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I switch out the 21" Arachnids Michelin Pilot Sport 4s for 255/45R/19s Continental Viking Contacts in winter. Besides being good in snow, the 19s' ride comfort is so much better than the 21s. New England roads are often in poor condition and the 21s lead to what I consider too brittle / rough...

I'd buy the S Refresh again if I were going back in time; that is, if I could do it over again, I would buy the same car. However, when I go to buy my next car (likely in '24), it will most likely be a 7-Series. I've driven the i7 and it's amazing inside and out; the fit, finish, and materials...

2023.44.30.7 update received today. 2021 LR (refresh)

Please just add any of: massaging seats, soft close doors, extended under-thigh seat cushion (to extend closer towards knee), and blind spot side view mirror warning light...

Price cuts overnight aren't a surprise but the surprise is the amounts. I don't have the heart to tell my buddy who recently got a new Plaid; this is the second time a dramatic price cut has occurred just after he bought a new Tesla. Funny... just yesterday I was talking to somebody else who...

Just slide open the bin and put in your phone, with the bottom of the phone touching the inside bottom of the bin and the top back of the phone leaning forward... See attached side-by-side single photo, which I took with my phone; I used an envelope to represent a phone and its placement.

A phone-mount alternative that may achieve your goal is to use the top-front storage bin, just below / in front of the wireless phone charging area. You can rest the phone at an approx 30-degree angle. It will shift around a bit for certain cornering, etc.; depends on friction of your...

I just applied the "dots"and am so glad I did. Clean application, looks good, and works really well. Should have done this months ago!?!? Thank you for the recommendation!

I like the concept of the raised buttons / stickers in OP, especially on turn signals and horn but for symmetry seems best to apply to all of the buttons; do they look very shiny and "Amazon aftermarket-esque"? Perhaps that will depend more on a dust-free application... and if it leaves no...

Congrats and enjoy! Looks excellent.

Thank you; hope they activate soon, the yoke is pretty darn good in my opinion, except in particular for the horn situation ..

For the April 2022 and later S production, can you honk the horn in the traditional sense; i.e., by pressing on the very center of the yoke (where the airbag is)?

Thank you.

Is the Plaid's second row floor completely flat and same height as the non-Plaid S? Any differences of any kind between Plaid and non-Plaid? (The Lucid Dream floor has a higher floor height than the non-Dream due to battery size difference there, such that the rear seat passengers' feet and...

Cheers.

It seems the Sirius favorites icons are arranged in the chronological order in which they were set. Is there a way for the user to rearrange the favorites icons, whether as as a true custom drag-and-drop rearrangement into any order the user wants, or alphabetically? I am not asking about...

Oh man, how great would soft-close doors be?!

The black wrap looks good. Who makes it / where did you buy it? (Or was it homemade? Excellent work if you made it yourself!)

Wow! The used-car pricing asks on Tesla's own web site are often well above their new-car pricing! Granted, Tesla can ask whatever they want but even if they are getting negotiated down towards current MSRP for used cars, the numbers say a lot about the used-car market (at least, Tesla's...

Thank you; I figure they would wholesale it quickly but with Model S prices having risen from 80 to 100 since I got the refresh, perhaps they might give decent pricing. Still, the logic is the same as to why to go to CarMax, etc. Hearing good things about CarMax and other companies who are...

Does Tesla buy back used Teslas if the seller is not then buying nor planning to buy a Tesla (i.e., no trade-in, just selling back a used Tesla to Tesla)?

I absolutely love the blue exterior; looks awesome; congrats. To my eyes in person and in photos, the blue seems to make the back end look stubbier. I can't quite figure out why; maybe an optical illusion because in white exterior, the stubbiness is not as pronounced to my eyes. I'd still...

My 2021 Model S Refresh heats really well; the only issue is that there is a huge leap in air flow from fan speed 3 to 4. It goes from 3 nice flow you can feel just right and quiet, to 4 moderately strong blow and audible. Very non-linear along the 1-10 speeds. Hard to quantify but basically...

Same rattle / folding seat issue with my car; electrical tape also fixed things and hopefully will last...

The Sirius icon appears and disappears from time to time, between drives and during drives, too. Can't understand the reason. Has done that for months and I keep the car current with OTA updates. I stopped wasting my time even thinking about it and just switch to Spotify or whatever else when...

17 and 17a are classic....

I'd be happy with a simple yellow/orange light indicator on each of the side view mirrors when there is a car in the respective blind spot. I don't need to see a disorienting video of what's there, let alone such a video now unwisely located in the center dash screen. I just need to know...

My biggest issue with Tesla is not the mediocre physical build quality but instead the poor customer service I have experienced (e.g., responsiveness, appointment availability, app limitations, availability to speak with a local human when that would be way more efficient). The joke I have with...

Some more interior and exterior differentiation (optional or standard) might help Plaid sales; it doesn't need to be (and probably shouldn't be) crazy differences but something, and that wouldn't create practical issues for Tesla. Perhaps more carbon fiber bits that can even be snapped onto the...

I had same issue; rear leaking tire and none of the big online or local tire folks had the acoustic version of the tire which has literally a simple foam insert that supposedly lowers tire and road noise in the cabin. Tesla customer service (phone and app) was abysmal as expected -- no response...

My Sirius icon appears and disappears with no discernible pattern between drives; at the start of a drive, it sometimes is there and sometimes is not. However, the icon does not disappear during drives if it is there at the beginning of a drive. If it is not there at the beginning of a...

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/tesla-s-2021-snow-tires-has-anyone-found-snow.249448/#post-6208837

Just put them on and the front tires are way too close to the control arm and also the interior of the wheel arch (lower front part of wheel arch closest to ground and center of car). Makes a noticeable metallic scrubbing noise even when driving straight. Taking them off now. First time ever...

See this thread; perhaps helpful: Vendor - Refresh Model S LR/Plaid : Winter Tire Option No snow yet but just put on 275/35/21 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 on all four corners; stock Arachnid 21s wheels on a 2021 Model S LR.

Jamie, thank you for all the helpful info.

Jamie, thank you for the reply. With me knowing absolutely nothing about tire stretching and having zero mechanical prowess, are you saying that the Model Y Performance rear-wheel / tire is an OEM stretch setup? I poked around online to learn more about stretching; it seems stretching is a...

Thank you for the reply. (1) Can you clarify what tire stretch is (conceptually and the physics / science impact vs a non-stretched tire)... my biggest focus is not compromising on safety. (2) would 285/30/21 in rears still result in tire stretch? Thank you.

Thank you for this post and info. I recently started looking at Tire Rack, wanting to keep my OEM 21" Arachnid wheels with a set of snows... Are you saying that, if wanting to use the OEM 21" Arachnid wheels, the only option (per Tire Rack) for same tire manufacturer and model front and rear...

Call me crazy but yesterday the "subscription" option was definitely not there and it is now there today. This is not the first time I've had things appear/disappear on the screen. Anyway, when you click subscription, it then shows the radio ID, which then enables you to to continue activating...

I don't get the "subscription" option when swiping as noted above, to learn my Radio ID #. I called Sirius XM and they tried to remotely diagnose but couldn't tell me Radio ID #. Tesla service contact for me is very kind but not able to resolve, which sadly has been typical Tesla customer...

I have 10 new items pending for service to resolve. This will be 3rd service in 6 weeks since delivered. Not even worth my time to list everything. Can't wait for EQS.

Sounds odd, I thought so too except I double-checked and definitely was not there in 24.3. One day, such variability car-to-car with same update versions might be explicable...??m

Got 24.4 today and it finally now has dashcam and sentry reviewer on the main display. Before 24.4, I had to remove the USB and put it on another computer to view / save (only did it once, just to see if it worked).

Agreed. I wonder if it's just a long-term marketing and R&D effort for whatever is the post-yoke "steering wheel" Tesla is privately now thinking about...

I don't find myself having to press any of the yoke buttons when turning the yoke. I didn't do it with my prior cars really; maybe there was a random unusual circumstance but not one I can offhand think of, and haven't needed to yet with yoke. The issue for me is not about the yoke but is about...

Good questions! I actually look at the time and temp very often, and the MB S-Class blocks that info as well as what gear you're in (gear issue is moot with the Tesla). It also cuts off some other info, such as the speedometer from 65 mph up. I realize you can semi-customize the MB but...

Have had the yoke for 2 weeks. I was unintentionally hitting the turn signals the first couple of hours of driving; that was the only buttons I had issues with and only that briefly. Then, without me realizing it, I simply got used to it and now virtually no unintentional presses of any of the...

Looks awesome. Enjoy! White exterior is fantastic.

21" wheels. Order first placed Feb 2021 with April delivery date. April then became May. May then became July. And yesterday I got the call about the inspection delay...

I got the "inspection delay" call yesterday from local dealer delivery center. LR model. Delivery that was scheduled for tomorrow (Monday, July 26) was cancelled. The woman said she would call me asap, when permitted, to reschedule. Doesn't do a lot for confidence in the brand and quality...