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I also used the Tesbros kit. It's pretty good overall, and a great starting point. Their customer service is second to none. However, there are a few things to consider: 1. The mirror base and lower mirror cap are complex shapes that require multiple pieces of vinyl. This makes for lots of...

Whenever I have to locate a noise that I can't identify, I grab my trusted 3ft piece of garden hose, hold one end to my ear and move the other around the area of the noise. When I hear it the loudest, the hose is pointing to the source. You may need to do multiple passes, as you remove covers...

I noticed that my Model S charge port flap was partially filled with water. But I had no idea how it got there. The rubber seal inside was a bit lose and came-off easily. It revealed two pins and a tiny hole, which I widened with my drill. In addition, I drilled a hole at the bottom, in...

Water in charge door

Locating pins and breaker hole under rubber seal

Blowing compressed air into the charge door

Fresh double sided tape on rubber seal of charge door. Holes for locating pins cut out.

Charge door after the water has been blown-out.

How did you set the firmware to 40A? I just had a Gen3 charger installed with a NEMA whip, and it delivers 48A instead of the proper 40A. We could not find a way to set a limit. Thanks!

Sad that you had to add an additional screen. This should be a standard feature on the car, showing the rear camera in reverse and the front camera at speeds of under 5mph or so.

Apparently, the list price for the LED headlights (2016-2021) is now at $1,470, and the latest revision is "G". Those are unobtanium as used parts, so the only other option is to get an older revision used for anywhere from $350-450 on eBay. I still find this a viable option, as you can replace...

Thought I'd provide an update on this... Turns out it was the driver side AC condenser fan. After a few minutes of running, it always developed this loud "cricket" sound. The Fremont Service Manager couldn’t hear it, declared it as a “non-issue” and showed no motivation to fix it. After...

Have we ever found out why the sports rear seats of the late 2014 / early 2015 P85D were discontinued? I think it would be cool to have those, but i'm still wondering, if there was a functional issue with them.

Has anybody tried to do the upgrade recently? I had it done in 2018, but have a neighbor who is interested in a Model S 60 and do the upgrade as well. Would love to know, if this is available still / again...

Good news: Airbnb finally made the EV Charger Flag searchable! VRBO still doesn't, but hopefully they'll come around soon. And yes, PlugShare has a "Lodging" flag. Until this weekend I have been the only one who has used our charger. But we just had our first ever guest with a Tesla. I'm...

Finally had my first guest with a Tesla Model 3. Otherwise, I've been the only one using the charger so far. I'm thrilled that people use electrons instead of dino juice and hope this makes a small contribution for a better world. Since I started this thread: - We got a new listing page on...

Wonderful! And now that Airbnb has finally, finally, finally made the EV Charger flag searchable, it will likely give you some useful results. Just remember: You'll get calls, if anything goes wrong with the charger. Local managers rarely have a clue about them. I was the first in Pacific Beach...

Great idea! And now that Airbnb has finally, finally, finally made the EV Charger flag searchable, it will likely give you some useful results. Just remember: You'll get calls, if anything goes wrong with the charger. Local managers rarely have a clue about them. I was the first in Pacific...

I'm planning to go. So you can be sure there will be at least one other Tesla there! :D

After someone stole the engine from my Tesla, I realized it's not really needed and the ride is nice and quiet. Putting one back there is not worth the effort.

Thats what I ended-up doing today. I had a little time and swung by the local service center. They had the battery in stock and took it in pretty quickly. The best of all: it cost less than $200! I’m happy. Thanks again for the guidance. Sometimes I find it hard to extract the right...

You'll need to swap the door panels as well.

Thanks, everybody, for the insight you provided! I really appreciate it - regardless of which side of the fence you're on. Based on what was said, I have definitely ruled out the Ohmmu battery. I was skeptical before, but now it's clear that I'm not going to spend the extra money. So, it's...

I am getting the 12v Battery needs service message, and am weighing my options. Which of the following have you tried and would recommend as a better option than just letting a Tesla ranger replace it: 1. Gruber Tesla Model S Battery ($138.50 plus $30-80 for shipping) 2. Ohmmu Lithium Battery...

I guess I won't know, if I like it until there is a chance to test drive and feel the new steering and automated "gear" shifter. My preference would be a long range with the 4680 style batteries. That should come with 550 miles of range, or so...

I don’t have any Android devices. Is there anything for iPhones/Pads or PC Laptops?

How can you find out how many kWh your battery has charged at Superchargers? Is there an app that can read that out of the car's memory?

Looks wider to me on the front AND the back. The new rear bumper is shaped differently on both the painted and black parts. Love the chrome delete! Now the question is what's exactly happening in the front, and does it get a new interior?

These were simple right benders on freeways. I rarely use AutoPilot on non-divided highways. What's puzzling to me is that it handles similar left benders without problem.

I just returned from a 500+ miles drive. As usual, I made heavy use of AutoPilot (AP1). However, I noticed that the system often seems late to react to right bends on the freeway, and in quite some cased tends to drift over the left lane marker, if I don't take over. It doesn't seem to do this...

All I want to know: Does a conversion - be it factory or aftermarket - make the ride softer? One of the few things I don't like about my car is how stiff it is over small bumps - particularly at city speeds.

Let's disect this one more time: You had no vibration, got new tires, then started feeling a vibration - correct? Where do you feel the vibration? - If it's in the steering wheel, there is a problem with the front wheels - If you feel it in your seat, there is a problem with the rear wheels...

Same here. Love the size of the Model 3 but can't live with the trunk (and the lack of any instrument in front of me and the lack of a mechanical way to open the rear doors in case of power failure)...

If I'd tell you,... But you're in Texas! Are you sure you never go with the flow of the fast ones? I have been a passenger on Texas roads at much higher speeds. Not in a Tesla, though.

Thought this could be fun... the crazy stuff that service personnel sometimes say that is disconnected from reality. 1. I made an appointment to have my car aligned because I scraped a curb with the right front wheel, and it no longer tracked straight. Tesla Service (when I arrived): "Since you...

How about this? 2019 Tesla Model 3 Hatchback

Awesome news! Congratulations!

It's https://onlyusedtesla.com - no plural

Too bad you are so far from San Diego, or I would have referred you to my electrician (Peter Steglitz, Steglitz Power in San Diego). Another thing I just learned is that we could have mounted the DCC-9 on the ceiling. I don't think that was in the instructions, so we never considered it. But...

Mine sounds like a bunch of loud "crickets". Not immediately upon start-up, but whenever I come back from a drive and open the door in the garage, I hear it pretty loud. The service center says it's normal.

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I haven't read all 58 pages of this thread, as I only check-in occasionally. But I'm puzzled to read that software is getting worse and features are removed. I've had my car (2016 model) since December of 2017, and am very happy about all the updates I received. I can't think of anything that...

It feels like an incomplete solution for a lot of money. I do use FM radio, and it would bother me not to have it. I guess I'm going to skip this for the time being. Still better than no radio at all.

Do you wear hats while driving?

I may have missed this - didn't read all 190 pages: Do new Teslas no longer come with AM/FM radio? Or why would the upgrade take that away?

Once you mess with those sill plates, I feel it's worth considering an upgrade to an illuminated version from Norm or Tesland. It was a relatively simple upgrade to do, but it's really nice to have! I had to get a few new plastic clips (Toyota Sienna, I believe) to reattach the larger plastic...

The hinges are not what breaks on these - it's the lower housing for which the spring is too strong. But it really doesn't matter - you don't need the spring, and it continues to work very well - it's just "springless".

Something similar happened to me. I bought the car used, and didn't know it hat body work done prior. Over time, two areas on the hood started "cracking" - but it looked as if it was below the clear coat. The people at the local Tesla service center said they don't cover paint work, but didn't...

I remember that when my car was in for service sometime ago, they said they performed a recall on the parking brake. I wonder, if that's what it was. Glad you found the source!

Can you wiggle it? Does it feel lose? Do you hear the rattle also when you close the hatch? In the past, I had a few rattles in areas where I didn’t expect them. For example one car had a rattle on certain bumps that I thought was from the hatch, but came from the mechanism that latches the...