Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Interior Light Upgrade

[@gahishgahba2415]

I wish Tesla has the lights factory installed like they do on Mercedes.

[@EVKiwis]

Totally agree, that would have been ideal. But at least there are some third party options available 🙂

[@simplylhn2099]

thats cuz Tesla is a basic car to get from A to B. Elon doesn't care about the cool interior factor. It's too bad cuz that made the difference when I bought my Merc last year. It was either Model Y or GLC Coupe and Merc interior is way better. Maybe Tesla will have better interior in 10 years.

[@butskiiueepp1625]

@@simplylhn2099 it’s far from basic, as simple as the appearance is- the engineering behind it is insanely advanced by today’s automotive standards.

[@simplylhn2099]

@@butskiiueepp1625 eventually every brands will catch up (look at all the new electric cars coming out from Audi, BMW, Merc..etc) but the point is, if he has put more thoughts into making better interior, it will even sell out more.

[@akeyeguy7996]

Tesla probably did this by design. Im sure their marketers looked this up. Human psychology. Now people get to individualize their products and tinker with DIY stuff….feeling all special and unique…. Tesla KZbin videos all over the place. Geniuses. Or they just dont want to blow the competition out of the water… want the legacy car makers to keep up….

[@dhairyagomber2403]

Before installing the lights, the car interior looked *de-lightful* After installing the lights, the car interior looks *delightful*

[@EVKiwis]

Haha you have certainly en-lightened me! 😆

[@dhairyagomber2403]

@@EVKiwis I'm very glad to hear that! Your reply is the high-light of my day

[@jayko23]

Bro you look like the Superman from the series.

[@EVKiwis]

Haha thanks man! Funnily enough, I’ve actually been told that a few times before 😂

[@teslascozzies5537]

Favorite part was definitely your excitement at this. Very cool.

[@EVKiwis]

Haha thank you! 😀

[@hotanyar]

The lights looks amazing! Creates such an awesome effect 😁 it's really cool that the lights change according to the music!

[@EVKiwis]

Yeap we absolutely love them! They add such an oomph factor to the car 😃

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[@LucidSnapshots]

I wanna do this to my leaf haha

[@bindyjohal9024]

Hey man just wondering how all the lights wher holding up? Loved the video you made

[@neetagomber2462]

Wow, it really looks amazing. These lights will make the car bright & radiant from inside. Change of colours can be adjusted as per the mood. Great accessory.👍👌👌

[@EVKiwis]

Absolutely, it's super cool indeed! 😍

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[@deficator750]

cool, does it get annoying after a while cause its always bright inside?

[@EVKiwis]

It's actually not as bright or in your face in person to be honest. And you can always tone down the brightness from the app to get more of an ambient feel 😊

[@kelvpoon]

So do they turn on when u turn on the car, and off when you turn them off? Also can u set brightness? I can see it’s disturbing when driving? How does it look when driving at night? Soooo many questions!

[@EVKiwis]

No worries, happy to answer all your questions 🙂No, unfortunately they do not “instantly” turn off as you leave the car since the 12v port keeps receiving power for a while even after locking. However, they do turn off after car goes to sleep mode which roughly takes around 15-30 mins after locking from what we’ve noticed. And then they do turn on again after you get in. Yeap you can indeed adjust the brightness from the app so it's not disturbing at all while driving. It actually looks super nice during night drives 🙂

[@kelvpoon]

@@EVKiwis cool so it can be ambient light just leave on if u feel comfortable it turns off itself in like 15-20 min

[@EVKiwis]

@@kelvpoon yeap exactly! But if you're worried, then it's not too much of a hassle turning it off manually via the button.

[@Brickbuilder128]

I would put the dash lights in my car but I lease my model 3 and don't want to void my warranty. I put lights in the back of the front seat covers instead.

[@EVKiwis]

Hey the installation is very non obtrusive and can be easily reversed so shouldn’t really the affect the warranty. But yes great point and better doing what you’re comfortable with for sure 🙂

[@pt4449]

Awesome video, the lights look amazing. You mention in the comments that the lights use the 12V battery, is there a danger of it draining the 12v battery? I would rather have it connect to the main big battery haha

[@EVKiwis]

Thank you! 😊 Draining out the 12V battery shouldn't be concern as Teslas automatically top up the 12V battery using the power from the main battery as and when required (even when the car is in standyby mode). So indirectly it's using a tiny amount of power from your main battery anyway haha

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[@K_Redass]

Happy Christmas !! 🤣🤣

[@EVKiwis]

Haha can’t complain when Christmas comes early 😂

[@EVKiwis]

These LED ambient lights are linked in the video description if you would like to check them out! 🙂 Checkout our other video on "Best Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Accessories": kzbin.info/www/bejne/naHGcqZon7eErLM

[@jamesh4746]

Does the light turn off when u get off and only turns on when it's dark(evening/night)?

[@EVKiwis]

No sadly it doesn't automatically turn off instantly - you have to wait for the car to enter sleep mode which can take, from experience, anywhere between 10-40 mins after you exit the car. And there is no sensor to detect darkness so manually controlling these light seems to work the best in my opinion. Not a big hassle as the switch is easily accessible or you can turn it on/off from the app.

[@billligon4005]

But, but, but does it turn off when the car is turned off not in use. I guess it can't use too much battery.

[@EVKiwis]

No, unfortunately they do not “instantly” turn off as the 12v port keeps receiving power for a while even after locking. However, they do turn off after car goes to sleep mode which roughly takes around 15-30 mins after locking from what we’ve noticed. And yeap it hardly uses any battery because it’s actually using up the car’s 12V battery to power it and not the main one. So the drain is negligible, if any :)

[@Gianfrancomf]

Hello!!! Can I just add LED lights to the center console?

[@EVKiwis]

Hey yes you sure can, there's a version of the kit that only has the light strip for just the center console which is also slightly cheaper than the one that also includes the dash light strip. Use the same link in the description and you will be able to selected just the center console version 🙂

[@Rana0617]

Do the lights automatically turn off when you lock the car or do you constantly have to click the off button on the 12volt plug

[@EVKiwis]

Hi Arsh, that’s an excellent question. No, unfortunately they do not “instantly” turn off as the 12v port keeps receiving power for a while even after locking. However, they do turn off after car goes to sleep mode which roughly takes around 15-30 mins after locking from what we’ve noticed.

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[@nickponte8455]

do you have to turn these on every time you get into the car? or if the mode is on will it turn on and off when the car "starts"?

[@EVKiwis]

Hey Nick, it takes about 15-30 mins to turn off as you leave the car because the 12v port stay active until the car sleeps. Once you return to your car and open any door, it does turn on again 🙂

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

Do they dim for night time driving?

[@EVKiwis]

Yes you can control the brightness of these through the app 🙂

[@FTAN_]

Heyy which app is that? I want to see if it’s downloadable in my country

[@EVKiwis]

Hey the app has very interesting name, it's called "Lotus Lantern" haha

[@BobbyR08]

Why did you fast forward around the corners with tool? I can't get it in the corners at all. Looks like you fast forwarded in the same place the manufacturer does in their video as well. Where do you put the tool? to make space? You made it look like you put it on top of the retractable cover?

[@EVKiwis]

Hi Hoagie, oh really? It actually slid into the gap of the trim for me relatively easily around the corners as you can tell from the video which is the reason I didn't over emphasize it. I just put the tool in between the slider cover of the storage and the silver trim which lifted it up very slightly creating a little gap for me push through the strip. I hadn't actually seen the manufacturer's video so I am not sure how they did it. Give it anyother try and let me know if it worked for you :)

[@CharlieBrown-oe1nw]

I like it and all but how much does battery does it take from the car

[@EVKiwis]

That was our concern initially too but the easiest answer is “hardly any” because it’s actually using up the car’s 12V battery to power it and not the main one. So the drain is negligible, if any 🙂

[@moorrichgaming1303]

Hey quick question I recently got mine in the car and my tubes are getting pinched when I close the console door. Did yours do that? How should the tube be line to go in the console compartment?

[@EVKiwis]

Hey that's strange as I didn't have this issue with mine. Have you trimmed the base plastic for the edge of the door as I've shown in the video?

[@alccad]

Nice video thanks! Few questions please if you don’t mind: is it true that illuminators become very hot? Is the sentinel mode avoiding the lights to turn off as it sends power to usb and the line is unique with the ciguarette lighter? Thank you!

[@EVKiwis]

Hey thank you 😊 and you’re more than welcome to ask as many questions as you like! The light doesn’t heat up as it’s essentially just a tube passing a ray of light across itself so there is no heat generated from what we have noticed. Yes unfortunately as the sentry mode keeps the car continuously awake, the lights won’t auto turn off when you exit the car. However, we find it relatively easy to manually switch it off. Hope this helps!

[@alccad]

@@EVKiwis thank you very much for the reply! About the heat, I was referring to the metallic peaces where the light comes from and not to the optical rubber band (3:35).

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[@jordybernaert3656]

Hello, when I put the led strip around the console, I have the impression that my sliding cover of the storage space in the front closes more difficult because the silver edge is pressed against the cover by the led strip. so scratches can occur because it sands. did you not experience that?

[@EVKiwis]

Hmm that’s interesting. Mine has been working perfectly fine just like it used to before the installation of the strip. Might be an issue with the alignment of the one in your car possibly

[@Guldusta]

Wow this looks amazing! Great surprise :D

[@EVKiwis]

Thank you, it is very cool indeed 😀

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[@sceneboy696]

Do the lights turn off automatically when car is off?

[@EVKiwis]

That’s an excellent question. No, unfortunately they do not “instantly” turn off as the 12v port keeps receiving power for a while even after locking. However, they do turn off after car goes to sleep mode which roughly takes around 15-30 mins after locking from what we’ve noticed.

[@chanlur]

What if you never turn them off? Can’t imagine it causes too much of an issue

[@EVKiwis]

Yeap it doesn't cause any noticeable drain if you don't turn them off. They will automatically turn off in about 20-40mins when the car goes to sleep mode.

[@KaijiKey1]

This is so cool! Thanks!

[@EVKiwis]

We love it too 😀

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[@stevenchu8123]

How is the 3m tape? Is it easy to remove afterwards ?

[@EVKiwis]

The 3m tape is holding up well so far, however, on hot sunny days there maybe an issue of the adhesive weaking overtime which would require replacement of the tape. But yes it's super easy to pull off and comes off very cleanly.

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[@ChicagoTechGuy]

Very very cool, I wonder how much power it takes from the battery, I am guessing not too much?

[@EVKiwis]

Yeap not very much at all. That was our concern initially too but the easiest answer is “hardly any” because it’s actually using up the car’s 12V battery to power it and not the main one. So the drain is negligible, if any 🙂

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[@Calvin_Chen]

does this interior LED strip use more battery? is it significant?

[@EVKiwis]

These lights hardly use any battery as they're actually using up the car’s 12V battery to power them and not the main one. So the drain is negligible, if any :)

[@Calvin_Chen]

@@EVKiwis do you have to turn the LED strip off everytime you leave the car? how does it work with sentry mode :) thanks!

[@EVKiwis]

@@Calvin_Chen The lights turn off after car goes to sleep mode which roughly takes around 15-30 mins after locking from what we’ve noticed. But unfortunately as the sentry mode keeps the car continuously awake, the lights won’t auto turn off when you exit the car. However, we find it relatively easy to manually switch it off. Hope this helps :)

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[@danieladjedj3427]

HI, i have a question. What's the name of the app?

[@EVKiwis]

Hey the app does have a very weird name… it’s called “Lotus Lantern”

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[@tintuu6546]

Awesome man great work. Looks like BMW X3 or Mercedes’ glb 250. Great color at night. Wow I see it was raining in day time. Can you please also put some good videos on the epic of cleaning including the towel types, solution of soap, process and a demo.

[@EVKiwis]

Yeap agreed, looks super cool and gives the car a nice ambience at night time. Haha yeah luckily the rain stopped for a bit so I could finish filming the video. Yes absolutely, I’ll add the to our video pipeline 🙂

[@tintuu6546]

Thank you so much 😊 oh yes rain rain rain in nz and cool haha

[@EVKiwis]

@@tintuu6546 Hope all is well :) Your requested video of a demo of the Tesla car wash process is out now... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nbioWPpJ11e9k

[@tintuu6546]

Hey wow so nice to see that video and your kind reply remembering it and replying back with the link. I’ll watch it now 😻😻😻 thank you so much tons and it looks like a great start as I started watching

[@EVKiwis]

@@tintuu6546 Aw you're most welcome! Hope you found it useful 😊

[@mikengo9306]

Dude. This light don't switch off when the car is closed and locked. Please tell how you switch off. Manual off button or pull the plug?

[@EVKiwis]

Hi Michael, ours turn off about 15-30mins after locking the car when the car goes into sleep mode. Do you use any third party apps that prevent your car from sleeping? But yes you can just turn it off through the on/off button on the 12v plug or the through the phone app.

[@mikengo9306]

@@EVKiwis OK gotcha! I plugged in my Alexa Auto and I wasn't sure if it turns off after walking away. Thank you for the tip!

[@EVKiwis]

@@mikengo9306 Ahh I see, yeap Alexa Auto is probably what's stopping the car the from sleeping I would say so the on/off button would work best in your case 😊

[@pinkypunk6504]

Its lit !

[@EVKiwis]

Haha I see what you did there 😉

[@Haapavuo]

Lol you remind me of Silicon Valley (HBO series)

[@EVKiwis]

Haha in a good way I hope? 😂

[@Haapavuo]

@@EVKiwis Yea go checkout Dinesh in that series! He is all about Teslas and wants to compete with his officemates about who has the coolest Tesla 😜

[@EVKiwis]

@@Haapavuo haha will check it out for sure 😂

[@neelamragtah1537]

Let's have party in the car☺️

[@EVKiwis]

Haha surely, after the lockdown is over! 😃

[@avi5491]

The music and voice modes are fake. It's does not change with music or voice, it's just blinking normally.

[@EVKiwis]

Oh really? It works fine at our end and the lights blink according to the depth of the bass in the music. Can I ask which app you’re using for the Bluetooth connection?

[@waseemmalik3281]

Your wife is overreacting

[@EVKiwis]

Haha that's just her being herself lol

[@bobrodriguez3651]

She is so exaggerated...

[@EVKiwis]

Haha yep that's how she's in real life too 😂

[@MR-AK]

That led looks too after narket. Ruins the premium feel of the interior

[@EVKiwis]

Fair enough mate, it doesn’t look too bad to us in person but totally understand why you would think that

[@vincentlau5431]

ugly modify

[@EVKiwis]

Fair enough mate

[@rioenriquez9637]

Those light up on the dash looks very distracting while driving

[@EVKiwis]

Hey they’re actually not the bright in person so we don’t personally find them too distracting. In the demo, they were also at max brightness so you can certainly tone them down quite a bit to make it more subtle.

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Reaction is more childish than a 3 year old with Christmas so sad and painful to watch.

[@EVKiwis]

Haha that’s just how she is 😂

[@huseman21]

So they paid you to say that?

[@EVKiwis]

Nope, this is not a sponsored video. We bought and paid for it ourselves and just shared our experience :)

[@Momenticoffee]

To be honest this kit is completely rubbish! The tape on the dashboard did not even last 5 min! Not even 3M tape. Please Tesla lovers be careful

[@EVKiwis]

Hey Joseph thanks for sharing your experience as it would certainly be helpful for other viewers. The tape that we got with the kit lasted about 3 months until peak summer hit when it started coming off due to direct heat from the sun. We got a stronger replacement 3M tape from the local hardware store and that’s been holding up well.

[@wasteoftimegames]

She needs to relax lol

[@EVKiwis]

Haha I keep telling her the same thing 😂

[@wasteoftimegames]

🤣

[@CWR]

Cruel cable management.

[@EVKiwis]

This was the best I could do given the cable length...

[@bradpitt2967]

My Mona said take this cheap shit outta my 100k car..

[@EVKiwis]

😂😂😂