Tesla infotainment system upgradeable from MCU1 to MCU2 for $2500 [$1500 as of Jan 21, 2020]

[hybridbear]

I did not get it yet. I got hw3 alone for no charge since i have FSD. I will probably get MCU2 by this summer. I want to see how the recall shakes out. I still suspect they will offer more discount on mcu2

Why do you think they'll offer more discount? You think that as they get closer to having to do recall replacements of the eMMC they'll offer more MCU2 discounts to avoid having to do recall replacements?

 

[viper2ko]

Why do you think they'll offer more discount? You think that as they get closer to having to do recall replacements of the eMMC they'll offer more MCU2 discounts to avoid having to do recall replacements?

That's my thought.

 

[mspohr]

That's my thought.

It's already very cheap. Cost shouldn't be a barrier.

 

[hybridbear]

That's my thought.

Well, I hope the price doesn't drop because we just paid the $1500 + tax to have it done last Thursday.

 

[vesder21]

FYI for those wondering. Had my MCU 1 replaced with a MCU 1 last year and it failed again. The service center is replacing it again with another MCU 1 so they are not upgrading to the MCU 2 yet.

 

[MP3Mike]

FYI for those wondering. Had my MCU 1 replaced with a MCU 1 last year and it failed again. The service center is replacing it again with another MCU 1 so they are not upgrading to the MCU 2 yet.

Are they replacing your MCU, or just the daughterboard with the eMMC on it? (I don't expect they will ever replace MCU1 with MCU2 under warranty/recall.)

 

[vesder21]

The first time they replaced the entire MCU unit, but I just heard back yesterday and they ordered the daughter board kit to fix this time around.

 

[TespaceX]

FYI for those wondering. Had my MCU 1 replaced with a MCU 1 last year and it failed again. The service center is replacing it again with another MCU 1 so they are not upgrading to the MCU 2 yet.

I wonder whether these replacement MCU1s are refurbished units.

 

[Akikiki]

Erase any doubt. Tesla used all the remaining NEW MCU1s, in 2018, before majority of the eMMC issues started. Out of warranty MCU1 replacements cost the owner $4,000 U.S. back then.

 

[vesder21]

I wonder whether these replacement MCU1s are refurbished units.

My options were to replace with a new or a refurbished unit last year and the funny thing after all of this is they just replace the entire MCU unit again instead of waiting for the daughter board part that’s back ordered. For that I give them a plus for customer support, but still doesn’t make up for the usual service most receive when taking their vehicles in.

 

[HankLloydRight]

It's already very cheap. Cost shouldn't be a barrier.

I'm in no rush for the MCU2 update*. So I'll wait it out for another price drop.

*There's still the reported problem with the Light Harmonic amp conflicting with MCU2.

 

[oldpueblo]

I'd love to upgrade to MCU2, but I can't shake the irrational mindset "you should get an AP1 discount" since I don't get any sentry mode or visualization upgrade benefits.

 

[TespaceX]

My options were to replace with a new or a refurbished unit last year and the funny thing after all of this is they just replace the entire MCU unit again instead of waiting for the daughter board part that’s back ordered. For that I give them a plus for customer support, but still doesn’t make up for the usual service most receive when taking their vehicles in.

Lol, an option to choose between a refurbished unit or new one? Wonder what the take rate was for the refurbished.

 

[mtndrew1]

A friend of mine with a 2016 Model S with HW2.0 and no FSD got her car back from the MCU2 upgrade last week.

Both screens were replaced and the autopilot computer was upgraded to HW3. While she still only has EAP functionality she can enable “full self driving visualization preview” to display all the stuff HW3 can see.

I had read a few posts where someone claimed they heard that MCU2 no longer included HW3 but this doesn’t seem to be the case.

 

[Akikiki]

Nope, does not seem to be the case. But we heard multiple reports that folks paying $1500 did not get HW3. So, thank you for the report, but one single report does not mean that suddenly everyones' getting HW3 with MCU2.

Frankly, it does not matter. We can expect those folks that paid for FSD will get it, even if the folks with or without paying for FSD gets it.

 

[mtndrew1]

Nope, does not seem to be the case. But we heard multiple reports that folks paying $1500 did not get HW3. So, thank you for the report, but one single report does not mean that suddenly everyones' getting HW3 with MCU2.

Frankly, it does not matter. We can expect those folks that paid for FSD will get it, even if the folks with or without paying for FSD gets it.

Can you link to one of the reports? After reading that on here a few times I dug around the threads trying to find such an installation and couldn’t find one.

 

[Akikiki]

No. Can not. Buried in one of the half dozen or more MCU/MCU1 threads.

I guess next time, I will book mark it for future help

 

[mtndrew1]

No. Can not. Buried in one of the half dozen or more MCU/MCU1 threads.

I guess next time, I will book mark it for future help

If you stumble across one I’d appreciate it. I sure spent a lot of time digging through trying to find any evidence that someone got MCU2 without HW3 because of anecdotal posts like this.

 

[hybridbear]

I'm in no rush for the MCU2 update*. So I'll wait it out for another price drop.

*There's still the reported problem with the Light Harmonic amp conflicting with MCU2.

What is this issue? I had not heard of this issue before. Does this only apply to cars with the High Fidelity sound package?

 

[HankLloydRight]

What is this issue? I had not heard of this issue before. Does this only apply to cars with the High Fidelity sound package?

The LH amp only works on the Ultra HiFi system.

Here's one thread on the issue, there are others: Light harmonic amp on MCU2