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I am looking for another Roadster Sport, ideally with a 3.0 battery and high spec. Must be low mileage and excellent condition. UK RHD spec only to be considered. Let me know what you have via PM. Thanks.

This does explain why my car is more reluctant to lane change at night than it is during the day. Had 4 failed lane changes tonight and there was no other reason for them to fail. During the. Day it worked fine. This is clearly a Warranty issue and Tesla need to Own it. Ive set up a service...

It's funny how this post has aged over the years. I fitted the Shorai LFX19 battery in 2015 and have had zero issues. I sold the car January and the new owner reports it's still had no issues even today. Cracks me up that there are people out there relocating the battery so it's easier to...

I'm not them, you would be best to direct your question to GS directly. However here's my take. I think the issue is finding cases and connectors so for them it's easier to just do a board swap and recycle the original parts. If you wanted to do the board swap yourself (soldering required)...

or you can try this to get your car charging or started. I haven't tried it myself but let me know how you get on. As always, try at your own risk.

It sounds like the 400V controller is dead. Look under the front Bonnet/hood and see if the red light is on on the controller. If its out, its dead. I wouldn't recommend buying another Eberspacher controller as the quality is garbage and they fail regularly. You can contact me on facebook...

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I wouldn't advise replacing the capacitors with those TDK capacitors for the following reasons. They list typical ESR, not maximum ESR. Also if you look at ripple current, it's 2.79A at 100Hz and 105oC which is only slightly better than 2.47A of original. What they are certainly good at is...

Top Tip for anyone who runs into problems with the manual door locks after inhibiting APS as i did. I inhibited APS then locked myself out of the car and found out the hard way that my key lock wouldn't open the door again. If you open and close the charge port flap 10 times the APS...

I wonder if that cover would benefit from being deeper and larger? it gets really blocked up. Maybe someone with a 3d printer could make a bigger one.

Has anyone ever spent some time cleaning and polishing the terminals? has it made any noticeable difference? Just bored and fancy a tinker lol.

Im interested in a set of light weight aluminium Rotors, what do they weigh? what improvements have people experienced in performance, handling acceleration? any times etc? has braking improved? any drawbacks?

Because if it can be done for under £5000 its worth it as it will improve acceleration, handling, and range a little by improving efficiency. Its also a nice upgrade that will also add value and have function. I like the idea of reducing unsprung weight on the car.

Id love to know if this has progressed any further. I would be very interested in ceramic bearings on my 2.5 sport

Sounds like a plan, whose for upgrading to auto close struts?

I no longer use the Ecotricity Rapids and have no intention of doing so. We are a 3 EV household but when replacement time comes we will be reconsidering. It's simply not worth £6/30min to be stuck waiting for a charge when we can take another car. I'm also bored of the lack of alternative...

I'm sure they can be provided with different hole patterns.

Debris is already thrown by the fan into the PEM. I just thought this looked like a good idea.

Mine was a flase alarm. I had low tyre pressures. Pumped them up and it's the full 200 again. Maybe the system was detecting too much slip or poor rolling resistance. Who knows. All good now.

3.0 release isn't coming, the battery was it. We need to find other solutions.

Hi I started this thread ages ago and it quickly veered off into a carbon brake pad discussion about carbontech pads. I am interested to discuss if anyone has gone the carbon disc route with their car. My reasons for this are here 1, they don't seem prohibitively expensive at £3000 for the...

Over a year now I think. The shorai I used has been faultless.

Personally id like ceramic bearings to improve the efficiency of the car. Id also like to be able to adjust the camber (with shims) like you can on an actual lotus. You are unable to do this on the roadster as this part was changed for some reason. Id like to know what the tyres were that...

You should try a telemetry test on it. Plug a USB dongle into it and download the log. See what the power output levels are.

I am looking for some ceramic wheel bearings for my roadster. Does anyone know a supplier for these? I'm drawing a blank but the benefits could be worthwhile.

I've noticed the same thing on my car, CAC is 149.2 but only get just over 180Kw on full power. Considering checking the cable contacts are tight enough and not getting loose

Its a shame nobody thinks my ideas have legs. At least they have people thinking again :) The intake would only need to be 88CM as from memory thats the diameter of the existing pipe.

I have been recently working on my PEM following the instructions i have found on this site and via youtube. I have noticed a few things about the PEM and have a few ideas for reducing the amount of dirt within. 1) How about adding the (bucket) cyclone part of a dyson handheld vacuum cleaner...

I am having an issue with the tailgate actuator not working. Does anyone have instructions how to remove and replace this part? I have Telsa sending me a replacement actuator but they won't supply instructions.

Im beginning to wonder if this is vapourware. Elon likes to make the share price go up and down with silly announcements a year before they actually arrive. Makes me wonder if he has a friend buying and selling stock.

That would be me, its been working fine with 0 issues so far. 12v battery service required, can it be replaced with lithium? | Page 2 | Speak EV - Electric Car Forums

Just 1 day so far but i expect it will be fine. It gets very little usage on a 2.5 roadster. - - - Updated - - - Please elaborate on this "massive Recall" I haven't found any info on a recall. Just 2 fires caused by shorting the terminals.

Ive fitted a Shorai Lithium iron to my Roadster and it seems to be fine so far. 12v battery service required, can it be replaced with lithium? | Speak EV - Electric Car Forums

I wonder what motor cooling these ducts would provide?

I recently saw a lotus elise in the air and i noticed that the rear under tray has some slits cut into it for airflow into the engine. The Telsa roadster doesn't have this and has a sealed under tray. The slits would add additional cooling to the motor which is located just above. I wonder...

What will the weight of these rotors be? Will they be comparable to the MMC? I am also interested.

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Im watching this to see if Tesla step up and do anything. I suspect they are doing nothing because it would set a precedent for all vehicles if they did. They need to cover capacity loss within reason to stop extremes like this from causing loss of consumer confidence. Almost all...

Great post, I really fancy doing this on mine, the steering takes too many turns lock to lock as is. Any downsides? How long does it take to fit? How do you adjust your camber

Maybe you should politely remind them of the work you have put into creating a robust charging network in the UK for their cars to use.

Agree and disagree ish.. Tesla surviving wouldnt be the best thing for roadster owners as their price would skyrocket if they didn't. However back to the point. The extortionate Tesla Warranty cost for roadster and Battery is what has destroyed the residual values of the roadster in the used...

Anyone else annoyed roadster owners keep getting left out? We have the promise of a battery coming that will cost many thousand $$$$$$$ and we pay more for servicing and more for the car. Yet no increase in warranty for Battery and Pem for us. The same principles apply to our cars too. Are...

And Roadster owners left out in the cold over this with no extension to their 3 years and a predictably overpriced battery in the works.... The same principles apply. "we truly believe that electric motors are fundamentally more reliable than gasoline engines, with far fewer moving parts and no...

How do I change the amps display to speed using my ovms?

So where does the air that cools the motor come from? Which vents direct to the motor?

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I found mine on my UK roadster hidden inside the fusebox on the passenger side of the car near the door on the front of the dash. You will need to remove the fuse box cover and it might be in there. Take a look.

I have recently been charging and waiting for the balancing to be complete before driving away. Once the charge finishes (over 82%) i bring up the balancing screen and wait until i have all 0s on the display. It usually only takes about 10 minutes to complete. Hasnt really made much...