Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Not sure if I asked this before but god bless the search, has anyone with a 2022 RWD bought or installed the Hansahow audio upgrade kit to enable the additional 4 speakers up front? Looks to be straight forward enough and the kit looks to be < €100 so I think worth a gamble?

@mc2022B2TF Yes I must give it to you, you highlighted it just before I picked up and I was and am only aware of it thanks to you sharing it here. Will send you a DM now. Cheers. I will try ask on Friday too.

The move by Tesla to go down the camera-only route in place or radar and ultrasonic sensors is not a good one for Ireland...

This tech will probably work fine in California or other countries with a lot of good weather but not for here.

This morning for example on my way to work:

Basic cruise control would not work because the front camera was 'blinded'...

Auto wipers were not working properly for the same reason and it was a pain in the bum to be changing from setting 1 to 2 to 3 manually..

Auto lights are on manual all of the time now as they are rubbish

Not good - all 3 are basic and worked perfectly on my previous car. I want to love the car but it is not meeting me half-way here....

Anyone here using off-peak charging with a Zappi?

We've added a Model 3 to our "fleet" in addition to our classic Ioniq (28 kWh) recently, and the off-peak charging on the Model 3 is really weird. I'm wondering if something is set wrong.

When we plug in the Ioniq in the evening, set up for charging overnight, the lights come on the dash, and on the Zappi unit, and then everything goes quiet, basically until the charge start time rolls around at midnight.

However when I do the same with the Model 3, the Zappi lights up all night, going from "charging" to "charging stopped" and you can hear what are presumably the HV contacts for the M3 battery kicking on and off, nearly every minute.

Once the charge time comes around, the charge runs successfully, but is there any way to get the thing to be quiet in the meantime? Also, if I'm plugging in at 9 in the evening and the charge kicks off at 12, then you're looking at those contacts kicking in and out about 180 times, which surely has to shorten the life of some component or other.

Any thoughts?

Solved, it does not

Awesome test by Bjorn

He drove 52km after 0%. That is 10% of the WLTP?

Have to say, I've a M3 on order and I'm not happy. 1. Its a safety concern 2. There will be no park assist until they have figured out the software needed for slow parking with close objects. Thats insane and just a ridiculous removal from a 54k car. Will Tesla pay for any bumps and scratches in the meantime?

Interesting to see various comments on the video indicating that the buffer on the M3 LFP is variable and the buffer will reduce when the BMS is fully calibrated. No idea if this is true or not but it would be good getting official answer from Tesla.

Removing the proximity sensors seems crazy to me.

I've a 221 model 3 and live in the countryside, when I drive at night I get a constant camera blinded or blocked as it's or itch black outside, or when the sun is low to the side I get the same occasionally, how will they use vision under these circumstances? ffs they still haven't sorted the basics like wipers and auto high beam........

Yes I think so too. The comments here too indicate to me different experiences for each car/user.

My wife managed to scratch the underside of the front underside black plastic while pulling into the driveway 😮‍💨 as I imagine this won't be the last time, anyone know what the rough cost of replacement of that part is? I'm not sure what it's called but it's That black bumper like plastic that runs along the bottom front. She also scrapped the mudflap pretty bad but that's whatever to me.

Just from looking at your pic, would you actually be able to see those scratches without getting under car? I personally wouldn't bother replacing unless was hanging off..😊