Bioweapon HVAC filter upgrade

[jknutter]

Has anyone upgraded from the normal HVAC to the Bioweapon style in a 2021 MYLR? Thinking it is a filter housing swap and maybe a little program change.

 

[NBCGLX]

I swear I just saw a YouTube video preview about someone retrofitting the OE HEPA filter to a Model Y, but now I can't find it. So basically, my comment is useless. But maybe you can be a YouTube or internet sleuth and find out.

 

[mtx450]

I think the biggest issue would be getting Tesla to program the logic into the car. Not sure if they are offering it at the moment?

 

[Pianewman]

...and there are other threads already discussing this...

 

[dyau]

I swear I just saw a YouTube video preview about someone retrofitting the OE HEPA filter to a Model Y, but now I can't find it. So basically, my comment is useless. But maybe you can be a YouTube or internet sleuth and find out.

there are tons of sites that sell hepa filter replacements, but this is just a replacement filter. it is not the big filter that biodefense uses and definitely wont give you the biodefense button on your screen.

 

[jknutter]

I contacted Tesla via chat. Was told that currently there is no retrofit for the HVAC but she said she heard there is one coming soon. She recommended I contact service through my app and schedule an appointment for it. They would have a better answer for me. I have not done that yet.

 

[N1L CO2]

The charcoal "HEPA" filters we see on Amazon and other sites are substandard in quality and don't really have data to backup their claim. I've had 2 sets in my car that ended up making my interior smell like soot after some use. It smells worse on humid days. I went back to the factory filters that are made in Germany and I am super happy with them.