Hello Tesla Community,
I‘m considering buying a used facelift Tesla Model S which was in a minor accident. It collided in a parking lot with an SUV. There is damage to the hood, minor damage to the bumper (Tesla unauthorized Bodyshop told me the bumper can be fixed without replacing it) and a deployed steering wheel and dashboard airbag. A Tesla authorized Bodyshop quoted 15k€-20k€ to repair it, which would be way to expensive.
I‘m now considering buying it and repairing it with used parts and the help of an unauthorized workshop. There are three questions I couldn’t find any information about online:
Sorry for my sloppy english. I’m from Germany but I thing the german Tesla community is to small to find any help concerning my questions...
I really appreciate your reply’s!
Cheers
Jonathan
I‘m considering buying a used facelift Tesla Model S which was in a minor accident. It collided in a parking lot with an SUV. There is damage to the hood, minor damage to the bumper (Tesla unauthorized Bodyshop told me the bumper can be fixed without replacing it) and a deployed steering wheel and dashboard airbag. A Tesla authorized Bodyshop quoted 15k€-20k€ to repair it, which would be way to expensive.
I‘m now considering buying it and repairing it with used parts and the help of an unauthorized workshop. There are three questions I couldn’t find any information about online:
- The dealership who wants to sell the car told me that it does not run and drive because the airbag are deployed. Is the car really locked in park when the airbags are deployed? Shouldn’t it start when I bypass set pyro fuse? Can I somehow bypass that to see if it runs before I buy it?
- Is it necessary to replace the deployed airbags by Tesla or can I buy used airbags and delete the crash data from the airbag control unit?
- I read that Tesla sometimes lockes the car after an accident. Getting it recertified by Tesla seems to be a nightmare I don’t want to go through. How can I check if they locked it?
Sorry for my sloppy english. I’m from Germany but I thing the german Tesla community is to small to find any help concerning my questions...
I really appreciate your reply’s!
Cheers
Jonathan