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    Model 3: Rattling rear deck

    I think mines is doing the same as due to clearance between the trunk and where it rests when closed. There are two little rubber screw in dampers, one each side. I increased height of them which hped
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    12V battery replacement [by tesla mobile service]

    Funnily enough I have a 2019 with about 14K on it and 3 weeks ago I got the scary message. It was under warranty so mobile service came out and replaced it. Then just two days ago my better half's, which is older 2018 popped up same message but she has like 77K on it so out of warranty but for...
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    UGH - The smell of it. [AC Smell]

    My wife has early 2018 and still has this smell, never been to tesla for it but had changed filters, cleaned with the foamy stuff etc, but always appears back, seemingly at random. I have 2019 and never had the smelll.
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    "Deep Rain" improvements [post about auto wipers]

    I'm pretty sure that the software was updated some time ago to 'recognize' carwash. Both my wife and i have 3's and have not had to disable auto for well over a year. Recently, after an LA trip, car was pretty boggin, and even though it was very lightly raining (on and off) i took to car wash...
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    Frunk stuck - cannot find manual override or answer in forums

    Have you tried this? https://forums.tesla.com/discussion/94263/can-a-standard-9v-alkaline-battery-open-a-tesla-model-3-frunk-a-yes-and-it-should-be-worrisome
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    Hack to keep autopilot engaged

    Technicay this is not really a hack, its intended as the point is to ensure you are paying attention (somewhat!) And any change may be seen as valid.
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    Is my horn working normal?

    Yea, that's not normal. You shouldn't even here the clicking as you press.
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    Tesla Ring.. Which one?

    Because walk away works with the phone connection, it does not know anything about the rfid in your ring unless you present it to the console sensor or door pillar
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    Tesla Ring.. Which one?

    I've got one from Amazon (wife got it for me so don't know details) bur works great... However, be mindful that ifv your used to using walk away lock, and you use the ring the car won't then lock when you walk away
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    Any owners of Galaxy S20 FE 5G/Phone key reliability?

    I second checking the battery opt. As that was my issue (on my galaxy s10), the same thing was causing podcasts to seemingly randomly stop but was actually the phone putting the background apps to sleep.
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    Wish I had dual visors

    I grew up driving in uk, now in US for last 20 and never heard of, or saw vehicle with that out of box. I'm sure you can nip to your local auto store and find replacement visors of all shapes and sizes that you can easily attache though. Edit: driving school cars excepted as they added after fact
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    Gauging interest in a free tesla stats desktop dashboard

    I don't want to dump on this as i b think it's great, however teslamate on linux (i installed in rpi) can do a lot of similar sruff and is open source. I bave it connectwd to my Home Assistant and Smart Mirror using this. You also get bunch of dashboards wirh the charting from grafana, also free
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    Ruined my brand new M3 dash

    I did that exact same thing to wifes car. It did eventually go away, however did persist for a few months. I had resigned to ot being there, so hopefully after some time yours will also sort itself! I would NOT recommened trying to remove it.
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    Cabin Filter replacement

    Just bought 2 after watching couple vids on replacing filter. That little screw will def be a casualty.....
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    My 2018 LR RWD M3 needs new tires and service - Keep it or Trade?

    Maybe i just read it wrong, but to clarify.. your trying to decide if your car is a total write off or not because it needs new tires? How often did you change your ice car when it ran out of fuel?