Recent content by Drtadakichi

I will agree entirely that they are different cars, however, they use the same BorgWarner transmission. Borg has their own spec for backlash, so its normal to expect some clunk in it, like I have said before, if it gets worse? Address if. I have seen brand new vehicles with a minor clunk, and...

So the clunk in your Roadster drivetrain happens for the same reason the clunk in the Model S drivetrain happens. Yet one is normal and one is not?

A minor clunk IS normal, a small clunk is present when going from accel to regen, and regen to accel in the 10-15mph range. This is considered an "expected noise". The clunk is created by backlash in the differential. If it gets worse over time, then it should be addressed. Roadster's have the...

You don't have a choice in the matter really, you get what they put in. If the drive unit is being replaced for a clunk, prepare for it to come back because to a degree, its normal.

There is a thread on here about a salvage car... basically, with a salvage vehicle, you get cut off from Tesla. Best I can figure they don't want you to mess up their superchargers with damaged hardware or hurt yourself with leaking HV. Plus if you need to replace almost ANYTHING, you need...

The problem right now is, its really hard to lower the price of a Model S. I mean, the drive unit and battery alone are a LARGE amount of the cost of the vehicle. The Gigafactory is what will be hopefully lowering the cost of the batteries to produce.

+1 :biggrin:

Its this way for most manufacturers, all the harnesses are there for all the packages, they just need the hardware to plug into.

I would say so long as your homelink works, your parking sensors (if equipped) works, RKE at the front of your vehicle, and you aren't throwing any alerts, you are ok. Also, Don't buy salvage Model S... all bad. AHA, okay, pulling out a frunk.. its connected to the secondary release latch of...

Homelink module is on the other side and does not have an antenna, and that harness tail is too short to reach. Also, what color are the wires on the connector.

Vin#?

I am going to give you guys some food for thought here. If you manage to get this thing running (which from what I have seen on here so far, doesn't seem likely) then you will have a car that will fail in the future, and you won't be able to replace it. The modules of this vehicle aren't plug...

The battery will use whatever means it has at its disposal to heat the battery fastest. All other systems take back seat to keeping the battery happy. If you lose a little range while preheating, don't worry, you will get it back when finished charging.

There have been multiple hardware upgrades and the major firmware pushes, 6.0 for instance, are pushed over the air, but each firmware update helps the car in small way, which is why it exists. As for violating the Magnuson Moss Act, I cannot speak on that, and for why other shops cannot work on...

But you realize with how often firmware is changed and how often hardware is updated that it is important to come in to get those applied to your vehicle? Not every firmware update is over the air, and Tesla will not reach to out to you for mandatory bulletins to be applied to your vehicle. It...