This is what happened when we have too much time to pick a part each and every single details about the RC. This is a non issue. Wait until the final reveal.
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Small Turn signals and no Fog lamps on Model 3
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Canuck
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When I turn on my fog lights, they work in conjunction with my low beams, and they light up a much wider area, and are great for dark highway driving. The won't work in conjunction with high beam, but when you have to go to low beam, they provide a wider range of light. I keep them on all the time since I like the wider field of view.
Phthalate
Member
Mishakim
Member
I think we haven't seen enough to judge; I've found that most fog lights make only a marginal improvement, but I deal with snow more than fog.
Slightly off topic, there's something I've noticed lately in cars with LED DLRs, that bugs me, but maybe there's a reason for it: when the LED DRLs are the outer rim of the lens assembly, the one on the signalling side turns off when the turn signal is on. I think it looks really weird, like the light is broken. Do model S and X do that? I assume it's to increase the visibility of the indicator, but I'm more distracted by the asymmetric DRL.
Slightly off topic, there's something I've noticed lately in cars with LED DLRs, that bugs me, but maybe there's a reason for it: when the LED DRLs are the outer rim of the lens assembly, the one on the signalling side turns off when the turn signal is on. I think it looks really weird, like the light is broken. Do model S and X do that? I assume it's to increase the visibility of the indicator, but I'm more distracted by the asymmetric DRL.
The Model S and X turn signals are below the headlights near the foglights. The DRLs remain on when the turn signals are on, and the same appears to be true for the Model 3 based on the burst images of the blue prototype.
Edit: Here is a video showing all the lights on the Model X.
JeffK
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There is debate about this as not all the RCs have that configuration and we know that what you labeled as DRL can be both white and yellow.
Saw Model X about 2 days ago in Southlake with rear turn signals like in European model
(starts at 1m 17s mark)
I.e. thin horizontal LED strips of amber colour. Seemed to be adequate. If Model 3 would have similar turn signals (back and/or front) I'd be OK with it.
I.e. thin horizontal LED strips of amber colour. Seemed to be adequate. If Model 3 would have similar turn signals (back and/or front) I'd be OK with it.
Mishakim
Member
It makes me curious whether the yellow mode of the top light is for fog? I recall on a Leaf forum, some people were adamant that fogs have to be yellow, white fogs are not really fogs (i.e., not effective for actually penetrating fog).
Didn't realize they were so small, but if these are the fog lights on the X...
then I would think these are the fog lights for the 3.
Zaphod
Galaxy President (former)
I think that would be way too high off the ground to be an effective fog light. should be much closer to the ground to be useful.
I'm sure it will most definitely be white. Assume the time it was looking yellow was either ambient lighting playing tricks or the light assembly had non-white LED lighting it up.
WileyTheMan
Peanut Gallery Member
Not saying Tesla can do no wrong, but I'm not worried about it. Remember: They have designers from all over the industry on this, so they generally know what works and what doesn't for turn signals. Fog lamps are not a concern of mine outside aesthetics.
This is a serious question: What car designed in the last five years has designed insufficiently illuminating turn signal lamps? I really don't know.
This is a serious question: What car designed in the last five years has designed insufficiently illuminating turn signal lamps? I really don't know.
The LED DRL's on the 3 are lame.
They are also lame and pathetic on all of the facelift S's and X's.
Nosecone Model S's have the brightest LED DRL's. Don't know how Tesla managed to screw that up and why they still haven't fixed those pathetic dim LED's.
It's one of the most important things about the car. I scowl every time I see a new S or X
They are also lame and pathetic on all of the facelift S's and X's.
Nosecone Model S's have the brightest LED DRL's. Don't know how Tesla managed to screw that up and why they still haven't fixed those pathetic dim LED's.
It's one of the most important things about the car. I scowl every time I see a new S or X
Two things that have not been mentioned here yet.
In EU some manufacturers reduce/remove DRL white to add contrast to blinker of that same side.
Sometimes DRL white and direction light yellow are coming out of the same place.
In EU many cars already have "cornering light" which is sometimes the same light source as front fog.
Idea is to have more illumination to the side vehicle is turning. Turn signal usually activates that light
at slow speed. But also heavy steering wheel turn to any direction enable that light. Works great
Tesla's DRL-l and turn signals are weak. All models. And definitely not awesome either. I hope for the best from Model 3.
In EU some manufacturers reduce/remove DRL white to add contrast to blinker of that same side.
Sometimes DRL white and direction light yellow are coming out of the same place.
In EU many cars already have "cornering light" which is sometimes the same light source as front fog.
Idea is to have more illumination to the side vehicle is turning. Turn signal usually activates that light
at slow speed. But also heavy steering wheel turn to any direction enable that light. Works great
Tesla's DRL-l and turn signals are weak. All models. And definitely not awesome either. I hope for the best from Model 3.
Zaphod
Galaxy President (former)
Mishakim
Member
That's what I was mentioning above. I happened to be at a light with a line of oncoming left-turning traffic yesterday, and noticed a Mercedes doing this, so I remembered to pay attention and got to compare a bunch. Of the rest (Toyotas, Acuras, a BMW), the only ones with LED DRLs were an i3 and an Acura. Neither of them dimmed the DRL on the side with the blinker on.
Garlan Garner
Banned
I'm going 3rd party on all my lights as soon as they are available for my model 3.
You know it's gonna happen.
You know it's gonna happen.
