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  1. raphy3

    Out of Warranty Drive Unit Replacement and Cost

    sorry I missed this. That's knoxville, TN. I was surprised by the fact that it was slightly cheaper than what others have seen, while simultaneously still dissapointed that the part is so expensive :)
  2. raphy3

    Out of Warranty Drive Unit Replacement and Cost

    $6300 here with labor (parts were $4800), reman unit, 50k/4yr warranty
  3. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    This could be what is happening in my case. On one hand the payment processor said a check has been issued, but I've received nothing. On the other hand, my CC company still clearly shows the charge as not refunded, and no check has arrived in the mail. So, the payment company probably has not...
  4. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    Lol, ok you guys. Try and reign in your quick triggers. Ruby is asking for status on her refund because she's hasn't been able to get useful information up to now. Also, Wk057 really doesn't need your help.
  5. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    It's great to see the team out in support here, hopefully not insinuating that everyone who wants a refund for services not delivered is a scammer.
  6. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    I agree, this is definitely very much needed. If we don't have a robust recycling program that keeps older EVs on the road and repurposes their spent batteries, then there's almost no point to this whole EVs for the environment thing. Unfortunately in my case I have to move to another continent...
  7. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    Shouldn't be a problem in my case though since I've never got the BMD and ain't currently trying to get a free battery from you though, right? ;)
  8. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    How do we go about getting refunded for the warranty in the case that we paid, but never got the monitoring module and had to part with the car before activating the warranty?
  9. raphy3

    Battery Imbalance after 8 years

    this is annoying that they try to hinder an effort just to keep old cars on the road. I guess it makes sense, since it might prevent one or two of us from breaking down and buying a new Tesla instead of trying to keep our current ones off the junk heap. BTW I am one of the folks who's been...
  10. raphy3

    Battery Imbalance after 8 years

    this is awesome. this sounds like an OK price for this.
  11. raphy3

    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    Wow 250? On 21" wheels this would be nearly impossible for me at highway speed (not in town, which is easy because it's slower). I suppose I should try it - check 60mph on flat ground. I've got a 100 mile trip coming up that I usually do at 70 that I could try at lower speed.
  12. raphy3

    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    Yeah I think the key is the weight difference, But also the tires which were high efficiency compared to the continentals. Overall it looked like a typical 10% difference for me a couple of years ago. After more miles on these Vredesteins, I'm seeing 325wh/m at 70mph. I'm surprised to see...
  13. raphy3

    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    They're the Rial Lugano, closest I could find to looking like the turbines at the time.
  14. raphy3

    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    30k miles with 19" wheels and Michelin Xice 3 tires: 299 wh/m 30k miles with 21" turbine and Conti extreme contact: 329 wh/m Recently i installed Vredestein all seasons on the 21s and have done 5k miles with them so far. Was happy to find that they have the same or maybe slightly better...
  15. raphy3

    Model S Thule Aero Blade Edge Roof Racks (Complete Kit) $600

    apologies; I missed the response. I'm not near Pensacola anymore at the moment (was not too far a couple of weeks ago). I would expect these will dissapear fast because it seems almost impossible to find roof racks for the classics with pano roof anymore.
  16. raphy3

    Model S Thule Aero Blade Edge Roof Racks (Complete Kit) $600

    Which version model s do these fit? (I have 2013 pano roof)
  17. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    Ok so close so close. Looks like we might have the boards just as 2022 is coming to a close. Very exciting, waiting for updates :)
  18. raphy3

    Continuous Faint Humming Noise When Parked

    yeah my AC fans can come on during a charge at 40A for sure. it doesn't stay on for the entire time the car is charging, though. I haven't paid a lot of attention, but it seems to come on more often on really hot days. my garage does get pretty hot, which is annoying. The humming, which is...
  19. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    have you all seen the story on electrek of how Tesla tried to lock a guy out of 80 miles of range on his P90 and charge him $4500 to fix it? It took Jason going on twitter to call out Tesla for them to lift a finger to fix it. In.Sane. Thanks to Jason for doing this good thing for his...
  20. raphy3

    Vendor Tesla Model S Battery Extended Service Plans from 057 Technology

    They should do a story about this program on Electrek. Honestly, with the way coverage is being handled during the parts shortage for BMDs, it's a short course / model for other businesses on how they ought to treat customers. I would think this is of note to sites like elektrek because it's...
  21. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    Sorry, I misunderstood; sounds like you need a new battery right now. I somehow projected my worrying about the future of the battery onto you (hoping not to need a new one here for a while!)
  22. raphy3

    Drive unit damaged after driving in heavy rain -- SC won't cover under warranty

    Hopefully not. I've been taking my ms to a hybrid human/automatic (water and soap only) place for a few years and, knock on wood, no issues.
  23. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    You could join the battery warranty program at 057
  24. raphy3

    What is Open Pilot?

    Wow. Long awaited major upgrade has happened. I want to make the new harness and disconnect my old epas wire from the frunk. That would be one less thing to potentially fail (you lose power steering if the old epas wire fails for any reason).
  25. raphy3

    TeslaFi vs Tezlab vs Tessie vs Dashboard for Tesla vs Scan My Tesla vs TeslaLogger

    thanks for the suggestions. I did indeed play around with the teslafi settings and found a setup that works a while back. I believe I had to keep those boxes unchecked as well, and then enable deep sleep mode. I can see stretches of multiple hours at a time in TeslaFi where it says the car...
  26. raphy3

    TeslaFi vs Tezlab vs Tessie vs Dashboard for Tesla vs Scan My Tesla vs TeslaLogger

    Thanks for your inputs guys! I'm going to try these out.
  27. raphy3

    TeslaFi vs Tezlab vs Tessie vs Dashboard for Tesla vs Scan My Tesla vs TeslaLogger

    Hi all, I've been using TeslaFi for a while and the standard Tesla app. However, I have an ancient MCU1 on a 2013 P85, and to say the least, the app is no longer maintained with me in mind. It's hard to get my car to go to sleep and vampire drain is bad when using TeslaFi. I'm curious about the...
  28. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    Thanks for this detailed and useful report! I'm curious now about two things if you could comment further: 1) SC speed. Has MCU any bearing on this, or the new firmware you've got, reduced your SC times? 2) how is vamp drain now? Your car is close enough to mine in time that I would think I will...
  29. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    Ahh. Nevermind, I was getting my hopes up. Anyway my vamp drain is already way worse than that.
  30. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    That's pretty good. What year is your car?
  31. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    regardless of whether a dying 12V battery is charged in a day or every six hours, the point remains it's not the cause of increased drain with MCU2. Also, the 12V charging cycle I described is what the Tesla SC folks told me, so, who knows. 🤷‍♂️
  32. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    a dying lead acid will cause more vamp drain as the HV battery kicks in to charge it more often. You'll notice some days a large increase in vamp drain as the HV battery is charging it up on that day, and then the next day vamp drain will drop substantially. This is a separate issue and is not...
  33. raphy3

    Battery Imbalance after 8 years

    @emil.aguinaldo keep us posted! I'm two months away from the end times. range is currently ~242. Are you near wk057 (NC)? I'd like to see someone use his service and report back because it sounds like a solid fix.
  34. raphy3

    2013 Model S sudden battery failure

    tempting, but I would get fomo if the new bill passed and suddenly we can get $7500 off of a Tesla. I think that might push me to get a 3LR. Although as @islandbayy said the tradeoffs might be harsh and I haven't fully evaluated that yet (I know I'm going to miss the huuuuuge frunk, which I use...
  35. raphy3

    2013 Model S sudden battery failure

    only problem is you also have to buy a car to replace the on you sold, potentially, so if it's also used, you lose out. OTOH, buying a new car and getting $7500 tax credit could be interesting. Only problem is Tesla doesn't have that anymore. I wonder how long till we get new EV credits, and how...
  36. raphy3

    2013 Model S sudden battery failure

    still in warranty? I wonder if it will no longer be "fine" once the warranty is up and you'll get a "charge level reduced" message...
  37. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    Try it on your 2013 P85s guys. The issue is documented by wk057 and it's due to lack of standby power supply, which both of your 2015's have @tpedwards @f-stop
  38. raphy3

    Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2

    +1 for the music issues and skipping on specific songs at times. I think it's because it caches songs and it thinks it has the whole song even though it doesn't. Spotify doesn't have this issue, but has a separate one. Eventually it will just stop loading and playing music - just hangs. The...
  39. raphy3

    Drive unit damaged after driving in heavy rain -- SC won't cover under warranty

    still no resolution? yikes. what's the best way to prevent this from happening?
  40. raphy3

    2013 Model S sudden battery failure

    Ok, that's reasonable. I like the fact that the pack would indeed be a different, remanufactured one. The kind of conversation we're having here means we need 1) more services like this, which i think hopefully are coming in the form of cell recyclers coming online in a few years from now, and...
  41. raphy3

    2013 Model S sudden battery failure

    This sounds like a really great and viable option. With end of warranty approaching, and reading stories like the OP, it makes me wonder if I should sell and move on or assume I can rely on aftermarket services like this. I wouldn't have any qualms shipping my car for repair if it meant stopping...
  42. raphy3

    Service says $22k for new battery on 2012 Model S

    no, I don't think the comparison still stands. For one thing, resale is going to be in the low 20s pretty soon. Your analysis is way too simple to be useful.
  43. raphy3

    Service says $22k for new battery on 2012 Model S

    I think those resale values are too optimistic. We probably shouldn't assume that all 8 year old cars will need a battery replaced before year 12, either. That kind of sounds disasterous.
  44. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    Well great this is just scary AF. warranty ending in December here!
  45. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    Another reason for rapid vampire drain is old 12v battery. Car is powering up and charging it more often and draining the HV. Mine goes in cycles. 4-5 miles per day (mpd) on temperate days overnight in the garage. 8-10 mpd when really hot in garage. Up to 15 mpd once every 1.5 weeks, probably...
  46. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    Well it'll be $25k for a couple weeks and then the only config available will be $32-35k.
  47. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    We need to lobby Tesla to get that 350V battery as a standard replacement part for 85s. It fits, it works, and your car (except for drive unit) is like new. Who do we bug about this? Let's get a petition going with thousands of signatures and say in the letter that we are environmentally...
  48. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    Are you able to check the voltages? it still would be interesting to know; probably not capped, but still.
  49. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    that explains it. 75s seem much less limited in quality than 85s
  50. raphy3

    Wiki Sudden Loss Of Range With 2019.16.x Software

    What year/model is your car? In my car (2013 P85) every update brings worse charging time, and I'm at the point of avoiding installing them, because i know it's going add "just another 5 min" to my charge time. The latest is waiting to be installed and I can't think of any positive reason to let...