Great video. Is there a huge hepa filter under the new black plastic shroud you installed? If so, how often should it be replaced? Having a $70 software charge to enable bio defense mode is a ripoff.
Damn! I wish I had seen this video before I had the service center install it. I didn't know it was an option to do it myself. They were done in less than 30 minutes. Yes, don't forget to have the biohazard mode software installed afterwards! They may charger you for it. I'm hoping for an official parcel shelf retrofit instead of the unofficial one some people were lucky enough to get.
If anyone is wondering what the blank plastic on top is all about, it's to better protect the intake from water running down off the windshield. The old intake filter allowed water and debris to get into the filter resulting in that musty smell through the cabin. There is no weather strip seal under the hood.
for the hole that you drill, would it be better if you put so alcohol clean it first and put some touch up paint, let dry then install the rivet. over time you might see rust and that is so close the the wheel where water will be splashing in the area.
So there is actually another full part of the casting under that hole. If you were to look down into it you can see a fully painted second part of the casting. Below that second part of the metal is the wheel well. I did think about maybe using an acid etch primer paint just to make the top of the rivet look better but at the end of the day, I wouldn't expect any water to get to this part of the car.
New Tesla owner (2021 Model Y), so I have 2 dumb questions. 1. Would you say the Hepa filter is a must-have? 2. Does this replace the need for the 2 airfilters inside the vehicle?
HEPA is a waste of money unless you live in the CA fires. You still need 2 cabin air filters. I’ve never used bio mode ever. Probably should have saved my money and not drilled into my car. It does not increase value of the car.
You don’t need to remove the interior cabin filters. If you wish to change them, that is done on the front passenger side. Super simple you just pull off the side panel and pop them out.
