Hi all,
I got a 2018 M3P and i'm looking to upgrade repeaters to eliminate the glare. I see today Tesla has now -E version. Any thoughts on the latest version completely eliminating the glare?
In case, I have FSD 3.0 upgrade.
TIA,
Ray
Um. Had a 2018 M3 LR RWD that got traded in last month for a 2023 LR AWD.
In any case, back when the repeater views first came available. I, like many others, complained about the glare. And, unlike many others, a mobile tech came down with a pair of repeater lights/cameras and replaced both assemblies, gratis. That pretty much fixed the glare issue.
Since I traded in the car, I don't have the on-line repair history; and, going through my papers, I can't find the receipt for the work that was done. Um. Looking at the beginning of this thread, it all started in December of 2021; Found my posts; replaced February 1, 2022. They ended up not charging me anything.
According to other posts in this thread, the -D variants and later don't have the glare. But you're likely going to end up with a blacked-out light, no chrome trim. Although I think I heard somebody mention that they managed to transfer the trim from an old light to a new one.
Price back in 2022 was quoted as $130/light, $30 install price. It more-or-less pops out.
There's an internet video by some hero type in England, I think, who disassembled a couple of them to figure out what was wrong; turns out there's a circuit board with some via holes that really shoulda oughta been "filled" (that is, made solid with solder, as compared to see-through); those holes leak light which cause the trouble. Drilling a couple of holes in the specified spots in the case identified by the hero, painting the bitty circuit board thus exposed black, then filling in the drill holes with waterproof, non-transparent gunk does the trick. Or getting one of the new lights/cameras where they did the job right in the first place.