TomServo
Active Member
Didn't Bob Lutz complement Tesla on the uniformity and tightness of their body gaps? Wonder who is right?
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Body panel alignment and gap issues still persist
- Thread starter watsongrg
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Did Bob Lutz check tens of thousands of Tesla cars?
My Model 3 is an example with almost perfect gaps (better than my Macan and Z4) but that’s apparently not the case with other Model 3s. Question is, were Bob and I lucky? How many Model 3s have gap problems?
Mine has to go back for adjustment :-( I’m really not sure why this wasn’t adjusted prior to picking it up.
Front of the rear door is clearly too high. Hopefully you can see it in this pic.
Driver's door is a hair too low. Can't really raise the rear door or it'll be misaligned with the rear quarter.
Very minor, easy adjustment to make.
Fit and finish is the number one thing stopping me from getting a Model 3. I test drove one months ago and just cant get over all these stories and pictures of crappy fit and finish.
jkoya
NA2 NSX
I realize my car was a December delivery, but I was underneath the rear bumper of my Model 3 yesterday and just noticed the left rear fender liner is almost completely detached. I mean I can easily stick my hand and wrist in the gap between the liner and inner rear fender. Luckily, I already had an appointment with Mobile Service this Friday. I called them and they added that to the work order.
silkmonkey
Member
super20g
Member
I bought a 2018 and a 2019 and they both exhibit the same fit and finish issues. Same with all the ones I see on the lots when I check. They act like you are an a hole when you ask for corrections at my location and like to tell you they are within Tesla's spec. It's so weird that this is still a problem close to half a million of these later...
You can roll your eyes but its true. I have a nice car now (2016 Chevy SS Sedan Manual) and worry about giving up a car that's been hassle free and built like a tank for something that may start rattling 10 minutes off the lot.
You do what's right for you. No idea why you're trolling Tesla forums though if you have no interest in buying one - just want to trash on a car you don't even own or have first hand experience with. I don't care if you've *test driven* one and seen pics online of some isolated issues, until you own one you have zero standing to speculate on what it's like...to actually own one.
XLR82XS
D M C
G0dfather, did they repair it on-site at your location or did you have to take it to a service center?
AZHobos
Member
I haven’t taken delivery of our Model 3 yet, but we did take delivery of a 2019 Chevy Van at work today. The inconsistency of panel gaps and door alignments is atrocious! Funny thing is I’ve never noticed or cared about these details before Tesla made the news.
Excellent, glad to hear this. Did you have to make an appointment for this?Service fixed all the trim/door alignments in about 45 minutes. Now it’s how it should’ve been 2 days ago! Very happy now.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Yeah, really glad to hear this. One of these days I need to take my car in to have my doors realigned. My passenger side front door is pretty egregious, like your driver door was (but mine is tilted up the other way). Hopefully they don't mind me bringing it back after 9 months. It's in their system already, anyway...
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