Turning a TESLA into KNIGHT RIDER’S K.I.T.T! - KITTesla part 1

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

Perifractic, The Knight Rider Historians salute you on a job excellently done!!! You're making us proud!

[@RetroRecipes]

Thanks so much! To one man's dream... 🥂🛫

Yes! and make dreams true around World! Just Amazing !

[@KarpowSCX]

You guys should definitely work something KR related together! 👍

[@kittvskarrkr6074]

It's you!

[@RetroRecipes]

@@KarpowSCX We actually are working on something

[@francescob.3019]

oh man, what a nice surprise this is. I’m one of the guys who made that kitt app and it’s just great to see it working pretty good after such a long time. I’m not sure why there’s many bad reviews though. Being old as it is it probably doesn’t work properly in some circumstances. I know that’s a shame but my team and I are working on different things in these days, every now and then we chat about updating that app, and we’ll talk about it again now that we’ve seen your video. So thanks a lot for this and the nice review on the store!

[@RetroRecipes]

You got it! The app is amazing and I’m excited at the possibility of you updating it. 🙏🤞

[@sagshan133]

Any chance this app is for android?

[@francescob.3019]

@@sagshan133 I think this is not available on android store now for reasons I don't know much about, I was in charge of the design and overall user experience so this should be asked to my engineering friends. I think the reason is something about the libraries we used which are not supported by android anymore while apple is more thoughtful about providing compatibility for older stuff, but I might be wrong.

[@wickedvideos4653]

@@francescob.3019 alsowith todays technology it should be easier to make it please

[@wickedvideos4653]

@@francescob.3019 please try again to make a android version whith updated kitt pleeeeeaaaassse even if its a paid for app we need this

[@chris]

This was simply amazing!!!! Thank you for the ideas and entertaining video!

[@RetroRecipes]

Cheers Chris!

[@tapen678s6]

Tesla needs to improve interior lighting and exterior design ready for kitt mods because its in demand

[@niconugishd9150]

As Teslas are becoming more common, anyone with a black Tesla could make their own Future K.I.T.T.

[@MightyRob1]

Can't lie - the best part was seeing the scanner go back and forth - really changed the car

[@SuperFurry68A]

Peri: “That takes a serious amount of pulling.” KITT: “I’m speechless.” One of the greatest unscripted moments. Or is my mind just in the gutter again?

[@generalbyzantine8735]

Don't see it as an exploding airbag, see it as an opportunity for Michael Knight plastic surgery. Complete the mod. :)

[@flottenheimer]

I feel pretty convinced that Elon himself would actually love your awesome mod - and just imagine if one day you would be able to order a Tesla with 'The official Knight Rider KITT package" straight from the factory. That would just be awesome and I feel like it could actually happen. It is Tesla after all. : ) Pure love

[@RetroRecipes]

I’d be happy to collaborate with Tesla on this

[@pob1911]

A Knight edition would be so cool

[@BenCos2018]

@@RetroRecipes btw a lot of those red lights etc aren't auctully allowed to be used on public roads so it would likely be worth wiring them to a seperate switch to save you getting in trouble with it tbh

[@Ramdileo_sys]

At 27:36..... I just can't believe who awesome those cheep chinese lights looks in the Tesla 😲😲😲............ Elon have to add thouse from factory in the next Tesla model 🙃🤭..

[@helm311]

Although I really can't afford a Tesla that is a amazing idea.

[@krissjacobsen9434]

This was way cooler than I anticipated. And probably the only acceptable use for the yoke. Well done!

[@roryreddog3258]

Aaaaaand now I’m sorry I got a white M3 🙄

[@harryalfie8149]

Once again you’ve blown me away with your video. The production of this video is so professionally done. You made me laugh several times with the airbag gag. Honestly CJ keep going with your videos. Very soon you’ll be at 1 million subs. Still can’t believe that you only just past the 100k. Your channel is a geeks paradise. And say hi to ladyfractic and puppyfractic too

[@RetroRecipes]

Thanks Alfie!

[@S0urceror]

Wow, great video. Has anyone noticed the production quality has gone up exponentially? Cross-fades, drones, even 3D in the last shots. Besides the content, which is amazing, this really blows my mind.

[@RetroRecipes]

Cheers for noticing

[@Sozzled39]

This might be the coolest thing I've ever seen. My inner 9 year old (we all have one!) is buzzing right now! Also, the airbag explosions had me chuckling...a lot.

[@PhoticsTV]

Really well done with the airbag joke... it was a joke, right? HA HA! 😄

[@SaNdMaNCuSleep]

Too bad they don't make an android version on Google play

[@bricecenter]

Wow, he found the exact same road as in the original show at 1:28 ! That’s amazing! I see you put a link to the location in the description. Thanks!

[@ZZKidsTV.]

I am going to create my own K.I.T.T!

[@faile73]

ahhh, sweet nostalgia sweeping over me :) Knight Rider was my jam too back in the 80s, along with Airwolf of course and Riptide. Anybody remember that one ? Playing my C64 and later Amiga while watching these techy/nerdy shows, what great memories. And totally agree on the difference the yoke makes with autodrive, it's crazy when you see the yoke move so much. So...nearly 40 years later we finally are getting really close to fully self driving cars, at least one of the promises of the 80s movies/shows fulfilled....still waiting for my hoverboard and my time travelling flying car though

[@fluffycritter]

Always remove the negative terminal from a car battery first. That'll make it way less likely that you short something out.

[@a70duster]

The negative terminal was removed when there was the arc from shorting the positive to ground. Either the HV circuit did that or photoshopped.

[@fluffycritter]

@@a70duster Ah, it looked like it was still connected but I didn't look very closely. Given that he had "an ElectroBOOM moment" I wonder if maybe it was an effect he added in later (since that's a thing ElectroBOOM does most of the time too)

[@anthonysach]

The negative is removed with the spanner spark but before and afterwards using the socket the negative was connected. So done with editing.

[@gazorbo.]

What an incredible video. Yes, we've all dreamt of owning KITT when we were kids, but today I'll be dreaming of owning your modded Model 3. 15:16 - Sorry for your pain, we all felt it, but it's for a good cause. 21:03 - Awesome to the the self-driving yoke. 22:02 - Ladyfractic just fell in love! 22:13 - What a faux-pas :D 23:16 - KITT! You dawg! 27:25 - Gorgeous shots and sequence Next week: Perifractic installs a real Flux Capactor in a DeLorean, hits 85 mph and ... Oops !

[@Mrshoujo]

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[@gazorbo.]

@@Mrshoujo I wondered why the Game of Thrones nun was parading in front of my house ringing that bell and shouting: Shame! Shame! Shame!

[@markhill4366]

Really great video I wish I could get kitts voice box in my nissan gtr

[@ACRobinson]

OMG!! FUCKIN AWESOME!!!!! I LOVE IT! I can't wait to see you install super pursuit mode!

[@claw320]

I'll bet when you were younger you NEVER imagined one day you would own something like K.I.T.T. in real life. Is your mind blown?

[@ncc74656m]

More than absolutely anything in this world, Peri really nails the nostalgic vibes of any retro project he tackles.

[@kjevers1]

Some really blacked out cool wheels and a rear spoiler, and maybe some window tint. This would be a perfect 2022 K.I.T.T. Great job thus far.

[@jamesmarinelli2177]

I just bought a Tesla Y! sorry gotta copy you, got the App and ordered the light ! Im LMFAO and so is every passenger I have in car when I introduce them to the phone app, oH sorry I mean when I introduce them to KITT. Blast From the PAST !!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for posting this video FREAKIN AWESOME!

[@benjamenclydebang-og929]

I remember an episode of the Knight Rider that KITT Exterior cost millions. So imagine the "Limousine" that drives "the "US President" is merge with TESLA and now we have something closer to "KITT". Remember that KITT is an Artificial Intelligence of a Super Computer, that is why TESLA is not there yet.

[@infinitehive]

I love the shots of you driving in the desert, such an awesome homage.

[@Mrshoujo]

I couldn't stop smiling and laughing with delight through this entire episode. You are a legend!

[@eternalextrapolations]

Wow, you did the intro sequence amazingly 😁 Even down to the font and everything! You got the sort of 80's pastiche of all the little mannerisms like doing the cool "aw shucks" gesture of acknowledgment to some unseen person out of camera shot as you lean nonchalantly against the car while wearing your shades and giving the Hollywood smile 😄 Very well done!

[@rolflandale2565]

They might create a great 3rd generation. The second generation Knight rider was a car WASH UP (if to use those words), the new Michael character looked like your typical freaky husk fella at the gate entrance of a VIP night club. Car was a gas gussler and fugly.

[@bf_83]

if you change the color to black light metallic or maybe nearly dull and you get the KITT (or nearly) wheel arch rims... that would make him truly a new KITT Did you know that, i believe the newer versions of an tesla car have front displays behind the steering wheel?

[@davidg5898]

The lights are a really cool mod, but make sure you don't have it on while driving: in the USA it is illegal to have red lights on the front of a non-emergency vehicle while on a public road. I was going to do this to my car about 20 years ago, until I researched the legality of it.

[@maxmixer]

Here in the UK I had a PCB etched about 35 years ago, with a circuit made up by a guy at Glasgow University, the LED's were mounted in a piece of clear hosepipe, tie wrapped onto the front grill and had the running lights on one of my black 2.8 injection Ford Capris, always got a pull here in Scotland by the old bill, never charged, all they ever wanted was to look at the car, all black and lowered with a full KAT body kit on it, rear electric venetian blinds inside, these were the days, I was 19 at the time :) Awesome job as always with the video :)

[@richp6716]

The makers of that app are having the best week of their lives

[@Oncampus2k]

I put the scanner sound to play through the Boombox while I summon it, that’s about it as far as KITT mods. What you did to yours looks incredible though! You ACTUALLY made the yoke look fun.

[@loganbyrne3054]

Awesome video, wish I do that to my car. But parts would worth more than my car. Idea, turbo boost. Just in acceleration, not jumping.

[@benoitpotier3796]

Great video, i really enjoyed watching it especially since your humor and mine are the same Ccan't wait to receive my future Tesla model "Kitt 2022"

[@plan7a]

Hubcaps and trims (for the hubcaps) would be the next logical step, "Possibly Cobalt Black". in colour? (Darkening glass would also perhaps, so one can see out and not in - this might be illegal though). Also the opening of the doors automatically, and the back tailfin(s)? And - of course - a sliding sunroof! It is recommended that you DO NOT climb into the car when it is moving, however; obviously. (PCB reference in capital letters - in case you wondered why, LOL).

[@Allen-by6ci]

Before watching: Can we turn a TESLA into K.I.T.T. from KNIGHT RIDER? --- You darn well better! After watching: Nice job! The nostalgia is strong with this one. The re-done intro with the cast member names was perfect.

[@PathosBedlam]

The 80's legit had the best TV shows of all time for kids to grow up watching, and aspiring to replicate some day. Sure the stuff these days has better realism, but if you give all the realism, you leave no room to feed your imagination, which is the foundation of building a better world. Growing up in the 80's FTW.

[@ShaneJoshua1980]

Yep Knight Rider, The A-team, Street Hawk, Airwolf, Hardcastle and McCormick and not to mention the whole Toymation era where we sat down and watched cartoons that were walking toy adverts. 💪🏿

[@DevouringKing]

@@ShaneJoshua1980 For us 80,s Kids in Germany, Knight Rider, The A-Team and Godzilla and Bud Spencer & Terence Hill was the Big Thing.

[@astroboom8049]

luv the car, luv the wife can't wait to see the follow up

[@whitlockbr]

I had to go back from the article I read to like this video.... someone in the tesla skunkworks has got to make this a reality... you should apply to tesla.

[@RetroRecipes]

I’m happy to help them get it right

[@Ki11ersix]

I just want to say thank you for making content.

[@RetroRecipes]

I appreciate that

[@kylereese4822]

@@RetroRecipes WOAH WOAH WOAH...... Is that Gozer in the passenger seat.... you`re married to Gozer how the heck did that happen lololol :):)

[@Thiesi]

8:15 - Now this image brings back the memory of this one episode of Knight Rider where Michael is playing the _IntelliVision_ game "Auto Racing" on KITT's screen (while KITT is driving) - using an _Atari_ joystick!

[@mrjsv4935]

Coincidentally just today played with my Intellivision some Auto Racing and Space Battle, which was also used in Knight Rider :) Bonnie and Michael played it, but called it "Space Cadet" in 1st season episode "Nobody Does It Better" :)

[@leftnutrulez]

Came here by accident but TOTALLY enjoyed myself! You Sir, have yourself a new subscriber. Keep up the wonderful work and hope to see more of your projects!

[@techman1081]

Lol I think that's awesome! But I gotta say your girl is awesome for being so cool and supportive of you doing this.

[@joshua.snyder]

I wonder if an impact driver would have with worked better at removing the old wheel?

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Another great video! For a second I was worried though that there weren’t going to be ee-oo sound effects while removing the kitt fx box's screws… 😂

[@RetroRecipes]

Nevarrrrrrrrr!

[@timcook5383]

Oh ye of little faith 😊

[@BlueHToys]

That was one of the most enjoyable and entertaining videos I've seen on KZbin. Im currently building the Knight Rider model on my channel and id like to mod it. Thanks for doing this.

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️

[@BlueHToys]

@@RetroRecipes certainly something to espire to.

[@michaellosh1851]

The conversation with K.I.T.T. was hilarious and awesome!

[@davidbeppler3032]

If my Tesla was not White I would do this too! Freaking amazing job sir. Amazing.

[@dennisosburn546]

Lived in okinawa japan as a kid had the front red lights was pulled over by military police said looks like a disco and was illegal and 2 points on my license 6 points loose the right to drive on base.

[@MisterMsk]

Give you props for drilling holes in your Tesla!

[@RetroRecipes]

Holy moly!!

[@ralphvercauteren9267]

Maybe Tesla should come with an official kit(t) ;) Very well done, likeed the conversation between Lady and KITT. :P

[@AndrewJamison79]

Especially if they could get it licensed to do it legally

[@antonischatzianestiadis5776]

Nothing Can replace the Original Kitt

[@dust921]

lol i was waiting for some1 to do this ;) GJ .....next up transformers becus tsals r more then meets the eye

[@panamaJ]

If Knight Rider was made in 2022 KITT would most definitely be a Tesla!

[@bobbus_74]

I enjoyed this way more than i even thought I would. So much nostalgia brought back through this. Oh, and I hope the hand is OK now!

[@RetroRecipes]

All better thanks!

[@RetroRepairGuy]

Perifractic you will make me say it again "where does he get those wonderful toys?" - Joker. Every time I think you've outdone yourself, you come up with yet another fascinating nostalgic trip down memory lane and even managed to bring it in to 2022. You’re amazing, keep at it! Love the show!

[@Ray-Zah]

With all due respect, you can't compare a Tesla to a legendary Pontiac Trans AM!

[@RetroRecipes]

Correct, Pontiac didn’t have any kind of self driving. 😉

[@gretapezzini7047]

Tesla=KITT👍....my id3 =herbie 53 Crazy bug?😂🇮🇹🖖😁

[@StalkedByLosers]

"It doesn't have have a word for wife..." lol the smoothest way to get out that 🤣 good job!

[@DudeWithADrone]

When I got to the bit where you'd fitted the scanner and did the remake of the Night Rider intro I literally got a huge nostalgia buzz. Amazing. Well done. Great video. I just subscribed.

[@RetroRecipes]

Welcome!!

[@heathwellsNZ]

Certainly can't scHOFF at the effort that went into making this recipode! So glad you went to the hassel!

[@perherbert]

Hassel(hoff) you mean? 😉👍

[@takuminightcore1886]

Imagine if Tesla actually made a model three knight rider edition that they would have the basic black in the actual scanner bar integrated into the fiberglass of the front bumper of the car and it has a voice assistant with William Daniels on it that would be so cool

[@ilgwent8061]

The Trans Am is much better looking than the Model 3 though. Elon should make a Trans Am reeboot. Obviously IMHO and with all due respect.

[@paulbrowning7046]

Brilliant!! I added a wireless doorbell in which you can add your own MP3 file. Using handbrake I added the scanner sound along with ‘excuse me’. With the doorbell button in the car and the speaker in the frunk, I can activate the sound and use as a pedestrian warning.

[@M4R5-C4V14R]

The Knight Rider theme song has been my ring tone for ages and the woo woo is my text tone. I'll be doing something similar to my Roadster. Once I get it. In 10 years lol.

[@kildogery]

This was bloody brilliant.

[@betterireland1]

I didn't want to like it but i loved it, Nostalgia hit, Bit time. That is something that Elon should see.

[@anthonysach]

The most dangerous part of a car is ........ The nut behind the steering wheel.

[@jasongreenwood8080]

Next ideas - Black tinted Windows, tinted rear brake lights (if legal) and a full chrome delete, replacing the chrome with matt black 👌

[@SoulPoetryandOtherWorks]

A heart stopping nostalgic and creative video Perifractic. I didn't know KITT's scanner could be used to scan young ladies.Who programmed that mod? KITT in the programme could run on a variety of fuels and not just gasoline which might be hard to do in a Tesla. The ski mode and turbo boost might also be problematic. I suggest adding the KITT whine to the external sound emitters to add that touch of authentic audio. Perhaps on the internal screen ,identifying that BASIC listing that always appeared when it was processing information ad replicating it would be an interesting touch. Also do you remember the digital speedometer used to click as the car increased rapidly in speed? Now just get your leather jacket and cruise those highways.

[@shadowhawk1st]

This is F'N AWESOME. Gave me chills. I miss Knight Rider. Brings back memories

[@marktereschuk3480]

Great video! 12 year old me is the same as 47 year old me....KITT rules.

[@pabloforcensoler]

Dude, you should install a fuse to feed the LED controller. Lovely Tesla!!

[@NigelDraycott]

Love that introduction and matching the road scene 👍 also laughed a little too much at the "I'm not that stupid" montage at 16:20

[@RetroRecipes]

Haha yeah I have to admit I laughed to after editing that bit and hitting play 😆 Glad you liked the intro. That was fun to shoot.

[@TF2Scout..]

I always liked the knight rider replicas and their small gadets but most of them lacked the things in the movie obviously because it's an tv series fiction. So I thought and watched every single Knight rider episode and thought what the hell let's just try to make car close as possible to a original kitt. Currently building an kitt costs just as much as buying an big truck. (Including dashboard , steering wheel that doesn't hit your leg, voicebox,Trans am, minor things, Scanner and electronics.

[@ConsolesRetro]

Le rendu est vraiment sympa! J’y croyais pas trop quand tu as fermé le capot… ✌️🕹 PS : « Bon Voyage » (avec l’accent anglais ^^)

[@ConsolesRetro]

Dans mes souvenirs ça s’appelait « K2000 » en France !

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Now this makes me want to buy a Tesla 😁 amazing job and Video 😊 liked and Subbed 👍👍👍👍

[@jonathanreader228]

Wow. I loved night rider as a kid!. These tesla cars are amazing 😲😲

[@KnightRiderGER]

OMG HOW COOL IS THIS?!! Am I dreaming?

[@RetroRecipes]

Thanks! It’s no dream. Check out part 2 too!

[@mengy007]

Growing up in the 80s and 90s watching Knight Rider and Air Wolf had me watching this whole video with a huge smile.

[@BIZARBIES]

Working on a car and not scraping your knuckles would not be right. Well done!

[@ChristinaKilgore]

Would be cool if you could change the gauges like speed, fuel, etc. to be like the ones in KITT I don't think that would be against the law either, if it's accurate

[@richardroberts8341]

Love your sense of humor and sense of adventure. Grew up watching Knight Rider. I'd be jealous but am happy a great fan like yourself found this kind of happiness. I also just watched your video where you got to sit in a real Kitt Car. So happy for ya bro! Cheers!

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹️

[@ChisakoYume]

I can totally see what you meant with realizing that it's actually self driving. It looks so much more impressive just by not having a round steering wheel. It's so simple yet impressive. Car manufacturers should have cars with non-round steering options for commercials. I bet it would increase sales just by having that. Can't wait to see what else you are doing with that car now.

[@chrismayer3919]

The shocked look on Ladyfractic’s face was just as funny as the airbag gag 😜

[@karasah3453]

Tesla model is very beautiful, but my child's dream is kit Black Lightning, Turkey hello

[@savvysurveyor5318]

Amazing, the coolest thing I’ve seen on the Tube 👌🙌🏼

[@MartinFarrell1972]

That takes me back when I was a kid in the 80's. Always thought these cars would be available when I was older. I'm 49 now! Loved the video, no turbo boost?

[@RetroRecipes]

Turbo boost shown at the end :-)

[@steco123]

@@RetroRecipes turbo boost is when it jumps in the air . Pursuit is where is goes fast .

[@RetroRecipes]

@@steco123 I can’t believe you missed the part when I jumped the car 50 ft in the air!

[@captvictor]

fantastic mods, Tesla def needs a "KITT" edition, Black with Tan Interior and the scanner ;) and KITT software that includes sound fonts for the car's sounds as well as KITT voice recognition and touch screen integration

[@komptozegee6795]

If Tesla did that and only made 1000 they would sell out fast.

[@GeorgesChannel]

Perifractic, again a really great and entertaining episode. I am great Knight Rider fan (and 80's scifi) too. Enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for your effort, sweat and pain you put into it. About the next upgrade: Try to get the "Plaid" :)

[@RetroRecipes]

Elon are you listening?

[@GeorgesChannel]

@@RetroRecipes He says, the "Plaid" with "Turbo Pursuit mode" is on the way.

[@RetroRecipes]

@@GeorgesChannel Exceeeeeeelent.

[@jerrieldudley3853]

I had the kitt pedal car and I loved it as a kid and Knight Rider was my favorite show

[@genehunsinger3981]

modern day "hot rodding" of sorts.Not every Tesla has these goodies!

[@Ridingforsanity]

This video is hilarious. The steering wheel installation alone was priceless. Bravo! Sorry about your thumb btw, that does look like it genuinely hurt.

[@preds.bundalo5408]

OMG, you’ve really outdone yourself this time! Fantastic episode! I can’t wait to see the next one.

[@Darkk6969]

Love this! It brought back fond memories of the 1980s and Knight Rider is one of them which is my favorite when I was 12 years old. Love the mods on the Tesla. It should be an option when buying one!

[@RetroRecipes]

Hear that Elon?

[@914castro]

nice work . im a fan of kitt too , you can vinyl wrap the car in black , matt or gloss , you choose.

[@ogremark5]

Your excitement is infectious Christian! Great projects. I am very interested to see what you do next. I may even watch a couple episodes of the old series to set the mood.

[@eastmanwebb5477]

This came out quite well. I’m so tempted to do this. Also, I agree that you should de-chrome the car to get the full effect. I’m looking forward to watching the Atari joystick episode! Subscribed!

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Honestly I think an after market yoke in the 3 is far better than the native yoke in the S because you get the advantages of the yoke shape but KEEP the stalks which is the major problem with the new S model. The problem isn't with the shape of the "wheel" its with you no longer having stalks to activate things so you have to try and subconsciously find the proper button on a moving wheel. It sucks. The shame is awesome though. I've seen mods for the new S that actually keep the yoke and add the stalks back in which is interesting.

[@RetroRecipes]

Yes I would agree with that. It’s a good balance.