights (just under your thigh within the door cubby)

See here for example

Model 3 Front Door Pocket Color Lens

Finally you can match the color of your Tesla Model 3 front door pocket (bin) lights to your footwell lights!

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