Project "Melt Snow" - Snow / Ice Buildup on Headlights & Bumper Solution (DIY Writeup)

[Jon Snow]

Is this a solution in search of a problem? Headlights icing over does happen .. but it is so infrequent that just getting out and manually removing the ice is the simplest solution IMHO.

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[Stuck4ger]

ROAD TRIP!!!

 

[Deleted member 17810]

Not everyone lives in an area where that would even be useful. It’d be a giant waste of money for Tesla to have that feature on every truck when the vast majority of people don’t face that problem. For those who do, this might be a good solution. Even within the responses in this post the majority don’t have a use for it.

Nah.

They included heated seats in all their vehicles.

 

[Deleted member 4261]

If only there was an onboard air compressor where extra pipe work with a grill could be attached to the front bumper underneath the head lights To blow the snow away.

 

[Jack27]

Nah.

They included heated seats in all their vehicles.

? how is that relevant ?

 

[Stuck4ger]

Yeah, just because you use heated seats doesn’t mean you need snow tires and chains.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

? how is that relevant ?

Nobody in hot climates needs heated seats.

It's a straight comparison.

Keep up.


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The fact is that tesla is doing bare minimum for alot of things, and I'm honestly surprised that they didn't think about this from a safety stand point.

 

[Jack27]

Nobody in hot climates needs heated seats.

It's a straight comparison.

Keep up.

? ok if you say so .
I live in Los Angeles my wife puts her heated seats on in 75 degree weather and preheats her seats in the morning! Waaay more people use heated seats then would use lights.
It’s also a feature on nearly every car out today. My 2015 duramax has heated seats but not heated lights ? mind blowing right?
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[Deleted member 17810]

? ok if you say so .
I live in Los Angeles my wife puts her heated seats on in 75 degree weather and preheats her seats in the morning! Waaay more people use heated seats then would use lights.
It’s also a feature on nearly every car out today. My 2015 duramax has heated seats but not heated lights ? mind blowing right?
Keep up

It's mind blowing that NHTSA standards haven't caught up to LED lighting.

Yes.

 

[FutureBoy]

It's mind blowing that NHTSA standards haven't caught up to LED lighting.

Yes.

They also haven't caught up with camera mirrors.... etc.

Somehow my mind doesn't seem to be too blown.

 

[Celiboy]

Nah.

They included heated seats in all their vehicles.

Yeah because it’s possible for the people inside them to be cold regardless of snow blocking the lights ?.

 

[BlueLightning]

Hello Folks,

The time has come for me to post my build of installing a successful, yet prototype, "contraption" of melting snow on bumper. This will prevent the snow from building up and blocking the headlights.

Parts:
- 18 Gauge Wire 2 Conductor Electrical Wire, 18 AWG Wire Stranded PVC Cord, 12V Low Voltage/Tinned Copper/Flexible/18/2 Wire for Automotive Wire LED Strips Lamp Lighting Marine (30FT-9.1M)
- Heat Resistant Acrylic Double Sided Tape Removable(Residue Free)/Heavy Duty/Weather-resistant/Clear Sticker for Car/Cell Phone Touch Screen Repair/Household(10 m×10 mm×1 mm)
- Motoforti Universal DC 12V- 48V 15Amp Car Circuit Breaker, with Manual Reset Inline Fuse Holder Protector, Durable, Metal, Black, 2pcs, Circuit Breaker - Amazon Canada
- 1~20 Meters 12V 24V 36V 48V DC Self-regulating Heating Cable Low Voltage Heat Trace Cable for Freeze Protection <<<<---- MAKE SURE TO ORDER 2 Metres (6.5 or more feet) and 48V!

Installation:
Red+Blue = Positive (+) Connection
Brown+Blue = Negative (-) Connection
(The polarity doesn't matter when connecting to the Heating Cable)
*Note: If you want to play it cautious, you're more than welcome to install fuse / circuit breaker though it's not necessary as the vehicle has its own*
Front Trunk at 48V with 500W max draw = 10.41 amps <-- hence the 15 amp (optional breaker)
It won't be using 10.41 amps as that's the max - so don't fret.
There's no need to disconnect the 48V or HV battery while working. Only make sure the Frunk Outlet slider/toggle is off - that's all.
*** WARNING: Do NOT wire the Heating Cable inside the Frunk. Use the 18 AWG extension cable to wire from 48V connectors, then feed through the side, as shown in the picture, then connect to the Heating cable which will run the span from driver side headlight to passenger. Do not forget to connect the (orange) cap to prevent any electrical short or arching. ***

Here's how you take the frunk liner out:
Remove Funk Liner To Access 48V
In the same video at the 7:24 mark of the video they also talk about the 48V wiring.

I will post my pictures of what mine looks like - Sorry the pics are not in order. If I find there are more questions than answers, then I will try my best to follow up with either a video or detailed post on this. However, I truly think it's pretty self-explanatory. It's a shame plans fell through with TesStudio as my hope was to create an easy to bundle package with everything a person needs in one box.

Merry (Early) Christmas Guys and Gals!

I say just buy a five foot pre-assembled online?! Plug it in and go?

 

[Gixx1300R]

If only there was an onboard air compressor where extra pipe work with a grill could be attached to the front bumper underneath the head lights To blow the snow away.

Hmm, will that work?

 

[BannedByTMC]

Isn't the CT air suspension/compressor a sealed system using Nitrogen?

 

[Crissa]

They included heated seats in all their vehicles.

Heated seats use less power than cabin heating, even with the heat pump. There's going to be mornings you want heat, even in Florida.

There's never going to be sticky snow covering the headlights in Florida.

? ok if you say so .
I live in Los Angeles my wife puts her heated seats on in 75 degree weather and preheats her seats in the morning! Waaay more people use heated seats then would use lights.
It’s also a feature on nearly every car out today. My 2015 duramax has heated seats but not heated lights ? mind blowing right?
Keep up

Yeah, Same. My spouse (and my mom, come to think of it) are always turning them on unless it's like, 80+F in the cabin.

I only use them if it's under 40F in the cabin.

-Crissa

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