Attempting to Repair Front Collision Salvaged Tesla

[albatore]

From underneath the car :

 

[bkp_duke]

@albatore - is this for parts car, or you planning to try to repair it?

I would not touch that car for repair. Rear fenders are rough to get, and you need body panels near that pack, which would be easier to get from a donor car, but a lot of work.

From the pics, the pack appears intact, that's the one positive.

 

[albatore]

I am planning to repair it...

 

[desoukya]

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After further analysis, evidently the pyrofuse was in fact blown.

I installed the new purofuse along with the 225 amp fuse and now I'm getting some new errors:

Moreover, when I attempt to turn on the heat, it blows air for a few seconds, and then I get the following message:

 

[bkp_duke]

Is the 12V battery charged up fully?

 

[desoukya]

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THE CAR DRIVES!!!!!!!!!

I forgot to re-connect the cut loop.

Hot/Cold air is blowing fine and now only getting the following error:

 

[KyleDay]

Does it.charge?

 

[albatore]

Congratulation! Could you share with us the remote diagnostic you got from engineer ?

 

[desoukya]

Thanks!!!

I have not performed any remote diagnoistics as of yet.

 

[albatore]

So the car can drive just by replacing the pyrofuse and not the airbags itself aswell?

 

[desoukya]

I have not driven the car beyond my driveway so I'm not totally sure. However, I do not believe the airbags have to be fixed or the Airbag ECU reset in order for the car to drive.

 

[albatore]

What’s your next steps ?

 

[desoukya]

Trickle charge 12V battery and see if it'll hold it's charge for a couple days. If so, I will hook it up to the car and hope the HV battery pack will charge it via DC-DC converter.

 

[albatore]

Nobody has thoughts about the Tesla I posted ?

 

[desoukya]

Were you able to start/jump/drive the car? If the airbags did not deploy then it very well could be in driving condition. Regarding the side damage, perhaps consider showing the images to a body shop and see what they say.

 

[Btr_ftw]

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UPDATE
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After further analysis, evidently the pyrofuse was in fact blown.

I installed the new purofuse along with the 225 amp fuse and now I'm getting some new errors:



Moreover, when I attempt to turn on the heat, it blows air for a few seconds, and then I get the following message:

Glad you got the car running.

however...

how on earth did you test it one day and it was good and you tested it further and it was bad?

 

[desoukya]

how on earth did you test it one day and it was good and you tested it further and it was bad?

Hehe good question. Unfortuantely, this was an error on my end. Initially, I was checking the continutity on the two pins inside the pyrofuse versus the bolt studs.

@Btr_ftw I really want to extend my sincere and utmost gratitude for your input and support; thank you so much!

 

[desoukya]

Since I have to replace the hood and front bumper anyway - I'm curious whether I can use the new facelift bumper instead of the original nose cone? Would it fit? Or, does it require serious retrofitting?

 

[MP3Mike]

Since I have to replace the hood and front bumper anyway - I'm curious whether I can use the new facelift bumper instead of the original nose cone? Would it fit? Or, does it require serious retrofitting?

It requires serious retrofitting. However there is a third party kit that you could use. (I'm not sure how much it would cost compared to getting original Tesla parts.)

 

[Yaro]

Since I have to replace the hood and front bumper anyway - I'm curious whether I can use the new facelift bumper instead of the original nose cone? Would it fit? Or, does it require serious retrofitting?

You need a lot of parts to do the retrofit. Here is a list

1. Hood
2. Bumper
3. T Badge
4. T Badge
5. T Badge Support
6. Front Grill Chrome
7. Front Lower Grill
8. Left/Right Louver
9. Chrome Spears for the louvers
10. Bumper Harness
11. Front Radar Bracket

You might also need a different radiator support harness, I'm not sure if the connector will reach for the front radar.