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The nuts were not a problem at all, I used a nut driver for them. But you are right about the washers. You can pick some with the fingers, when pulling the tail light out carefully, but there's one on each side, which is extremely hard to pick and will probably fall down. So simply using a magnet for all of them would probably be a good idea
Well, for $80 - $100, I wouldn't even think of doing it myself
jbadger
TR#506, MXP, ~3#1206~
Tesla charges $200/hour for Roadsters if I remember correctly, and they don't install third party parts of any kind. My local lotus shop charges $160-180/hour.
Are independents higher in your area? The quotes are directly from 3 local Service Centers. I only inquired about specific installation costs and time for Roadster CF parts. I might be able get a Northern CA SC on board for these installs. I believe they've installed aftermarket wheels before.:smile:
We just received 2 more confirmed orders for the CF Tail Lights!
bart513 we'll try keeping the other CF parts in the $600-$1200 range. The hood is the only piece we anticipate could be more, if it's a complete bolt-on assembly. Still, it'll be much less than $4000. The size/volume of the CF Tail Lights is similar to the OEM CF Upper Door Sills. Those are $1600/set from TM. Our CF Tail Lights are about 60% of that. Our fabricator is a 10 year expert in automotive composites. He's done OEM design and fabrication work for Ford and Toyota. We'll make sure these parts are the same spec as Tesla's.
CF Tail Lights:
1) bonnie
2) NigelM
3) Habious
4) spaceballs
5) bart513
6) m0rph
7) AltPowr
8) djp
9) Seth Pascale
10) marco2228
11) mookhead
12) jbadger
13) asgard
14) Jaff
15) ibcs
16) 7racer
17) spiderguy (3x)
18) rudy sanchez
19) Private TMC buyer
20) Botbldr45
CF Door Sills:
1) ecarfan
2) Seth Pascale
3) asgard
4) Nvbob
5) rudy sanchez
CF Rear Spoiler:
1) bart513
2) samcarney
3) m0rph
4) djp
5) jbadger
6) spiderguy (2x)
7) rudy sanchez
8) Habious
9) Private TMC buyer
CF Exterior Side Vents:
1) bart513
2) djp
3) Seth Pascale
4) marco2228
5) mookhead
6) rudy sanchez
7) Private TMC buyer
CF Hood:
1) samcarney
2) m0rph
3) jbadger
4) asgard
5) rudy sanchez
CF Front Spoiler:
1) jbadger
2) rudy sanchez
CF Mirror Caprs:
1) m0rph
bart513 we'll try keeping the other CF parts in the $600-$1200 range. The hood is the only piece we anticipate could be more, if it's a complete bolt-on assembly. Still, it'll be much less than $4000. The size/volume of the CF Tail Lights is similar to the OEM CF Upper Door Sills. Those are $1600/set from TM. Our CF Tail Lights are about 60% of that. Our fabricator is a 10 year expert in automotive composites. He's done OEM design and fabrication work for Ford and Toyota. We'll make sure these parts are the same spec as Tesla's.
CF Tail Lights:
1) bonnie
2) NigelM
3) Habious
4) spaceballs
5) bart513
6) m0rph
7) AltPowr
8) djp
9) Seth Pascale
10) marco2228
11) mookhead
12) jbadger
13) asgard
14) Jaff
15) ibcs
16) 7racer
17) spiderguy (3x)
18) rudy sanchez
19) Private TMC buyer
20) Botbldr45
CF Door Sills:
1) ecarfan
2) Seth Pascale
3) asgard
4) Nvbob
5) rudy sanchez
CF Rear Spoiler:
1) bart513
2) samcarney
3) m0rph
4) djp
5) jbadger
6) spiderguy (2x)
7) rudy sanchez
8) Habious
9) Private TMC buyer
CF Exterior Side Vents:
1) bart513
2) djp
3) Seth Pascale
4) marco2228
5) mookhead
6) rudy sanchez
7) Private TMC buyer
CF Hood:
1) samcarney
2) m0rph
3) jbadger
4) asgard
5) rudy sanchez
CF Front Spoiler:
1) jbadger
2) rudy sanchez
CF Mirror Caprs:
1) m0rph
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Botbldr45
Member
CF Tail Light production outline:
- We're set to start production on Wednesday 3/4
- Creating the molds should be another 2-3 weeks
- The last week of March/first week of April we'll start producing confirmed orders
- The first order deliveries are expected the second and third week of April
We'll provide local installations at the same rate as SCs.
- We're set to start production on Wednesday 3/4
- Creating the molds should be another 2-3 weeks
- The last week of March/first week of April we'll start producing confirmed orders
- The first order deliveries are expected the second and third week of April
We'll provide local installations at the same rate as SCs.
AltPowr
Member
Looks like 8 for the tail lights, is that enough to get started based on your schedule, Kofi? No hurry here - want them to look great.
We should be receiving the OEM tail light housing set this evening, tomorrow at the latest. I'm keeping track of delivery and will update with pics upon receipt. I've included samples of our fabricator's work. We'll make sure the CF weave and direction matches properly.
Carbon Fiber Samples
We can re-finish/re-produce almost every trim piece in CF. I've also received requests for custom CF pieces for the MS. Should we make a build-to-order CF thread in the Sponsor section?
CF Tail Lights:
1) bonnie
2) NigelM
3) Habious
4) spaceballs
5) bart513
6) m0rph
7) AltPowr
8) djp
9) Seth Pascale
10) marco2228
11) mookhead
12) jbadger
13) asgard
14) Jaff
15) ibcs
16) 7racer
17) spiderguy (3x)
18) rudy sanchez
19) Private TMC buyer
20) Botbldr45
CF Door Sills:
1) ecarfan
2) Seth Pascale
3) asgard
4) Nvbob
5) rudy sanchez
6) Curt
CF Rear Spoiler:
1) bart513
2) samcarney
3) m0rph
4) djp
5) jbadger
6) spiderguy (2x)
7) rudy sanchez
8) Habious
9) Private TMC buyer
CF Exterior Side Vents:
1) bart513
2) djp
3) Seth Pascale
4) marco2228
5) mookhead
6) rudy sanchez
7) Private TMC buyer
CF Hood:
1) samcarney
2) m0rph
3) jbadger
4) asgard
5) rudy sanchez
CF Front Spoiler:
1) jbadger
2) rudy sanchez
CF Mirror Caprs:
1) m0rph
Carbon Fiber Samples
We can re-finish/re-produce almost every trim piece in CF. I've also received requests for custom CF pieces for the MS. Should we make a build-to-order CF thread in the Sponsor section?
CF Tail Lights:
1) bonnie
2) NigelM
3) Habious
4) spaceballs
5) bart513
6) m0rph
7) AltPowr
8) djp
9) Seth Pascale
10) marco2228
11) mookhead
12) jbadger
13) asgard
14) Jaff
15) ibcs
16) 7racer
17) spiderguy (3x)
18) rudy sanchez
19) Private TMC buyer
20) Botbldr45
CF Door Sills:
1) ecarfan
2) Seth Pascale
3) asgard
4) Nvbob
5) rudy sanchez
6) Curt
CF Rear Spoiler:
1) bart513
2) samcarney
3) m0rph
4) djp
5) jbadger
6) spiderguy (2x)
7) rudy sanchez
8) Habious
9) Private TMC buyer
CF Exterior Side Vents:
1) bart513
2) djp
3) Seth Pascale
4) marco2228
5) mookhead
6) rudy sanchez
7) Private TMC buyer
CF Hood:
1) samcarney
2) m0rph
3) jbadger
4) asgard
5) rudy sanchez
CF Front Spoiler:
1) jbadger
2) rudy sanchez
CF Mirror Caprs:
1) m0rph
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Curt
Roadster Signature #55
AltPowr
Member
Kofi, on the tail lights, the plan is to create the piece completely out of carbon fiber, so I assume it will be a bit different than the other one pictured earlier in this thread? That one had the round areas on the sides of the actual light parts still regular plastic. See the following picture - I'm talking about the part are all 3 lights - I highlighted a small section of it in green. I have not pulled my lights out yet, so I don't know if that part is connected to the overall tail light housing, or if it's connected to the actual 3 lights. Actually, I'm not sure which would look nicer - leaving that plain or having it in CF - however mine is somewhat dull, not shiny, so would not look good against nice shiny CF. Looking at it on my car, it really looks like all one piece. Will that be an issue forming the CF in tiny sharp creases like that?
AltPowr, we don't foresee an issue forming our entire housings in carbon fiber even with sharp creases. The pictured housings are actually entirely carbon fiber. It appears the highlighted part shows the circular bezels as dark grey plastic, when they're also carbon fiber. The individual lights are input through the backside of the housing separately. We should have the OEM housing assemblies in later today to verify. I'll update accordingly with our findings.
samcarney
Sam C
With due respect to Kofi. Those taillights are not all carbon fiber. They are the original plastic housings with a carbon fiber overlay. At the time Carbon One that did the work they considered it to be to difficult to make a mold. I settled for an overlay, the look is still great IMO.
samcarney, thanks for the pointer. Your overlay has good depth and really looks like it's a true CF part; My eyes didn't deceive me too much. Ours will look just as great as those, I'm just waiting on UPS...:smile:
supersnoop
Tesla Roadster #334
An overlay is purely aesthetic. A true CF housing should be significantly lighter than OEM. We'll make sure to include a weight comparison between the two.
OEM housings delivery is scheduled for Monday 3/2.
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djp
Model 3 Performance
Nice to see you have the tail light surrounds in hand. Next step the molds.
Unfortunately my service centre confirmed that they cannot install third party parts by policy. I don't mind doing it myself, but think I'll let someone else go first. :smile:
Unfortunately my service centre confirmed that they cannot install third party parts by policy. I don't mind doing it myself, but think I'll let someone else go first. :smile:
