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So my Roadster ended up cutting out this week. Roadster has been sitting for months at 60% SOC. Made it into work fine which was 35 miles. About 8 miles into the trip back the Roadster's power shut down and I ended up with the following faults below. I did a key reset after waiting 5 mins...

Building a Lotus Evora with a Tesla Electric Motor

So I had the feeling before this happened that there's a weak point here. There's only one manual door lock / opening mechanism on the Roadster, underneath the driver's door. When that fails / malfunctions what do you do? I'm in that boat since I disabled my APS last weekend. Went to open...

I've been taking the metro bus to work for about 8 months now so I haven't been putting the miles on my Roadster since I no longer need it for my daily driver. I now ride my electric skateboard to/from the bus metro which is about 5 or so miles away, then ride the bus 30+ miles over to the city...

So connected up with a new friend in the EV world today at a local car-show, an ex battery engineer from Zero motorcycles who runs his own consulting business. We started talking EV stuff and power, he mentioned that if I wanted more power / torque from the roadster that it can be done. You...

Just ordered my set of MONOball Control / A-Arm bushings from Sector111. Can't wait to get them installed. From what I've read, heard, the feedback coming in is that they're great and a huge improvement over the stock and give you even more feel from the road since they take out lots of slop...

My friend's Roadster threw the following VDS code below. Turns out it was a bad cooling pump. Adding as reference for others, couldn't find any hits on TMC regarding this code. If someone can point me to the wiki that has the master codes/id I'd be happy to add unless you beat me to it...

WTB: Roadster 2.5 Sport Wheel (Forged) - Driver's Rear (any condition/color) I've been picking up random scratched / used Roadster 2.5 Sport wheels and almost have a complete set, upgrading from the stock cast. I'm down to needing only one now. Hooray! The wheel/rim I'm looking for to...

So was looking at many upgrading speakers of the Roadster over the years. Focals looked like my speaker of choice, found a local audio shop (Lotts Audio of Santa Cruz) who did a priceless installation of a Roadster with an 8 way install of the Focals. They went with 5 1/4" for the rears and...

Browsed through some Roadster pics / threads via google today and found these cool wheels mounted on the Roadster which appear to have been from an auto show. Thread date was 2007 and rear plate is an MFG plate, so Tesla or possibly Yoko borrowing it from Tesla. Curious who makes these rims I...

One person I respect for having proper driving skills is Chris Harris. By the way, he's now going to be on BBC Top Gear so that's a plus to hear more informative information from him. Drifting is a skill I feel everyone should experience in every car they have in both dry and wet conditions...

The guys at EmotorWerks (Dorian & Matt) came through and successfully built me one of their sweet charge stations using the heavy duty 70amp Clipper Creek Roadster cable I had acquired earlier on Craigslist. They were blown away with how thick and how much copper was in that cable which...

Installed my V2 steering arms yesterday as well as my new tie rod ends. All went well, upper a-arm ball joint on the passenger side released without any interaction, the driver's side needed very slight manipulation from a ball joint pickle fork. Not a big deal. Make sure to keep the nut...

I think this is the lowest price I've seen for a non-salvaged Roadster. It's dnalife's Roadster, has 105k on it but comes with the steel & forged wheelset. Nice one to buy and later throw the upgraded battery pack in. FOR SALE 2008 1.5 Roadster FOR SALE $42000 | Forums | Tesla Motors FOR...

Looking for a CF binnacle for the Roadster. Also if you have any other CF parts, let me know (I have the 1.5).

I ended up finding an aftermarket mirror I liked. After some searching I found the BOE Marque mirror, its like the Craftsquare Mirrors but the base has a better design to it as well as a more fit and finished look. It also does not have the goofy arrow shape that the Craftsquare mirrors have...

I came across an older pic on the web showing the center console with the ac controls illuminated, all of the writing/accessories were lit-up. Mine isn't and has never been, so I'm thinking possibly a blown bulb from the beginning. Checking to see if anyone's 1.5 center console control layout...

Alignment time again, on the search. Wheel Works - prospect- Lifetime Alignment Unfortunately my goto guy, Dietsch Werks, for alignments has moved quite a distance ( couple of hours) away from San Jose to Vacaville. So I'm in the search for a new shop that I can trust. I just knocked my...

I'm at 52k now and feel its time to do a fluid change on my gearbox. One thing, its good to identify by the fluid color/smell how things are going, but also I don't want to pass up the recommended interval that's recommended for the change-up. I found the capacity which I'll post later, can't...

I am lost in the sense of perspective sometimes, a co-worker saw that I had parked my Roadster in the company garage. I noticed he drove a Nissan Leaf which as always, gives me a big smile of another EV owner in the world. We then walked into work and he said, ohh, that's your car? Is that a...

I've found TC to be more dangerous in the Roadster than the safety its suppose to add, for example, when you hammer on the brakes and in the event Traction Control (TC) feels a loss of traction, it cuts TC off entirely which then makes you lurch forward in what feels and is now accelerated...

Just came across a find that the cast wheels on the Roadster are Fondmetal 7400 wheels. Posting for a reference to others who didn't know this like myself. Now if we can only find who makes the forged 2.5 Roadster Sport wheels! Possibly they were manufactured in a limited run for Tesla, but...

Hi all, So one aspect of the Roadster I want to work on / upgrade are the wheels. I find that the 16" fronts make the car way to twitchy and unstable when traveling above 70mph. Also we all know how much of a pain it is being stuck with the front tire size and limited tire choices due to that...

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Tesla Model-S to J1772 adapter **FOUND** in San Jose at a ChargePoint charger. If you lost this thing, give me the details / garage and charger location so I can return it to the rightful owner.

When has TMC been taking the Communistic approach to threads/comments. I went to defend my word and found its a closed thread. What's going on here? I'm a senior member here, contributing to this forum and ready to DELETE my account. I DISAGREE with a COMMUNISTIC approach to this. Its like...

So cracking of rubber is bad, it means its too hard and won't hook up in the rain as spec'd. It also indicates its either old, been in the sun to long, or the compound is not right. After putting in my goretex patches on my headlights I took notice of cracks on my front AD07 tires and not...

Ended up putting in the gortex patches to help eliminate the fogging in the Roadster headlights. Recommended: 2 patches per side - Cost: $4 per patch so $16 total for the full job. I attached some pics. They have a sticky glue, I used the plastic backing as a template, just cut it in half...

Cross posting from the Lotus Forum since I believe people will find this useful. These are necessary if you want to install larger 5 1/4" speakers up front, such as Focal, on the Roadster. He's made some more so they're available: FS - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community

Folks, I'm creating a new thread so everyone is clear that we're moving forward with production of these custom 2 piece rotors for the Roadster. It was recommended to create a new thread to avoid any confusion people may have with the previous long technical thread. So with that, this is a...

I came across this post of a guy who has made custom 2 piece aluminum rotors for the Elise. I emailed him to see if he'd be down to make some in a 5 lug for the Roadster. He custom makes the hats so its possible. And they're aluminum so lighter but also they won't rust. Group Buy...

Wish there was a video section for the Roadster section. Anyways, came across this Drivers Republic video the other day about their first impressions on the Tesla Roadster when it was released. I really like this guy, he's actually very honest, smart, articulate, and understands cars pretty...

So I had a Nakamichi CD400 Head Unit sitting around that I used in my previous car and decided to throw it in the Roadster. It was setup by chance with the same "VW Jetta" connectors that are used in the Roadster. I checked one speaker, the power, switched power and ground, concluding the...

Wow. Its amazing seeing the posts on the S side of the forum after the unveiling of the D. I'm very stoked on the D and happy that Tesla's innovations have been very exciting, rather quick, and a huge game changer in the automotive industry. What I don't understand is seeing some of the...

Came across Racesills online for the Lotus Elise, they look pretty interesting. Does anyone have any personal experience with racesills or ground effects on their car and noticed any drag reduction and increased down-forces? Would be nice seeing real numbers from a wind chamber comparison...

Came across a Lotus Elise Hardtop in the same color as my Roadster this past weekend. I guess I lucked out. I always thought the Roadster color I have, Radiant Red was the same color as the Canyon Red on the Lotus Elise. Looking at the pics of the top it looked exactly the same as my...

How and where to pull plug / power to the VMS? Now thinking about it, its the VMS not VDS I need to reboot. **Moderators, please update the title to reflect "VMS" not "VDS". Need to reboot the VMS computer on my 1.5 by pulling the power to it (harness connector) since my USB stick fails to...

Curious if anyone has installed the RaceView mirrors on their Roadster and have pics. Curious what your impression is of them and view from the drivers seat compared to stock. They do look to have less wind drag.

Doing a range charge today. I first charged to std. mode, allowed the pack to fully balance, then switched into range mode. This brought up a curiosity of mine. I don't do range charges much, but possibly if someone does they can try this experiment. a) Charge fully from when down to...

Just playing around again looking at the log file dump from the Roadster and I totally missed this before, the ahr.log file. It shows the previous/current SOC and the previous/current voltage of each brick in the ESS numbered 0 to 99 (11 sheets, 9 bricks in each). Here's a sample clip from my...

Just letting people know to always check the inside of your rims whenever you have a tire change where there's a mount/dismount from the rim. Also if you didn't pull the wheels off the car like I do, you should inspect the inside of the rim to ensure its not damaged. I had my 2 front tires...

Just ordered a quick ratio steering rack from Elise-Shop. Was going to go for the TitanQR which is 2.5 turns to lock (over 2.75 stock) but found Elise-Shop had the Hurricane rack that's 2.36 turns to lock which seemed about the ratio I was looking for. Also the Titan was out of stock until...

Veritcal wiper blade programming... Been watching my wiper blade as I pass 65+ MPH and it is exhibiting tremendous resistance to flow, shaking across the windshield. Would be nice to have a programmable wiper that will go vertical to the windshield above 45mph. I don't think the existing...

I just found the front cable to my soft top has frayed. Pretty crappy if failed after a little past 30k. I don't want to replace it again and have it prematurely fail and buying something that didn't fix the problem. Failures are bad and should be addressed after understanding why. Cables...

Is it possible to have separate distinctive categories for the Roadster and Model-S parts. It appears when people post they think Tesla only made one car and one part fits all models, meaning they don't post in the title or the body of the thread what model vehicle the part goes to. Then...

Has anyone played with the idea of putting on rear diffuser fins on their Roadster like the Lotus Elise / Exige? Any idea why Tesla didn't go that route? When I look at the rear of the Roadster something doesn't look functionally right and appears as if something is missing, I think this is...

So I'm seeing this trend and feel like its pretty confirmed by others, that during the spring/summer the CAC rises significantly in the spring/summer and tends to drop significantly in the fall/winter. Any idea why this happens? My pack 3-4 days ago was sitting at 155.17 CAC. Temps...

It just came to me that there are some pretty unique VINs that a few Roadsters will have. One is #666 which I take it to be an Evil Roadster, hope they chose Fusion (devilish) Red for the exterior color. Another would be Roadster #1234 which is very sequential. Any forum members have these...

I just got off the phone with EBC brakes. They make a really nice slotted rotor which I run on my truck, would be nice to upgrade the Roadster's rotors to slots. I found some listings online for a 5 lug Lotus Elise rotor by EBC. But EBC couldn't find any listing for them, only for the 4 lug...

So I did my annual PEM cleaning on my 1.5 Roadster. Good news, it wasn't all that dirty. I could go 2-3 years without a cleaning really. Bad news, my fan shroud to my lower blower was broken in 4 places, all the bolt holes. This was done BEFORE I removed it. I tried to remove it and found...