Another "So let the mods begin" thread | 2022 Model S Long Range Refreshed-Refresh

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

I am never one to leave well enough alone, so less than 3 hours into ownership I felt compelled to tear my brand new Model S apart and do some mods.

Included in this thread will be the following "Mods"
- Interior trim swap - Wood to Carbon
- Front Licence plate delete
- Lowered with Blox links
- Wheels/Tires - Forgestar F14 22x9.5/22x10.5 with Continental DWS06+ 265/30&295/25
- Full body Matte PPF - Llumar Platinum (NtxLevel Detail)
- Ceramic Tint all windows - 20% 5 windows 50% windshield
- Maybe more...

So to get the ball rolling here I took on the hardest mod first.

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

Next Up, License plate delete:

I will say that there are people on the forum who are asking about the funky bolts that hold the plate on, but you do not need to remove those at all. They only hold the body colored cover to the actual plate mount, which can all be removed at once.

I like to take 20lb test fishing line, wrap the line around two screwdriver handles and then use a sawing motion with the line behind the plate. I added some WD40 to the mix to help the line slide and it breaks down the adhesive at the same time.

Finished Product:

Daniel454 · Mar 14, 2022

Looks awesome! And agree, leaving them alone is no fun, Ill have a relatively long list shortly after taking delivery of mine as well.

Question, a rumor is circulating that they removed the articulating hardware from the back of the center screen. It was there (just without the final gears / motors) on the original refresh (as seen in the Munro teardown) but speculation is that it was removed during the latest refresh?

Did the back of your screen look like this or something different?

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

Nope, they did not remove that. It looks just like mine.

LiveSai · Mar 14, 2022

My service center won't order me those pieces since I'm not a plaid

. Looks nice surprised you can pull those all apart, did you use some sort of instructions? I worked on model 3s before so I know a lot of them just require pulling and a plastic pryer tool. I need to find some way to order the refresh lights and black bar so I can retrofit them.

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

Next up was lowering with the Blox lowering links +8mm/+9mm.

Then test fit wheels, which was a bit of a fail because I could not get the suspension to sink down while in jack mode, so I could not really see how the lip would look until I actually mounted tires and let it settle in.

I am very happy with the results.
Forgestar F14 Super Deep Concave
22x9.5 et +15 with 265/30 22
22x10.5 et +19 with 295/25 22

Gratuitous rear end shot

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

A few more shots (all on Medium height mode):

Derrickd5 · Mar 14, 2022

Where did you get the instructions to take everything apart?

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

Derrickd5 said:
Where did you get the instructions to take everything apart?

You can print all the shop manuals from Tesla directly. Itscabout $30 bucks for an hour, so I just printed everything I needed.

cmarshack · Mar 14, 2022

LiveSai said:
My service center won't order me those pieces since I'm not a plaid . Looks nice surprised you can pull those all apart, did you use some sort of instructions? I worked on model 3s before so I know a lot of them just require pulling and a plastic pryer tool. I need to find some way to order the refresh lights and black bar so I can retrofit them.

See reply above for instruction info ^

I think your service center is messing with you. All the parts are listed in the parts catalogue and do not have a VIN restriction, which means anyone can order them. Try another service center.

Bkguy · Mar 15, 2022

cmarshack said:
I am never one to leave well enough alone, so less than 3 hours into ownership I felt compelled to tear my brand new Model S apart and do some mods.

Included in this thread will be the following "Mods"
- Interior trim swap - Wood to Carbon
- Front Licence plate delete
- Lowered with Blox links
- Wheels/Tires - Forgestar F14 22x9.5/22x10.5 with Continental DWS06+ 265/30&295/25
- Full body Matte PPF - Llumar Platinum (NtxLevel Detail)
- Ceramic Tint all windows - 20% 5 windows 50% windshield
- Maybe more...

So to get the ball rolling here I took on the hardest mod first.

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Looks great, any chance you can provide the part numbers for the CF trim part? And also, how hard was it to swap everything out?

Derrickd5 · Mar 15, 2022

Bkguy said:
Looks great, any chance you can provide the part numbers for the CF trim part? And also, how hard was it to swap everything out?

Carbon Fiber Interior on Refreshed Long Range

Here's a teaser pic. I will add a parts list eventually. How is the price/parts list coming?

teslamotorsclub.com

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cmarshack · Mar 15, 2022

I did not make note of any of the part numbers from the back of the trim because there is already a list of part numbers on that thread.

Derrickd5 · Mar 15, 2022

cmarshack said:
I did not make note of any of the part numbers from the back of the trim because there is already a list of part numbers on that thread.

did you also order the back cup holder in CF also? last i checked the thread said it was on Back order.

Veregon · Mar 15, 2022

Did you check if your center console light works correctly before tearing it apart? You could have fixed it while you had it broken down.

Drew-MS · Mar 15, 2022

cmarshack said:
I am never one to leave well enough alone, so less than 3 hours into ownership I felt compelled to tear my brand new Model S apart and do some mods.

Included in this thread will be the following "Mods"
- Interior trim swap - Wood to Carbon
- Front Licence plate delete
- Lowered with Blox links
- Wheels/Tires - Forgestar F14 22x9.5/22x10.5 with Continental DWS06+ 265/30&295/25
- Full body Matte PPF - Llumar Platinum (NtxLevel Detail)
- Ceramic Tint all windows - 20% 5 windows 50% windshield
- Maybe more...

So to get the ball rolling here I took on the hardest mod first.

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Impressive... I want to wrap my interior but I'm a bit hesitant to take it apart like you did.
Did you wrap the wood? Or did you install carbon fiber pieces ? Great work, cheers

cmarshack · Mar 15, 2022

Derrickd5 said:
did you also order the back cup holder in CF also? last i checked the thread said it was on Back order.

There was not a part number for that last I checked. Is it list in the parts catalog now?

Veregon said:
Did you check if your center console light works correctly before tearing it apart? You could have fixed it while you had it broken down.

I did not, what is the issue that could be fixed? I am not aware of how it should or should not be working?

Drew-MS said:
Impressive... I want to wrap my interior but I'm a bit hesitant to take it apart like you did.
Did you wrap the wood? Or did you install carbon fiber pieces ? Great work, cheers

It is fill trim replacement, not wrap.

2101Guy · Mar 15, 2022

looks great! any rub when on low suspension setting?

cmarshack · Mar 15, 2022

2101Guy said:
looks great! any rub when on low suspension setting?

no rubbing at all!

Veregon · Mar 15, 2022

cmarshack said:
I did not, what is the issue that could be fixed? I am not aware of how it should or should not be working?

For many people the console light stays on when the console is fully closed and turns off when fully open. Service has been hit or miss, see this thread: Plaid center console

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