TESLA into K.I.T.T.

martinot · Post by **martinot** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:46 pm

Scott Robison · Post by **Scott Robison** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:11 pm

This is probably my favorite of his videos I've seen.

Cyber · Post by **Cyber** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:40 am

Yes, this video is very cool! Thank you, @Perifractic!

Especially I'm amazed they manufacture such replacement wheel in such good quality.

I was always wondered is such replacements legal. I mean, if cop stops me and sees that I have this instead of stock wheel. Or I could install bicycle wheel. Or just some random crap. Should it be properly certified?

TomXP411 · Post by **TomXP411** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:25 am

On 1/19/2022 at 9:40 PM, Cyber said:

Yes, this video is very cool! Thank you, @Perifractic!

Especially I'm amazed they manufacture such replacement wheel in such good quality.

I was always wondered is such replacements legal. I mean, if cop stops me and sees that I have this instead of stock wheel. Or I could install bicycle wheel. Or just some random crap. Should it be properly certified?

I believe this is actually optional equipment on new Tesla cars. So this would actually be a factory part, not a Chinesium knock-off.

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-DEB259CC-ABAC-4BFC-8D10-B7B1BBCFCB1F.html

And I have to say - the yoke and the scanner are what really sell it for me. I mean, the phone thing is fun, but I'd end up just using the phone to listen to music, so KITT would not stay on my dashboard very long.

Having said that... Clearly, this is a cry for Tesla to release the "Model K", a version of their sport sedan that re-creates the Knight Industries 2000 interior...

SlithyMatt · Post by **SlithyMatt** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:06 pm

On 1/20/2022 at 12:40 AM, Cyber said:

I was always wondered is such replacements legal.

In the US, after-market steering wheels are perfectly legal, and a popular customization. Only the factory-installed steering wheel is required to have an airbag.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:34 pm

Yeah, I loved that video. Like many of us I assume, I was a huge Knight Rider fan, so I really enjoyed it, along with the episode visiting old filming locations. Having the message from William Daniels on there was such a great touch! ?