Howdy,
Part II
Or, "The rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say.
Got my TSportLine 18" wheels and Nokian HAKKAPELIITTA R3's on.
Discount Tire did the mount. They're a great tire company here in CO. Been going there since my Dad brought me with him, many Moons ago.
Note to self: Need to tell service guys about the car.
From now on, I need to show the guys how to open the doors. They pulled up on the inside latch, I got a warning about doing so could damage the window. When I bought the car the guys at the Littleton SC said, "don't do that".
I ordered new TPMS' with the wheels. Discount didn't get the new sensors to recognize -- Tesla's are new to them I guess. They said they did, but they didn't. I drove 50 miles or so, still was getting the nag light.
So I got on the phone with Tesla. They walked me through resetting the car so the sensors would be recognized. This was basically powering the car down twice. Once I did, the sensor window popped up telling me new wheels were detected.
Yah, Tesla! Well done! The new sensor detected window popped up, I selected 18", drove a couple minutes and all was groovy. The cat on the phone @ HQ was super cool. Please, Tesla. Run your company like Patagonia does. Do so and you'll have loyal customers for life, I promise.
When I asked the cats at the Littleton SC about putting on 18" wheels, one said "that might affect the calibration of the wheel, range may not be accurate. The car is designed to work with 20" wheels". Looks to me like the car works fine with 18, 19, or 20 wheels. The cats at TSportline said the diameter of my 18" wheel is the same as the 20.
On the way home from the Discount, I had weather in Glenwood Canyon. Not heavy, but enough to get a little test. A few miles of the road was snowy, icy.
The car felt a lot better. Like, connected to the road better.
Going up and down the driveway feels way better.
The tires are quieter and I don't feel near as much of the road.
I like having more rubber between the road and the wheel. Up here we have potholes, wheel killers. The 20's may be great for elsewhere, but not for this cowboy.
Right now, I'm thinking I'll run the 18" wheels year round.
BTW. I have 4 Michelin snow tires for sale now.
A few pics to start. I snagged the new sensor window from this post:
Found Least Expensive Compatible TPMS Sensors - $25.50/ea
I'll post more once I drive in weather, which should be over the next few days. Friday looks like a big powder day.
Peace and love!
Part II
Or, "The rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say.
Got my TSportLine 18" wheels and Nokian HAKKAPELIITTA R3's on.
Discount Tire did the mount. They're a great tire company here in CO. Been going there since my Dad brought me with him, many Moons ago.
Note to self: Need to tell service guys about the car.
From now on, I need to show the guys how to open the doors. They pulled up on the inside latch, I got a warning about doing so could damage the window. When I bought the car the guys at the Littleton SC said, "don't do that".
I ordered new TPMS' with the wheels. Discount didn't get the new sensors to recognize -- Tesla's are new to them I guess. They said they did, but they didn't. I drove 50 miles or so, still was getting the nag light.
So I got on the phone with Tesla. They walked me through resetting the car so the sensors would be recognized. This was basically powering the car down twice. Once I did, the sensor window popped up telling me new wheels were detected.
Yah, Tesla! Well done! The new sensor detected window popped up, I selected 18", drove a couple minutes and all was groovy. The cat on the phone @ HQ was super cool. Please, Tesla. Run your company like Patagonia does. Do so and you'll have loyal customers for life, I promise.
When I asked the cats at the Littleton SC about putting on 18" wheels, one said "that might affect the calibration of the wheel, range may not be accurate. The car is designed to work with 20" wheels". Looks to me like the car works fine with 18, 19, or 20 wheels. The cats at TSportline said the diameter of my 18" wheel is the same as the 20.
On the way home from the Discount, I had weather in Glenwood Canyon. Not heavy, but enough to get a little test. A few miles of the road was snowy, icy.
The car felt a lot better. Like, connected to the road better.
Going up and down the driveway feels way better.
The tires are quieter and I don't feel near as much of the road.
I like having more rubber between the road and the wheel. Up here we have potholes, wheel killers. The 20's may be great for elsewhere, but not for this cowboy.
Right now, I'm thinking I'll run the 18" wheels year round.
BTW. I have 4 Michelin snow tires for sale now.
A few pics to start. I snagged the new sensor window from this post:
Found Least Expensive Compatible TPMS Sensors - $25.50/ea
I'll post more once I drive in weather, which should be over the next few days. Friday looks like a big powder day.
Peace and love!
