I joined the club today! 2013 MS 85
Hello fellow MS owners! I just joined the club, looking for advice on upgrades, maintenance, accessories and more.
I just purchased a 2013 MS 85 RWD with 145k miles in blue with black interior on 19in Cyclones with free supercharging.
Major work Done:
Motor replaced under warranty at 95k
Battery replaced at 135k
Air Suspension replaced (recent, unknown mileage)
MCU2 upgrade (recent, unknown mileage)
So, for the most part, all the things I should be worried about have been taken care of fairly recently.
My next maintenance concern is the AC Compressor. It makes a fairly loud thump when it engages, and on occasion I will hear it thump on a roughly 10 second cycle. In my mind this indicates that it is turning on, sensing something wrong with the system, and turning off and trying again in 10 seconds. The air blows ice cold, so I dont think it's sensing low pressure from a leak. Has anyone had a similar experience? Should I look to replace it now, rather than wait for it to fail? Anyone replaced the unit or paid to have it replaced? Any insights would be much appreciated.
Upgrades I'm considering:
New Wheels
I'd like black or a dark grey. I plan to chrome delete, and I think darkening the wheels completes the look. While the 21in wheels would probably look best, the trade offs of worsened ride quality and more expensive tires is probably not worth it, but if anyone has gone that route and thinks they can convince me otherwise, I'm open to suggestions. What wheels and tires are you guys running, and how do you feel about them.
Spacers
I might go pretty extreme here, I love the look of a wide stance. In anyone has pictures of theirs. Please share.
Exterior Trim Delete
For a chrome delete I have a holographic black carbon fiber vinyl. You can see it in the pic applied to the door handles. Door handles were easy, morst of the other trim looks fairly straight forward too, but I think the mirrors and some areas of the front bumper will be more challenging. Anyone done this themselves? Any tips?
Tint
Only 50% tint is legal in MN, but I see plenty of sedans with tint that obviously exceeds that. I think I'll risk it, and smoke tint the headlights and taillights as well. I don't break any other laws while I drive, so I'm not worried about getting pulled over. Sounds like a warning is the typical outcome, so worst case I have to remove it. It'll be DIY so I'm not out much if that happens.
Interior Trim
This has the factory carbon package which looks great. To compliment that, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fiber door trim kit found on AliExpress for about $55. Its 8 pieces that cover the silver trim line that runs across the door handles. Anyone have this? How does it look.
Seat covers and floor mats
My interior is in exceptional condition, but I don't like the look of black interiors. If there weren't so many pros to this car, the one con of black interior would have been enough to dissuade me from buying it. I've seen some really impressive looking seat covers and all leather floor mat packages for Teslas generally, but I cant find pics or videos of any installed on this generation of MS. If I do this upgrade, I want something truly transformative. Like floor mats that cover every inch of carpet plus go up the sidewalls where appropriate and tuck under the trim fro a factory look. I'm thinking all white, but Im worried it might make the somewhat off-white headliner look aged or out of place. So, maybe something in blue to tie in with the exterior. At any rate, has anyone installed floor mats or seat covers that they are really happy with? Where did you find them?
Center Console
I want more cup holders and hidden storage. I can't find a any good middle ground here. There are cheap looking inserts for $40 which add cup holders and spacers, or factory looking upgrades for $400+. I think what I am after is the console from newer model ywara. Has anyone swapped one in? Or does anyone have any console upgrades they are happy with? For the cubby below screen, i found a 3D print of a drawer. I have a printer, so that seems like an easy solution. Maybe add some carbon fiber or black leather vinyl to the face.
Charging
My wife just got an Ionic 6 too, so we are adding level 2 home charging. Adding a second meter and a seperate 200A service to the garage, plus two Tesla Universal Wall chargers is costing us about $7k total. But the electric company is giving us $2800 in rebates and from 10pm-6am charging will cost us $0.01 per kW, which is wild to think about. I'll be able to charge from 0%-100% at home for $0.85 and on the road for free.
Other Accessories
What else have you guys added? In particular what accesories have been game changers or massive quality of life improvements.
What Else?
As a new owner, and a first time EV owner, what else do I need to be aware of? What do you wish you knew sooner?
Thanks in advance for your input and advice. I'm excited to be a part of this group and plan to be a top contributor.