It’s interesting that the Tesla option has gotten this much discussion on “philosophy” rather than implementation.
I picked up a set of Tesla calipers, and am interested in them because of the weight reduction over the stock calipers (which I still use as a hand/parking brake) with my SACC Wilwood rear brake upgrade.
Pricing on the EPB (Tesla) controller is just high enough that I can’t justify the price to fix something that isn’t broke for something (weight reduction) that I’m not sure I would notice in most of my driving.
But someone’s gotta pay for the engineering & development costs…. I’m sure P-E did a study of development cost, vs. payback, vs. user base to determine their retail price.
I know I don’t have the skill to reverse engineer the Tesla controller (even though I have one, and the schematic).
But one day, if I’m feeling flush, I’ll probably pull the trigger on the controller, wiring harness kit, and mounting adapters… Time will tell.
I am certain it will hold the car in place, and it will take about 2 pounds of unsprung weight off each rear wheel.
Rocky