Tesla Model 3 Salvage Title Rebuild Discussion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- Outlining the process I had rebuilding a tesla model 3. Challenges and cost breakdown associated with the rebuild. Overall cost ownership including maintenance and charging.
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Currently rebuilding M3 in Ontario (not slavaged). I must say it is much easier to do this now then couple years ago with all the availbility of parts and information online.
Very true. Parts used to take forever! Hope everything goes smoothly for you.
You should make a video fo the rebuilding of the Model Y.
Yes that is the plan. I wasn’t making TH-cam videos when I did the model 3 so I’ll try to for sure on this one.
Appreciate your content and craftmanship!
Thank you very much
Thank you for the video! Glad to hear FSD Remained!
Complete honesty. Thank you & great job
Thanks, appreciate it
Thank you so much for this.
Great video! I also rebuilt a Tesla. Tesla parts dept is great compared to ebay!
Well done, car looks great! Re - your model Y not completing the update: Try plugging the headlight modules back in - it definitely won't update without those! My salvaged M3 can still fast charge because I don't think Tesla disabled it before the security certificate expired - this means that Tesla can no longer communicate OTA with the car (unfortunately this also means I don't get updates). I agree, new parts from Tesla are surprisingly cheap! Sometimes it is more expensive buying them 2nd hand than new! Also, agree with you about solar - We are virtually self sufficient with power (solar and batteries) and even though we now use more power than we used to (due to charging our ev) we actually now draw less from the grid than before we had the EV.
good advice with the headlights! I will try that for sure. Interesting glitch with your ability to fast charge. If you plug into the tesla fast chargers it works? How does it verify the car for billing? Yeah the solar thing seems like a good solution, but anything EV/green tech gets so politicized Governments loose sight of solutions easily. Are you guys net metering too? I think Canada is well behind Australia and Europe as far as implementation.
@@519Kustomz Yeh, I trailered it to a Supercharger and it charges no problem :) I managed to get ownership through Tesla with a receipt of purchase (and some sweet talking) so the vin that gets sent to the supercharger was allocated to my Tesla account. Yes, we are are on net metering - unusually Australia is actually the cheapest place for rooftop solar (thanks to some regulations that were put in place to reduce installation red tape decades ago). It's a no brainer - great for the environment and great for the hip pocket (made even more so with an ev)!
Hi, thank you for your great video! I still have a few questions I can’t find awnsers for on the internet.
I would like to repair a salvage Tesla. However, I am from Québec and I discovered that our resalvaging laws appear far more strict than in Ontario (I could be wrong). It requires absurd structure verification welding and documentation, with only official Tesla repair instructions.
It seems almost impossible to recertify it unless one is himself a certified Tesla repairman. I hope Ontario won’t fall in the same path.
Thus I am trying to find a total loss, but still clean title Tesla for my ambition.
My question is: how worried should I be that the car be declared "Unsupported" by Tesla (thus losing access to Superchargers)?
Can an "unsupported" car be realistically "resupported" by Tesla if one keeps a title clean (or Rebuilt)?
Could I buy, and maintain, autopilot if the Tesla is declared unsupported?
Will normal 240volt charging also be cut if I get "unsupported" ?
I am young and relatively poor, so fixing a Tesla might be my only way to acquire my dream car.
Thank you very much. 100% subscribing to your channel!
Im not sure about the differences in Quebec to be honest. Obviously the best option would be a clean title car, but everyone want that one... In ontario we still need the structural safety done to tesla specs as well as normal mechanical safety. Unsupported is kind of misleading. You will loose the warranty for sure, but I still get all over the air updates. The model 3's can have a high voltage inspection done to regain supercharging, for a cost. My car had full self driving and it did stay with the car, even though it is rebuilt. I would assume you could purchase it after the fact aswell. The normal level 2 charging works perfect, it only affects supercharging.
Hope that helps!
Amazing video!!! would you be willing to share the photos of the tesla you bought from the auction because we are thinking of doing the same but I dont want to buy anything which has a structural because I dont have the tools to fix. Dents and changing parts here and there should be ok but no structural damage. Just wondering what do you look for when buying salvage teslas? how do you spot structural damage in Teslas?
Tough one but usually you can see the insurance adjusters estimate before you bid on a car in the insurance auctions. That is very helpfull, but it can still be a gamble. Point and direction of impact can be quite telling also.
@@519Kustomz what would you prefer what should we buy? In terms of how much damage is there. Also is it better to buy front end collision with no undercarriage damage as a first starter rebuild car?
Did u have any error alerts when u purchase car from auction which ones and how did u clear it? Thanks
Yeah i had a bunch of error codes. Many restraint codes, park sensors, coolant valve, etc. Work through them system by system and usually the fault will clear itself after the parts are replaced or repaired. Sometimes a software re-deploy is needed.
@519Kustomz. will tesla remove the salvage title in the system? because everything seem to be fine?
It will be marked as rebuilt / unsupported. But, you can have the salvage title inspection done to get back on the supercharger network.
From what I've heard, the reason that they get totalled so easily is that Tesla certified shops will often recommend replacing the battery pack if there is any chance of damage to it. So when you add that cost, it's an easy decision usually.
I have seen that too, any scrapes on the bottom of the battery and it is recommended replacement.
It's really insidious....Tesla gets to remove itself from all battery warranty claims, and insurance companies have to continuously eat the cost of claims. The only winners here is Tesla because they can decide on a whim which cars to provide battery warranty service to.
Where in Canada are you ? Ontario ! I thought Canadians weren't allowed to import salvage title cars ?
Yeah Guelph, Ontario. So far we have not had any issues? Wonder why they wouldn't let us??
Currently rebuilding a M3 in California . Is there any way I can email you , I have a few questions wondering if maybe you can help ?
Yeah of course. Dan@519kustomz.com
Just emailed you!
When you say "no warranty" do you mean just no warranty on the car or do you also mean no warranty on the battery?
Warranty is void on everything. Unless you had to have a drive or battery replaced to get it back on the road.
@@519Kustomz Thanks for the info!
**There are no Tesla dealerships
I have 3 within an hours drive from me
@@519Kustomz Tesla has delivery centers, service centers and showrooms.
just paid today $2030 for my 2018 M3,
That is excellent! what sort of shape is it in??
@@519Kustomz that's the price of the inspection in Los Angeles, not the car :)
Where my friend? What type of parts do you need.
Sagittarius A = a black hole
LOL yep. It's immense gravity vacuumed money until it was fixed...