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Back to the Future Time-Travel Sparkle (DeLorean flux capacitor ignition): Free Tesla Lock Sound Download

The DeLorean's flux-capacitor sparkle from Back to the Future: the electrical crackle and shimmer that marks the exact moment time travel becomes possible at 88 mph.

Sci-Fi & Futuristic sound · 4.59 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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Back to the Future Time-Travel Sparkle (DeLorean flux capacitor ignition)

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The DeLorean's flux-capacitor sparkle from Back to the Future: the electrical crackle and shimmer that marks the exact moment time travel becomes possible at 88 mph.

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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 Alan Silvestri / Universal Pictures
source Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment). Sound design by Mark Mangini. The DeLorean time machine effects layered electrical discharge sounds, vehicle audio, and synthesized elements. Score by Alan Silvestri. Use case: 1.21 gigawatts of lock sound. Trivia: the DeLorean DMC-12 used in filming was chosen because Zemeckis felt its gull-wing doors, when opened, looked like the wings of a spaceship landing — the vehicle was never modified to actually reach 88 mph.

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