Community Guidelines

How we keep DSDMods useful. Last updated September 19, 2026.

DSDMods is a community of Tesla owners and enthusiasts. Most of this comes down to one thing: treat people the way you would at a meet.

The short version

• Be decent to each other, including when you disagree.
• Post in the right place, and search before starting a new thread.
• Say who you are if you are selling something.
• Do not post anything you would not want traced back to you.

Posting

• Keep it on topic. Each forum has a purpose. A Model 3 wiring question does not belong in Events.
• Give your thread a real title. "Rattle from rear hatch at 60mph" gets answered. "HELP!!!" does not.
• No spam. Repeated links, affiliate links dressed up as advice, or the same post across several forums.
• Share what you learn. If you solve a problem, come back and say how. Someone will search it in a year.

Buying and selling

• Listings go in the marketplace, not in the forums.
• Describe the item honestly, including its faults. Photos of the actual item, not from a catalogue.
• Be clear about price and postage before anyone commits.
• Deal at your own risk. DSDMods does not handle payment between members and cannot recover your money if a deal goes wrong. Meet in person for anything expensive.
• If you sell professionally, say so. A trade seller posting as a private owner is the fastest way to lose the room.

Vendors and sponsors

• Businesses are welcome, in the Vendor Zone and the marketplace.
• Say who you work for when you recommend something you sell.
• Answer questions honestly, including the ones that do not suit you.
• Do not post advertising in member threads.

Modification and safety

Plenty here involves working on a car with a high voltage battery. Advice from other members is exactly that: advice from other members. It is not from Tesla and it is not from an engineer.

• Say when something is your opinion rather than something you know.
• Mention the risk if a job carries one, including to a warranty.
• Do not encourage anyone to defeat a safety system.
• If you are not sure, say so. It is more useful than a confident guess.

Not allowed

• Abuse, harassment, threats, or attacks on someone's race, religion, sex, or anything of that kind.
• Posting someone's personal details, including their address, phone number or plate.
• Pretending to be someone else, or running more than one account.
• Copyrighted material you have no right to share, including manuals and software.
• Anything illegal, including stolen parts and defeat devices where they are unlawful.
• Deliberately misleading people to sell something.

If something goes wrong

Report the post rather than arguing in the thread. Moderators can edit or remove a post, close a thread, or suspend an account.

We will usually say something before we act. Repeated problems, or anything that puts a member at risk, may mean an account is removed without warning.

If you think we got it wrong, email support@dsdmods.com and a person will look at it.

A note on Tesla

DSDMods is an independent community. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Tesla, Inc. Tesla and the model names are their trademarks.

Questions about any of this: support@dsdmods.com