Door Handle Updade?

[paulvinh]

Got a S as a rental and realize how convenient the door handles are. How it opens up when you walk up to it. Just a lot more user friendly than the 3.

Is there a way to upgrade the door handles on the 3 to function like the S/ X?

 

[paulvinh]

Typo in title

 

[iluvmacs]

No.
And if you knew how often those handles fail, and leave you unable to get in your car, you wouldn't want them either.

 

[kev1n]

No.
And if you knew how often those handles fail, and leave you unable to get in your car, you wouldn't want them either.

that sounds a bit extreme lol. its unlikely that you have all 4 door handles go out that you cant get into your car + you can always climb in the hatch if all else fails.

 

[iluvmacs]

that sounds a bit extreme lol. its unlikely that you have all 4 door handles go out that you cant get into your car + you can always climb in the hatch if all else fails.

A fair point; I stated it a little bit too extremely. But it sure does suck to spend 3 weeks unable to open your driver's door normally (yes this happened to me). I was incredibly happy with the handle change when I got my 3.

 

[kev1n]

A fair point; I stated it a little bit too extremely. But it sure does suck to spend 3 weeks unable to open your driver's door normally (yes this happened to me). I was incredibly happy with the handle change when I got my 3.

not sure if you knew but you can always use a credit card or something similar to manually open the door handle.

 

[aaron0k]

A fair point; I stated it a little bit too extremely. But it sure does suck to spend 3 weeks unable to open your driver's door normally (yes this happened to me). I was incredibly happy with the handle change when I got my 3.

I've had MS handles fail 7 times. After the 4th time (and out of warranty) I learned how to fix them myself (pivot gears and microswitches are cheap). It's a pain in the ass though.

However I agree with the OP, MS handles are much more intuitive. It's always fun to see people who've never been in a M3 try to get in... even better when they can't figure how to get out.

 

[iluvmacs]

not sure if you knew but you can always use a credit card or something similar to manually open the door handle.

Depends on the failure. In my case I could, and I did figure that out. But realistically, this just shouldn't happen. People expect the door handles to always work. I'm an extremely tolerant engineer, and I found it to be a pretty unacceptable type of common failure. I know others nearby that have gone through more than a dozen door handles.

 

[aaron0k]

not sure if you knew but you can always use a credit card or something similar to manually open the door handle.

I use a little suction cup to pull the handle out. Then wrap a loop of duct tape around it to make a 'pull-tab'. Good temporary solution, until I have time to fix it. This is for pivot gear failures.

For micro-switch failures (where you can only open from the inside), I use a dog leash with the hand loop around the inner handle and pull the rest to the back seat. This allows me to pop open the front door from the back; without having to crawl through the cabin.

 

[aronth5]

The only thing I would like improved on my Model 3 handles is when I push on the handle to consistently pop it open far enough so I can just grab the door and open it.
Always pops open enough on the driver door, almost always on the passenger front door, but never enough on the back doors.

 

[Magnets!]

I've had MS handles fail 7 times. After the 4th time (and out of warranty) I learned how to fix them myself (pivot gears and microswitches are cheap). It's a pain in the ass though.

However I agree with the OP, MS handles are much more intuitive. It's always fun to see people who've never been in a M3 try to get in... even better when they can't figure how to get out.

Ya it makes me wonder how the model 3 will function as a robotaxi when people can't figure out how to open the door