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Don’t use suction cup devices on the piano black
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onayragu
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I feel your pain. Holding an iPhone on the Model 3 does not work easily. The charger inside doesn't support an iPhone with a case, even a thin one. You can buy an extension to the connection, but then a large iPhone does not fit into the cabinet. Really not a thought through design. I ended up putting my iPhone into the cup holders and having a cable running from the back seats to charge it. Any of my cars before did a better job.
bd7349
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Best alternative I’ve found is the Taptes wireless charge pad. So much more convenient than having to fumble with plugging and unplugging a cable every time.
When I saw the coating damage, I was thinking it was achieved thru some sort of vapor deposition.
After doing some Googling for stuff like piano black vapor deposition, I stumbled across stuff like Taking an interior view - Automotive Manufacturing Solutions that refers to PVD and an alternative: direct coating, direct skinning (DCDS). I guess it makes sense now that it's coating and is something I should keep in mind in case I see piano black surfaces in other cars. Maybe someone here who knows plastics and such coating can chime in?
After doing some Googling for stuff like piano black vapor deposition, I stumbled across stuff like Taking an interior view - Automotive Manufacturing Solutions that refers to PVD and an alternative: direct coating, direct skinning (DCDS). I guess it makes sense now that it's coating and is something I should keep in mind in case I see piano black surfaces in other cars. Maybe someone here who knows plastics and such coating can chime in?
If we are talking about the Tesla's phone charging bay, the above is not true. I have an iPhone XSMax in Apple's silicon case and it fits just fine in the charging area. We can't fit two of the same phones at the same time but it works with one. I use the second USB port under the phone charging area for my TeslaCam USB flashdrive now, so that's fine with me. Photo below illustrating that even the largest iPhone works there.
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Thanks for informing everyone about this. You might call your service center and see if they’d be willing to replace it. Given how weak that film must be, they might offer to do it free. Or try to buy replacement separately, you can find part number and general installation here https://epc.teslamotors.com/#/categories/28/subcategories/24908
Have a pic of it installed? I mean a close up of the mount on the dash... I'm still experimenting with mounts and trying to find the best place to put my portable XM radio...
abwmma
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@abwmma I use this setup as well but with a different brand mount. Are you concerned about the suction cup and tacky adhesive pulling the finish off the back of the screen? I think the finish wont peel on the back of the screen, but this video has me a bit worried.
It seems the back of the screen are metal. BTW thanks Terthen @ #27 for the link.
It seems the back of the screen are metal. BTW thanks Terthen @ #27 for the link.
Luudcrs
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I did not mount it to the dash, but behind the lower left corner of the screen display. It has a metal backing like an iPad so should be safe upon removal if needed. Even if it's not, I'm not too worried as I will never see the back of it. The second photo on the Amazon review page is mine with phone mounted. I will try to take a photo of the back of the screen where it's mounted later today.
It's pretty cool how both the dash and console basically self-destruct if you touch them.
i'm trying to figure out which mount to buy as well, please keep us updated.
Thanks.
yeah, i was more looking to see where on the screen you had it mounted...i did see your amazon review though, looks intriguing.
Luudcrs
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Luudcrs
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Love it! Note that I replaced the magnet part of the mount with one that came with my case.
thanks...that's pretty slick. i wonder if they have a version that has an AMPS mount. thinking of leaving my phone in the dock and mounting my xm unit on the other side of the screen...
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