Light Bar finally installed. Pics of customer portion of installation.

[cbbowlingmd]

Well, after getting delayed a second time because they didn’t include all of the pads that go between the light bar and the windshield, my light bar finally got installed. I wanted to post some pictures here of the customer portion of the install which I simply did in the parking lot of Tesla before I left. The access to plug in the light bar is in the side pillar on the passenger side between the front and rear door. There’s a small access panel as pictured. Once the access panel is removed, unbolt the 10 mm bolt and then gently pull up and out on the bottom of the pillar. Underneath, you will find a wire secured with a small zip tie. Mine was green in color. Cut the zip tie. The plug simply plugs in to the female end contained in the shell behind the pillar. The user interface on my truck was changed automatically when I got in the truck and it allows me to power on the ditch lights, the main bar and both without being in off road mode. See attached.

 

[T3s1a]

Awesome thanks! I hope to hear about my light bar install soon.

How is the wire from the light bar to the truck tucked? I saw one install and it didn’t look as integrated as I had hoped.

 

[Art138]

I thought these wires (pictured) were connected to the light bar. So the connection you mention is in addition correct?

 

[SCTesla]

I thought these wires (pictured) were connected to the light bar. So the connection you mention is in addition correct?

Those are the same as what he showed.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

Neat, seems like changed the customer end procedure from "splice this cables together" to "connect these plugs".

Good on them.

 

[Brgaction]

Mine was already plugged in? All I did was connect three wires? ? #Confused #DIYFail

 

[Gaximus]

So you did or did not have to connect the wires in the roof?

 

[Brgaction]

Did have to connect three wires. Easy!

 

[Cyberrad]

Congratulations on your light bar and reminding the rest of us again that we don’t have it yet

 

[EMoeller]

Thank you!!! My Beast was in today getting wheel covers and the light bar and I was able to show this to the folks at the SC. It just makes so much more sense then having customers solder, shrink-wrap etc the wires on top.

Furthermore if one actually follows the latest service bulletin CD-24-90-001 R2 issued Oct 18 (one day after the light bar service bulletin) it details how the third party or customer connection is made (just as you have done above)

 

[NotMyTruck]

Is this a luxury only afforded to the beast brethren?

 

[Mikec3399]

Still waiting on my light bar, wheel covers, home charger, in CT on service center run by a bunch of kids. I feel like I’m in the Apple Store! 4 months and still waiting

 

[Pialot]

Man I can’t wait to get one, I wish I had gotten a CB. The other aftermarket ones are okay I like the Tesla OEM one since it is pretty much flushed.

 

[cbbowlingmd]

So you did or did not have to connect the wires in the roof?

Nope

 

[Gaximus]

Nope

Interesting, I had to connect both. Which was a pain, because I didn’t know they would unhook a disconnected wire. So I had to do the whole disconnect the MV circuit twice, which easy but not nothing. They made a big deal about be sure to disconnect or it would fry the computer, probably wont.