Missing Roadster items from Tesla shopping page...?

[Rotarypower]

No Tesla PN. They took it to a local tint shop near the SC and had it done for me as goodwill.

Is this something we can do ourselves? A simple template can be made and transferred to the clear bra material. So what is the proper clear material that will give maximum UV protection, not interfere with the clarity of the light output, and is available to purchase in small quantities?

Another question, have you noticed any change in the quality of the light output? Is the light smeared coming out of the protective layer? Any downside to this? Also, I wonder how much Tesla spent with the tint shop on the goodwill?

 

[pharma5]

Bumping this up momentarily - still just cover, bag, and battery on the shopping page.
Nothing else showing as yet.

 

[Rotarypower]

Is this something we can do ourselves? A simple template can be made and transferred to the clear bra material. So what is the proper clear material that will give maximum UV protection, not interfere with the clarity of the light output, and is available to purchase in small quantities?

Another question, have you noticed any change in the quality of the light output? Is the light smeared coming out of the protective layer? Any downside to this? Also, I wonder how much Tesla spent with the tint shop on the goodwill?

Any recommendations for protective covering over the HIDs?

 

[pharma5]

Any recommendations for protective covering over the HIDs?

Sorry, I can't really speak to this item. Am running Tesla HIDs as installed, thus far without issue as a low-mileage driver.

You may see better info or prompt more responses on one of the headlight upgrade threads, e.g.,
Xenon HID upgrade
(This one is mostly on upgrade options, but it may touch on surface protection or direct you to a dedicated thread on it).

 

[hsull8915]

Am I the only one feeling certain that none of that stuff is coming back? I often wonder how much longer the 3.0 battery will even be available.

 

[hurd300403]

Am I the only one feeling certain that none of that stuff is coming back? I often wonder how much longer the 3.0 battery will even be available.

I called 2 service centers about it. The 1st said what they have on the site is what they offer. The second was more helpful and said he’d check with the National parts guy about anything at all that’s available. Called me back and said... nothing is available for purchase, but “maybe something will come down the line at some point you never know”

 

[pharma5]

Am I the only one feeling certain that none of that stuff is coming back? I often wonder how much longer the 3.0 battery will even be available.

I called 2 service centers about it. The 1st said what they have on the site is what they offer. The second was more helpful and said he’d check with the National parts guy about anything at all that’s available. Called me back and said... nothing is available for purchase, but “maybe something will come down the line at some point you never know”

Speculation:
Maybe they've run out of the cosmetic stuff (carbon fiber), and are low enough on the essential items (wheels, headlights, suspension, etc) that they no longer advertise them and just save them for service needs when parts fail.

In true Tesla fashion, switching from selling to anti-selling (in this case for certain Roadster parts?).

Hence the only things they are actively selling are the cover, the bag, and the battery.

Even so, I'd rather just see a short email to Roadster owners of record if that were the case. And so I keep watching...

 

[backmost]

What happens when all the parts are exhausted?

 

[markwj]

What happens when all the parts are exhausted?

We revert to cannibalism.

 

[Roadster]

Fresh carcass here...

 

[hsull8915]

For the CF parts, I found this page here on FiberDyne's site and have reached out to them to see if they'd consider selling direct-to-consumers.

Roadster, did you ever hear back on this?

 

[Indian Steve]

@Roadster also here to see if you heard anything from them?

 

[Roadster]

Sadly, I did not. Then again, all I did was use their Contact Us for here. Might be worth giving their corp office a call or, better yet, if there's anyone up in Seattle who can do a drive-by, perhaps you can pay them a visit in person?

1222 South Angelo Street
Seattle, WA 98108 USA
R&D +1 (425) 970-6354
OFFICE +1 (206) 695-2428

 

[Indian Steve]

I will try them this week and see if I get anything. I was going to bring mine down to the local center in Denver and I will check with them to see if they can track any parts down also.

 

[hurd300403]

ordered a hardtop CASE on sept 4th and it only shipped today.... yikes

 

[Roadster]

Slightly off topic but, FWIW, if anyone's looking for a CF front lip for their 1.5 or 2.0, one just popped up on eBay here along with an entire Thunder Gray front bumper cover.

 

[dhrivnak]

It is the sill plates I was hoping to upgrade to at some point.

 

[hsull8915]

It is the sill plates I was hoping to upgrade to at some point.

Ditto, I was hoping to do the whole interior CF kit eventually but that’s looking unlikely.

 

[DeedWest]

I've been meaning to update this thread based on my recent information. It took a few weeks, but I managed to acquire the Xenon Headlamp Retrofit through my service center. According to the shop foreman, a lot of the parts are still acquirable through special order. I didn't have him check on any other parts, as they were about to close, but he mentioned seeing close to 30 sets of Xenon kits in inventory.

I suppose that's better than 5 or less in stock. I'm hoping it's the same case for the rest of the parts.

 

[hurd300403]

I've been meaning to update this thread based on my recent information. It took a few weeks, but I managed to acquire the Xenon Headlamp Retrofit through my service center. According to the shop foreman, a lot of the parts are still acquirable through special order. I didn't have him check on any other parts, as they were about to close, but he mentioned seeing close to 30 sets of Xenon kits in inventory.

I suppose that's better than 5 or less in stock. I'm hoping it's the same case for the rest of the parts.

Got a number we can reach him at directly?