Brake Pedal Ugly Weld Cover (Interested???)

[daviddavid]

As some of you are aware, Tesla put a brutal weld on top of the bracket for the brake pedal. My son is a mechanical engineer and we are thinking about making a "U" shaped cover to go over the bracket. This is not a trivial piece in that it is a very odd shape and will take several iterations. Planning on 3D printing the prototypes and from there we can figure out production.

Trying to gauge interest. If it isn't there, we may bag the whole thing. Have to get a bigger printer to support the size and then there are the iterations as this one will take several times to get right (IMO).

Also feel free to PM me if you are really interested.

Let me know guys & gals...

Dave

 

[AKTech.it]

Personally a non-issue for me but there are some that may just want it for their own sake.

I'd get a long/rectangular box with clay or some sort of impression putty and then get a mold made, IMO.

 

[Quamera]

The bottom half of that weld does look a bit rough, if it worried me I would remove the pedal, grind the weld off and repaint it.

 

[ICUDoc]

Self-adhesive dark gray felt wrap? Then it all would be invisible, really.
Anything you add to the brake pedal needs to be always safe under all circumstances to avoid interference with the pedal...

 

[Uncle Paul]

Nothing a little strip of black tape would not cure. Not sure how that weld is all that visible to drivers or passengers, without sticking you head down by the drivers seat.

Understand that some will find it ugly, but it is kind of not all that visible.

 

[captanzuelo]

Thats one weld they should have let a robot take care of. I doubt any welder, above an apprentice level, would do such a hideous job

 

[Watts_Up]

MIC /s

 

[TomServo]

What about affixing the "loop" side of Velcro. Or a section of plastic wire loom?
https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Tech-25ft-Protector-Sleeving/dp/B07FW3GTXB?th=1

It's an eyesore, but I'll learn to live with it.

 

[cypho]

Have you asked Tesla to replace it with one not quite so ugly? I don't think my pedal (Model 3 - I assume it's probably the same same part) looks like something that needs to be covered up.

 

[captanzuelo]

Have you asked Tesla to replace it with one not quite so ugly? I don't think my pedal (Model 3 - I assume it's probably the same same part) looks like something that needs to be covered up.

Looks like a robot did the weld on yours.

 

[NY_Rob]

Nothing a little strip of black tape would not cure. Not sure how that weld is all that visible to drivers or passengers, without sticking you head down by the drivers seat.

Was thinking the same thing... wrap it with black electrical tape. Total cost, about a buck maybe.

 

[SEndicott]

Honestly, I wouldn't spend anything for this. Mine isn't as bad as yours, and if it were, I would probably cover it with tape or something.
That said, if I were to buy one, I would only buy one if there was a matching cover to cover the accelerator pedal too. The mismatch of of only having one there would bother my OCD more than than the weld.

 

[DaveORD]

I wonder if these are big enough, would work? They have a zipper which should make it easy to get on. No idea on diameter though.
https://www.amazon.com/Management-Sleeve-JOTO-Computer-Entertainment/dp/B015HWXG4M

 

[daviddavid]

I wonder if these are big enough, would work? They have a zipper which should make it easy to get on. No idea on diameter though.
https://www.amazon.com/Management-Sleeve-JOTO-Computer-Entertainment/dp/B015HWXG4M

I like this idea even better. My only concern would be it getting loose and getting snagged. Would have to be rock solid. That is one of the reasons we were going to CAD it specifically to the need. But it looks like there isn't enough interest to do that. So maybe this option would work? I agree that it is hard to tell from the description on the actual sizing. Silly we even have to deal with this. It looks like a 12 year old did the weld on that.

 

[DaveORD]

Another option which is 1.5 inch diameter, looks like a better choice, can cut to length needed.
https://www.amazon.com/JOTO-Management-Cuttable-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B07WS8BC2S

 

[DanDi58]

Hard to believe Elon would let something like that go.

 

[Mitchel]

Hard to believe that this is an issue

 

[LevelHeaded]

This is of 0 consequence to me

 

[qdeathstar]

some people might be willing to spend 14.99

 

[tomagucci]

Yeah it’s super ugly but I’m not gonna risk messing with the brake pedal.