Tesla reader locations

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#1

So I’ve had my Apex in for a bit now and registered it with my Tesla model Y with no issues! The inside reader is very easy to find. BUT I feel like a crazy person trying to find the right location on the outside. Does anyone have a model Y have a location I should put a sticker on? I feel like my neighbors are thinking I’m trying to break into my own car as I wipe my hand and try the handles for 15minutes before giving up and going inside just to try again the next day.

I have installed the applet, I did register it to the car, and when I scan inside the car it does switch to the Apex key. I just can’t get the right spot on the piller, or maybe antenna orientation? I assume it would be the exact same as the Tesla key implant.

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#2

I don’t own a Tesla but I can suggest trying to locate the antenna with a keychain field detector.

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#3

This is an obvious solution, just ordered all the field testers. Not sure why I didn’t think of it!

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#4

Wait, the Apex pre-orders didn’t include one? But that’s probably not a major hassle as I assume that most of people who ordered one have several keychains already.

#5

It’s here, right?

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You may need to hold the implant a cm off the surface to get a good read. Too close and there’s parasitics interrupting a good read. Depending on your install location, I would find another part of your hand to rest on the car that let’s you prop the implant 5-10mm off the surface, and then slowly slide down from above the reader point to past it. Very slowly though because it’s probably pinging on an interval.

#6

I’m pretty sure, only xSeries implants come with the xFDs
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Although in this situation an HF xFD could be beneficial

You should have just orderd an xSeries…Like a NExT Implant, you would have got the xFDs for FREEEEEEEEE

The Apex Flex should come with a DT DC though
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If this was me, to help build the picture, I would be using the DT DC to determine the duty cycle and get an idea of the power output.

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#7

I already have so many implants I didn’t need more. And the beta apex didn’t include anything but the implant and needle, might be different when in production.

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