good, you are in luck then.
I'm referring to the P85 that was hit in the front, it would be a simple cut of the driver front frame rail and weld a new one on. All the panels are intact, body is good minus hood and front bumper
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good, you are in luck then.
I'm referring to the P85 that was hit in the front, it would be a simple cut of the driver front frame rail and weld a new one on. All the panels are intact, body is good minus hood and front bumper
Interesting thread! I was at a event with my Tesla when a guy came up aggressively badmouthing Tesla.
It seams he bought a damaged Tesla with a salvage title. The car had little damage and he easily restored the car in looks and operation. He drove the car and it seemed to be fine, but when he went to charge it would not. He claimed Tesla had turned the car off and wanted $25,000. to inspect the car and reauthorize it. He claimed he was going to sue. I have heard nothing sense.
Is there any truth to this? What have others experienced.
My car was hit in December. Left rear fender was replaced at a Tesla certified repair station, $11K paid by offenders insurance. The only issue I had with Tesla was a two month delay in parts shipment.
It seams he bought a damaged Tesla with a salvage title. The car had little damage and he easily restored the car in looks and operation. He drove the car and it seemed to be fine, but when he went to charge it would not. He claimed Tesla had turned the car off and wanted $25,000. to inspect the car and reauthorize it. He claimed he was going to sue. I have heard nothing sense.
Is there any truth to this? What have others experienced.
My car was hit in December. Left rear fender was replaced at a Tesla certified repair station, $11K paid by offenders insurance. The only issue I had with Tesla was a two month delay in parts shipment.
Since it takes significant technical knowledge to own/operate a salvage title Tesla, this would be a good reason not to sell it.
Plus, AC induction motors have life expectancy in the range of 15+ years...
Good thing the hood is undamaged then, eh?
As for accident avoidance, I will look into what is necessary to make that work when I get there, you guys are complaining about stuff that is months upon months away. I don't even have diagnostics access yet and you're worried about framework that is going to be completed something like near the end of the project"
Not sure if I will or will not do something about that, at the moment not worrying about it until I have diagnostics & cleared all faults. It's at that point I will begin more significant mechanical analysis and determine whether a shell swap or repair is the better choice.
We'll take that into consideration when designing the repair if that route is taken.
When I get to the point of worrying about the body work I'll consider it.
Well I realized quite some time ago I was wrong to berate you, and if the best way to right that wrong is to start my own thread and open myself to my share of criticisms/the wrath of the community for my own salvage rebuild then so be it.
zhur0002
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Had to sign some non-disclosure documents with Tesla so can't really talk about it. All I will say it was a very long process and with the tools and knowledge that I have now I will probably not do it again. Process took almost 6 mo but granted I did have some complications. Should of taken about a month if everything would of went right.
All black listed cars will move under their own power if repaired correctly. Problem is people have no tools or diagnostic equipment to repair them correctly so when car does not turn on due to some malfunction they are very quick to blame Tesla for turning the car off. Ingineer and I have dealt with quite a few salvage vehicles some of which were blacklisted and when repaired properly they were are drivable without tesla's certification.
To be clear, just because I don't agree with Tesla's standards, does NOT mean that I do not care about the quality of the repair.
If I did not care about the quality of the repair, I wouldn't take the time and effort to do a FEA on the proposed repairs in relevant software, or consult with people who have expertise in the relevant sub-field of engineering.
My state is one such state, and I can tell you no it does not and this project will act as my proof.
Just got off the phone with my state's salvage inspector asking him about airbag repair requirements.
-Used airbags that were undeployed from a VIN that is not marked as a stolen vehicle are OK.
So at worst we have a scavenger hunt.
-Re-purposing airbags from another manufacturer is something that he's never been asked before so he is asking people higher on the food chain for their input on the proposal.
If this works, then I can use this until I find the relevant used airbag or Tesla wises up and unconditionally sells airbags.
As I said earlier, denying people access to new airbags is not going to prevent salvage vehicles from getting on the road it only will make salvage vehicles more dangerous and the problem worse.
There are also loopholes in titling laws that make it possible to make the car in its present condition legal to drive in some states... Which is infuriatingly disturbing to learn of and incredibly unethical in my view.
I am not saying I will do this, I am simply refuting the effectiveness of a parts ban by pointing out the existence of these titling loopholes.
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So now hypothetical dead me is supposedly held responsible for the actions of the living? Seriously, WTF?
I'll figure out where I stand on the matter of "Is this ethical to sell to anyone else?" when the bodywork is said and done. We could speculate endlessly about the damage, but again we're getting way ahead of ourselves here. I gotta get the car driving first.
I figured the gif would be more humorous, but if you really want the words along with it, I'll put them back.
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CuriousG
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So when you had this "Eureka!" moment some time ago, did you apologize to btr? It wasn't until the haters came out you had this change of heart.
CuriousG
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I started to in a PM, but he stated it was water under the bridge, which indicated to me he wanted to move on. Then again, I really don't feel you have any business to be asking these questions though.
Furthermore, doing so in private still would leave the matter unresolved in the public eye.
Then also, there really isn't much of a way I could have avoided this happening because a good majority of people on here (or the internet) don't even read half the posts to completion anyway. Only real choice is to just wait for it to happen, and enjoy the show.
The only surprising thing is that a lot of really useful information for the design of the repair came with the discussion.
PSSSSSSH... Do you know how much tuition costs!? I am merely taking advantage of the resources I already paid for.
Then also, I'm sure if you went to your local university's professor's office hours and asked questions they'd be happy to answer or point you in the direction of resources/books.
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