2022 MODEL S PLAID - Cosmetic disaster

[Dannietjoh]

By the way it is a pic of the charge port right? I think I read here on the forum someone else had the same issue and think they had to replace it.

 

[ulyh]

These alignment issues will not have any noticeable impact on range. You have a new car and its incredibly fast, don't compare consumption until you drive it like your previous one. Get the panel gaps checked by your SeC, don’t take the within spec bull, especially not the charge port and top right trunk alignment, that looks close to scraping and while they are at it they can also get it centered. The right door should be an easy fix for them. Now stop obsessing and start enjoying.

Already doing accordingly, exactly I will do. Enjoying_

 

[aerodyne]

These alignment issues will not have any noticeable impact on range. You have a new car and its incredibly fast, don't compare consumption until you drive it like your previous one. Get the panel gaps checked by your SeC, don’t take the within spec bull, especially not the charge port and top right trunk alignment, that looks close to scraping and while they are at it they can also get it centered. The right door should be an easy fix for them. Now stop obsessing and start enjoying.

My exterior alignments/gaps are good, even the typically bad ones on the rear doors. I made several visits to a new store and let my expectations be known MONTHS prior to delivery.

However, I was not expecting them to fix by taking a steel hammer to the door hinges! I did some touch up, and it looks better now.

Most everything else wrong I had to fix myself.

Just glad I dont have the dreaded vibration...yet

 

[aerodyne]

By the way it is a pic of the charge port right? I think I read here on the forum someone else had the same issue and think they had to replace it.

The publicly available Service Manual tells you how to replace/adjust the charge port door, and gives a spec for the front gap and step. No spec for the back.

It is quite a job, and expect part damage if you let Tesla do it.

I am getting 245 wh/mi, in a 1000 miles of gentle mixed driving, pretty happy with that.

Just because the refresh MS has a much ballyhooed low drag coefficient, does NOT mean lower aero drag than say a M3. It is a bigger car with a larger reference area.

 

[Dannietjoh]

Just because the refresh MS has a much ballyhooed low drag coefficient, does NOT mean lower aero drag than say a M3. It is a bigger car with a larger reference area.

Correct, you could have a car the size of the sun have it lower than your car. A Tesla semi and a Bugatti Veyron have the same drag coefficient.

 

[aerodyne]

Correct, you could have a car the size of the sun have it lower than your car. A Tesla semi and a Bugatti Veyron have the same drag coefficient.

A small business jet and a large airliner have about the same lift to drag ratio.

But obviously, the larger aircraft has more weight and drag and needs more power.

 

[ulyh]

My exterior alignments/gaps are good, even the typically bad ones on the rear doors. I made several visits to a new store and let my expectations be known MONTHS prior to delivery.

However, I was not expecting them to fix by taking a steel hammer to the door hinges! I did some touch up, and it looks better now.

Most everything else wrong I had to fix myself.

Just glad I dont have the dreaded vibration...yet

My repair and alignment was WELL made last week, at least it's parallel now, so the neighbors do not wrinkle their nose so high longer_

 

[ulyh]

By the way it is a pic of the charge port right? I think I read here on the forum someone else had the same issue and think they had to replace it.

Charge port is fine, just looks strange from angle operation, but works well, no problem

 

[aerodyne]

Charge port is fine, just looks strange from angle operation, but works well, no problem

The charge port door assy has 3 adjustments built in, but you have to remove and reinstall the charge port and half of the rear interior. I would not recommend.

You can shim the door corners up with foam tape opposite the door bumpers, prototype shown below:

 

[ulyh]

Now after an while, I noticed: With this new plaid, registration 30.12, the right front door and the left rear seat door are so poorly insulated and sealed that there is a real flow of cold air. I have concerns about whether I should have cavity preservation done, because the air inlet is the same as moisture, rust or rust is that exaggerated....
Has somebody an idea, to solve this crazy issue?



((, now I started to take a thick blanket with me to keep out the ddraught))

 

[aerodyne]

Now after an while, I noticed: With this new plaid, registration 30.12, the right front door and the left rear seat door are so poorly insulated and sealed that there is a real flow of cold air. I have concerns about whether I should have cavity preservation done, because the air inlet is the same as moisture, rust or rust is that exaggerated....
Has somebody an idea, to solve this crazy issue?



((, now I started to take a thick blanket with me to keep out the ddraught))

Seals are probably misaligned, or not properly installed. Open the doors fully, see if the seals are loose or misplaced.

Also, there is an insulating pad just forward of the front doors that may be misplaced. Open Frunk and look down opening near hinges. The black pad should be pushed aft in front of the door hinge, blocking airflow.

 

[jebinc]

Seals are probably misaligned, or not properly installed. Open the doors fully, see if the seals are loose or misplaced.

Also, there is an insulating pad just forward of the front doors that may be misplaced. Open Frunk and look down opening near hinges. The black pad should be pushed aft in front of the door hinge, blocking airflow.

Junk 🤣

 

[aerodyne]

Junk 🤣

Many parts are good quality, not junk. Poorly placed or broken during installation, yes.😉

 

[jebinc]

Many parts are good quality, not junk. Poorly placed or broken during installation, yes.😉

True, just some parts are cheap/junk, and some systems not well executed. Then there are things like the “normal” vibrating DUs and shafts. @WilliamG also takes issue with the hinges! 🤣

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Also, there is an insulating pad just forward of the front doors that may be misplaced. Open Frunk and look down opening near hinges. The black pad should be pushed aft in front of the door hinge, blocking airflow.

These foam pads were flopping around in my fenders on both sides. I removed the fender liners and stuck them in place with dabs of silicone adhesive. You can see these foam pads @1:22 here:

I would be 80% of Model S have these flopping around. You can check by removing the frunk panels on the sides and looking down, but if you need to move them, you really need to remove the wheel and the wheel well liners.

 

[trayloader]

My repair and alignment was WELL made last week, at least it's parallel now, so the neighbors do not wrinkle their nose so high longer_

Gut gemacht. Top!

 

[Sambub]

What’s interesting are the red circles. Obviously QC staff circled imperfections on the car, but then the imperfections obviously weren’t corrected.

WTF is up with that?

It’s like management decreed, “We want you to notice imperfections on cars coming out of the factory, but it’s not like we’re gonna do anything about it.”

Maybe they just count or keep track of the imperfections.

 

[aerodyne]

Saw a MX at Van Nuys SvC last fall.

Covered with small pieces of green painters tape.

On every one, it was written, "Within Spec"

 

[aerodyne]

Slightly off topic, since inside your doors is not an area one would call cosmetically important, but TIL that Tesla took a hammer to my front door hinges as well as both rear doors.

Getting out the touch up paint now.

 

[jebinc]

Saw a MX at Van Nuys SvC last fall.

Covered with small pieces of green painters tape.

On every one, it was written, "Within Spec"