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  1. Gary and Rachel

    typical long distance range 2016 Tesla Model X P90D ?

    Good question. Our 3/24/2016 MXP90DL now has 82+k miles and 20" rims and when new a 100% charge was 257 miles. I recently did a 100% pack ballance and got 230 mile charge. Now as for full drive on 100% milage I have to say I never have done this. I really want to, but running out of power...
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    2016 MX 90D AP1 - Upgrade to MCU2?

    Just had my MCU1 replaced under warranty. I wanted to have the MCU2 installed and thought it would be worth the cost. But a month ago it was not available to my MX 2016 AP1. This is what I understood would be different. 1st I would loose the FM radio. AM never came with the car. So a...
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    Rim repair

    After 4 years my rims looked bad all around. Got them repaired and repowder coated. Turns out I was missing that small piece of plastic around the valve stem. Kind of hard to find any info on those. Used every search word I could. I can now help you replace any of your missing pieces. These...
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    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    The fact that my MCU1 screen slows down a bit on screen refreshments in navagation after SW updates is the only reason I want to upgrade to the newer chip. I have the early AP1 car and i am not looking for any upgrades to AP2. I just want screen refresh and browser to load and work. It would be...
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    I tried "Launch Mode" for the first time today.

    Michael, great story. I think I have tried this in our MXP90DL a few years ago. For as much as that cost I thought I would be doing it all the time... grin. I think however I remember doing it a bit differently than you posted. I think I remember doing exactly each step like you say. What I...
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    12V battery replacement

    I had to look this up. After rereading this I feel my original reply was correct. Here you can read for yourself. Enjoy Can an Aftermarket Part Void My Car Warranty? - Consumer Reports News
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    12V battery replacement

    Good question rainforest, not sure if you will find a fast answer on tesla forum. But we have another thing in our favor. It was something put into law to all car manufacturers a while back. Car companies cannot force a out of warranty issue on consumable parts used on cars they build. The only...
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    12V battery replacement

    I would agree it should already be in the car, but I am sure they are trying to keep the cost of the car as low as they can. I will bet that in 4 more years we will see more premium add ons as finish building up infrastructure like Gigafactory 1 and all. Tesla will be able to make the 12v lipo...
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    12V battery replacement

    Q Quality may not be as much in play as to how hard you us its power running more accessories and charging other devices. The replace battery message comes up once the cars systems sees a smaller gap between charge and discharge (SOC) of 12v battery. The number of lead acid cycles are 600 to...
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    12V battery replacement

    Yeah, the tesla 12v battery is not as big as what might be in a f-150 or gas SUV. After 600 to 700 cycles of charge the lead battery is pretty much spent. When I took ours out of the tesla it was showing swelling on the sides.
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    12V battery replacement

    free is not always free. not knowing when or where the replace battery message is going to popup I find that troubling to me to then make appointments and time lost to be doing other things. Like I stated in my post that this cost may not be for everybody. Peace of mind and stronger...
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    12V battery replacement

    not that long. in 10 min I had all the frunk removed. then about 15 min I had the 12v battery out, simple if you remove battery bracket bolts. I was not in a hurry rather I was enjoying seeing all that was there behind the tub.... I spent a little time detailing everything making it look new...
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    12V battery replacement

    Just sharing. In 3 years we had 2 batteries replaced by Tesla. Just had our 3'rd message popup and this time the decision was made to upgrade the 12v lead acid battery with the 12v Ohmmu lipo from Amazon. 12V Lithium Battery for Tesla...