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Parking sensor retrofit - $6000 ??
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Kraken
Member
Maybe it will be the same cost for everyone whether they live near or far or drive their own car here.... Maybe we are all subsidizing the transportation costs of others vehicles again.
Honestly, I thought I might get something out of the Ranger part of my service plan for stuff like this. I guess not. : |
dsmith2189
Active Member
Tesla is already offering fog light retrofits, but nothing in terms of the parking sensors. I believe this speaks volumes. The parking sensors will NOT be offered as a retrofit at any price. I think we should stop hoping for something that will never happen. It's been 2 months now since the options changed over. Tesla said that if a retrofit option were to be offered, we would know in a few weeks. Those weeks have come and gone.
Can we move on?
They
So just to be clear you were speaking of Parking sensors and not Fog lights (this thread did go off topic for the last few posts)
They
Yes, sorry it wasn't clear -- I talked to Ownership about Parking Sensors.
What happened was, I emailed 'em to ask if there were any update yet. I got back a boilerplate email that, well, let's just say it was kind of an insult to my intelligence. It talked about how owners who had confirmed orders before August 2013 blah blah blah. I wrote back and told them, no, this is no good, I ordered my car on July 19, and confirmed around Aug 1, and within 48 hours, Parking Sensors were quietly introduced on the website, and I immediately contacted Tesla and was told in no uncertain terms, tough luck, cancel your order, pay $4500 for the same car with $500 sensors, ha ha.
Further, I told 'em this time, nope, nuh-uh, not gonna accept this as an explanation or as an answer. Please try again.
Next thing i know, Ownership is calling me . . .
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
I sure hope this doesn't prove to be true. Lame that buying the parts on the production line cost $500 (labor would be close to $0), but having the same parts put in a box and shipped to you or your service center adds $1000. That would be a hellova markup for shipping and handling.
teslasguy
MSP P#1117
I had aftermarket front/rear bumper sensors with internal displays several months ago. Absolutely looks like a factory install and works great. Total under $1500. Also had a front curb sensor installed. Around $300.
Did your aftermarket install work with the tesla native display? if so what manufacturer of the sensors did you use?
Parking sensors which require an additional internal display of any kind cannot, by definition, look like a factory install. A factory install does not require additional and ugly monitors to be installed.
"Ugly monitors" may be a bit subjective
. While I certainly would have ordered the parking sensors were they an option when I configured my car, I ended up doing an aftermarket install that uses displays similar to the Mercedes Parktronic system. I actually prefer it since when I am backing up I prefer checking behind me and thus see the display on the headliner, and wouldn't see the visual cues of the OEM system. Granted, you'd still hear any audible cues but I much prefer using a display.
I emailed Ownership in early August, and got a reply from John Crick: "While we do not have retrofit pricing for existing owners, we should have more information over the next several weeks."
I just followed up with him, and specifically asked to be added to the "interest list." He wrote back (impressively, within about half an hour, and on a Sunday). Unfortunately, though, here was his reply:
"Thank you for the follow up. There is no update at this time. We will note your interest for management. Wish I had better information."
I just followed up with him, and specifically asked to be added to the "interest list." He wrote back (impressively, within about half an hour, and on a Sunday). Unfortunately, though, here was his reply:
"Thank you for the follow up. There is no update at this time. We will note your interest for management. Wish I had better information."
Kraken
Member
They can't start doing parking sensor upgrades until they are upgrading people from 4.x to 5.x. ... Just sayin...
I feel strongly that there is no reason the retrofit kit should cost more than the $500 it is as an option. Labor they can argue the point on but if they charged more than $500 for the kit I would expect some reasonable explanation for it. I am sure they may need some parts that are not already in place, but i cant fathom that it would be anywhere close to three times the cost just for the parts. That gives buyers the option of installing it themselves if they want to with only a simple programming update by tesla to activate them if the software is not already included with the latest version of the software. I am sure they are making a tidy profit at $500 and this would open up potentially thousands of additional sales to existing owners.
hasselboxster
Member
Couldn't there be an option to take your car out of service for two weeks, and send the parts out to be cut at the factory? Shipping plastic would have to be significantly less than buying new pieces.
I am planning. A road trip to California next year, I would love if they kept the car for a few days and did the work. Little chance of that happening but wishful thinking.
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