Lumen CS20 light bar on Model 3

I see no visibility improvement on the actual road

https://preview.redd.it/l41myia1zshg1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=656712349491c0f16961cb2013eb8fb5d180cfac

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It’s much clearer in reality. I think the video over exposes the standard headlight section and under exposes the light bar section. Massive difference in real life

https://preview.redd.it/z6v9puw9zshg1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afc6b510e4d9505a52b8bed550b4d927dc43ef75

You succeeded in lighting up the tops of the trees.

I like it for the hi beams, lights up the sides nicely

Doesn’t seem like much as the headlight are already excellent, but in Australia this is indeed very helpful if you don’t want to hit Wildlife (Kangaroos, Emus and other critters). Personally if avoid driving between dusk and dawn in the bush, but that’s not an option for some people.

I like it a lot man. Finally a useful mod!!!

https://preview.redd.it/g0qo138q5thg1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78923ed002f37205edf9fc56fe1961e2fd5d8252 BTW do you know what’s this? Looks like an airbag…

Yes this road is as viable as before.

Sound dampening insulation

No idea, but sound dampening seems believable.

How difficult was the install? Looks complicated

Could you link the guide you followed? Also, being that the light bar is covering around half of the radiator intake, are you worried at all about overheating/cooling issues?

Snake oil

So you installed high beams..?

Holy hell😭😭

Took about 2 hours. Nothing super complicated but part way through I figured out I really needed to remove the bumper which I hadn’t done before. But YouTube showed me how to do that. The kit from bilkomponenter makes the wiring very straight forward.

Why not just get the infrared night vision? This is considered obnoxious where I'm from and will piss off alot of other drivers.

The first part of the video you can see the matrix high beams turning on for a couple of seconds before the bar comes on. The different is huge. If you think the stock high beams do a good job then great news, you can save yourself the trouble. But since moving to the country, I didn’t feel like they did a very good job.

https://www.bilkomponenter.no/blog/montering-av-ekstralys-tesla-model3 Not super worried about cooling, but I guess I’ll find out.

Ok

Yeah I thought the stock lights were fine when I lived in the city, but where I live now it’s super dark and just about every car has a light bar. I think it’s a good upgrade.

Like the normal high beams, it turns off when other cars are present. The controller I got with it ties in with the auto matrix high beams.

I wish I could find this kit in the states.

Im in Australia. I had it shipped from Norway. https://preview.redd.it/kmpa6i30mthg1.jpeg?width=1771&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=988c5ed1ac943ad9037da96b62f5cbd563e68399

Last I check that one site would not ship to the us. I may have to check again though. I also fear tariffs 😂

On behalf of every single driver in the opposite lane: F U

This is obnoxious

Oh don’t worry. I’m sure someone is building a factory in the US to make these as we speak (… because of the tariffs).

99% of the time when I’m driving at night, I’m just about the only car on the road. I probably live somewhere that’s different to where you live.

I would think it would be about as complicated to turn it on and off for upcoming drivers as it is to turn your high beams on and off manually. Ah, the good ol’ days!

The control unit reads the pixel activation of the matrix high beams. If a single pixel is disabled because the car detects another vehicle, then the light bar is turned off. Once 100% of high beam pixels are enabled, the light bar turns on after a short delay. So it basically works like a super conservative version of the auto high beams.

This auto feature doesn’t work well on any car, it’s too late every time and if another car is too far away it doesn’t work at all.

I can also just press the button to turn them off … like every other car in the last 70 years or so.

Op is a menace

Straight to jail

Have you ever crossed paths with other “smart light” drivers on a slightly curved road? The moment I realised why I was getting blinded by so many modern cars I turned off the automatic lights immediately. It’s not just Tesla, and not just SUVs, it’s literally all of them with this feature. They take into consideration cars coming your direction on a straight line, but not other angles.

Not gonna judge too much because I have a setup on my van that's not too dissimilar, although I only use it on forest service and BLM roads and the like. (The lack of painted markings, and the rough grading of such roads, makes it extra important to see well at night. And it gets \*really\* dark in the desert.) I'd maybe aim yours a bit lower. Currently you're jacklighting owls, and they aren't much of a road hazard unless you're a mouse. I don't know what state you're in, but you may want to check the local laws and make sure you're not setting yourself up for a ticket. In California auxiliary lights like that must be covered when you're on the highway.

Looks like a good candidate for r/fuckyourheadlights

I definitely see the difference… but what benefit does it serve to light up the forest? You need to see the road and in front of you, not above

Yeah I noticed this as well. The light bar hasn’t really done anything for the road view. Imagine how blinding it is coming head on 😂

The light you added does nothing to light up the road and lights up the trees. No offence but it’s completely unnecessary and now more chance of blindng other drivers. Well done you 👏🏽

I installed a lightbar with the controller last weekend, too. Just to add: The controller is made by "ALCD" (alcd.no) and the guy behind that is super cool. Had some questions regarding the hardware-version of the controller and we're chatting via mail occasionally since then. Highly recommend that controller!

The matrix high beam on newer 2022 model actually blocks cars individually with squares of shadows. Really nice feature.

I never felt model 3 lights weren't bright enough, they are actually pretty good

Nice for deer spotting. I find the new model Y headlights to be completely adequate otherwise, even on rural roads

Nah I get it mate. That will show the kangaroos off the side of the road. Often necessary in areas where there are zero street lights. It’s not about lighting up the road. It’s about looking into the scrub and seeing the critters that are gonna jump ya. Shine on mate.

This guy gets it

It was your argument that the blinding would be an issue because of the auto feature… Also, if your turning them of manually. What’s the point in having them?

In the olden days, everyone used to turn their high beams on and off using their fingers.

I like it, cost for parts and effort?

He's scanning for drop bears, lest they drop upon him

You will soon be featured in r/fuckyourheadlights. 🤣

How are the stock lights not enough????

Guess I am the only other rural driver? It is extremely important to light up the sides of the roads as well, so many damn deer.

Is it a problem on highways or can you easily disconnect it so you aren't blanketing the world with light?

Actually, in the really olden days, we turned them off with our left foot. There was a button on the floor. Imagine coming around a curve, left foot on the clutch to downshift, and suddenly there's another car there and you need to turn off the high beams, but you can't because your foot is too busy.

Exactly this! It lights up the shoulders where deer are almost invisible and love to dart across the street

I'm going to bet this doesn't have "pixels" like those, so wouldn't really function unless it turns off completely?

Are you looking for Owls?

Yep! I’m with you here!

We'll duh, that's why you're supposed to have 3 feet. /s PS, I miss the button on the floor

I'm just glad that somebody else besides me remembers it. I was waiting for all the accusations that I was making stuff up.

I was going to comment about it, then I saw yours and decided to add to it instead.

Ah yes the tops of trees, natural deer habitat.

Apparently you have never heard of dropdeers, distant cousin to dropbears.

Ah yes, ones that terrorize squirrels up in the trees? 😂

Yea, sorry bro but you only illuminanted the trees, no real use. Isnt matrix lights now messed up and you cant basically use them also?

Dude nice, you got a link? How hard was it to install? Unless you took it somewhere?

Spatial awareness is conceptual in the mind

its like driving in daylight! Nice 👍🏻

Being able to see deers or other animals crossing in a road that does have them would be a big deal.

It’s the tops of the trees you have to worry about.. that’s where the ninjas are

Took about two hours. Probably would have been less if I’d decided to take the bunker off right from the start as a spent a bit of time trying to work out if I could avoid it. Nothing too complicated.

https://preview.redd.it/k0cid1b5oyhg1.jpeg?width=1771&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98446343cc736dc411b38426f1c903abe424c1f1 This and about two hours to install

They only come on when the high beams are on 100%. There’s also functionality to if you flash your lights 6 times, it will disable the light bar for the rest of the trip.

The light bar only comes on if the matrix high beam is on 100%. If the matrix is doing half a high beam to block out a car, that all still works exactly the same, and no light bar. When the car goes away and the high beams return to 100%, the light bar comes back on.

Company is bilkomponenter in Norway

Yep this. Lots of kangaroos, wallabies, foxes, hares and turkeys where I live. Also on roads with no line marking or edges, it can be helpful to see which direction the gap in the trees is going up ahead so you know what the road is doing. Seems like a lot of people in the comments here who have never left the suburbs.

You don’t need to see that much jfc

Ok...i have lightbar on my 22 Y also but never seen it light up, even when manually turning on high beam. Got it preowned so im not sure whats going on.

I recently installed a BrightSource 20” E-Mark and it is absolutely glorious for those dark rural highways featuring moose and haze that eats up the light. It’s very handy to see the landscape and the animals!

So do the normal headlights, they don't even get a chance in this video. Also, they do it without ruining your night vision. Edit: Also, turning up the contrast doesn't help to see deer better in the shadows. This makes the shadows relatively darker.

I drive mostly at night on rural two lane highways like yours here in the US, with a Model 3. Bear cubs, raccoons, possums, deer, armadillos, foxes, beavers, etc. Light bars like these don't help. Not only do they ruin your night vision, they increase the contrast between light and dark areas, actually making it harder to see things in the harsh shadows. Then, when you do have to eventually turn it off for oncoming traffic, your night vision is ruined, and you can't see as effectively. The standard model 3 adaptive headlights do a great job by themselves of illuminating the sides of the roads. Light bars like these are made for off-roading, not cruising down roads. This is not only a hazard to other drivers, but to yourself. The supposed effectiveness you perceived is an illusion, mate.

If by, "this", you mean the light bar, then, correct.

Pay closer attention. Next time you pass a Tesla at night, notice you can see its accent lights and the headlights kinda look dim. Why? Because you're not getting blinded by it. Those are the adaptive matrix high beams. Tesla and Rivian have uniquely had the only approved adaptive matrix lights in the US for years now. Edit: Audi, BMW and Ford are literally, supposedly, joining later this month, February 2026, on only their newest models, with a software update.

How does it look on the car? Can you post a shot of how you mounted ?

Do the world a favor. Ask a friend to come at you from the other side to gauge the glare. Tesla Model 3/Y headlights have never felt insufficient to me, and I routinely drive in the night, on dark rural roads _(looking for dark skies for stargazing)_

I’ve posted a few photos in the comments here https://preview.redd.it/xe27o2xt64ig1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc167a22998ecc84e60ceb841461cf404d82fdbf

The light isn't pointed too high... There is no reason to illuminate the stops of trees.

Lol.

I'm sold!

Epic! Most impressive.

I don’t need to pay any more attention than I already do. I have a Model 3, I can clearly see the beam direction, and I get blinded by other Teslas as well. [Here's a perfect example of what I literally just said above: road with a slight angle.](https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaSupport/comments/1r0rqka/model_3_matrix_headlights_arent_dimming_for_trucks/) It being approved in the US means nothing to me as a EU driver. The regulations are different. EDIT: Added video example.

Hey! I do that too. Last time I went dark sky searching I had a scare in rural Virginia though. I agree. Model 3 lights are very sufficient and this light bar is completely unnecessary and actually a safety issue.

It can be useful if it throws light to the side/shoulder while keeping it low The video shows it quite high

That's very slick. Ty for sharing and well done on the mounting/installation.

Even if it was the same on the road you can still see the sides of the road much better. Which will help you see wildlife that could potentially hit if it runs out in front of you.

How do I get my hands on a lightbar like this in the US?

I’m in Australia and ordered it from Bilkomponenter in Norway.