Recent content by ethanfl79

I just picked up the battery from the Tesla Service Center (tip: The parts department closes 1 hour before the actual service center). Took it home, swapped it in, and the car now works perfectly. Only $90 after tax! Thanks for the help everyone!

Just an update, last night I completely removed the 12v battery from the car. There was a strong smell of sulfur in the garage and the 12v battery had bulging sides and was hot to the touch in areas.

I can’t do any of this. Doors don’t open, windows don’t come down. The taillights are flicking. When I lock/unlock the car via the app, the honk sound is very faint, but car doesn’t lock or unlock. Car is acting all weird. Pretty confident it’s the 12v out of juice.

I read that the app can if your 12v has a small amount of juice left and it’s via Bluetooth. I had to be close to the car for it to work. It can’t open the trunk or do anything else though. I had to press it twice for the frunk… and the little white light in the frunk is flickering. No I don’t...

Yes I got the hood open. Enough power via the app and Bluetooth to pop it. Car has over 50k miles so it’s out of warranty. Late 2021 Model 3 LR

Completely dead in the garage. Should I just go to Walmart (or auto shop or whatever) and get a computable 3rd party 12v and install it myself? Or should I just wait an entire week for Tesla to show up and do it? I do have a second car, but I really would like my Tesla.

For context, I live in Florida (no winters) and do mostly highway driving. The tires that came with my 2021 Model 3 LR are the Continental ProContact RX 235/40R19. I'm looking to replace all four, but the cheapest price I can find it $280 per tire. Is there a good quality comparable tire out...

In late November 2021 I bought a used early 2021 M3 (Jan version that still had radar but no heated steering and no matrix headlights) instead of waiting just a few months for the 2022 M3. One of the main reasons I bought the used car was because it had radar still. I heard SO much about phantom...

You shouldn’t ever really need to check your tire pressure. When it gets low, it tells you. My 2021 M3 LR did this for me. Things you don’t use often shouldn’t be one tap away, and moving the tire pressure off the main screen makes total sense. If your tire pressure is often low, you aren’t...

.6 is lower than .25

Tire wear indication is an undocumented new feature. You won’t see it in your changes list.

Just happened to me going 85 on I-75 on autopilot.

2021.44.5 installed today on my 2021 M3LR here in Orlando, FL. LOVE the new tire wear indication!!! That's an awesome feature! There are a handful of undocumented additions in this update: 2021.44.5 Official Tesla Release Notes - Software Updates

Wow that’s clean, I love that. Thanks for the tips, I’ll be doing this for mine as well!

In these two pics, it looks almost like the tube on the dash isn't connected to a light source. How did you make it look so clean on the end where the light is coming from? (I'm assuming the light source is on the passenger side) Also, the updated version of the kit (updated 3 months ago)...