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You were fortunate to grab @zwede to respond to your thread. If you have any other alignment questions, he may just respond, and with clarity since he is one of the very few “hands on” owners on this forum that can speak from experience as nearly all others around here are owner/regurgitate/TMC...

Yup yup. I missed that a bonehead ran 10-3 +ground to a 6-50 (welding) receptacle.

I would switch out the 30a welder breaker for a 2-pole 20a and replace the the 6-50 receptacle with a commercial grade 6-20. This will provide ~15 mph charge rate and won’t require any manual reduction of charge rate in case you or the M3 forgets its geo-fenced reduced charge setting at that...

Your welcome. I would enjoy owning a P85+ over my P85 since you have the more robust Gen II rear suspension that tracks superior than the previous S cars especially under high acceleration loading. It is so darn good, it became the standard in all S cars. I am such a low tech old school...

The Gen II MC plugged into a 14-50 using 8ga NM-B with a 2-pole 40 should be to code in most areas and is not dangerous in any way. Gosh, i thought a HPWC and WC are required to be hardwired instead of a kludged oven pigtail jury rig. I wonder what folks do with the extraneous neutral conductor...

Yes, me (6+ year P85 gearhead most modded suspension owner). RWD S cars were a hot mess WRT to excessive camber and L to R spread. Without getting into the various suspension mods (both front and rear) I performed along with other strategies to double or triple the service life (I am on my...

Sorry to read your thread. Not all Tesla employees are the same. Not all Rangers are the same. Not all service centers are the same. Not all body shops are the same. Not all Tesla certified body shops are the same as well. Always shop around before you intrust someone to work on your ICE car...

I can’t disagree, however, I love my receptacle charging 14-30 (~80,000 miles), and now my 6-20s that charges both the S and M3 using a Gen II WC. The HPWCs were for PlugShare users (back when “supers” were rare), and are now mostly for old timers with 72 and 80 amp capability guests along with...

Unless I needed the extra 8 amps, I would have just switched to a Gen II MC which would keep you safe and and kept my Gen I UMC in the trunk for road trips. So glad you caught the mistake before a serious calamity ensued!

Yikes, if you are correct (and I have no reason to doubt you) it appears that I have mismatched components for over 6 years running, and I will once again with tomorrow’s install even though I have passed inspections. After being satisfied with reasonable temps at all connection points (even...

Not a google jockey like all of the folks over at the M3 forum electrical threads. But I will admit I looked at my trusty ampacity chart in my toolbox and #4 THHN is showing 95A, which is the same as the XHHW-2 cable I deploy on some of my Gen I HPWCs with dips set at 72a charging on a 2-pole...

So very few electromagicians install the entire circuit correctly as they often miss the 125% continuous rule, don’t pull the proper wire/cable gauge, jam an incorrect (some are interchangeable) manufactures 2-pole breaker onto the buss bar because that is all that is in the storage bin inside...

Yes, have the toe checked. Also, I torque my RR ULs with the suspension fully loaded so as not to incur any rotational bias on both the inboard and outboard bushings thus removing premature wear since I have original (6+ year old) bushing design.

Gosh, do you grab 4 rear M3 motors from an auto recycler and duplicate the 5 -10 year delayed (since amazing Jerome was yanked away to fix the M3 assembly line from imploding) Tesla semi layout with 1/wheel. Mr. Twitter claims (lol) the motors will rock for a 1M mile service life.

Opps, I forgot to mention that since I keep my cars forever and due to the expense of the traction packs in the S and M3, I insulated the garage and installed a Mitsubishi mini-split to keep temps more accommodating for the girls during the hot summer months.

I would charge at a lower amperage during the cooler nighttime temps to reduce the load on the battery cooling system.

I strongly reccomend going with the 18s since the taller sidewall will factually absorb the most road hazards.

I wonder if any M3 owners have switched over a 225/50-18 or a 215/55-18 to obtain a taller than OEM sidewall ? If I ever moved back to Taxachusetts (but I won’t), I would probably deploy a tire like I previously mentioned as my go to winter driving set to drive up to Loon or Sunday River.

I am a fan of @Tsportline. I purchased one of their first sets of gray turbine 20's for the S (after hounding them at the '14 Teslive event to manufacture 20s:)). The manufacture/model specific wheels they offer require no centering rings, utilize OEM lug nuts, and accept center caps for an...

Not a smarty tech person here. I am just a very old gear head who has been around cars nearly all my life. The 21s on the S and the 20 M3 wheel/tire option are not a high performance set-up. They are extremely damage prone, alignment sensitive, revenue generating, road side stranding...

Even though Veronica can gulp a full 80a and I have (3) HPWCs, I charge her and the LR RWD M3 using a Gen II MC with 6-20 adapters 99% of the time. The HPWCs are mostly for guests. I really dislike pulling and working with unruly 3 and 4ga. cable when a 30/24a 10ga. or a 20/16a 12ga. will...

Thanks for posting! Order placed. +1

Same staggard vs. square applies to street driving as well,

Road racers will tell you that a staggard set-up is better suited on RWD cars and a square set-up is better suited on AWD cars for balanced handling.

Dug out this very old pic of 3 of 5 that I experimented with 6 years ago. , I am currently carrying the tan alum Bimmer wheel in the trunk with the afore mentioned contential donut spare, however, I don’t recommend that wheel since it requires a 5mm spacer to clear the rear caliber. Lol, i...

Sorry that I don’t remember all of the details of the various donut spare packages I put together back in '13 which used both 18 and 19” diameter wheels that deployed a steel Bimmer wheel, an alum Bimmer wheel, and a Bently aluminum wheel. I then secured the tires from other cars and the tire...

The donut on my S is rated at 2,337 lbs. Agreed, that a full size spare is the way to go provided you have the space in the trunk.

I (seriously) find it refreshing that we can have diametrically opposed views on this traditional vs. futuristic (no steering wheel;)) pick-up truck, whereas another aspect of our society where it is basically an all out war. #reasonablediscussion

Same boat as you with staggards for several years. I carry a 145/80-19 donut spare that comes in at 28.00. If my rear 265 goes flat, I will lower the non-flat 265 approx 10 psi to come very close to my donut spare revs/mi. It appears that there are a few solutions to your spare staggard...

I find this /\ /\ very minor hic-up very hard to believe. Every update and new AP feature in the past has worked nearly flawlessly especially when it comes to detecting cross traffic tractor trailers, parked fire trucks, parked police vehicles, and jersey barriers. I am now going back to...

Agreed, yes, the Gen I UMC 5-20 and the Gen II MC 5-20 are terrific versatile adapters. I believe that everyone should at least carry a 5-20, 10-30, and a 14-30 adapter along with the amazon adapter as well. For general safety practices, might we be able to refrain from discussing modding a...

This /\ /\ should bode really well (the shorts) for TSLA sp. Waste design engineering man-hours and vendor sourcing costs on a weidmobile that nobody wants. It’s not as if Tesla has a) time to waste on a re-design and re-tool, and b) has truck loads of cash to burn because of a yet another...

Usually, I agree with Tex, however, if you are like me that keeps their equipment and cars in top condition forever, you are not necessarily “overthinking this”. If you flip cars every 4 years, it really won’t make much of a difference. I don’t really abide by the Telsa manual WRT daily...

Btw, I almost forgot, congrats on your Tesla purchase! Btw II, you might consider joining Larry Chanin's Florida Tesla Enthusiasts Group to attend local gatherings and to have access to a private password protected list of other Florida Tesla owners home charging network.

Teslas factory 19s are ,5” narrower than their (non-staggard) 21s to provide the necessary inboard clearance since the strut slightly angles outboard as you move from the top towards the spindle. I don’t want to get get bogged down in a protracted discussion with others whether you should or...

Personally, without knowing how robust that particular branch circuit is, I would manually lower the charge rate to 5a to minimize any potential charging issues. Tesla reccomrnds agsinst using extension cords.

Well shucks, that wheel has the same bolt-circle as a Model 3.

dd You are very wise to immediately chuck the damage prone, expensive, heavy, inefficient, costly, alignment sensitive, low performance (20s = real performance), rubber band sidewall, pot hole stranding, Tesla revenue generating, gorgeous, 21 *fail* option. I can attest to all the above with...

Definetly /\ /\ /\ since pretty much everybody knows that abbreviated version of the Tesla model lineup. I used something very similar for my drone shot design a few years back. Might they allow “SPACE X”?

Yes, 12 is the smallest I deploy. Personally, I will gladly use a longer extension cord to reach a known dedicated receptacle. Those of us dinosaurs had to charge by any means necessary back in the day before supers and destination hosts. Don’t use extension cords for EV charging.

Such good advice given already. I experimented with extension cord charging up to 300' six years ago, and often send 240v thru the above mentioned extension cords (that’s a topic for another day). I also have 3 extension cord charging kits ranging from a lite 20/16a, medium 30/24a, and a heavy...

As others have suggested, try leaving all of your windows down when parked in your garage or slightly cracked at other times. Run your ventilation often when unattended and especially before driving and make certain your AC is not on re-circulate in order to always pump fresh outside air into...

I am having such a hard time sleeping with anticipation after viewing these intriguing teaser shots, NOTT! I would enjoy adding a 3rd Tesla for the garage, but it clearly is not in the cards with this futuristic incoming 3+ year production hell, transport hell, delivery hell delayed weird mobile.

This fluffy (barely) 1/2 ton, weirdmobile, very quick 0-60, party trick pickup will sell like hot cakes to the tech crowd that makes a run down to their local Home Depot on a Saturday morning to pick up (5) bags of mulch or to transport grandmas favorite rocking chair. No doubt Team Tesla will...

All of the supposed incoming EV competition will go nowhere fast without a similar bullet proof supercharger network. 6+ year P85 owner and 1 year M3 owner. My 300K mile TDI jetta is still one of my favorite cars since I prefer smaller cars. The S is the highway king and the 3 is the around...

What model Tesla are you purchasing (since they replenish miles at different rates)? What is your normal RT commute? I deployed a 14-30 for approx 5 years with a mostly 80-mile RT commute so that I could almost recover the miles burned in a 4 hr. (1a - 5a) window to take advantage of $.05 -.06...

Fully agree! Love my S and 3 for what they are, however, there is just no way I would consider changing my mind on a new Ram rated @ 1000 lb. ft. of torque that has a 35,000 pound towing capacity even though I only need to tow 26,000 pounds or my much lighter off shore go-fast. I could never...

Too old school here to use anything but 100% cotton on the interior and exterior. My service ticket always says: Please do not wash (I hang a placard on the mirror) Please do not rotate tires Please do not perform alignment I do not have paint correction nor any of the ceramic paint coatings...

If I no longer needed to keep the 30A 120V for my travel trailer, I would convert that branch circuit to a 6-30 for the cost of an $8 receptacle and 2-pole breaker assuming it was wired correctly with at least 10-2 + ground Romex. Again, I would have EVSEadspters fabricate the appropriate Gen...

Since one can’t purchase the inboard or outboard UL bushings separately (without a complete UL) from Tesla, i would prefer to start with a fresh new set of the new and improved bushings since they are a wearable suspension component and the only way to sourcd said bushings is buy a new complete...