2018 Model X falcon wing door light behind the speaker grill.

[BecauseT3$L@]

I recently bought a used 2018 Model X (built in May 2018), and the falcon wing doors do not have any lights illuminating from behind the speaker grill like earlier models that I've seen. Do all Model X have this light, or was it discontinued? I shined a flashlight into the grill, and I can see what looks like a round light housing! Did Tesla not enable these lights or is it possible that both sides failed before we took ownership? Would be curious if any fellow 2018 X owners can confirm if they have working lights behind the speaker grills on the falcon wing doors.
On a side note, to remove these speaker grills, do they just unclip to remove by pulling on them, and clip them back on to install...or is it more involved?

 

[BecauseT3$L@]

Anyone here with a 2018 Model X? I just need to confirm if your falcon wings have lights shining out of the speaker grill when you open the door.

 

[DCGOO]

Anyone here with a 2018 Model X? I just need to confirm if your falcon wings have lights shining out of the speaker grill when you open the door.

I’ve never noticed that on mine.

 

[MSM X100]

I have that light on my 2018 X built 10/18. It lights up when the FWD is open. If yours ever had the door panel removed, it's possible the wire for the light wasn't reconnected.

The speaker grill just unclips to remove. You need to do this to access the emergency door release.

 

[DCGOO]

I’ve never noticed that on mine.

I stand mostly corrected. I DO have lights inside the FWD speaker grille. But I suppose my statement is correct in that in four years of ownership, I really never did notice them before. Go figure! My X was built in June 2018. Trading it in soon, oh well.

 

[DSolie]

My 2016 MX has all the FWD lights.. but since it doesn't have the PUP package, none of them work...

 

[Muzzman1]

Our 2016 VIN 1900's has them and they are active.

 

[BecauseT3$L@]

Mystery solved!!!! There is a specific setting to activate the lights behind the falcon wing door speaker grills. The official name for these lights in the Tesla database is "Welcome Lights". In the "lights" settings on the center screen, there are a few options to turn off and on certain lights like ambient lights and dome lights. These lights behind the speaker grill are connected to the dome light setting. I had mine turned off because I would have never guessed those were part of the dome light circuit. I've turned on the dome lights before, but since I didn't have the back doors open at that time, I never saw them on. So if you set your dome light setting to either "on" or "auto", those rear lights will turn on when you open the falcon wing doors. Now I can sleep. Good night