What is "a spring TSB". I have 1.0 or 1.1 and would like to know how to tell the difference (car delivered early March 2013). The loaner with 1.5's I had were terrible, the neck rest was way to low in and I could not adjust the seat for comfort. I could not have gotten the car if I had to live with the 1.5's and the neck rest issue.
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What is "a spring TSB". I have 1.0 or 1.1 and would like to know how to tell the difference (car delivered early March 2013). The loaner with 1.5's I had were terrible, the neck rest was way to low in and I could not adjust the seat for comfort. I could not have gotten the car if I had to live with the 1.5's and the neck rest issue.
Cyclone
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At some point (before I followed Tesla), they updated the springs in the 1.0 seats to become 1.1s. This can be retrofitted to existing seats. It allowed the seat to seat to sink in more and be less stiff.
One of the reasons we upgraded from the P85 to the P85D was the Next Gen seat option. I hated the seats in the P85, in part because of the lack of proper bolstering.
Notwithstanding any other issues I may have with the new car, the Next Gen seats are a revelation. They are proper luxury/sport car seats. They hold you in and they're comfortable. I wouldn't own the car without the Next Gen seats.
I've read somewhere about someone in norway quoted something like $2500 incl VAT and labor per seat.
As I said, that's including norwegian VAT which I think is 25%. So US no VAT price would be something like $4k. They are $2.5k when factory mounted...
you missed a change between 1.0 and 1.5
there was something like a 1.05 change that made the new original seats sit higher. Older seats (2012 and early 2013 are able to be lowered a bit lower than later cars)
I don't know what exactly was changed that did this but my first loaner with a 16K vin was like this
The release of this retrofit and pricing in U.S. is yet to be confirmed, but given the pricing on some of the other retrofits in the past eg Performance Plus suspension, parking sensors, etc, $5000 installed for an OEM Recaro pair of seats is not out of line, imo. I wouldn't be surprised if the price ends up being even higher -- not saying that's right, though...
Touchpoints in a performance car are very important, namely steering wheel and seats. For example, how would you feel about your car as a whole if the steering wheel was skinny and wrapped in vinyl? Same thing with the supports and look of the seats.
Finally, esthetically speaking, assuming one is not always looking into the back seats, the front seats and dash make up a majority of the style points in an interior, imo. So I guess I'm saying it is worth it to me.
Touchpoints in a performance car are very important, namely steering wheel and seats. For example, how would you feel about your car as a whole if the steering wheel was skinny and wrapped in vinyl? Same thing with the supports and look of the seats.
Finally, esthetically speaking, assuming one is not always looking into the back seats, the front seats and dash make up a majority of the style points in an interior, imo. So I guess I'm saying it is worth it to me.
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Has anyone asked their service center lately? I just dropped off my car at the Menlo Park service center and inquired about it. They said they would get back to me if it is available for retrofit and cost. The "tech" that rode around with me said he has seen it done. He said it was $2.5k according to the books, but I forgot to ask if that was for 1 seat or both seats.
ken830
Model S 85, Model 3 Performance, Model X LongRange
The Menlo Park service center closed over a year ago when Stanford University wouldn't renew the lease. I just drove by the building and lot yesterday and it still looks empty. Did you mean Palo Alto service center?
jacobp
Member
I've been asking about this retrofit as well. Tesla is apparently trying to determine the interest level in this retrofit before they decide whether to make it available. So, my SC encouraged me to spread the word to the community that if you are interested in this retrofit that you should make an inquiry at your local SC because they pass that information along to the mothership.
Gizmotoy
Active Member
I would definitely have been interested, but since they're not yet available to anyone with a textile option, I'm stuck. Perhaps eventually...
