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DFibRL8R
Active Member
Zaphod
Galaxy President (former)
Maybe not intentional, but most I have seen are like that. Probably could be improved a little as it looks like the bumper is little inset compared to the fender on the left side of the first picture. I guess you could see what the service center says, but not sure I would bother. I'm OCD with the best of them and this doesn't really bother me.
rolson1011
2016 P90DL, Model 3 on reservation
According to @chinnam3 the Service Centers now have a procedure to make the headlights flush with the bumper, by adjusting the bumper not the headlights (which are of course supposed to be flush). If yours stick out, contact your Service Center. See New Bulletin available to SC to align headlights with bumper - Mine fixed
CapnOMatic
Member
I just checked my headlights and the bottom does protrude just a little bit. Similar to what you are seeing.
davidc18
Active Member
I checked several M3s when I was at the Raleigh SC last month. The headlights were all protruding (different amounts) and one car was flush. I chocked it up to Tesla being Tesla. Consider it a feature instead of a flaw and all will be well. Good to hear that there is a procedure now to correct it.
It's a bit hard to tell from the images, how much that gap is. Along the bottom edge of my sealed lights ENCLOSURE the bottom edge is about 1-2 quarters of distance above the edge of the body. I don't see this as an issue. It might cause some slight turbulence and therefore noise at speed, but I don't think it would be totally flush by design.
Chris350
Member
From what I was told at my SC was that they had been notified on how this was to be corrected... It has to do with some alignment of the front bumper.... When the issue was fixed, I was worried that there would be gap issues with the front bumper, but I don't see anything that stands out and the headlights are about 99% flush with the hood and the bumper...
I bet they pushed forward the metal bracket under the healight out more so it would clip in further out, thus only affecting the area under the healight and leaving the rest of the body lines intact. I might try and take a shot at it when i get my car back.
boiler81
Member
My passenger side front headlight edge was about 1/16" proud, but the driver side was 1/8" high. However, Tesla said there's no headlight adjustment to make it flush. (But it sounds like it's a bumper adjustment that really needed).
This site is making ultra paranoid about picking up my car. I need to go inspect my existing car to see all the things I never paid attention too.
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