Wow! Robert, that’s impressive!
I would not have thought the repair would be as straightforward as that.
To me, that’s a sign of good engineering :-)
On Jul 23, 2021, at 10:31 AM, Robert Cole <rncole@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So Monday due to an unfortunate flip and impact when tossing my backpack into
the passenger seat, I managed to break my screen (2019 Model 3).
I don’t know if it was just the location, but due to the impact and spider
cracking I lost all touch input. Since I have PIN to drive enabled, that meant
I had to start the car with the app.
I managed to source a loaner screen and swapped it out, and ordered one from
eBay
(https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tesla-Model-3-Screen-Display-Unit-Center-1089543-00-E-Brand-New-Sealed-/184788646458?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0),
which showed up yesterday. After a swap this morning from the loaner, it
works great and now has a screen protector.
For those that haven’t looked at such a task, it involves removing a cover
panel on the underside of the mount arm, removing 2 bolts, sliding the monitor
and neck out from the dash, removing two T30 screws, and unplugging the cable.
It takes about 10min once you have tools assembled.
I ended up using a suction cup removal device from an ifixit kit to pop out the
access panel to prevent trim damage.
Screens are not coded to the car, so after the swap a quick reboot wakes it up
and all is done.
Estimates from Tesla were about $1300-1600 (presumably depending on the price
of the screen). All in for this was $219 plus about $40 for a screen
protector.
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