Recent content by CapnLoki

Mine came from AliExpress this morning, 9 days after ordering. Install was hard - the display wouldn't click into the steering wheel until my wife pushed up with her knees and I pressed down, My car is a 2018 with Intel, so it was tedious to get the connectors into the computer. All in all it...

My upper control arms were replaced again last week, only 2 years and 12K miles after the first time. Fortunately still under warranty - they claim that the new version should last longer.

Mine were replaced last month - 18K miles on Oct 2018 build - bad squeak on bumps and steering wheel movement. I got a loaner and it was ready at the end of day. The worst part is I forgot how to turn on AP on a Model S and had to drive 20 highway miles manually! It was surprisingly disorienting.

its pretty easy to convert it to a regular 6-20. The nice thing about 240v 20 amp is that it uses the same wire as 120v so its as easy to work with as normal house wiring. I've charged with a 6-20 outlet for 18 months now and have had no trouble, even when I was doing 100+ miles a day. I did...

Do you have a issue getting lost in the garage? This must be the ultimate First World Problem!

I had a 6-20 adapter fault just like that - the charge rate was limited to 8 amps. Using a spare, I verified that the fault was in the adapter and went to the service where they did a quick swap.

I bought these Trico blades - they went on in a few minutes and seem to work fine, though I don't claim to be an expert. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BZLGMC https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BZLG3G

I've used a 6-20 for charging for the last 10 months/10,000 miles with only a few problems. Several weeks ago there was a heat wave with high temps in the evening and thunderstorms. For several days the charging would run for a while and then shut off. Once it restarted by itself, another...

I've a bit surprised that alternate 240 outlets (e.g. 6-20) get so little mention. In my case I didn't want to install a 14-50 because I knew I was moving in under 2 years, and I had a crowded breaker box. As it turned out I had an unused 240v 20 amp circuit that could easily and cheaply be...

AtlasBX is not a cheap flooded battery line, they are a major Korean company 75 years old, part of Hankook for the last 50. They supply many batteries for a variety of major companies. They were, in fact, the first company in Korea to make AGM batteries and sell a full line of them. They are...

It is a myth that AGM batteries are totally sealed. In fact they must be vented or they would explode in an overcharge event. Many AGM car batteries have a vent that can (must!) be fitted with a vent hose. Lots of discussion about this on various forums such as miata and bmw and examples of...

Do you have a source for this? I haven't seen any mention of that. I could imagine that due to a shortage a flooded was substituted but even that seems unlikely.

The stock battery is a 45 amp-hour deep cycle AGM battery, value should be under $100. My post concerned replacing it with a lithium ion battery for $450. An AGM battery is certainly cheaper than lithium, but a good step up from the flooded batteries that are used as starting batteries in...

I don't understand the point of this. There are three basic causes of premature failure - a faulty manufacture (likely in this case), severe overcharging - a dangerous situation with any battery, and chronic undercharging (may be hardware, software, or just plain neglect). I don't see how a...

You can see the entire station playlist for the stations and add more artists and jiggle settings somewhat. The only major annoyance I've had is that many songs in an artist's "station" are blacked out when you try to add them to a playlist. It looks like some labels only allow "random"...