Recent content by nativespinner

PTC heater replaced and all is well again. Took about 3 hours start to finish. Biggest road block was being extra safe with removing passenger knee airbag.

Ok so my heat hasn't been working for a couple of days now. SMT shows 415 again for Heater R. I took the trim panels off and pulled the PTC plug (power to board and canbus). It still showed 415. I then closed SMT and restarted it low and behold both Heater sensors disappeared. So I think...

Quick question, I have smt and my heater R is bouncing from 55 F to 415 F which is causing my PTC to shutoff and not warm the cabin. Where is the physical location of Heater R probe. Is it in the heater box or ducting or is it within the PTC itself? Thank you

This morning it was 43 F outside. I turned on preheat and set to 80 degrees and it took 30 minutes to get to 60 degrees. I drive to work and about ten minutes on the highway I notice warm air coming from the vents. Set climate to auto and car quickly gets to 80 degrees. Damn gremlins lol. So...

So I fixed my defroster flap and now I have a new issue. NO HEAT. I ordered the DCDC fuses in case those were bad and almost bought a used PTC. I hooked up scanmytesla and am observing some interesting behavior with the HEATER R sensor and PTC air heater. HEATER R shows 415 degrees F and PTC...

I fixed my defrost actuator. Earlier this year I was using the defrost vents to cool my dashcam. A few months later I noticed my defrost vents stopped blowing air. I fiddled with various vent settings and did some reboots but nothing worked. I figured it was either stuck or the actuator died...

The actuator for the defroster is behind the glove box on LHD cars and inline with the center passenger vent. It's the closest to the firewall and has VG-INLET (ADS) on its side. There are three screws holding it in. A stubby screwdriver is best to remove it.

Tesla has a speed limit mode. I've done this on my S and it works.

Although I have an S it's not the easiest for some people to ingress and egress especially the back seat. On the other hand people would probably enjoy riding in a Tesla especially if they have never experienced one.

I went with goodyear RSA on 19s. The previous set lasted for 50000 miles and I was satisfied with the tires.

Yup, every time I enter a highway I come to a full stop and then mash the pedal. It doesn't matter what the cars behind me think. "Why is this idiot stopping when there is no stop sign." 5-60 can be a useful metric.

Wow 1g for a condenser replacement? I believe mine is leaking on the passenger side and the condenser and o-rings were about 460 before tax. I haven't had it installed yet. I can't imagine paying 500 for labor.

RE: Texas. I also believe you can't buy a car that is currently in the store or service center. It has to be delivered, Or am I missing something?

I did two reboots and mine came back. 2013 with 3G.

They open whenever the cooling system needs more airflow over the condensers. Mine will open if it's hot outside and I precondition the car. The ac compressor will ramp up and fans will ramp up to high speed and louvers will open.