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I searched the threads but no clear answer. I was adjusting my MPP ride height, and people commonly measure the distance from ground to battery pack. (ie:140mm). My car's battery is not even and it gives me weird measurements. So... Can someone please measure their Model 3 from ground to the...

Bump because I heard the MY2021 comes with "new, higher efficiency tires". (Quieter too?) Anyone know whats up with them? Was just about to pull the trigger on a set of OEM 18"s that came with my car.

Only found a thread where a guy said he paid ~$900 and "swapped the card reader". If anyone has instructions, photos or experiences swapping the console, please post them here. - What happens to USB ports? - Is card reader physically swappable or must be reprogrammed? cheers

Anyone look into swapping out the old center console for the new one? Fingers crossed this is possible.. Didn't find a thread on this yet. Thanks in advance!

Didn't see a post specifically about this.. Can anyone recommend a tire for commuters in dry climates that want the quietest road experience? I know TireRack has a road noise ratings, but I'd like to know if anyone has swapped the Model 3 OEM and definitely found something quieter. I'm on the...

You didn't mention how well it compares to the OEM spoiler. ???

Ah gracias. I knew something had to be up! Would be nice if it gave you the European-style Central Locking System that allows one to override by opening it directly.

I needed to receive items in a sanitary way, only to find out I can't open the trunk without opening a door! I must be missing something! Buttons are greyed out and no voice command. Forces you do open a door :

MPP is offering new bushings, but not sure if they would help with NVH.

I am defining neighborhood by the official civic definition. Here in Los Angles, the city is divided into neighborhoods, and I believe other cities are as well. It was super cool that Tesla understood them, based presumably on their mapping data, because you could see the neighborhood names on...

Something making me very sad is I lost my ability to state where my destination is : "Take me to [store] in [neighborhood]." Now, it just shows me [store] around where I am located, which is super pointless in a sprawl like LA. It used to be SO BRILLIANT before! "Take me to Home Depot near...

Did you also use sound deadening material ie: dynamat around the strut towers and wheel wells? Or just the thinsulate? I'm about to begin this project.

Do you mean between the frunk plastic liner and the strut tower?

Sad change : no longer obeys location in a nav search. ie: Take me to Home Depot in Santa Monica. Will now only display Home Depot in the current map area. This has to surely be a bug. :eek:

Voice now fails to hear me now 19 times out of 20. Anyone else? Completely busted.

Cool sasha, thanks for chiming in. I do think that a comfort platform for those who don't wish to lower their cars (much), tuned well, could sell a lot. The comforts I am running are not bad (and handle quite well at speed), but given that I want to keep this car 6-8 years, I'm jonesing for...

Yes this is the deeper story. I was over simplifying because most people asking about which coilover to purchase are concerned with ride feeling and road conditions so I wanted to cut to the chase. The bang I refer to is the QUALITY of feeling when the damper is sharply engaged, not just all...

Sport or KW V3 is actually firmer damper than comfort. Therefore, no regrets. The improvement to OEM is very significant. Its just a bummer the damper isn't as comfortable as say, a VW or Audi, which are just a bit softer and more forgiving as you hit cracks and holes. However, the extra...

Comfort owner here. The simple answer is you feel a much smaller percentage of the cracks and lines on the freeway, perhaps 15-20% of what you feel stock, to the point where it really doesn't stand out compared to a regular car. However, when you do feel them, when they are big enough to make...

Here is an example of using thinsulate. As you probably know, Dynamat only stops the car from resonating like an acoustic guitar. Thinsulate blocks sound.

Yes. There are some less expensive rolls you get buy elsewhere. I heard you should even layer twice, for 4" thickness. The acoustic absorption will be extremely strong at 4", hopefully blocking all kinds road noise. It appears similar material is already in the doors, so no big gains there...

Thanks for posting. I have planned to add dynamat to wheel wells and strut towers, except I will use thinsulate on the wheel well trim on advice on some sound deadening experts. It will block more frequencies from the road, as opposed to only stop the trim from resonating. I hope to get even...

Scenario : I am driving on a busy street and want to parallel park. I see someone is leaving. I pull my car to the side and turn my signal on so cars can go around me. I engage reverse so the driver sitting in their car can see my reverse lights are on and I want their spot. * The turn...

Every car out there has a "sensitivity" setting for auto wiper. But Tesla doesn't...thanks to Elon's ego.

I have a feeling the Tesla repair process will get digested by the market with time. Also, I don't have to sell to anyone who wants a discount. I can always wait for a buyer who understands. Hopefully that is many years from now anyway.

I have answers for you. I am in SoCal and had similar rear end damage this year. Hit & run, license plate wasn't captured on dash-cam, lost my $1k deductible. - Tesla SC regional manager in Van Nuys told me they are only just starting to replace bumpers. Frame damage requires Tesla Certified...

The problem is that people still desire leather. Most luxury materials in world history for kings and queens are in fact not leather. The new E-Tron GT agreed with this notion and has some amazing textiles in place of leather. My friend was a designer at Audi and said the design chief actually...

Most people don't notice their steering wearing down as their car gets over 50k miles. Its like old shoes.. there's some extra play, isn't as tight, etc. Its subtle, but its the kind of thing you notice when you buy a new car. And here in LA where we have the 2nd worst roads in the nation, I...

I saw Electrek's post about the guy with 100k miles. I wonder how the steering holds up. Every car I've owned by 60-70k (audi/bmw/porsche) starts getting really loose steering and needs some parts replaced. Anyone out there with a lot of miles comment on this? cheers

I live in the desert. Have had full regen since spring. Went camping last weekend. 38 degrees at night. Woke up to the sun. Full regen. -- Tonight I went to get my car from SC. Had some rattles fixed. 71 degrees. Got in. NO regen - the kind I only saw in the snow last winter. Drove home in...

You can put dynamat on the strut towers. Some M3 owners have said this helps. Also you can add 3M thinsulate behind the wheel openings which I hear is a noticeable improvement. I plan on doing this soon :

You would have to try. Bass is mysterious and takes some testing. Its possible having a rubber trunk liner on top helps. But the short story is - if you tap on panels of the car and hear resonance, then it will benefit to be dampened. Makes sense when you think about it. You are basically...

Easiest thing is to put yourself in the trunk and tap on it. If it resonances, then its only going to add more sound. That is the principal behind Dynamat. Dynamat doesn't absorb sound, it stops the vibrating panels from ringing like a drum. You only need dynamat in a few places. But to block...

So I went to install this and careful analysis showed me that it would interfere with the current seal in many places. I identified the area with the largest lack of a seal, and which way to install it to create the best seal. What I ended up with was the area along the sides and also on the...

Well..Performance always had a lower ride height. But now the configurator is showing LR/Dual Motor lower, as well.

I just noticed on the website that the Performance AND Long Range drop in height from the Standard when you play with the configurator? Is this old news? Didn't hear about it.

Cool. Did you buy the short or long one?

What are the trunk seals you mention?

I went with the amazon recommended one. Definitely helps a lot. Road noise no, because thats from the wheels into the chassis.

Everything you need to know about making a vehicle quiet is here. I'm going to be adding Thinsulate behind the wheel openings and dynomat to the strut towers as noted here. Door seals found on Amazon help blocking high frequencies tremendously in the city.

Question : Will Smart Summon benefit from neural net learning the way autopilot has? If so, we've only just begun to acquire customer data. I heard the first couple months of autopilot (2017) was super terrible.

I increased the summon tolerance settings from 8" to 24". I'll try again while riding in the drivers seat, as some suggested. But you know, the whole purpose is that some day you trust it not being in your line of sight. That is the reasonable use of the feature,

Anyone else notice it now shows an animation of your doors open .. and pickup trucks!

I was just wondering if the summon tolerance settings apply to Smart Summon as well. Mine are set to the smallest tolerance possible. I've never had a problem with regular summon hitting anything, but this thing moves FAST!

Well, this was my first try.. it came a few inches from the other car with no sign of stopping, and the front wheels were still turned. The good news is that it stops instantly when you let go. Also confused why it needed to make a 3-point turn. v32.11

youtube implementation is pretty awesome. It can play 4k/60FPS videos, but not higher than maybe 12-24fps. Still...great start!

Camping ones can be charged by USB cable. Such as Fenix brand or others sold at REI.

- I wish Joe Mode was even quieter, but its a big improvement. For me, its now "average" loudness. - I noticed when you ask to play a song by an artist, it no longer plays a song but takes you to a list of playlists - with Spotify ones at the top. - Would love the Spotify UX to be even better

From under the screen? You could stick a push button LED light if you really wanted to try.

No worries. It's for single people only. :cool: