Long story short. Took delivery of my Red AWD Model 3 today. AMAZING car and so fun to drive. There's a few cosmetic issues that I noticed when I got home. Figured I'd share them here in case anyone ran into similar experiences and can share if Tesla was able to address them.
1) Driver Side Tail Light - Condensation: https://i.imgur.com/CUd0sw9.jpg
2) Scratch or hard residue on glass roof - https://i.imgur.com/HmxaGSR.jpg
3) Left side of steering wheel has crunched leather that's spilling out. Right side is perfectly flush and smooth. - https://i.imgur.com/wo3XSl0.jpg
4) One of the rubber seals on the glass roof seems to have some overhang - https://i.imgur.com/4roEy5Z.jpg
5) Area between the glass and trunk lid when the trunk gets lifted is filled with dust/dirt - https://i.imgur.com/tQWoeca.jpg
6) White paint spots in the panel crevice - https://i.imgur.com/10ogmFM.jpg
7) White paint spots in the area of the trunk when lifted - https://i.imgur.com/bNvyUK0.jpg
I couldn't capture a good picture, but one issue I found at delivery which the service center is addressing on Monday when I bring it back in (wanted to play with the car this weekend
) was some weird small little bead-like object found its way underneath the clear coat and paint. Upon further inspection, there were a few more instances (mainly on the rear panels of the car). So they're going to take the car to the body & paint shop for fixing which they say will take 2-3 days.
I figured while it's there, issues 6 & 7 can get easily addressed since they're also paint issues.
As far as the panels go. To my untrained eye, everything looks pretty aligned to me. Didn't notice any glaring issues to be honest. For someone more experienced with pointing out panel issues, happy to take some photos if you tell me what areas of the car to photograph
Only thing that caught my eye was my Frunk - https://i.imgur.com/8DRWw8A.jpg Seems like the right side has a tighter gap than the left side. But in my opinion it's extremely minor and something I can live with.
1) Driver Side Tail Light - Condensation: https://i.imgur.com/CUd0sw9.jpg
- This one seemed to have disappeared when I took the car out for a second drive. Will keep an eye on it.
2) Scratch or hard residue on glass roof - https://i.imgur.com/HmxaGSR.jpg
3) Left side of steering wheel has crunched leather that's spilling out. Right side is perfectly flush and smooth. - https://i.imgur.com/wo3XSl0.jpg
4) One of the rubber seals on the glass roof seems to have some overhang - https://i.imgur.com/4roEy5Z.jpg
5) Area between the glass and trunk lid when the trunk gets lifted is filled with dust/dirt - https://i.imgur.com/tQWoeca.jpg
6) White paint spots in the panel crevice - https://i.imgur.com/10ogmFM.jpg
7) White paint spots in the area of the trunk when lifted - https://i.imgur.com/bNvyUK0.jpg
I couldn't capture a good picture, but one issue I found at delivery which the service center is addressing on Monday when I bring it back in (wanted to play with the car this weekend
) was some weird small little bead-like object found its way underneath the clear coat and paint. Upon further inspection, there were a few more instances (mainly on the rear panels of the car). So they're going to take the car to the body & paint shop for fixing which they say will take 2-3 days. I figured while it's there, issues 6 & 7 can get easily addressed since they're also paint issues.
As far as the panels go. To my untrained eye, everything looks pretty aligned to me. Didn't notice any glaring issues to be honest. For someone more experienced with pointing out panel issues, happy to take some photos if you tell me what areas of the car to photograph
Only thing that caught my eye was my Frunk - https://i.imgur.com/8DRWw8A.jpg Seems like the right side has a tighter gap than the left side. But in my opinion it's extremely minor and something I can live with.
