Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts from crashed cars

Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by spuz on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @07:27PM (#47524690)

Even if you know that cars consist of a single wiring harness, it's not implied that they aren't modular and the individual cables cannot be purchased separately.

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Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by longislandguido on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @07:55PM (#47524968)

First, cars don't consist of a single harness.

Second, why would it be implied?

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge about cars or wire looms already knows this is how it's done. So, anyone with legitimate business in the discipline.

Does everything need to be documented at a third-grade level in case some software person decides he wants to power up car parts on a table so he can write a blog post?

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Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by fortran77 on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:20PM (#47525614)

Why are you so hostile towards someone who's experiment with an interesting computer? What's wrong with you?

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Re:Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts f... by kube-system on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @07:31PM (#47524724)

Cars usually consist of multiple harnesses -- as it is in this case as well. The harnesses are the cables in a car. That is the part you can purchase because that is the part.

There's a list of them here: https://service.tesla.com/docs/Model3/ServiceManual/2024/en-...

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