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Master thread: Model 3 12v Battery issues, monitoring, Aftermarket replacement

Discussion in 'Model 3: Battery & Charging' started by mikesyl27, Dec 7, 2020.

  1. elptxjc

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    No wonder I couldn't lock the damn thing. Ha ha. But mine doesn't lock below AND above; just the 3 clips at each side, which is more than enough IMO. At least that extra part would solve the issue below the cover. Hey, do you happen to have a link to that thread? Couldn't find it. Hopefully somebody is making that part, and I can just buy it, since I don't know anybody with a 3D printer. I'm sure somebody messed with my car, since the 12V positive (red) cover was broken, the frunk flimsy (those broken parts), and a white pin missing. Not a big deal, but no sense in trying to make Tesla fix that, no? They probably wouldn't even know what the hell I'm talking about. Ha ha.
     
  2. KenC

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    Pre-emptive replacement is obviously the safest approach; however, in the name of science, waiting for a failure, would add to the knowledge for others to benefit from.
     
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    Is this also a fix for that?

    -Don- Auburn, CA
     
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  4. jmbloom_m3p

    jmbloom_m3p Supporting Member

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    I don’t think so. That looks quite different than the replacement. If you watch the YouTube video you can see exactly what breaks and what the 3D printed part replaces to fix it.
     
  5. jmbloom_m3p

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    Let me see if I can find the thread. I could not find someone making it. Just the models so I had it printed. It was not cheap to print with the highest quality heat resistant plastics but it was a perfect repair. I wonder if you can find someone on the site with a printer who would be willing
     
  6. elptxjc

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    Thank you. Somebody with a printer should make them and sell them here, or on eBay/Amazon. I don't plan to call Tesla since a replacement would crap out again the first time you push on the damn thing. I want that design in black, and made with good plastic, like ABS. You don't need anything special for that IMO.
     
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    I did watch the video, and that was what made me ask. It looks like the entire bar is replaced, not just the little cheap plastic thingies. But I still am not sure.

    If the ebay thingy isn't for that, what is it?

    -Don- Auburn, CA
     
  8. elptxjc

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    If any of you find those clever parts for sale anywhere, please post a link :). I'd like to buy a pair, to at least engage the clips next to the frunk. Thank you.
     

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