Tesla's own employees may not install the equipment, because it may not be used on public roads. But Cybertruck owners may well buy an "illegal" light bridge.
The Tesla Cybertruck is making headlines again – this time due to illegal factory equipment. Or at least equipment that may not be used on public roads.
Critics are already saying that the bridge of light blinds any oncoming traffic no matter what. The light bridge is therefore also illegal to use on public roads. In fact, it is so illegal that Tesla's own employees are not even allowed to install the equipment.
Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee has written on his "X" account that his Tesla Cybertruck was delivered with a partially installed light bridge. The front was covered with a piece of tape to blind the light.
After delivery, Brownlee was informed that Tesla had a connection with a local repair shop that could complete the installation, so that Tesla would not break the law himself.
This way of installing a light bridge may seem strange, but it is actually in accordance with Tesla's official service manual for the Cybertruck.
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The manual contains several warnings for Tesla technicians, where it is clearly stated that they must under no circumstances install the light bridge themselves on any Cybertruck.
Instead, it is a local workshop that must complete the work with the last part of the wiring network. Only in this way can Tesla stay on the right side of the law.
Simply routing the cables to the light bridge correctly is not enough, however. The light is connected to a so-called "roof accessory extension cable," which could lead one to believe that the car just needs to be connected to a plug that is 'prepared' for installation. But no.
The "cable" from the factory is actually three loose wires that stick out from the roof of the car and end in heat-shrinkable rudder, which must be soldered to the wiring of the light bridge.
Tesla's choice of solution actually leaves more questions than answers. Not only does the DET car brand avoid direct responsibility for the equipment, but the actual wiring on the Cybertruck can also best be described as problematic. At least as it is delivered from the factory.
Wires, which are in practice located outside the chore train, are simply twisted and soldered together, instead of using more secure connections such as a definite plug.
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