How to turn off (and KEEP off) the automatic wipers in a Tesla Model 3

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  • @adamdport
    @adamdport  8 місяців тому +6

    Use code ADAM for 10% off your order with Enhance Auto! enhauto.com/
    Here is a list (some are affiliate links) to all the parts I used in this video:
    Male wiper motor connector (1J0973824): www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804417470300.html
    Female wiper motor connector (1J0973724): www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804417470300.html
    Switches: www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800845721307.html
    Harness crimper: amzn.to/4c1KWu5
    Switch crimper: amzn.to/3yJuUa0
    Trailer wire: amzn.to/4c04Sh8
    Rain-x: amzn.to/4e5xxD9
    Protective cable sheeth: amzn.to/3Vr6M4Z

    • @ITubeTooInc
      @ITubeTooInc 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for the video.
      All 3 of your AliExpress links are dead.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому

      @ITubeTooInc Thanks for the heads up, just fixed them! enjoy!

    • @Oksiwa
      @Oksiwa 8 місяців тому

      @@adamdport We want to invite you to review the latest taillight for 2004-2012 or 2015-2022 Chevy Colorado GMC Canyon, how to contact you

  • @somedudeonyoutoob
    @somedudeonyoutoob 8 місяців тому +53

    I swear this is the best channel for all things DIY for Tesla

    • @G3RTH
      @G3RTH 8 місяців тому

      💯

    • @renuing
      @renuing 8 місяців тому +1

      Easily! Everything shared is so practical and useful!

    • @gavindesantis
      @gavindesantis 8 місяців тому +1

      Agreed

  • @flexdash
    @flexdash 8 місяців тому +19

    I'd spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to watch an online course by you. Literally about anything. Could be about cats. The way you explain things makes my brain interpret it with such ease.

  • @GaryVirta
    @GaryVirta 8 місяців тому +9

    I've seen the Commander and button products before, but I never really knew all the stuff it could do. Once you showed that you could disable the auto-wiper-on-cruise irritation, I couldn't order it quickly enough! Thank you!

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +6

      Did you use my promo code ADAM? I was on the fence on whether or not I should include it in the video or if the description/comments were enough.

    • @GaryVirta
      @GaryVirta 8 місяців тому +3

      @@adamdport I did, thank you!

  • @ripvanstinkle
    @ripvanstinkle 8 місяців тому +7

    LOVE these long videos. Not that I necessarily want to disengage the wipers, but I love seeing you pick a part the 3. I always learn like ten things. Thank you for making them!
    Next thing to fix the three is installing a front bumper camera!

  • @gbinman
    @gbinman 8 місяців тому +5

    I very much enjoyed seeing how to disassemble things in the frunk and other places. I have had my 22 M3LR for over two years and the occasional single swipe just makes me smile. I cannot imagine doing all this work to beat that. I do appreciate the quality of your work.

  • @zmarko
    @zmarko 8 місяців тому +8

    This might be the greatest video ever made for Tesla owners. Lol

  • @amdhehe
    @amdhehe 8 місяців тому +2

    Appreciate the REAL Tesla mods, rather than other videos i saw, just selling pre-made accessories.

  • @dubudub876
    @dubudub876 8 місяців тому +3

    i dont even have a tesla and i pray for another DIY video constantly

  • @clintatk
    @clintatk 8 місяців тому +1

    Great video! One tip I’d add is to take a photo of each step before you start disconnecting parts. It can really help when reassembling.

  • @hc3550
    @hc3550 8 місяців тому +3

    lets petition to get this guy a job at Tesla please

  • @robotskirts
    @robotskirts 8 місяців тому +1

    I don't own a Tesla but your videos are always so thorough and well presented.

  • @lucidf8
    @lucidf8 7 місяців тому +1

    Agree Rain-X can be a life saver. And I dislike the auto wipe smearing of bugs on my dry windshield. I would prefer an actual rain sensor, but these solutions have some merit.

  • @velocity4260
    @velocity4260 6 місяців тому +1

    Love the videos man, not an issue I have but, you finding the rubber gromet passthrough the firewall is excellent, as I was looking for a place to run a cable through for a front bumper camera! Keep up the good work!

    • @JesseOsby
      @JesseOsby 13 днів тому

      Just curious, does your front bumper camera display on the main screen, or did you have to install an auxiliary screen somewhere for it?

  • @johnqcitizen9177
    @johnqcitizen9177 8 місяців тому +7

    Man you are one determined individual. 👍🏻

  • @JesseOsby
    @JesseOsby 13 днів тому

    Unrelated to the main point of this video, but thank you for giving me the idea of designing and printing a replacement panel for that area under the screen. I've been wanting to mount a bass knob for my aftermarket stereo but didn't want to permanently modify the original panel
    And I also thank you for that cabin temperature consistency test. I find myself constantly having to turn the temperature up or down by a degree or two to stay comfortable, which I never had to do in my last car, and was wondering if the problem might be insufficient airflow to the cabin temp sensor. Glad to at least be able to rule that out now

  • @Martinko_Pcik
    @Martinko_Pcik 7 місяців тому

    Crazy I have to install my own switch to avoid faulty design of an expensive car. Great 👍and professionally done DIY

  • @kr3stsb
    @kr3stsb 8 місяців тому +1

    Great tutorial! Next time slide the water proof boot up before crimping so it holds it in place while crimping. Then it prevents it from moving.

  • @BENShighland
    @BENShighland 8 місяців тому +2

    Please do front bumper camera!

  • @Rabs73
    @Rabs73 8 місяців тому

    Nice concept and implementation. Although some viewers might think its a bit complex, the Model 3 and Y are actually pretty simple to pull trims and the like apart. They are well designed in that way.
    Nice work and great quality video.
    Thanks!

  • @101rotarypower
    @101rotarypower 8 місяців тому +1

    Curious about the HVAC Smell Issue? Possible to get a update or long term report how that is doing, and any further learnings? Curious how that clip on the bottom of the filter media is doing? Where is the moisture coming from that the clip is trying to avoid water collecting there specifically? How is the clip stopping the moisture collecting there, and is it working long term?

  • @101rotarypower
    @101rotarypower 8 місяців тому +3

    Possible someone can make or know where to get a Stand Alone real rain sensor module that could plug into the low voltage DC wiper motor, and user adjustable? Could easily make it a manual interrupt, similar to the video’s premise, to switch between the OEM hardware, and a aftermarket rain sensor controlled module.

  • @dand5829
    @dand5829 8 місяців тому +1

    I don't even like Tesla and will never buy one but your videos are great and I find myself watching them all the way through.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +1

      Such kind words thank you!

  • @michaelwittman1935
    @michaelwittman1935 5 місяців тому

    I truly appreciate your explanation of why we have to use the auto wipers when using cruise control. It now makes sense why they cannot fix this issue of the wipers switching to auto mode when using cruise. They have to use auto. As a side note could you consider making a video on the after market anti nag devices. I really need to turn nag off with my driving style. Or if you have a better solution. I am tired of waiting for Tesla to fix or possible not be able to fix the nag.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  5 місяців тому

      @@michaelwittman1935 probably not something I'll cover. Tesla added it as a "safety feature" to ensure your hands are on the wheel. There are a bunch of videos of people literally sleeping behind the wheel before they added it-not a good look for them. Other manufacturers have gone a different direction though if you were open to switching brands. Ford, for example, I believe just tracks eye movements and doesn't require your hands to be on the wheel. They also have access to Tesla's supercharger network now.

  • @TeamCykelhold
    @TeamCykelhold 8 місяців тому

    I have an M3 from 2021 and while it is mildly annoying when the wiper turns on for no reason it happens rarely enough for me to forget about it. Love your level of enthusiams but holy crap this is a lot of work for something that should have never been a probblem to begin with.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +2

      What pushed me over the edge was when they came on, and then while I was pulling up the menu to shut it off the car beeped at me to tell me to pay attention to the road 🤬

  • @filo4u2
    @filo4u2 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for all the hard work you put into making your videos. Can I please make a suggestion for a future video? I'd like to know how you would add a 12v socket in the trunk for the model 3. Thank you in advance!

  • @CoryTheBeast7
    @CoryTheBeast7 7 місяців тому +1

    Would it be possible to connect this wiring harness to a rain sensor? Leave the car in "full wipe" level 3 mode and simply allow a rain sensor to toggle it on and off quickly?

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  7 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely! But both the sensor and the wiper motor uses linbus, which would take some effort to research/code into a raspberry pi or arduino etc

  • @sendamak82
    @sendamak82 7 місяців тому

    Zip tie at 14:28 is bad. I use F4 tape or wax string but the serrations against that insulation is going to short you out over time.
    …I learned the hard way.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  7 місяців тому

      How many miles do you suppose? Like if I was to make a video where I put a zip tied wire in a paint shaker, how long would it need to go before it wore through?

    • @sendamak82
      @sendamak82 7 місяців тому

      It’s the serrations on the inside of the zip tie against the insulation of that copper wire and why you see some buffer used between the 2 usually.
      Overall it depends on how tight it is and daily use vibrations. For example it is significantly worse/faster when doing stuff like this on airplanes.
      But for things I want to never look at or think about again I use waxed twine. Plenty of aircraft maintenance videos will show you the quick and easy way to since down.

    • @sendamak82
      @sendamak82 7 місяців тому

      Cinch*

  • @stephenmiller6690
    @stephenmiller6690 8 місяців тому +1

    I'll never do this but sure enjoyed your creativity and well done presentation.

  • @js3085
    @js3085 5 місяців тому

    Yeesh. Looks pretty involved. Thought you were going to remove the AC unit next so you could pull the front drive motor too! 😂😊😂

  • @matthewhellner6957
    @matthewhellner6957 7 місяців тому

    Please please do a video about moisture in the tail lights

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  7 місяців тому

      There's already a really solid video out there on this, did you already see it? Any reason this won't work for you? ua-cam.com/video/HgLlj04SLrA/v-deo.html

    • @matthewhellner6957
      @matthewhellner6957 7 місяців тому

      @adamdport thanks. It's disappointing to see that the infamous fogging problem (even on the M3 highland) is just bad welds. Can't believe tesla hasn't addressed this. I just bought one of your filter clips btw. Genius. Keep it up

  • @1MrxMJ1
    @1MrxMJ1 8 місяців тому

    I would rather deal with the hardship of turning the wipers off on the screen than going through all these steps to basically due the same thing. This is nuts!!! Is it really that much of a problem?!

  • @RichardBrooklyn
    @RichardBrooklyn 8 місяців тому +5

    Legit thought the video would end at 5:25

  • @david.kalbermatten
    @david.kalbermatten 8 місяців тому

    Curious whether this is gonna work long term. You basically created a very long antenna with this switch wire. I'd be worried about rf interference messing with the onboard electronics

    • @JesseOsby
      @JesseOsby 13 днів тому

      Why would it do that any more than any of the other wires in the car? It's not like they use shielded wires

  • @stefanvanbraam4378
    @stefanvanbraam4378 8 місяців тому

    So seeing you right software do you have a channel on that?? Just learning myself but would be interested on your views. The Tesla video is great. Drove a Model Y from Vegas to Cason city and loved it!!!! Can’t wait to buy our own seeing it was a turo rental. Thanks for the video.

  • @JH00ker
    @JH00ker 3 місяці тому

    Any concerns about voiding your warranty if you do this and then bring your car in for service for an unrelated issue?

  • @laloajuria4678
    @laloajuria4678 8 місяців тому +6

    this is insanity. great work. but no way am i touching this....

  • @JosefCZ
    @JosefCZ 14 днів тому

    Can this be done by sexy buttons? Just like it keeps autopilot when changing lines?

  • @Resist4
    @Resist4 8 місяців тому +1

    Just a note, if you need to take your car into Tesla for warranty work and they see this mod they could refuse to work on your car unless you remove the mod. Tesla has done this to many people in the past.
    But I’ve always felt that Tesla shouldn’t force the auto wipers or auto high beams to be on when in autopilot/FSD. Let the driver decide and if the car feels it can’t see then give us a warning and turn off autopilot/FSD if we continue to ignore it.

  • @norazheng7628
    @norazheng7628 8 місяців тому

    Hi Adam, very love your tutorial vedio. may i know if you are open up for some Tesla accessories reviews. And how can we contact you.

  • @JRP3
    @JRP3 8 місяців тому

    Great work but I have to say my 22 model 3 wipers rarely come on when they shouldn't so I won't be doing this mod.

  • @scoobysnacks5028
    @scoobysnacks5028 8 місяців тому

    Omg the best tesla diy chanel

  • @gavindesantis
    @gavindesantis 8 місяців тому

    This channel is amazing

  • @dyhppyx
    @dyhppyx 8 місяців тому +1

    You make the best stuff

  • @ryan77995
    @ryan77995 8 місяців тому +2

    can you share the phone holder @28:50?

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому

      Sort of-it's actually a 3D "C" shape with some holes in it to accept a 1/4-20 screw. I used it in a past video to hold a meter in front of the camera while I was driving (ua-cam.com/video/OZ5SXmArEIo/v-deo.html at 1:40) , and then reused it in this video with a camera holder. I can probably share the model if you want to print your own?

    • @ryan77995
      @ryan77995 8 місяців тому

      @@adamdport yes can you please share the file? It’s genius!

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +1

      @@ryan77995 www.printables.com/model/905256-tesla-model-3y-screen-mount enjoy!

    • @hc3550
      @hc3550 8 місяців тому

      @@adamdport of course you made it yourself. of course.

  • @jeffjobe8279
    @jeffjobe8279 8 місяців тому

    This guy is smarter than me !

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +1

      I believe it's more about determination and perseverance than just smartness. With enough effort, you could spend weeks preparing for a 30-minute video that accomplishes a simple task too!

  • @101rotarypower
    @101rotarypower 8 місяців тому

    Does anyone use the “S3XY” buttons/knob , it that a viable “set it and forget it” solution to this wiper problem?

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +1

      You don't need buttons or the knob to keep the wipers off. The commander on its own does the job.

  • @tomdiviney3424
    @tomdiviney3424 8 місяців тому +1

    Wait... You alluded to incorporating a traditional rain sensor (as in the Model S), using your added data wire to actually make a viable 'Auto' mode. Then you jumped to the "Commander" ! What happened to the effort to make a real fix that would use a proper sensor? The Commander is just an alternative to wiring in the 'off' switch (at far greater expense).

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому +1

      If enough people ask then maybe I'll make the effort and do a part 2. Getting all that linbus and canbus stuff going sounds like a pain though!

    • @tomdiviney3424
      @tomdiviney3424 8 місяців тому

      @@adamdport I was a little surprised when you just disconnected the data line with the switch that the vehicle did not seem to recognize that it had lost communications with the wiper motor. I would have expected some sort of fault code or similar !

    • @JesseOsby
      @JesseOsby 13 днів тому

      @@adamdport FYI there are some overseas CANbus freelancers on Upwork for pretty reasonable hourly rates. Since you're already a coder, you'd probably only need an hour or two of their time to get you going and save yourself the headache of starting from scratch with it

  • @badvertise
    @badvertise 8 місяців тому +1

    fun Model 3/Y followup video for the Technology Connections fans lol

  • @obsesivegamer
    @obsesivegamer 8 місяців тому

    wow this is determination !

  • @hkdobrev
    @hkdobrev 4 місяці тому

    If you get SEXY buttons for Tesla you can keep the wipers off during autopilot through software.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  4 місяці тому +1

      @@hkdobrev 26:54 😂 but I don't blame you for not watching, this was a long video for what it was!

    • @hkdobrev
      @hkdobrev 4 місяці тому

      ​@@adamdportoh, great! I've watched the other videos for the smelly filters, but don't really have a problem with the auto wipers.

  • @CalvinFraites
    @CalvinFraites 8 місяців тому

    How is it that @elon has not hired Adam?

  • @Derpy1969
    @Derpy1969 8 місяців тому +1

    So… don’t put the rain X on the camera area.

    • @JesseOsby
      @JesseOsby 13 днів тому

      Haha, damn, I feel like an idiot that that never occurred to me

  • @Max_1883
    @Max_1883 8 місяців тому

    It's madness... and rather than complicate life, why not buy a car that's intelligently developed, not just built to flatter the ego of some rich junkie?
    That said, your video content is really interesting. Bravo.

    • @JRP3
      @JRP3 8 місяців тому +1

      It's really a great car and at least with mine the wipers rarely turn on when not needed and usually just stop on their own, not a big deal.

    • @clintatk
      @clintatk 8 місяців тому +1

      Armchair hater who’s NEVER driven a Tesla. 😂😂😂❤

  • @evandembskey8811
    @evandembskey8811 20 днів тому

    Hallelujah.

  • @sandmehlig
    @sandmehlig 8 місяців тому +4

    So useful and equally sad.🤦😅

  • @30smsuperstrat
    @30smsuperstrat 4 місяці тому +1

    The auto wiper BS in cruise had me wanting to husk Musk.😡😆

  • @stephenmiller9013
    @stephenmiller9013 8 місяців тому

    Compliment: You're like Mike Stoklasa without the booze.

  • @aware2action
    @aware2action 8 місяців тому

    I still don't get why Tesla removed lot of safety critical items such as front facing radar, ultrasonic sensors, in favor of cutting costs.
    Now all those cars, will have some limitation imposed, even with FSD supervised taking giant leaps. Also with rain drop detection, there is a constant ISR going somewhere on FSD cpus. Small things like these when added up, costs the oomph of the inference engine, leading to increased latency, which may or may not be safety critical. I've seen the auto wipers performance from absymal to perfect, but never the same with each software update.
    All this work should not be needed to start with, if they did not delete the rain sensor to start with. Thanks for bringing to attention, and also to have fix, for this often overlooked frustration. But witnessing amount of work(not a fan of commander, due to safety, warranty and insurance risks), I will probably be fine, with the random frustration😅❤👍

    • @RichardBrooklyn
      @RichardBrooklyn 8 місяців тому +1

      Some of these decisions were made during the supply chain issues of the Covid19 days.
      Also, humans can do this stuff with just their eyeballs. Why not the car?
      Obviously it would be nice if these things were working properly by now...

    • @aware2action
      @aware2action 8 місяців тому

      @@RichardBrooklyn Because cameras are not that sophisticated compared to eyeballs. Just some 💭

    • @RichardBrooklyn
      @RichardBrooklyn 8 місяців тому

      @@aware2action I dunno man, my eyes need glasses to see stuff clearly.

    • @aware2action
      @aware2action 8 місяців тому

      @@RichardBrooklynI do agree, human eyes do age, but, they do have special features not available in fixed focus stationary hd cameras, irrespective of resolution, low light sensitivity. Also AI model training passes through a sequence of low rez downscaled grayscale images, each set corresponding to a specific condition to recognize. So, not sure how much processing is needed to clearly recognize rain in any situation, even with more than a million images in training data🤞.

  • @dacharyzoo
    @dacharyzoo 8 місяців тому

    Recently got a Tesla. Sometimes it really feels like they don't give a shit about their customers. Whoever works on their wiper software should not live somewhere it doesn't rain much. You know... first principles.
    Adam, what I appreciate most about your video is that proves the point that Tesla's stupid little oversights affects customers enough for them to take drastic measures like this to overcome them. Tesla is taking their customers for granted, they are their own worst enemy.

    • @hc3550
      @hc3550 8 місяців тому

      You are correct. Tesla does not give a shit about their customers. They made me feel (twice) like I was a huge inconvenience to them when buying my cars. I really dislike the company, but I like the product. I guess they know this.

  • @TheMadmax0609
    @TheMadmax0609 8 місяців тому

    Rain-X 😊👍

  • @tauzN
    @tauzN 8 місяців тому +5

    Are you serious!?

  • @BFArch0n
    @BFArch0n 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank Elon, god forbin you include a fucking $5 part to avoid all this BS

  • @matthewstrauss1843
    @matthewstrauss1843 8 місяців тому

    Umm... I think i'll just touch the screen to turn it off instead!

  • @thedownwardmachine
    @thedownwardmachine 8 місяців тому +1

    This is what happens when you have a company led by a madman that keeps his subordinates constantly cowering in fear.
    The impossible becomes possible through sheer strength of will, but the easy and obvious gets shelved.on a whim.

  • @raleedy
    @raleedy 7 місяців тому

    A half hour video for this? I don’t think so.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  7 місяців тому

      I was disappointed myself. Would love to know what you think I can cut to make it shorter!

    • @raleedy
      @raleedy 7 місяців тому

      @@adamdport I’d love to, but I didn’t watch it because of its length, so I don’t know.

  • @DuneGames
    @DuneGames 8 місяців тому

    Now make a variable speed wiper that 99% of all other vehicles have that Tesla decided was not needed. PS I'd never implement what you've done or do this hack I've suggested, but it would be so nice to rub Tesla's nose in their idiotic choices that they force on all Tesla owners.

  • @cluelessindividual8643
    @cluelessindividual8643 3 місяці тому

    Those wipers must've seriously annoyed you

  • @tlyard
    @tlyard 3 місяці тому

    Hello Adam, we're Tlyard. We like your video very much and would like to mail our products to you for use. Are you interested? :)

  • @Ty-ls5xg
    @Ty-ls5xg 8 місяців тому

    The entire wiper system on Tesla's (model 3 and y) are by far the worst I've ever had the misfortune of being abused by.. No wiper stalk, no rain sensors(uses camera), auto system that's useless. This is the number one, but not only reason I dumped my model y.

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому

      Out of curiosity, what were the other reasons in your top 5?

    • @Ty-ls5xg
      @Ty-ls5xg 8 місяців тому

      Hey there. Top 5 other reasons, in no particular order would be rough/unrefined ride, no "avoid highways" option on maps with no alternatives such as using carplay or what have you, no cross traffic sensors, no blind spot monitors(side camera feed doesn't do the same function..I want to look at blind spot before turning on signal), no rear wiper and very poor visibility in general, general lack of buttons and and switchgear(including no wiper stalk) was by far my biggest deal breaker tho.

    • @hc3550
      @hc3550 8 місяців тому

      @@Ty-ls5xg 100000% we need avoid highways option! I was thinking about this yesterday when the 15N AND South were slammed due to accidents

  • @NightRogue77
    @NightRogue77 3 місяці тому

    I know I’m 47, but would you adopt me?

  • @henrycruz45cal
    @henrycruz45cal 8 місяців тому

    Lol

  • @phonemail1367
    @phonemail1367 8 місяців тому

    "Traffic aware cruise control is a way of saying," *get ready for unexpected whiplash when the undesired phantom braking for no reason begins!*

    • @adamdport
      @adamdport  8 місяців тому

      It was literally unusable when I first got it, at night I just didn't bother trying to use cruise. This is one area that I think they've made enormous improvements, credit where it's due!