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Drop-In Center Console now in the Tesla Model S online store
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I ended up seeing one in person yesterday un-installed and I'm going to have it put in after all!
Andyw2100
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tliving
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So what's the deal on the Center Console? Put my name on a pre-order list close to 2 years ago, and with the exception of an email apologizing for the delay, a YEAR ago, nothing. I now see that all traces of the product have been scrubbed from the TM website. With no communication. Has a rather familiar ring to it, eh?
I've had mine for a few weeks now and I'm glad I got it. Nice little dock to charge up the phone and the covered storage is nice. Also, theres a nice little storage tray there when the phone area is "up". I stored my watch there on a nice long sunny drive yesterday because the angle of the sun kept hitting my watch and blinding me 
When they first installed it, they had my micro-USB port facing backwards. When I went to plug my phone in, the screen was facing away from me, which just felt odd. Apparently its not standardized among phones and Samsung goes the 'other way'. I walked back in the service center and explained the situation... they pulled my car back in and 5 minutes later it was fixed.
Seems like they should be able to swap the cable pretty easy given how fast they corrected that... but obviously they'd need the cables.
When they first installed it, they had my micro-USB port facing backwards. When I went to plug my phone in, the screen was facing away from me, which just felt odd. Apparently its not standardized among phones and Samsung goes the 'other way'. I walked back in the service center and explained the situation... they pulled my car back in and 5 minutes later it was fixed.
Seems like they should be able to swap the cable pretty easy given how fast they corrected that... but obviously they'd need the cables.
My motorola have its connector on the side...I've had mine for a few weeks now and I'm glad I got it. Nice little dock to charge up the phone and the covered storage is nice. Also, theres a nice little storage tray there when the phone area is "up". I stored my watch there on a nice long sunny drive yesterday because the angle of the sun kept hitting my watch and blinding me
When they first installed it, they had my micro-USB port facing backwards. When I went to plug my phone in, the screen was facing away from me, which just felt odd. Apparently its not standardized among phones and Samsung goes the 'other way'. I walked back in the service center and explained the situation... they pulled my car back in and 5 minutes later it was fixed.
Seems like they should be able to swap the cable pretty easy given how fast they corrected that... but obviously they'd need the cables.
GoBlue88
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Instead of all other decor finishes becoming available "in the spring", the Tesla accessories site now says "later this year".
*sigh*.
*sigh*.
Andyw2100
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Instead of all other decor finishes becoming available "in the spring", the Tesla accessories site now says "later this year".
*sigh*.
Some things are just beyond comprehension.
I can kind of understand why it took Tesla a long time to get the CHAdeMO adapter produced. I'm sure there were a lot of technical hurdles to get over, and it's probably got some complicated electronics built into it. And the delays with software updates for the car, though annoying, are also understandable, since mistakes there can be a matter, literally, of life and death.
But a center console? What is complicated about this?
This is especially vexing since I believe the only difference between the piano black version, which has been available for quite some time, and the other versions is one piece of trim.
Am I missing something here? (Other than my Obeche Matte center console?)
JakeP
S P4996 ==> P02547
I said it before and I'll say it again: I bet my wife will be driving her Model X before I see an Obeche Gloss Center console for my Model S!
Having said that, I really like the Rear Center Console, which comes in Tan/Obeche Gloss, and for which there was a working prototype model during Get Amped test drives in July 2012.
Long design cycle here. Errrrm...
Having said that, I really like the Rear Center Console, which comes in Tan/Obeche Gloss, and for which there was a working prototype model during Get Amped test drives in July 2012.
Long design cycle here. Errrrm...
Andyw2100
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What design cycle? It's the exact same console as the piano black, made with a different piece of wood.
Wow. That is just ridiculous.Instead of all other decor finishes becoming available "in the spring", the Tesla accessories site now says "later this year".
*sigh*.
How hard can it be to replace the hinged cover, with a version with wood on it?
JakeP
S P4996 ==> P02547
Andyw2100
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Well fine, but I'd hope they're not starting from scratch just to change the color of the wood.
JakeP
S P4996 ==> P02547
True enough. But the additional number of months to get the wood veneers done makes me wonder. I am actually hoping that the delay might result in the option for Tan leather, also. I think the wood looks best next to the tan, and doesn't really appear next to black anywhere else in the car.
GasDoc
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