Has Any P3D+ Owners Gotten Carbon Fiber Spoiler?

[jbcarioca]

I feel like i'm the only one still waiting for this thing...did you guys have to reach out to Tesla?

I scheduled a service appointment online. When i showed up I was told they'd received the spoilers and badging last week.

 

[stirgeon]

Today on my commute (hwy. 101) in the San Jose, I saw two model 3 with the spoiler. I got mine about 2 weeks ago. Tesla stepping it up with the installs it seems.

 

[Skione65]

I've just arrived back from the Tesla dealership. They placed my spoiler on my Performance Model 3, and it was a great job.

Kudos to the Tesla NYC team took care to install the spoiler properly and even gave the car a hand wash (I skipped the badge) Looks great!

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@GolanB,

Is that a Gap between the right edge and the trunk or just the reflection? Doesn’t appear flush on the right end. May just be the angle.

Ski

 

[GolanB]

@GolanB,

Is that a Gap between the right edge and the trunk or just the reflection? Doesn’t appear flush on the right end. May just be the angle.

Ski

It might be the reflection you are seeing - so far as I can tell the installation was done well. I had a few people look at it and we all agree they did good work.

 

[aspec818]

Mine was installed yesterday by mobile service. It was a really nice fit but on the passenger side it did lift by 2mm. The tech told me to push it down once it was warmed by the sun. It was small so I figured I would try a great gun. I heated the area until it was hot to almost not touch, held it down until it cooled, then taped it in place. Removed the painters tape and boom.... It was seated. Will see if it stays that way.

+1 on the heat gun/blow dryer. Looks like it seated my passenger corner a bit better after I held it down with some force and taped after heating. Some of you with minor lifting can try this.

 

[kayleia]

+1 on the heat gun/blow dryer. Looks like it seated my passenger corner a bit better after I held it down with some force and taped after heating. Some of you with minor lifting can try this.

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Mine has a little bit of lift too, maybe just 2mm or so, and right now I can push it flush but it will pop back up when I remove my hands. Do I still need to heat it, or do I just tape it at this point? I guess I'm not sure what the heating is for ... is it to make the spoiler more malleable, or is it to help the tape stick better?

 

[N54TT]

Mine has a little bit of lift too, maybe just 2mm or so, and right now I can push it flush but it will pop back up when I remove my hands. Do I still need to heat it, or do I just tape it at this point? I guess I'm not sure what the heating is for ... is it to make the spoiler more malleable, or is it to help the tape stick better?

Heat will help to make the tape stick better. But if it’s been installed for a while and any dirty/dust has gotten in there, the tape would have lost its tackiness.

 

[kayleia]

Heat will help to make the tape stick better. But if it’s been installed for a while and any dirty/dust has gotten in there, the tape would have lost its tackiness.

Thanks for your reply. I guess I'm out of luck then. Oh well. I can live with it as is, and if really starts to bother me I can request the SC for a new one, if / when they get better fitting parts.

 

[CrazyCoconut]

I'm starting to see P3s being delivered with the spoiler pre-installed. Hopefully that means supplies have finally caught up and folks who still haven't gotten them should be getting them soon.

 

[robski]

The last 2 car carriers that's I saw with P's did in fact have spoilers on them already. Tesla probably settled with part#00 and has now moved on.

 

[Nocturnal]

I finally got mine last week. August delivery. I was cool with waiting but seeing guys who took delivery months after me get their spoiler installed was pissing me off.

 

[Lhshockey24]

Update: two weeks later, new part, and we have liftoff! I really don’t mind because the alternative is no spoiler which means my car would be at least 20% slower and less fun. If it weren’t for this damn forum I wouldn’t even notice the gap! ;-)

 

[CrazyCoconut]

Update: two weeks later, new part, and we have liftoff! I really don’t mind because the alternative is no spoiler which means my car would be at least 20% slower and less fun. If it weren’t for this damn forum I wouldn’t even notice the gap! ;-)View attachment 407479View attachment 407480

Ugh, sorry to hear What's your next step? Going to try again?

 

[Lhshockey24]

Ugh, sorry to hear What's your next step? Going to try again?

No. The car has since been ceramic coated. You can’t tell anything is up with the spoiler but when winter comes and the car starts getting rained on a lot I’ll probably need it removed. Then I’ll maybe do the unplugged Performance one.

 

[CrazyCoconut]

No. The car has since been ceramic coated. You can’t tell anything is up with the spoiler but when winter comes and the car starts getting rained on a lot I’ll probably need it removed. Then I’ll maybe do the unplugged Performance one.

The RPM Tesla one is also worth considering.

 

[Kilotango74]

I'm starting to see P3s being delivered with the spoiler pre-installed. Hopefully that means supplies have finally caught up and folks who still haven't gotten them should be getting them soon.

I've been watching the Performance waiting room thread for this very reason and it seems the vast majority of deliveries for the past couple of weeks have had their spoilers already installed. Very good news.

 

[Zoglog]

I've been watching the Performance waiting room thread for this very reason and it seems the vast majority of deliveries for the past couple of weeks have had their spoilers already installed. Very good news.

not for those of us with bad spoiler installs though

 

[Kilotango74]

not for those of us with bad spoiler installs though

Recent delivery or original batch?

 

[kgoroway]

I took delivery a week ago. Car was back at service yesterday to deal with all the issues found at delivery. One of those was the lifting spoiler. They told me that tesla is doing a redesign/version 2 and that I was better off waiting for that to happen since most of the current crop are lifting either initially, or after a bit of time. Not sure I believe any of this, TBH, but, for now, I'm stuck with a rather terrible one...

 

[Mako3]

I just had factory spoiler installed 3 weeks ago at local Service Center. Fits well and flush against trunk. No lifting that I can see.