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"I'll Be Back" (Terminator promise): Free Tesla Lock Sound Download

Schwarzenegger's flat, ice-cold T-800 delivery from The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984): three words delivered with zero inflection that guarantee an inevitable return, one way or another.

Movies sound · 2.43 seconds · WAV format · Free download

Custom lock sounds need the car’s external pedestrian-warning speaker (Model 3 built September 2019 or later, Model S and Model X from the 2021 refresh, every Model Y and Cybertruck) and software 2023.44 or later.

How to install: download the file (it is already named LockChime.wav), copy it to Boombox/LockChime.wav on a FAT32 or exFAT USB drive, plug it into a USB port that carries data (the glovebox port on newer cars; rear ports only charge), and open Toybox → Boombox → Lock Sound, then choose USB.

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"I'll Be Back" (Terminator promise)

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Schwarzenegger's flat, ice-cold T-800 delivery from The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984): three words delivered with zero inflection that guarantee an inevitable return, one way or another.

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Plain .wav audio file. No installer, no account.

Open in Chime Studio

How to install

This sound is on the quieter side. Crank Tesla volume to 7+ for best effect.

  1. Copy to USB

    Copy LockChime.wav onto a FAT32 or exFAT USB drive at Boombox/LockChime.wav.

  2. Plug into your Tesla

    Plug the drive into a USB port that carries data (the glovebox port on newer cars). Open Toybox → Boombox → Lock Sound, then choose USB.

  3. Lock the car

    Lock the car to hear it.

credit Arnold Schwarzenegger / James Cameron
source The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984, Orion Pictures). Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers "I'll be back" as the T-800 to a police sergeant before driving a car through the precinct. Ranked #37 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes (2005). Transcript: "I'll be back." Use case: every departure is a promise. Trivia: Cameron's script read "I will be back" — Schwarzenegger felt the contraction sounded more robotic and fought for it; Cameron relented, and the line became cinema's most repeated one-liner.

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