Recent content by vbsdan

I found a potential safety issue while tracking down a creaking noise in my driver's seat. I have a 2.0 Roadster but I suspect the seat mounting is the same on all Roadsters. Each front seat is mounted on a pair of rails, with each rail having a short aluminum extension at the front that raises...

I got that message when the premium connectivity trial period ended.

Just took delivery of VIN 271XXX, built 06/22, matrix headlamps Michelins.

I have a 2010 Roadster with 50,000+ miles that has lost approximately 1/4 of its rated range. The battery's CAC shows a similar 25% drop from when new. My zero to sixty time is noticeably slower, now around 5 seconds, compared to 3.9 when new. This may or may not translate to M3, just...

I still take my Roadster on at least one good road trip per year, usually around 800-1000 miles, plus a few more in the 250 - 500 mile range. Best advice I can give is to get both of Henry's adapters and also take the Roadster's original charging cables (120V and 240V). This gives you multiple...

Just noticed this yesterday while driving in the rain. Drove about 600 miles yesterday and today, most of it in the rain, and it’s definitely a pain to have to manually turn on the lights each time you start out. That’s assuming that you remember that you now need to turn them on manually. And...

These have been SOLD, thanks!

New price, $1200 + shipping. Winter is coming!!

I bought my first set after I saw a set of gray ones on a gray Model S. Thought it was the best wheel / color combo I had ever seen on a Tesla.

Interesting, good to know. The original invoice is attached so you can see exactly what they are. From looking at T-Sportlines web site it looks like you're right and the wheels should fit. Tires are 255/45R20 front and 275/45R20 rear.

Pretty sure they won't.

I have a set of these 20 wheels in metallic gray with the original Michelin Latitude Sport 3 tires for sale. Tires have about 15K miles on them and look like they're good for about another 10K. Wheels are in just about perfect shape, zero curb rash, and include TPMS and original Tesla center...

I had the same problem in November at around 8000 miles, vibration and low-pitched "growling" noise under heavy acceleration. The service center replaced both front halfshafts, but noted that the vibration was still present and escalated the matter to engineering. The vibration was much...

I just did a quick search to find some instructions on how to replace the 12 volt battery. Read through the whole post before realizing that I was the one who posted it back in 2012 :) Looks like I got about 3½ years out of the Batteries + replacement, and 3½ years for the original.

My symptom was that the receiver was not locking fully into place. According to the manual when you insert the receiver the lock cylinder will retract and rotate into the locked position, at which time you can turn the key to the locked position and remove the key. Mine would START to retract...