2025 FRUNK is !!!Disappointing!!!

[bergmi]

My Dad used to have this one saying that applies. He'd say, "You'd bitch if you were getting hung with a brand new rope!".

“My ice cream is too cold!”

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[shark]

I can't believe they still haven't added an access panel to reach the 12 volt battery terminals.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Can anyone share what the energy efficiency is with and without a heat pump under the same environmental conditions? Winter driving/summer driving.

The efficiency differences for winter use are reportedly extremely small. The change was made to provide faster heating and to satisfy demands for a heat pump rather than the restive heating on pre 2025 models.

I can't believe they still haven't added an access panel to reach the 12 volt battery terminals.

You’d think, wouldn’t you.

 

[jkovacs]

I can't believe they still haven't added an access panel to reach the 12 volt battery terminals.

I’ve actually gone back and forth on this one in my head…

At first, I was like, “This is stupid. It needs an access panel!”
Then, I realized, “How often am I ever going to need to get at the 12V battery? 2, maybe 3 times? It’s not like it needs to cold crank the car in winter. It’s fine.”
But lately I’ve come back to, “But when I DO need it, I’m likely going to want to get at it without ripping half the car apart! This is stupid.”

 

[shark]

I’ve actually gone back and forth on this one in my head…

At first, I was like, “This is stupid. It needs an access panel!”
Then, I realized, “How often am I ever going to need to get at the 12V battery? 2, maybe 3 times? It’s not like it needs to cold crank the car in winter. It’s fine.”
But lately I’ve come back to, “But when I DO need it, I’m likely going to want to get at it without ripping half the car apart! This is stupid.”

It is stupid. You shouldn't have to take a risk of breaking off a plastic tab just to charge or replace the 12V battery, a part that needs to be replaced every few years it seems.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I’ve actually gone back and forth on this one in my head…

At first, I was like, “This is stupid. It needs an access panel!”
Then, I realized, “How often am I ever going to need to get at the 12V battery? 2, maybe 3 times? It’s not like it needs to cold crank the car in winter. It’s fine.”
But lately I’ve come back to, “But when I DO need it, I’m likely going to want to get at it without ripping half the car apart! This is stupid.”

For charging or FDRS updates just drill a couple of holes or do this: ??

 

[Bayviews88]

For charging or FDRS updates just drill a couple of holes or do this: ??

Nice! Did you make (3D print?) this battery terminals + cover connector and wire it to the LVB under the frunk tub?

 

[HuntingPudel]

Nice! Did you make (3D print?) this battery terminals + cover connector and wire it to the LVB under the frunk tub?

Nope, that's a commercially-available race car product that's designed to turn over high-compression mountain motors. The write up is at https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/frunk-tub-removed-pics.12094/ ??

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