Things to do while waiting for Elon's "something special for Roadster owners"

I like those leather wrapped door pulls. Didn't know you could get those from Tesla.

You could also upgrade your head unit to a Parrot Asteroid, replace the stock speakers with some Morels, add a couple of Rockford Fosgate motorcycle amps, add a wireless aircard for 24 /7 internet service, and install a blackvue dash cam system...

1. If you don't plan on driving too aggressively and commute a lot in the car, adjust your tire camber to zero for better tire wear

2. Replace stock wipers with Bosch ICONs

3. Get the Taylor Mesh top - https://www.facebook.com/TaylorMeshTop

4. Alloy gators

5. LED lights for interior and license plate - Replacing incandescent bulbs with cool LED alternatives?

... buy a Roadster

Loved all these little upgrades! How did you do the CF job on he console and have it look so nice? Very inspiring the whole lot of these. . .

I had done:

1. change the driver's side mirror to european spec mirrors. Help a lot with the blindspot.

2. sound deadening materials like dynamat installed on floor, behind the seats, door, etc.

3. phone dash mount - I know, its sooo simple, but hook that puppy up via bluetooth and you got the best nav in the world.

4. dash camera - got tired of people backing into me and claiming innocence.

5. did the CF wrap on door sill. Not very proud of my own workmanship but it looks better and I'm not worried about scuff marks.

6. mud guard thingie under the door to keep road grime away. Very significant improvement.

I'm a cheap dude, the most expensive item here was the sound deadening foam. Had a local guy install that for $600. Materials themselves were like $100 I think.

Any info on the european spec mirrors???

And what is a "mud guard thingie under the door"? Any pics?

Curved mirrors just like the one on passenger's side. It was ordered and installed by Tesla service center.

Its technically illegal because it doesn't have the words, "objects are closer than they appear" on the mirror itself.

bart513 said:

Any info on the european spec mirrors???

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That's the thread regarding the mud. Read backwards, more informative. And if I remember correctly, there are some pictures in there.

Mud on the Door Sills

Odenator said:

And what is a "mud guard thingie under the door"? Any pics?

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I'd also love to hear more about the sound deadening. . . Was it easy to find someone? How long did it take? How significant was the improvement? I'm a SUPER cheap dude too - so it intrigues me that you made all these updates for seemingly on the cheap. Great work.

asgard and I did a very good job installing sound deadening in my Roadster. Took a full weekend, but i'm almost positive it came out better than the Tesla option as we used both dynamat and dynaliner.

We took apart the doors and entire interior besides the dash. We are still planing on doing the pan and wheel wells, potentially the hardtop. I'll get around to posting photos soon.

We have also started up on the carbon fiber fab again. Stay tuned, we expect to get some good parts this time around.

Did they change just the mirror glas itself or the whole outer shell of the mirror as well?

Jackyche said:

Curved mirrors just like the one on passenger's side. It was ordered and installed by Tesla service center.

Its technically illegal because it doesn't have the words, "objects are closer than they appear" on the mirror itself.

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I had my rear spoiler wrapped in good quality CF foil. Will be interesting to see, if it still looks good, when it's finally on the car.

The auto mechanic I go to happens to have a relative that does body shop work so I let him do the sound deadening install. He said he's done it before on other cars, although never a Tesla.

Its best to let someone who's either a)knows Tesla/Lotus fairly well or b)you trust is real careful. If one's careless about this sort of thing, they tend to break clips and stuff. Nothing horrible, just annoying stuff. I think my guy cracked my door sill. I didn't notice it until I took the thing apart and did the CF wrap on it. Now, its easy to crack it since the velcro can be super strong. Or maybe I cracked it myself when I ripped it off, who knows. Its stuff like that.

As for the effect, running over bumps sound much more solid. Road noise is diminished noticeably (not a quiet car by any means). Cold toes is reduced considerably during winter (and seattle winter is rather mild). Tesla uses Dynamat, I used RAAM Audio.

JohnnyLounge21 said:

I'd also love to hear more about the sound deadening. . . Was it easy to find someone? How long did it take? How significant was the improvement? I'm a SUPER cheap dude too - so it intrigues me that you made all these updates for seemingly on the cheap. Great work.

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It was just the mirror glass itself. That's why it was cheap. Well, if you call $70 or so cheap.

marco2228 said:

Did they change just the mirror glas itself or the whole outer shell of the mirror as well?

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smorgasbord said:

3) Get an OVMS for about $130:
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That is the neatest OVMS install I've seen :biggrin:

So the passenger side mirror is fine it's just the drivers side that needs to be replaced?

Don't forget snarky window decal

augkuo said:

2. Replace stock wipers with Bosch ICONs

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Wipers? You got more than one!