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Musk is embarrassing. He needs to be removed as CEO of Tesla. His name is tied to the brand and will now further polarize customers that will no longer want to associate with this clown. I’ve flipped 180 degrees on him in the past couple of years. Love SpaceX and Tesla, but he’s off the...

Yeah, forgot up update this thread. I took the car into the Raleigh SC and they seemed confused. Girl at front desk went into the back and 10 minutes later said they had made a mistake and they would not service my car. WTF. Took half day off work to drive to other side of the city and she...

Looking for a Tesla Roadster OEM car cover? Does anyone know if these are still available? Anyone have one for sale?

Wondering if this would also apply to those of us that bought enhanced autopilot?

Any update @ShawnA

If you are asking about OVMS, I think you can get it from Carl Medlock and he is local to you maybe? I think he sells OVMS. I bought all my hardware at FASTTECH.COM.

I have one update. The Raleigh SC agreed to see my roadster for the HVAC cooling issue I was having that is covered in another thread. Of course the appointment was 3 weeks out, so I decided to take matters in my own hands and recharged the system with a can of R134a refrigerant. Appointment...

Well here is an update. The battery temp remained at 35*C and I felt like I needed to do something. Well one thing is, I am able to get the Raleigh SC to take an appointment for the roadster which was a big surprise. However, the earliest available appointment is August 17. Arggg. So, I...

Mark was able to remote in thru OVMS and send code to reboot the display. Pretty f’in amazing.

So just to close the loop on this problem, @markwj helped me out and bottom line, concluded the issue was likely caused by the VDS, not the VMS. Again I think me being in the service menu and some combination of inputs caused an issue with the VDS not being able to communicate with the VMS...

Hi @ML Auto ….. thank for the info. That is what I thought but just needed someone to confirm. If the Tesla SC won’t touch the car, where do you typically take for HVAC work? Something like a refrigerant recharge isn’t rocket science, however, I think most shops will be a little dubious about...

@steve1an …. What was the problem and how did you solve it? I’m having a similar issue and have pulled the two larger plugs to the VMS but things actually got worse after doing that. I have a few threads up top now so struggling with 2 different issues, no HVAC cooling and no comms between...

Well seems disconnecting the two large plugs from the VMS had made things worse. I now get no charging or range data from the VDS, and OVMS isn’t getting charge data or receiving or responding to messages. Well this is making my stress level go pretty high.

Need some help from my roadster friends! Have a 2011 roadster sport and bottom line the HVAC system is not cooling. So this is a big concern with the battery! I need to get this resolved ASAP as battery is sitting at 34-35 *C. The circ pump is working and running continuously. I went...

Ok well pulling the plugs is more painful than you would think. Anyway, doing that did not fix my issue. I still get both errors. I even pulled the 30 amp fuse in the front area. So I am now needing to resort to pulling the main ESS disconnect? Does anyone know specifically what else needs...

So, I am having issues with my HVAC (no battery cooling) and will post that question separately, however, while in the service menu trouble shooting lack of cooling, I think I fat fingered an input and after exiting the service menu I received error messages ID: 1554 and 2096. Since then the...

I now believe I have the infamous connector burnout on my pem. Motor still works but temps still seem high so my guess is that I’m only getting half the current to the motor from one driver circuit board only. This is one of my projects this summer to resolve.

Well that just sucks. Very concerning. They know of my roadster. I’m in Cary and at some point will need service. They have never touched my car but I’ve had it there to deal with drop off of our Model3, etc. They were always positive about the car and indicated they would have no issues with...

I realize you want some credit with this idea but it is a bad idea. Sorry I’m not trying to be rude but there are better ways to address this. I didn’t mean to be so harsh so my apologies. But yes I do have a strong opinion. Again there is already a dedicated electromechanical switch for wiper...

STOP! Using the scroll wheel is a bad idea. Mixing functionality is a mess. That is not intuitive. There is already a DEDICATED mechanical switch for wiper control. They just need to make it able to switch wiper modes (speeds and auto). This is a simple Software fix. You press the wiper...

I have the echo also. We are all iPhone and the echo only occurs when in the M3. Tesla needs to fix this.

Wow @markwj great work!

@scotty2541 any update on those error messages?

OVMS also supports 10 amps/ 240 Volt charging. Not sure why this isn’t doable from the car directly but nonetheless it can do it. This is where I typically charge at.

@markwj any update on the final results of your shipping?

I have a 2011 2.5 sport and get around 184 miles ideal range. I have never range charged the car and never plan to. Bought it with about 6700 miles so previous owner may have range charged it. I don’t know. I charge at 240V at either 10 or 12 amps. 10 amps is achievable using OVMS. I have...

@markwj I uploaded the file from the link you provided to my OVMS and issue is indeed fixed. Thank you again and to the OVMS team for the work put into this awesome little piece of technology.

wow....that’s customer service!! I’ll download the update and confirm it fixes the issue. Thanks again Mark!

Hi @markwj. Thanks for your continued support and development of this product. I can’t tell you and others that own roadsters how important this product is. So thank you. Curious if you have seen or heard of an issue with TPMS reporting through the app via this latest update. Suddenly I’ve...

Geez. I disagree with most in here. There is zero downside to approaching Costco on this. It’s your time and effort that is lost. Definitely give it a try. As for paintless dent removal, yes it works, but please know this. Many times they MUST drill holes in your car! That is the only...

Unfortunately unless you pull the PEM I’m skeptical that you can clear the debris by blindly blowing air. The PEM is a two person job to remove unless you have an engine hoist or some other way to support some of the load. It’s just too large and awkward to remove by your self. But once out it’s...

@Logticom yes I have the same issue. After doing a very thorough cleaning of the PEM last year, my PEM runs even hotter. I am perplexed as to what is going on. I bought a borescope and scoped the PEM hose all the way from the blower to PEM inlet with no apparent holes or tears. I’ve...

I’ll see if I can pull mine down from the garage wall hanger and take some photos maybe later today.

That is one hell of a vanilla. More like cherry vanilla!

Ughh....yeah the glass bulging out of the side mirror housing is definitely a show stopper for me. Always thought we needed an aftermarket camera visualization solution, 3 cameras, that would go to a video combiner and provide a single camera signal for a head unit input, switched on with...

To sum it up.....with the roadster, you will easily create a strong emotional attachment. That is not the case with the other cars obviously in your situation.

Pretty f’ing awesome!

That last picture....is that from the original design studio? I’ve never seen that! I really like it.

Update @efreedom ?

Check out this thread... Surprisingly advanced Alpine unit I’ve posted wiring diagrams as well as others some useful reference material. I still have not replaced my original Alpine unit but will be doing so in the near future. Please keep us updated on your progress.

So, I am a current roadster owner and have just taken delivery of my new Model 3 in November. When I put my deposit down, I was told that you couldn’t use your own referral code when ordering a car. Foolishly, I didn’t still try when placing my Model 3 order. Since I have come to understand...

Sorry to hear of your roadster’s demise but so glad your wife was protected! Her story is a lesson to us all (thank you for sharing btw) and certainly not her fault, and many times out of our control and unavoidable, but I am so vigilant about staying out of range of lane changing trucks, SUVs...

If they are truly going to put resources into a next gen battery pack, they NEED to also redesign and update the PEM. That is the weak link in the car design and proving to be a major issue with our cars. Yes, we have to have replacement battery packs, but it’s time to come up with a water...

It’s a freakin safety issue and it is not normal! If any Tesla service advisor tells you that then you need a different service advisor. They don’t know what they are talking about. Escalate the issue above his head and demand that it gets fixed ASAP.

Huh? That is difficult to believe. What was the written disposition on the service ticket? Did they replace the steering wheel? If not, demand that they replace it. See my post above.

They replaced the entire steering wheel assembly. Unfortunately I wasn’t there, the ranger drove out to my wife’s place of work.

I have this sound in my dual motor long range model3. Happens 5-10 minutes into using a supercharger. Does anyone have credible info from Tesla as to root cause? I think the oil canning theory sounds reasonable. Not really buying into the contactor or relay noise.

Tesla ranger came out and fixed ours. Works perfectly now. Yes. It was the left hand side switch that didn’t work. They replaced the steering wheel.

Call the service center and make an appointment. Explain what happened. It’s not your fault. Make sure they understand that you expect it to be covered under warranty or goodwill. They should make it right. Ask if there is a ranger that will be in your area so you don’t have to drive to...