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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Alrighty - happy to report back now with how things eventually worked out in this thread out for future reference: Long story short, I decided to buy a Y, so I took the aforementioned Model 3 in to a service center to have it checked out. Even though things were working fine - I knew I was...
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    new Tesla Model 3 18" Photon Wheels - load rating?

    The lowest wheel load rating that Tesla uses on the Y is 750kg, which is why many folks feel that's a fair target rating for replacement wheels on the Y. Why? As per the above posts - the 700kg or 710kg wheel would probably be fine the most of the time. And I'd bet there's a wide margin of...
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    new Tesla Model 3 18" Photon Wheels - load rating?

    Alrighty, ask and we shall receive! A Model 3 Highland Photon wheel finally popped up on eBay, so I sent the seller a message, and they were kind enough to send me a photo of the load rating. It's 710kg. (Cue sad trombone... whomp whomp. I suppose it's not the new Y wheel that we'd hoped...
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    18" Aero wheels and Model Y load limits

    Curious about the Photons as well. I started a thread a few days ago about their load rating. I figure start there, and then work up to fitment. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/new-tesla-model-3-18-photon-wheels-load-rating.321471/
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    18" Aero wheels and Model Y load limits

    Huh. Can you see the scrapes on the inside of the wheels? If there was any contact at all, I imagine that it would leave a very clear ring etched into the barrel of the wheel!
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    new Tesla Model 3 18" Photon Wheels - load rating?

    Thanks. The wheels have a load rating stamped into the casting - so curiosity about that spec on the new wheels should suffice as a reason to wonder what it is. However, in this case there's a practical application as well: The minimum load rating for wheels on a Model Y is 750kg. Thus...
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    new Tesla Model 3 18" Photon Wheels - load rating?

    Curious - has anyone seen what the load rating is on the new Model 3's 18" Photon wheels? (that is - the actual load rating stamped inside the forged wheel...) The first-gen Model 3's 18" Aero wheels had a 700kg load rating, while the refreshed 18" Aeros had a 750kg rating. Thus, curious...
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    18" Aero wheels and Model Y load limits

    Yes. With any winter tire, concentrating the weight of the car onto a narrower contact patch will give more traction in snow and ice than a wider tire of the same variety. It'll also offer more range via less wind resistance. The tradeoff is handling on dry roads, where a narrower tire will...
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Update! So - I believe that I’ve finally found the fix, at least in my car: if anyone else suppers the same erratic seat control, try checking/tightening any plugs under the seat. One of mine seemed a bit loose, and indeed, after just pushing it further in, no more seat issues! This also...
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    For whatever it’s worth, the seat switch gremlins are back, despite the new switch. Argh - the only possible thing I can imagine is an issue with the seat wire harness, so maybe I’ll swap that at some point. (It doesn’t look like a super fun job though…) At lease the seat presets are still...
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Interesting - I still get the calibration failed message, even though everything seems to be working 100% fine now. I'll try moving the seat through it's entire range of motion and see if that helps with the calibration. Though as long as the seat controls work, I'll be happy.
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Update here... I tried the recalibration, and it seemed to work, but gave a "calibration failed, try again later" message at the end. But - the seat controls did not revert to normal thereafter. It was the same mixed up movement pattern. Alas - I decided to swap the seat control module. In...
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Interesting - thanks. I’m on a rad trip at present, but will try recalibrating when I get home. I had just purchased a new seat control switch to swap in (haven’t installed it yet) but even better if recalibrating fixes it!
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    Umm... My Model 3 driver power seat switches are drunk.

    Hey crew - bizarro question here: My Model 3 seat seems to be drunk. When I use the power seat controls for the driver seat, very few of the functions work as intended, but instead, they're doing other things altogether. Here's the rough translation of what I tell the seat to do, and then...
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    Supercharger - Utica, NY

    Looks like these Utica superchargers are down - they show as greyed out via Tesla. Any insights from folks in the know? I’m hoping that perhaps they’re upgrading them, but that might be a bit wishful. Of the few Supercharger sites that I frequent, this set in Utica hasn’t been in great...