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Short answer is no, but I didn't try too hard. When I replaced the aftermarket head unit installed by the prior owner, I could see that a lot of the factory wiring had been bypassed (and in some places cut). I'm not even sure the factory amp/sub was still connected. I'd still like to pull the...

They look great! Thanks for taking the initiative on this.

I'm still interested.

Very exciting news as I have to drive about 30 miles to get a 2G T-Mobile signal. Thank you very much for your continued efforts on this!

I ultimately framed in a bay of my garage, insulated, and added a window unit. Probably not the greenest solution, but not quite ready to move north.

I have the prior Pioneer single DIN popup. Been happy with it except that it does not support Android Auto/Carplay :)

Has anyone had success updating their OVMS firmware using a PICKit 3.5 and the MPLAB X IDE v3.61 ( MPLAB- X IDE | Microchip Technology Inc. )? I was working on a writeup yesterday for a Windows 10 machine, but there were a few power warnings that I wasn't comfortable with and I wasn't sure the...

I think the latest versions (production & experimental) are available from here: Open-Vehicle-Monitoring-System/vehicle/firmware at master · openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Monitoring-System · GitHub I downloaded V2_TR_Production_SIM908.hex by clicking that link and then using the Raw download.

I appear to be stuck at the same point with the Hologram SIM installed, 6 green blinks, and no response to "GPRS hologram" from my previous linked phone or from the Hologram web interface. I was fighting to get PICKit 2 programmer going on a Windows 10 machine to flash the OVMS, but it sounds...

#278 Feb 13, 2009, San Carlos, CA

I'm the second owner of #278. I have a few cars (Roadster is the nicest one) and I have them all with Condon & Skelly. My policy does have a mileage limit, but in Louisiana, the weather is probably the limiting factor and most roads are generally crappy so I'm a little picky about when/where I...

Here's a few pics of the Pioneer AVHX7700BT. In the first pic, the screen was moving. Photo really doesn't do the close tolerance justice. Also, please ignore that my OVMS fell down in the background.

Have only had a little time to play with it, but I generally like it. Definitely single-DIN with flip up screen. There are a few flip down screen units out there which would have been much better for the A/C, but nothing very current and no big names. I'd say the clearance to the wiper arm is...

Recently replaced an old Kenwood aftermarket unit in my 2008 with a Pioneer AVHX7700BT (single DIN with popup screen): Amazon.com : Pioneer AVHX7700BT 7-Inch FLIPOUT/BT/DVD/USB/AUX/NAV R : Car Electronics Popup screen just barely clears the wiper control arm, but it does. Has an option to...

Will do. Found a few spots where the plastic tabs on the console panels that screw into the dash were cracked or broken. Clamping/gluing to repair and then reinforcing by gluing a thin metal washer to the damaged area.

Tackled this over the weekend. Haven't gotten to reassembly yet, but not too terrible. Any idea what the tape over the clips is? It seems like double sided tape, but mine had a lot of pink/salmon transparent backing over the tape. Seem like they added double sided tape to make it stick, but...

Per this thread, I thought the 1.5s had the VW harness. Nakamichi CD400 Head Unit swap for the Blaupunkt - Speakers came alive and sound

Over the weekend I began the removal of the Kenwood KVT-614 installed by Al & Eds in my 1.5 for my car's prior owner. I'm upgrading to a Pioneer AVHX7700BT. After I pulled the Kenwood, I discovered that the original harness plug had been cut during the Kenwood upgrade. I'd really like to go back...

Excellent. Thank you.

Is anyone proposing a group buy or has anyone found a local shop to machine? I'd be very interested in buying a set.

Even looks small between my Opel GTs.

Sorry...I wasn't very clear with my SC cost question. I was more trying to determine a rough estimate of parts and labor for replacing a set of stock Roadster bearings with a new set of stock Roadster bearings because I think that info would be useful in determining a baseline for pricing an...

ElectricLove, do you have any stats from your friend on "dramatic"? Anyone know what a SC would charge to replace stock wheel bearings?

Now I feel even better about my upgraded brake purchase earlier this year: Now Shipping: Custom Tesla Roadster 2-Piece Slotted Rotors

Detroit Electric SP-01 This all seems oddly familiar: BBC - Autos - Detroit Electric SP:01, vapourware no more

Paraphrasing here. My Service Center indicated that it's a (temporary) failure to charge and can be triggered by local power fluctuations. If the car is charging normally after the error then you're probably OK. If not, you'll need to have it checked out with a SC. Pure speculation, but if it's...

My 1.5 (#278) blows the 15 amp amplifier fuse as soon as I turn the key. Think it was this way when I bought it back in April because it's never had much base. The head unit is a Kenwood KVT-614 with BT module & backup camera, but I think the Blaupunkt is the original subwoofer amp (see below)...

The switchpack went bad at approximately 14,920.

Please add me to group 2. For now, my battery & range are fine, but I'd certainly like to have the upgrade option available in the future.

Got #278 back today and all appears to be well. No more warnings/errors. Fingers crossed.

I could see a short term dip in the 1.5s due to "market uncertainty", but overall they are still great cars, and as discussed elsewhere, have their advantages. Over time they will hopefully appreciate. I'm saying this as my cars sits 300 miles away in the Houston SC. I'm also hopeful that Tesla...

Got word from Houston yesterday that they are ordering a switchpack for my car. Battery bleed test was good & CAC was 154 (OVMS was showing about 152), but they believe my battery is very healthy and that the switchpack should take care of things. Fingers crossed.

And I believe the PEMs are pretty different and would presumably require a different set of modifications.

Thanks Nick.

Mine (#278) is being picked up Thursday to go to the Houston Service Center (almost 300 miles) for the same series of errors :( Hope I have better results as multiple trips to Houston would be very bad.

That sucks! Glad you're OK. I really think sometimes we might as well be invisible.

After market kit to turn your Roadster into a bug eyed sprite.

Unless you have a friend around with a PICKIT programmer, I'd go ahead and buy that too when you purchase the OVMS unit, antenna, etc. You'll need it if you ever want to upgrade the firmware, use the ACC features, etc. FastTech is great, but they are in Hong Kong and you can easily wait a few...

My plate finally arrived today! I opted for simplicity.

What was the battery temp when you started the cooldown? In my shop a cooldown raises the ambient temp around the car and the usually equalize.

I should have been clearer, I'm experiencing the same thing. An app message generated for each SMS text sent or received.

So I went for a drive last night and then made the car sleep outside (charging). Woke up this morning and AFAIK for the first time in two months, the pump was off (OVMS battery reading of 84F). I was finally able to check the coolant level and learned two things: 1. I had slightly overfilled it...

I know several of us are using H2O Wireless $10 prepay SIM cards. Recently, I started getting a text after every txt to or from the OVMS module giving me my remaining balance. Has anyone else encountered this? Any way to turn that off? I didn't see anything on the H2O Wireless website to disable it.

I really didn't think about framing in one bay of the garage for the Roadster until I started writing this, but an 8000 BTU AC will run on 110 and easily keep the space at 80F. Just the acquisition costs of 18k vs 8k will cover a lot of the materials for the wall. Irony is that with other...

Does anyone think that #1 is acceptable and that I'm being overly/unnecessarily concerned? I don't imagine that my situation is that unique.

The battery coolant pump and OVMS "cooldown" have been pretty well exhausted in other threads so I'd like to discuss options for cooling the entire car. My basic problem is that in south Louisiana my car's current environment is over 30C from June to August which means that more or less, my...

Thanks Bonnie. Do you think it's OK to shut it off for 30 minutes to get a decent reading on my reservoir? I hope to see a Ranger soon and the plan is to flush & pressure check. I also caved and purchased the full case of Peak Sierra. Guess I'll go through it eventually.

I was under the impression that without circulation, you could have heat build up deep in the battery pack, and was guessing that circulating hot water was better than heat concentrated in pockets in the pack. Again, that's me speculating. I do appreciate the method to shut the pump off so I...

Good news is that my NAPA can get Peak Sierra. Bad news is that it only comes in a case of 6. Prestone Low Tox is looking good. Might need to drink a cup of each to see if I get equally sick. Safety data sheet for Prestone Low Tox AF555...

Beautiful car. Congratulations!