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I have a small 128GB Sandisk "ultra fit" USB stick for music and sentry clips. It is partitioned to hold both. I rarely play music off the stick, but when I do, there is always at least one pause in each song from 2-20 seconds. This pause doesn't show up at any particular time, and it does...

This seems to happen every month or two. My car is parked in the garage and I'll approach it to get in. The door handles present, I pull to open the door, and the alarm goes off. Today this happened after cleaning the car. The car also installed a software update last night without issue...

I'm surprised I didn't find many threads on adding a dead pedal to the newer (2017+) cars. Maybe people don't really miss them. I find it strange that there isn't one in the newer cars, and its omission is especially glaring for those with cream carpet. When I climb into the car, I place my...

In my 2015 I put a bunch of money into upgrading the base stereo. I did this in a few revisions, including installing and then replacing the midrange speakers (Infinity to AudioFrog). This produced one of the biggest upgrades to sound quality. The Audiofrog GS25 speakers just dropped into the...

My A/S 3+ are getting close to the wear bars and are making a lot of noise. I'm planning to replace them, and I'm considering some ultra high performance summer tires instead of an all season. I have my 19" stock wheels with AS4s for the winter, and I just take my truck if there's snow, so...

I've noticed a weird behavior in my car. If I am pulling away from a stoplight using moderate acceleration, the car will hesitate slightly before the power comes on. The best analog I can provide is when driving a manual transmission, you let out the clutch just a bit too quickly for the...

HW3 is new to me as of last month, but I understand Tesla eliminated the follow distance of "1" some time ago when they converted our cars' radar units to ballast. Think we'll ever get a follow distance of "1" back? AP is now useless in stop and go traffic around here as many people believe...

This is a copy/paste from my Craigslist ad. For sale is my 2015 Tesla Model S P85D. I just bought a newer Model S so I must part with this one. I purchased it used from Tesla in October 2019 and it has been a great car. I have tracked the battery health and the car's history using TeslaFi...

My new-to-me 2019 has the UHFS like all of them do, and I noticed that it is a lot better than the UHFS system I heard in a P85D loaner I had a couple years ago. The UHFS from the P85D was barely better than the one in my P85D with the base system, but the 2019 is much closer to the aftermarket...

On my new-to-me 2019 I noticed that the passenger door mirror housing will squeak/groan while closing the door. There is a screw that is visible under the mirror that I tightened just a bit, but it doesn't seem related. Thought about shooting some silicone onto the joint in an attempt to quiet...

I am in the process of buying a MSP from Tesla. The car is currently in a Cherry Hill, NJ lot, and during the order process it showed the Owings Mills, MD SC as a free delivery location. I live in northern VA so I would just drive the hour and a half to the SC and pick it up. During the...

A week and a half ago I smelled burning plastic in my garage and noticed that the car's charge rate had been reduced from 40A to 30A. I went to check on it and noticed that there was arcing in the wall receptacle and the car would no longer charge (a good thing!) After turning off the breaker...

I haven't been driving my car a lot recently, but I've had several software updates in the past few weeks. Yesterday I used AP for the first time in a while and noticed that even with the following distance set to "1" as I normally have it, the actual following distance was huge, more like if I...

Before the site redesign there was a way to view all unread posts in watched forums. This minimized having to click back and forth between the various forums someone wanted to read. There is a "What's new" menu, but that picks up threads for all forums with no way to filter these. There is a...

I'm heading to a beach wedding in August and it'll be a relatively long drive. I'd like to pick up some sun shades for the panoramic roof. Any suggestions? Tesla is $120, RPMTesla is $50.

In the past couple weeks, I've noticed the HV battery contacts clicking a lot more than before while my car is plugged in and sitting in the garage - like every few minutes. Before I'd only hear them when starting to charge, or if the 12v battery needed to be topped off. My 12v is only 3...

I just picked up my car after having MCU2 installed. I noticed when driving home that the navigation voice now comes out of all speakers and not just the driver's front. It also no longer attenuates the music when announcing the next turn. This is pretty annoying as I now have to jack up the...

I was replacing my headlight bulbs this weekend, and while I had the passenger front wheel off, I decided to check out my battery sticker just to get some more info about the car. To my surprise, it's not there. I could not find any sticker at the usual spot, or even near it. I bought the car...

I'm tracking down a pesky rattle, and I believe it's from the plastic trim surrounding the rear seatbelt on the passenger side. I know most of these panels come apart with clips (I have replaced the front decorative trim and speakers already), though I am unfamiliar with the order in which I...

I bought this setup for my car late last year and have since upgraded. It was a nice setup, and just installing the woofers from the component set in the front doors made a difference in midbass and midrange. This setup can be run 3-way via a single crossover for each side. 2-ohm impedence...

After deducing that all 433mhz sensors are the same (maybe?) I picked up a set on ebay for a new set of wheels: Set of 4 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor For Tesla Model 3 S X 1034602-00-B USA | eBay I had the sensors and tires installed at Costco, though they did not have pads to jack the...

I'd never really tested the open-when-pressed functionality on all my door handles, but I recently gave it a once over as I wanted to get to the bottom of the inconsistencies. The passenger front door handle does not present when pressed, even if pressed pretty hard. The other door handles all...

I have a new set of wheels arriving today, and I'm iffy as to whether I should buy some ceramic coating for them. I ceramic coated the car myself and I think it was time/money, but not sure about wheels. There is already so little brake dust (I run aftermarket pads) that I don't even clean the...

I've got a set of aftermarket wheels on the way, and I'll need some TPMS sensors. I've read that they operate at 433MHz frequency. Will any set that operates at 433MHz work, or is there some other criteria needed to ensure compatibility.

When I realized that the cooling pumps only ran for ~3 hours before shutting off after a charge over 75%, I started scheduling my charges to 90% at 3am. This tops up the car in most circumstances overnight, and the pumps are not running when I get up, so I don't have to listen to the whine...

I noticed this slight noise behind the dash while driving home today. It's very faint and generally only audible while stopped. I turned the AC and music off completely and the noise persisted. It sort of sounds like an old mechanical hard drive seeking. I know that's not it, but it is the...

I'm considering painting my headlight buckets, but leaving the shroud around the projector chrome. I've seen this on some other vehicles and thought it looked nice, but all the headlights I've seen on an S have been completely blacked out. Anyone not go all the way and leave some chrome?

As most people know, power output drops with the SoC. I've viewed combined horsepower with ScanMyTesla as being ~525kw with a full SoC and under 400kw with charge under 20%. Both were measured with the ambient temperature in the low 90s. My car has about 58k on the clock FWIW and still gets...

I just went into my garage to get something and noticed that my passenger front wheel looked lower than normal. I have the air suspension set to low at all times, but this looked even lower. I have stock 245/45/19 tires and the suspension is stock. The passenger measurement from the ground to...

When I bought my car in October of last year, I noticed it had a bit of vibration when I'd hit the brakes. It wasn't bad, but it was annoying. I picked up a set of Bosch BC1474 ceramic pads and Power Stop AR84000EVC coated rotors from RockAuto. Total including shipping was just over $200...

I've got a hankering to try out some different aftermarket wheels in 19 or 20 inch, preferably lighter weight than my factory cyclones (29 lbs). Prefer a square setup, but will listen to any offers. I am in Northern VA, but will drive a bit to pick them up. Whatcha got?

I'm considering upgrading the Infinity Kappa 20MX mids I have in the dash right now, but I'm not sure what the dimensions are of the openings or the spacing of the screws. A stock midrange would give me a good idea of what to expect without pulling the dash pad off. I'm also curious how close...

Has anyone driven both an S with the raven and performance plus suspensions? I am curious how they compare. I have read that the raven is very smooth, and the plus can be harsh. I have never driven a raven car, but I think the plus is great. I think it can be a little harsh over the worst...

By now most people have at least seen the threads about regen being nerfed when the pack is below 67F, and most have seen the scheduled departure threads. Before scheduled departure charging, I would charge like most people, right after pulling into the garage. My efficiency @ 240v/32A was...

I know the popular thing is to upsize the wheels to a forged 20" or 21" wheel to keep the unsprung weight from getting too carried away, but a forged 19" would be even better since the tires are also lighter. Goal is a wheel/tire package under 50 pounds. Poring over the search results for 19"...

I'm looking for a set of dark ash trim for my MS. This will be the 3 pieces on the dash and the cupholder trim piece. I currently have piano black if someone is interested in an even-stevens trade. Please PM me your price including shipping to 22153.

I ordered this cable from Ideafab back in October and it never came so I ordered a different one. The original finally arrived anyway, but I have no need for it. $20 gets it shipped to your door.

My 2015 has 19" Cyclones. Of all the stock 19" wheels, I think I like these the most, but I am lured by the sportier handling and good looks that come with a set of Arachnids. That said, people's feelings vary on how stiff is too stiff. I have a Miata with stiff suspension that doesn't bother...

When charged to 100%, 2015 P85D with 53k on the clock reads 251 miles of rated range. That's pretty good from what I've read. However, when I drive at the rated consumption of 310wh/mi, I am still not able to get 251 miles. In fact, I'm only able to reach rated range when my consumption is...

Found a set of wheels and tires, but I'm not sure if they'll fit. Front: 20x9 +32 255/35R20 Rear: 20x10.5 +42 285/30R20 I've done some searching and I think the tire sizes are okay, but they are different offset. I don't think it will be an issue at the fender, but I'm unsure about the...

Last night I wanted to clean up the car, but it was below freezing outside. I have a partially insulated attached garage which helps temper the swings outside, but it was still chilly. I decided to open the doors and crank the heat to high. Since I was plugged in, it was no issue to blast the...

Early Friday morning, software 2019.40.2 was installed. I drove to work as normal around 6:15am. It was about 55F in my garage, but I noticed reduced regen for about half of my ~15 mile trip to work. I thought that was kind of weird, but then saw it again when I went to leave from work with...

Though I rarely need to use the mechanical brakes to slow the car in most driving, occasionally I drive hard enough to need them, or I have to make an emergency stop that regen won't do alone. My car has just over 50k on the clock. I bought it a month ago from Tesla, so I do not know its...

I'm planning to install an amp for a subwoofer and the main 4 channels. I'm leaning towards the NVX VAD11005 right now. Provided it fits, I plan to mount it behind the driver's side rear wheel, right below where an aftermarket subwoofer would sit. I'm trying to determine how much 4 gauge...

I planned to install an OBD scanner and use the Scan My Tesla app to do a little monitoring on the car, but my cable from Ideafab is MIA. I ordered it on the 28th and it has had a tracking number since the 29th, but the package hasn't even gotten to the post office. Ideafab has ignored my two...

I picked up my P85DL last month and have been enjoying it. It has 19" cyclones and relatively new, but not spanking new MXM4s. I notice that when I nail it from a stop (62 degrees ambient temp, warm tire PSI ~50) that the traction light will come on and limit power. I realize I could go down a...

I blindly bought 4 LEDs from Abstract Ocean to upgrade the hatch and frunk lights in my car. When I went to replace the hatch lights I discovered I only have the single light in the hatch itself. There are no lights at the base/fixed portion of the hatch. However, there are two embossed...

I'm looking for the set of figured ash trim for a MS (3 dash pieces + cupholder console piece). I currently have a piano black interior in great shape and would also be willing to trade.

My 2015 came with piano black trim and a tan interior. I wanted wood, but I knew the trim could be swapped out, so I didn't sweat that option. I like the look of the ash wood the most. I'm leaning towards figured ash as I like the lighter color, but this picture of dark ash makes me second...

When driving my friend's model 3, I notice that his regen braking will bring him to a full stop which allows for easy one pedal driving in most cases. My S trails off regen around 6 mph to the point that the car will free wheel (for a considerable distance on level ground). I always have to...