Exterior:
The finish match is perfect. It looks very OEM, it looks like it belongs. They nailed that part.Yes, it steals space from the opening to the storage area...I've not yet tried to pull things out, but it's definitely going to be harder. I also think there's a few things they could have done to make it feel more premium: the four buttons around the edge don't "feel" that nice - I assume that would require a different mechanism. I wouldn't have minded some dots/markers on the buttons/indexing spots to help me know which is which in the dark. Also the top of the screen feels like it's going to scratch - Gorilla Glass?
Software (Knob)
When they said the latency issues wouldn't be there, they weren't kidding. You can seriously use the gear control as a selector, for example. However I'm still looking forward to some tweaks to the firmware: notice the temperature there being in Celsius (with no way to explicitly configure, nor does it piggy-back onto the car's configuration like my TesLogic app does)Basically, there are three screens that you switch between by rotating the knob. Once you're on a screen, you choose one of five functions via the four buttons or pressing down on the knob, then rotate the knob to change the desired setting. Some settings are toggles, some have multiple options (I'll call those sweeps)
The default layout is pretty sane. One comfort screen (fan, seat heater, rear vents, and temperature), one interior random controls screen, and a driving screen (where the center button selects the gear selector sweep). I've already customized it a bit, so I don't have the original layout handy... but again the stock layout is pretty decent.
Software (App)
This also feels like a WIP, but more so.- Limited options so far, when compared to the existing buttons. In the photo above, you'll notice the top-right is set to rear-seat fans...I'd prefer it were recirculate, but that's not an option for the knob yet... (But is IS an option for buttons)
- Ambient Light controls in the app didn't work, and the existing light is a little brighter than my preference (and blue). I'd really like to turn that off. Plz Fix?
- No headlight/fog light controls yet, again, despite that being an option for the existing buttons. Here specifically I'd really like a headlight control sweep for "off, on, auto"
- No media controls except for volume.... here I'd appreciate an input sweep. That doesn't exist for the buttons yet, so that one's harder.
Installation
I did the front passenger side foot-well installation, and ... yeah, it was fine. I'm not going to put up a step-by-step install, instead I'll point to the Teslogic installation video that covers it (pull waterstripping away. Pop out the one side trim piece next to the dash. Pull out the push-pin behind it. Pull out the bit piece of interior trim that push-pin held in place. Clip in the wiring harness, plug in the commander, stuff everything away.The wiring harness that's provided HAS pass-through functionality, so I was able to easily keep the Teslogic device plugged in (which is good, because the dash functionality isn't done yet, by a long shot)