Best SoCal Service Center for MCU 2 Upgrade?

[Shiro]

Question in title. Which SoCal service center will do the best job properly dis/reassembling my dash to do the MCU2 upgrade? I don't mind driving around to get to the place with the best attention to detail as my car is now out of warranty and I don't want to have any install issues come up that I have to fight to get covered.

 

[Ampster]

It might be able to be done by a ranger. I assume everyone is trained by the same Tesla process.

 

[Shiro]

It might be able to be done by a ranger. What is the issue that needs to be fixed?

It's not a ranger thing, and there's no issue, I'm looking to get the MCU 1> MCU 2 upgrade but I know some service centers do better work than other and want to know who in SoCal does the best work since they'll be disassembling my dash.

 

[Sandollars]

I did MCU 2.5 to FSD at Rancho but they kept it overnight to get "the yellow ring out" of my display, otherwise I am sure it would have been same day. Excellent job, BTW....

 

[RandyS]

I think, at this point, that the service centers have done so many of these upgrades that they could practically do them with their eyes shut. I would say to make an appointment at the closest service center, the one most convenient, the one where you know people, etc. and it will work out just fine...

 

[derkan]

I am in the same boat. Actually still trying to decide between MCU2 upgrade for my 2016 model X vs emmc chip replacement / recall.
For example, the Irvine service center is relatively new... do we trust them?

 

[Shiro]

I am in the same boat. Actually still trying to decide between MCU2 upgrade for my 2016 model X vs emmc chip replacement / recall.
For example, the Irvine service center is relatively new... do we trust them?

If you're going to have your dash taken apart, I would go for the upgrade VS the replacement. Faster UI, maps, sentry mode/dash cam with clip review on screen + rear cam footage, usable browser, better FSD visualization (if you have FSD and the new computer_. I don't really care about the games or video services like Netflix, etc. But it has those, too.

 

[Sandollars]

It's not a ranger thing, and there's no issue, I'm looking to get the MCU 1> MCU 2 upgrade but I know some service centers do better work than other and want to know who in SoCal does the best work since they'll be disassembling my dash.

I have used 3 SCs in SoCal and in order of preference:

Baldwin Park
Rancho Cucamonga
Cathedral City

But all of them are very professional.

 

[Need]

I did MCU 2.5 to FSD at Rancho but they kept it overnight to get "the yellow ring out" of my display, otherwise I am sure it would have been same day. Excellent job, BTW....

I did my MCU 1 to 2 upgrade at Rancho and it was the same day. When you do MCU upgrade, they also change out your screen to a new one so no need to do the UV light thing to take the yellow out. My original MCU 1 screen was super yellow at the edge. And they throw in the HW2.5 to HW3.0 for free even though I don't have FSD.

 

[EVolvingMotors]

I had mine done at Buena Park and didn't have any issues. Was completed the same day iirc.