Attempting to Repair Front Collision Salvaged Tesla

[desoukya]

As for my next project:

 

[tedsk]

Thats kind of funny and contradictive. Can I recommend this path? No! But wait, here is my next project!
Reminds me anecdote:
- How did you like the restaurant?
- You know, I got a terrible diarrhea but it was worth it!

 

[desoukya]

I personally don’t see any contradiction in my statement. My advice was for the majority of people yearning for a Tesla but don’t necessarily have the know-how knowledge that is acquired as a result of working on these cars and can instead afford to spend a bit more for peace-of-mind. My personal preference can be different than what I recommend onto others. I enjoy rebuilding these cars and don’t care much for the unsupported status and I’m willing to conjecture that most people do not share that opinion. I’m simply not comfortable recommending people risk spending 30-40k on an unsupported voided-warranty Tesla in which they ultimately may not be able to fix.

 

[mongo]

Thats kind of funny and contradictive. Can I recommend this path? No! But wait, here is my next project!
Reminds me anecdote:
- How did you like the restaurant?
- You know, I got a terrible diarrhea but it was worth it!

Would a concert pianist or Neurosurgeon recommend the lifestyle that was required to get to where they are? Yet, they do it.
Just because something is not for most people does not mean it's for no one.

Generalized: This is a thing you can do, it's hard, it takes resources, it might not pay off. I don't advice doing it, but if you want to, more power to ya.

 

[desoukya]

Officially ending this thread and moving the second rebuild experience here for those interested in following:

Rebuilding Salvaged Model S 75D

 

[Atinspired]

Can you tell me where this is located I gotta change out mine too.

 

[Dutchmeeuw]

I had no issues with the air suspension before and now it is locked in very high and won't adjust and when you try to adjust it says it needs service. I may try to just disconnect power and see if it reboots and fixes itself.

As far as the SRS thats completely fine. My car had side damage on passenger side. Both curtain airbags and drivers seat airbag blew. I replaced those and the seatbelt and SRS module was sent to safety restore. I put it all back together today and the airbag light is out but now this darn air suspension.

Looking in the service manual it says that whenever the air suspension module is taken out it requires a calibration which then requires you use "toolbox" and I don't have root access to the car so not sure how I will get that done.[/QUOTE

Did you ever solve this issue?

 

[Myfirstone]

Hello,

Can I ask you a question about repair a airbag activated Tesla?

 

[EZBoy]

Hi desoukya, hope you are still active on this forum. Thanks for your detailed salvage tesla restoration thread, it inspired me to do the same and I just bought a car on auction today, copart lot 48328019

Would you be able to help me figure out where I can buy fuses/pyrofuse for the car? Your posts describe pretty much everything, but I couldn't figure out where did you buy fuses.

Thanks

 

[sorka]

Has anyone replaced an air spring without using the toolbox depressurize function?

 

[Raslan]

Hello, I just want to check , once you change the pyrofuse, did you m change the airbag before or it’s ok you can change it then you change and fix the airbag