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Sorry for the delayed response to your posts. At 77, my wife and I have long-ago reached an understanding that we are mutually impossible to buy gifts for, for the exact reasons you both have mentioned. But taking care of our own gifts usually works out so everyone is happy. My sunshade order...

Thanks so much!! Your covercraft shade has a notch at the top so it fits around the sensor cover, Not behind it. Perfect! I will order one for Father's day.

I am looking for a windshield sunshade for my 2020 M3P. So far, they all seem to extend UNDER the black plastic cover ahead of the rear view mirror. That seems to form a solar oven that will bake all of the expensive Tesla sensors like 3 cameras, rain sensor. Etc. Do any of these shades have a...

I am looking for a windshield sunshade for my 2020 M3P. So far, they all seem to extend UNDER the black plastic cover ahead of the rear view mirror. That seems to form a solar oven that will bake all of the expensive Tesla sensors like 3 cameras, rain sensor. Etc. Do any of these shades have a...

2 short videos, one to show how QUICKMOUNT works and another for BEAMUP can be seen on Flickr at the end of the Tesla Album: Tesla

A story about how to install a V1G2 in a 2020 Tesla Model 3, revised since last shown in this thread, has been posted in: https://www.rdforum.org/threads/109329/page-2#post-1611773 and also attached here. Here is the conclusion: "Hard-wiring an RD in a 2020 Tesla Model 3 is more challenging...

Same thing now happening on my 2020 M3P, even after reset. So I just tune in a local station for news.

Interesting that it was steel, not aluminum that failed. It might be repairable using a thread repair kit like helicoil or permacoil.

Good to hear that they fixed it!. Was it the hydraulic part of a rear caliper or the electric part, which does the Park function? Interesting that they replaced both sides.. I have had several Model S loaners from the Watertown service center. They were all in chill mode and felt big, heavy...

Here is a better photo of the Quick Mount, which has been working very well in my Model 3. A revised version of the story, mostly minor edits, is just about ready to post and I would appreciate any comments, corrections, questions, etc. that might be incorporated. Thanks

I have seen a similar problem caused by ice frozen to a rim. Perhaps, while your car is sitting in the cold, there is water INSIDE one or more tires that freezes to the tire casing or sound deadening belt, unbalancing the tire(s) until it melts and spreads out?

It may be the lane departure warning, which shakes the wheel. It feels like you are driving over rumble strips.

There are some posts and a correction at: Quick Mount for V1gen2 in Tesla Model 3

It is finally done and attached as a pdf. Thanks to all who contributed. Comments and questions are welcome.

See: Quick Mount for V1gen2 in Tesla Model 3 More to come, but I don't think it is appropriate to duplicate posts in 2 places, so I will keep them in RD Forum and reference from here. It may also be applicable to Model Y. Comments welcome, either here or RDForum. Thanks.

Good point and solutions! I also carry some wooden blocks, Just in case. With 18" wheels, the problem is even worse because of the taller profile. The Porsche 944 jack is about an inch shorter than the Modern Spare jack, which helps.

Thanks. I thought about that. Or even drilling and tapping the center of the cap so you could use a small nylon screw to yank or jack it out. But, here in New England, I prefer to have the stud and lug nut fully protected. A better but much more expensive solution would be to buy a set of...

That has not been a problem. I have several 21mm sockets that fit, including a deep impact that is 29.8mm OD. But do recall that others had a problem with thicker wall sockets.

I am also happy with my 18x8.5" MW03 wheels, as posted in the old thread. Even though at 18.9 Lbs, they were a pound overweight (post #271), there was a huge savings compared to the original 20" tires and wheels:. "Original PS4S on 20" gunmetal cast wheels: 53.8-54.2 Lbs each. CC+ on MW03...

Preparing to install a new V1 gen2 when it arrives, I did a quick experiment with my 2020 Model 3, 2020.48.35.5 at ~30°F in our garage, plugged into a 30A 220V outlet and charged to 85%.. The following times were measured from "wake up", initiated by opening/closing the driver's door, when all...

Preparing to install a new V1 gen2 when it arrives, I did a quick experiment with my 2020 Model 3, 2020.48.35.5 at ~30°F in our garage, plugged into a 30A 220V outlet and charged to 85%.. The following times were measured from "wake up", initiated by opening/closing the driver's door, when all...

Thanks. Valentine is finally ending suspension of their Upgrade program, so my old V1 is on it's way there. I hope to mount the new gen2 from the ceiling of my 2020 as you did and control it from my Android phone. Can the V1 gen2 be set up to work with its display off? .

Itself or hear its audio alerts?

If you control the V1gen2 thru bluetooth running an app like V1 Driver, do you even need to see the V1 dusplay

Has anyone else had a problem with the plastic tool Martian provides to remove the plastic lug nut covers? It seems too thick to fit and I worry about scratching the wheel. I may make a thinner one out of stainless steel.

UPDATE on post #500. Martian Wheels MW03 Attached are some pix as promised. Power consumption seems better so far: Initial 795.5 miles on 20" PS4S: 277 Wh/mile 139.1 miles on 18" CrossClimate plus: 249 Wh/mile BTW, here is a recent tire test than includes some of the tires we considered...

We discussed #1 when my 18" x 8.5" wheels came in a bit heavier than advertised, as discussed in post #278. As mentioned in recent posts, with CrossClimate+ tires, 45 lbs was saved (not including rotational inertia). The installer, usually very critical, was impressed with their lightness and...

I sent them a link to this thread. If they reply, I will share.

Good. I have also sent Martian a heads-up email about this thread. I have no buyer remorse and am very pleased with the MW03 wheels, as noted above in Martian Wheels MW03 I will post pictures as soon as I decide what to do for center caps. I would appreciate your thoughts on these questions...

UPDATE on post #437 Martian Wheels MW03 Given a report on CrossClimate+ noise and vibration, I decided to try the new CC+ on MW03 on the car yesterday, rather than waiting until closer to winter. Here are some results that may be of interest: Weight Savings Tires on wheels, including balance...

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with the CC+. Could it be the balancing? I had mine mounted and balanced at a shop that uses a Hunter GSP9700 Road Force Measurement system. They actually turn the tire on the rim to minimize net radial runout. Thanks for the heads up. I was going to...

I almost ordered a Dragy, until I looked at the Android app and found that the average rating was only 2.7/5, based on 771 reviews. There were more "1" (poor) ratings than "5"! Some of these bad reviews were because people tried to use it without the Dragy hardware, but still it doesn't look...

The method we proposed in post#446 does not use GPS at all. Using. only the video camera of a cell phone (or a go-pro if you have one), It video-records the Tesla's speedometer directly. If there is any delay, it would affect both the 0 and 60 MPH timestamps, so would cancel out. But there may...

Kalim, Thanks for the great idea! I found a free Android app called Timbre that works on mp4 files from the Android camera. It has an Exact Frame view with readout resolution to 1 millisecond. So I could video the speed readout during a 0-60 run, then on playback subtract the time when it just...

Thanks for the great idea! I found an Android app called Timbre that works on mp4 files from the Android camera. It has an Exact Frame view with readout resolution to 1 millisecond. So I could video the speed readout during a 0-60 run

Sam1, Thanks. My S10+ phone updates GPS about once per second. Dragy does it 10 times faster (10Hz), so you are right. There is another similar unit that is 20Hz and can be used for drag as well as track events. It is the P-GEAR P-610. Has anyone tried it...

I would like to do some 0 to 60 runs with the current 20" PS4S to compare with similar runs after I get the lighter CC+ mounted on my lighter MW03 8"x18" wheels later this week. It appears that Track Mode has a lap timer, but I don't see any 0-60 timer. I have an old Android app called "Car...

UPDATE of post#372: Martian Wheels MW03 Well, using all of these results plus more detailed reviews like "Are These Grand Touring All-Season Tires the way of the Future" TireRack Sept 29, 2017, I decided on CrossClimate+ from Tire Rack. Vredestine Quatrac5 was second, with lower cost and a bit...

Sorry that got cut short from my phone. Here is what I meant to say: You mentioned my name. All of the tires in the rolling resistance study are with standard Tesla OEM rim sizes, mostly 18"x8.5". Others have noted that narrower rims would improve winter traction but hurt dry cornering, etc. Be...

You mentioned my name. All of the tires in the rolling resistance study are with standard

Thanks. That's what I thought ... no big deal and will prevent them from being stolen.

Here you go. The face is quite flat and it looks like a stick-on logo would work well. Please let me know where to buy the laser etched plastic Tesla logos in brushed Titanium. Thanks.

If you use the MW center caps, is it possible to remove them without removing the wheel from the car?

So they don't use the MXM4 at all? That certainly explains why there is no EU label for MXM4. There is for the PS4S.

Here you go. My 8.5" by 18" MW03 are not mounted yet because I don't really need them now and have focused on selecting the best tire.

A major update regarding Rolling Resistance of candidate 18” Tesla M3 tires that may include inputs from this thread was just posted in: Martian Wheels MW03 Please post any comments or questions there.

A major update regarding Rolling Resistance of candidate 18” Tesla M3 tires that may include inputs from this thread was just posted in: Martian Wheels MW03 Please post any comments or questions there.

A major update regarding Rolling Resistance of candidate 18” Tesla M3 tires that may include inputs from this thread was just posted in: Martian Wheels MW03 Please post any comments or questions there.

A major update regarding Rolling Resistance of candidate 18” Tesla M3 tires that may include inputs from this thread was just posted in: Martian Wheels MW03 Please post any comments or questions there. Thanks.

CONTINUED: Quantitative Rolling Resistance of 18” Tires for Tesla Model 3. BACKGROUND Highlights of post #345:The search for a tire to mount on new 18"x8.5" MW03 wheels continues. As mentioned in Post #324,the on-line tire comparisons are good, but don't include rolling resistance (RR) effects...