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From the YouTube videos you just remove the panel and it’s all accessible without doing a thing to the battery but not sureThank you for the detail! Looks like most of it was the labor dropping and reinstalling the battery. It's a shame you couldn't puncture the hose that's easily accessible at each end.
Seriously, that's really not the worst -- could've been a whole lot worse!
And I'm even more impressed that they only charge $25/gal for the coolant. Even the lowest cost G48 coolant at, say, Autozone runs $20+ a bottle. So I sure don't think Tesla's taking anyone for a ride on parts costs. Labor is labor, unfortunately.
$24 for the hoses, and $620 in labor to install them. (The labor line does seem to say that they had to remove and replace the HV battery. Which requires taking some of the interior apart too.)From the YouTube videos you just remove the panel and it’s all accessible without doing a thing to the battery but not sure
I have something connected to the terminal under the seat. Hopefully they put it back.$24 for the hoses, and $620 in labor to install them. (The labor line does seem to say that they had to remove and replace the HV battery. Which requires taking some of the interior apart too.)
And you are correct that the aluminum shield doesn't cover all the possible parts that can be broken. I have read a few accounts of people running over road kill and it being flung right behind the front tire, which is another spot with the coolant tubes.
Yep, it would be nice if someone would come up with something aftermarket rather than having to fabricate something yourself. I'd definitely like to protect these areas; it's tough to completely avoid ever running over anything.owever the damage was in the fender area exactly where the hose runs, actually touching the plastic fender! What a terrible design. I will see if i can fit some metal in there ( flashing squares) ? to see if i can make it more sturdy.
They are not well protected! The picture of the passenger side is not great but obviously there is a return hose there (visible in the picture).Does anyone have a picture of the wires behind the front wheel fender shirts? Or a link to a picture on the internet. I plan to purchase the front and rear aftermarket aluminum aero shields but was not aware there were wires running behind the fender skirts that were also NOT well protected.
Did they adjust your quote at all? $620 seems a bit steep to replace a fender liner and a couple hoses, with a rivet and a plastic push-in clip. Specifically, it does say that is the price for "Hose-Return-HV Battery" remove and replace. Which seems kind of high.I don't believe they actually removed the battery.
Thanks for the reply!They are not well protected! The picture of the passenger side is not great but obviously there is a return hose there (visible in the picture).
The aero undershield is installed in these pictures (except for one bolt on each side as I recall). Just the fender liner is removed. The vulnerability is obvious. Break that fitting (rather than just the hose on the passenger side as in this case) and you are out $15k or whatever. Unless you want to do the hack to fix it, whatever that involves.
Driver side front behind wheel:
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Passenger Side front behind wheel:
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The trick in devising a steel protective plate would be securing it in more than one dimension. You might have to weld up a partial box which has inherent strength and then secure it via the two existing holes sticking out from the crimped area. Might not be strong enough though it would be better than what is there.
Did they adjust your quote at all? $620 seems a bit steep to replace a fender liner and a couple hoses, with a rivet and a plastic push-in clip. Specifically, it does say that is the price for "Hose-Return-HV Battery" remove and replace. Which seems kind of high.
So basically those $$$ underbody after market aluminum skid plates don't really help that much lol...They are not well protected! The picture of the passenger side is not great but obviously there is a return hose there (visible in the picture).
The aero undershield is installed in these pictures (except for one bolt on each side as I recall). Just the fender liner is removed. The vulnerability is obvious. Break that fitting (rather than just the hose on the passenger side as in this case) and you are out $15k or whatever. Unless you want to do the hack to fix it, whatever that involves.
Driver side front behind wheel:
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Passenger Side front behind wheel:
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The trick in devising a steel protective plate would be securing it in more than one dimension. You might have to weld up a partial box which has inherent strength and then secure it via the two existing holes sticking out from the crimped area. Might not be strong enough though it would be better than what is there.
Did they adjust your quote at all? $620 seems a bit steep to replace a fender liner and a couple hoses, with a rivet and a plastic push-in clip. Specifically, it does say that is the price for "Hose-Return-HV Battery" remove and replace. Which seems kind of high.
They will help with most common types of accidents where debris goes under the car. In the rare cases where the debris goes behind the front tires (like roadkill getting flung back there or the tire hops over the object and it hits there), then they won't help. Overall I think the metal underbody plates are worth it because the OEM fiber ones from Tesla are almost the same price. And the area they protect between the front wheels is a way bigger area and completely vulnerable to hits versus the small areas behind the tires. See my picture of the area in front of the battery pack, taken from where my frunk is (my car is RWD, so no front drive unit in the way). You can see black coolant lines and white hose fittings all along the bottom of the pack.So basically those $$$ underbody after market aluminum skid plates don't really help that much lol...
Did they adjust your quote at all? $620 seems a bit steep to replace a fender liner and a couple hoses, with a rivet and a plastic push-in clip. Specifically, it does say that is the price for "Hose-Return-HV Battery" remove and replace. Which seems kind of high.
My 2022 3 LR leaks some type of fluid on my garage floor, but I just assumed it was condensation from charging.
Is that not the case?
Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it now that I'm not using AC in the winter.Water from the AC unit? Normal. *anything* else - not normal.