Looks like water will now drip on those electrical components, there has to be a reason it’s there, even though I agree with that needing to be removed
The parts under that front cowl are all exposed to the elements from the bottom and would get wet from there. It's designed to handle some water. Those parts are the a/c compressor, coolant system and steering rack on this model. On the newer models the supermanifold is under there as well as the a/c compressor, octovalve and steering rack etc. I don't think these parts can stay under water for prolonged periods but they're all parts that can get wet. The duct I removed is solely to guide fresh air to the firewall, water should never enter it in theory, but it's been shown that water does get down in there. For what it's worth though, my cabin has been staying pretty fresh, haven't had any odd odors.
@@SkillCollectors I took mine apart today, I only say that bc of those connecters and harnesses were exposed after removing that duct, I’m sure they are water proof with rubber gaskets in them, but they didn’t seem to have any water residue on them. I ended up modifying my duct. Tesla put a tiny drain hole in that one, I just made it huge but just enough to cover those connectors. I’m sure it’s fine to remove and many have with no issues so far. I watched a vid with a GoPro down there and it’s crazy how much water gets in with the negative vacuum. My m3 is 2 years old and I can tell they were never changed, so nasty. The bottom filter was the the worst. With all that said, it smells so much better now. I sprayed everything out with the AC coil cleaner too. Not a fan of the condenser being right up against the filters!
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excellent video thanks. just what i was looking for
Looks like water will now drip on those electrical components, there has to be a reason it’s there, even though I agree with that needing to be removed
The parts under that front cowl are all exposed to the elements from the bottom and would get wet from there. It's designed to handle some water. Those parts are the a/c compressor, coolant system and steering rack on this model. On the newer models the supermanifold is under there as well as the a/c compressor, octovalve and steering rack etc. I don't think these parts can stay under water for prolonged periods but they're all parts that can get wet. The duct I removed is solely to guide fresh air to the firewall, water should never enter it in theory, but it's been shown that water does get down in there.
For what it's worth though, my cabin has been staying pretty fresh, haven't had any odd odors.
@@SkillCollectors I took mine apart today, I only say that bc of those connecters and harnesses were exposed after removing that duct, I’m sure they are water proof with rubber gaskets in them, but they didn’t seem to have any water residue on them. I ended up modifying my duct. Tesla put a tiny drain hole in that one, I just made it huge but just enough to cover those connectors. I’m sure it’s fine to remove and many have with no issues so far. I watched a vid with a GoPro down there and it’s crazy how much water gets in with the negative vacuum. My m3 is 2 years old and I can tell they were never changed, so nasty. The bottom filter was the the worst. With all that said, it smells so much better now. I sprayed everything out with the AC coil cleaner too. Not a fan of the condenser being right up against the filters!