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Victron are indoor use only. So if it ends up on a trailer I need a really big NEMA weather resistant box that has the ability to vent/blow out the hot air. At least 36"x24"x18". And probably kludge together some type spring/tensioned contraption to dampen the road bumps. Ideas? I really don't...

Yes, sadly no rad-hard cells. The $0.54/W I paid for the Silfab panels (US made - apparently there are still a handful of US suppliers) is "slightly" more cost effective than the III-V cells used for satellites. (The four- and five-junction cells next generation technologies we make surpass the...

I recently decided to make an off-grid "portable" solar car charger and finished my project yesterday. I designed the system to charge my car during the day based on my daily kWh usage (I typically use 10kWh/day and work from home a good portion of the day). The system has a some (required)...

In my old Model 3, on long trips I let the kids watch a movie on a cheap tablet that was mounted to the roof glass with a Sosche suction cup mount. It worked and stuck flawlessly for two years. However, I resorted to mounting the suction cup on the front-most portion of the roof, slightly...

And...a few days after my Y arrival, I left my old Model 3 in the street for the first time. My father was coming the following day to buy it and pick it up. I was planning on detailing it that evening but something came up and it ended up sitting in the street overnight. I woke up to the...

I've had my 2021 Model Y for about a week and I've been busy buying plastic. My build is near perfect, but arrived with lots of dirt/grease spots on the seats. Overall it feels so much tighter and quieter than the 2019 Model 3 it replaced. Wind noise is dramatically lower. Suspension is quieter...

I submitted a service request essentially asking if the car would brick if I disconnected the seat harness. One would of course expect that it wouldn't, but Daerik bricked his car replacing the center console so who knows.

I would like to try and remove the passenger side 2nd row seat in my 3 row Y. Turns out it's not that easy to pull up and out of the way to get in the 3rd row - especially for a kid. Has anyone attempted to remove this seat? Unscrewing the bolts for the rails is a no brainer - but I'm...

To those who have the 7-seater, is the $2000 power upgrade available in the app? (sorry, if duplicate but search is not great)

Greatly disappointed my performance order on hold for 7-seats will not be fulfilled (at least yet?). Come on! Is it the lower suspension? That is the only thing I can think of. *privileged problem*

Out of curiosity, I called up sales, was routed to Colorado, and asked if I could order a 3rd row. She said sure, I'll just put in a note to make you "unmatchable" because you're waiting for a 3rd row. No more checking the website every day!

I use this (yes scary) but I would never crawl under the car w/o a (non harbor freight) jack stand. You can also drive up onto some wood planks and then use a non-low profile jack. 3 ton Low Profile Professional Rapid Pump® Floor Jack - Orange

Is this the final data?

Great posts Alan. (I'm only through page 5 out of 11 now!) However, I do believe I've read that rebalancing occurs below 90% for 3's & Y's. For what it is worth, I read page 1 of these posts a bit ago as in (a) don't always charge to the same level and get some sleeps at different levels, and...

I fixed my M3 driver door a few weeks after arrival. You can adjust the loop/latch bolted to the main body (probably isn't your problem) or adjust the two hinge points. You need to be super careful and only loosen the bolts a tiny bit - just enough to let the door move with a good tug, twist, or...

We'll see - but not until Sept 9th!

14k miles, long range AWD Mobile service appt scheduled. I started noticing a knocking noise while going over bumps at slow speeds while the accelerator pedal is not pressed (regen braking). I lifted the vehicle and I think that I reproduced the noise by oscillating the front wheel back and...

UPDATE I should have put in original post that of course it wasn't the lug nuts. But I did some more poking around. This time rocking the car back and forth to see if I could hear the noise. No noise while rocking, but after the car stopped oscillating, I could hear the knocking...

I strongly recommend skipping the vinyl wraps and got to carbon-fiber colored plastic covering of the center console. So much more durable and way easier to install. Center Console Shell for Model 3 & Y

2019, 13k miles, dual motor. I've been noticing that when I go over speed bumps or other bumps very slow, I hear some knocking noise coming from the front. Don't really know if it has been there all along as I have more recently been needing to go through a parking lot with speed bumps. I...

80/20 rule. Try to stay between 80% and 20%. Above 80% is OK, but discharge soon (despite there being some apparent magic in cell re-balancing at 90% and holding there for 24hrs or so - do so every few months). Try very hard to not go considerably below 20%.

When I got my Model 3, I had issues with the particular adapter I was using (14-30). This was about a year after release of the 3 and the engineers were very interested to see the issues. They sent me new adapter(s) and they fixed the issue. Fortunately I could still charge with the normal 120V...

I fixed my front driver door on my model 3 about a year ago. It was off where the chrome trim of the front and rear door meet by about 1 cm. It wasn't closing very well either. After watching an ancient youtube video on door alignment, I first attempted to only adjust the loop that the door...

No mobile visits or service visits (we only have mobile in NM). 10k miles and 1 year ownership. I've tweaked a few things and gotten rid of a few rattles.

N95DECON - A scientific consortium for data-driven study of N95 FFR decontamination

Accepted on the 20th. State already came through. Nothing from Uncle Sam yet.

If you are due $3750, and Turbotax is showing $1875, it is due to you entering $3750 in the box. You instead need to enter $7500. Turbotax now automatically calculates the correct amount based on the purchase date you entered. It does not appear that the home charger installation form is...

I was rejected again this morning as well. Called Turbotax and they said they got the form 10 hours ago and they are still working on updating it in their system - despite them originally telling us to come back today 2/20. They told me to come back in 24-48hrs.

The Tesla Model 3 Wheel and Tire Guide

Is it me or do the Y's 21s appear to be significantly wider than a 235 - especially in the rear?

More data, now with the car plugged in wtih 14-30 adapter. SOC was 79-80%. First is max heat turned on via the APP, day 1. Second is a continuation of day 1 after max heat turned on via APP, followed by "Keep Climate on". Third is max heat turned on by "Keep Climate On", day 2. Overall, the...

0. All cabin heating done unplugged so far. 1. Blue dots in first graph are regen data from a different day. Lines up nicely. 2. Car is AWD. 3. AC is on in all heating graphs. 4. Starting inside car temperature was similar on both days - in the 40's. 5. Oscillations on App only heating: not...

Very different consumption profile when setting the heat to MAX inside the car, and setting the climate control to remain on after exiting the vehicle. Similar ambient temperatures outside of vehicle, ~40F in garage. Car sat all night to let battery cool and once again remained around 50F.

Adding/updating second plot to include battery temperature. Read that pre-heating from the app heats the battery and the cabin. Now I'm interested to verify lower battery consumption if pre-heating by setting the cabin temperature manually vs. via the app. More to come.

Exploring the data available from Scan My Tesla. First is getting a better understanding of regeneration power vs. battery temperature. First plot shows two datasets on different days. I have yet to find my battery temperature below ~49F despite it being much colder outside. We'll see if I can...

Had a similar issue with a new connector and it was bad. Tesla had me send it back to their engineering team and they provided a new one. It took many weeks to resolve unfortunately.

From Abstract Ocean. A little too big, and is much thicker than the dual motor badge.

I read the news and logged in, but didn't see any upgrade options online on a PC. You're seeing this on your phone, logged into your Telsa account?

Thanks all. Now to find an economical way to push over 100MPG equivalent. Need to push for solar charging at work:)

I sat down and calculated my CO2 emissions given the electricity generation portfolio of my local power company. First, here is New Mexico's PNM source distribution for electricity generation. The table below outlines the assumed amount of CO2 released per kwh of electricity generation...

After +15mm/20mm (stock ride height/conti tires on dual motor) ((BTW 20% 3M normal tint + stock ~70% tint + white door handle decals)) Before After Before After Before After

What springs are those?

I'm apparently the first, but if you want to swap your P3 for a AWD, I'm first in line! (White on white, 19" wheels, 2019)

I missed these replies, thank you. Not sure if notifications work. I purchased 15mm front and 20mm rear Blox from Ebay (user bloxsports, not bloxsport). Arrived in a week perfectly packaged. The 15mm came with 2 nuts and I used the larger nut to attach the spacer to the hub and the stock nuts...

This is a good video I used when convincing myslelf that AWD was good enough - and my wife didn't approve the performance price tag at the time. Big difference at standstill, no difference at interstate speeds.

Hmmm

My apologies if this is a re-post, but I can't seem to find any images of 19" wheels with spacers. Thanks in advance.

Best looking model 3 I've seen. Would love to see it on white. Wonder how they look too without the springs.

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Again, Tesla matches CarMax - or at least they did for me. All I had to do was send in a picture of my CarMax quote for my VW and done. Do they not do the same for a Tesla?