jebinc
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No such issue with my 19s and Conti AS tires.
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2021+ Model S and Model S Plaid Refresh Issues Thread
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No such issue with my 19s and Conti AS tires.
WilliamG
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Yeah that part isn't an issue for me - just an observation of low profile summer tires in cooler weather. If anyone has a set of 19s that aren't complete poop looking/a recommendation for a set of 19s that aren't complete poop looking, - please let me know.
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yerEVan
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I ended up getting the Michelin 19” AS tires, Here. So far very happy with them.Yeah that part isn't an issue for me - just an observation of low profile summer tires in cooler weather. If anyone has a set of 19s that aren't complete poop looking/a recommendation for a set of 19s that aren't complete poop looking, - please let me know.
WilliamG
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Right. Looks like the rears aren’t available in stock, and still need wheels. Le sigh!
jebinc
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@WilliamG Tire rack should have them. Martian wheels seem popular on TMC, and are relatively inexpensive - especially if you go with a square setup.
Edit: I think the best path would be to find someone selling their 19s off of a refreshed LR, as you would end up with Conti AS and stock wheels for winter.
WilliamG
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Yep. Agreed. But since these cars in general are few and far between, it may be a while. Good thing I’m not desperate!
jebinc
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@WilliamG Is it safe to assume you are aware of, and checking; TMC For Sale, OfferUp, FB, and eBay? I've seen them from time to time as some LR owners want to look Plaid, by replacing the stockers with something else. This was the case for me on the MYP. I found a LR owner who sold me their 19" AS stockers and I also sold my MYP 21s Zero summers to an LR owner who wanted to look "P".
WilliamG
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I have the Michelin PSAS4s on the stock 19s without covers and am happy with the look--the Cardenio have some nice curves to them and have grown on me.
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yerEVan
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MSM looks good with covers off. I have red and am planning on getting those Cardenios gloss black powder coated. Really like these tires.
I guess you switched out the 21s for these?
Gluber
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To anyone who has switched from 21’s to 19’s. Do you detect any difference in the ride? Are 19’s that much more noticeably smoother. It would be the only reason why I would do it.
Winter tires--the 21s will go back on in the spring.
jebinc
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Poll: 3x - 4x mph Refreshed Model S (LR and Plaid) Vibration issue build / VIN ranges
We are trying to understand how wide-spread this issue is, and to see if Telsa resolved the issue "in production" cars after a certain VIN range. Please provide as much color as you can, by commenting and voting! - jebinc
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jebinc
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Driveline vibration saga continued (aka, Update) -
Dropped my Plaid off at 7:45am this morning (Bellevue, WA SC), and was greeted at my car by the Sr. Service manager and shop manager - They came out to the car before I even got out of it (long story)! Good thing I brought two dozen "Top Pot" donuts with me!
1. Shop manager and I took a drive to confirm vibration. He said he has felt this before in earlier Plaids he drove, but I was the first in his shop to bring it in. I shared the TMC history and let him know more were coming to his shop the first week in December. He wasn't surprised, as he was expecting this. He will reach out to Tesla Engineering, so I guess I'm the test case. I shared with him that I'm taking a VIN poll on TMC, to help isolate the VIN range affected with this vibration. Please visit this thread and vote, if you have the issue described below (as I reported to the SC).
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2. We also talked about HV pack replacements, and he said he has done two Plaid's already. No issue like this with mine, however.
3. The first thing he is going to do is to rule out bent rims; get this, by installing 21s on it! He doesn't think this is the problem, but needs to be able to tell the mothership what he already ruled out!
4. After 30 minutes of chit-chatting and driving, I left in a low mileage Raven, same color as my Plaid - nice touch.
As a reminder, description of the issue:
Dropped my Plaid off at 7:45am this morning (Bellevue, WA SC), and was greeted at my car by the Sr. Service manager and shop manager - They came out to the car before I even got out of it (long story)! Good thing I brought two dozen "Top Pot" donuts with me!
1. Shop manager and I took a drive to confirm vibration. He said he has felt this before in earlier Plaids he drove, but I was the first in his shop to bring it in. I shared the TMC history and let him know more were coming to his shop the first week in December. He wasn't surprised, as he was expecting this. He will reach out to Tesla Engineering, so I guess I'm the test case. I shared with him that I'm taking a VIN poll on TMC, to help isolate the VIN range affected with this vibration. Please visit this thread and vote, if you have the issue described below (as I reported to the SC).
Poll: 3x - 4x mph Refreshed Model S (LR and Plaid) Vibration issue build / VIN ranges
We are trying to understand how wide-spread this issue is, and to see if Telsa resolved the issue "in production" cars after a certain VIN range. Please provide as much color as you can, by commenting and voting! - jebinc
teslamotorsclub.com
2. We also talked about HV pack replacements, and he said he has done two Plaid's already. No issue like this with mine, however.
3. The first thing he is going to do is to rule out bent rims; get this, by installing 21s on it! He doesn't think this is the problem, but needs to be able to tell the mothership what he already ruled out!
4. After 30 minutes of chit-chatting and driving, I left in a low mileage Raven, same color as my Plaid - nice touch.
As a reminder, description of the issue:
- Vibration felt in accelerator pedal; passenger’s also feel it on the floor and through the console.
- Occurs: between 38 – 58+ mph
- Conditions: Constant speed (e.g., holding 43-47 mph +/-), or under very slight acceleration in this range, especially after transition from regen (green bar) to slight acceleration (bit of gray bar)
- Frequency: Occurs more than 50% of the time; varies in intensity from drive to drive
- Started: Developed around the 2000 mile odo mark (for me)
- “Feels” more of an electrical issue (DU, inverter, controller of some sort) than mechanical, but Tesla SC “supposedly” replaced half shafts and did a 4-wheel alignment (Did not fix the problem)…
- Not tires as condition existed with delivered summer tires and Tesla Bellevue SC installed all season Continentals
- Not alignment as car tracks fine, although yoke is not centered; now skewed slightly right (after Renton SC visit).
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