The last Model S that I owned was purchased in 2018 with the sunroof, so the roof rack installation was pretty straightforward with the tabs being on the side of the car, separate from the glass. With this new Model S, I was curious to see how this new glass roof installation would be. I called into the service center to ensure that the rails on the Tesla website would be compatible and three people told me that it was. I purchased the rails and they were just delivered today. When installing the metal tabs on the passenger side, I had no problem getting things installed. When I moved over to the driver's side, I went through the same process, and on the first attempt, the glass cracked!
The reason why is, the top glass isn't properly aligned. If you look at the photos I've attached, you can see that there is a much bigger gap on the passenger side vs the driver's side, and the reason why the glass cracked, was because there wasn't enough room for the metal piece to slide under the plastic one. I've created an appointment for the glass to be replaced, and for Tesla to take a look at this, but if any of you are doing this installation, please check the gap as obviously Tesla has a huge problem with alignment issues with their panels!
The reason why is, the top glass isn't properly aligned. If you look at the photos I've attached, you can see that there is a much bigger gap on the passenger side vs the driver's side, and the reason why the glass cracked, was because there wasn't enough room for the metal piece to slide under the plastic one. I've created an appointment for the glass to be replaced, and for Tesla to take a look at this, but if any of you are doing this installation, please check the gap as obviously Tesla has a huge problem with alignment issues with their panels!