I'm no expert, but from what I see, it appears the newly updated wood door panels (which first appeared in Chinese Model Y) may be able to be swapped onto the older doors. Does anyone agree? Disagree? Anyone tried yet? Older panels range from $250 - $399 on ebay. Seems like a nice DIY upgrade.
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Is it possible to retrofit updated wood door trim panels?
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I'm waiting for the new door panels to be released for the Model Y here in the US so I can do this upgrade. I can't imagine that the mounting points are any different than what's currently there.
I would 'upgrade' I a heartbeat if it fits. 
Waiting till somebody can confirm the fit.
Waiting till somebody can confirm the fit.Same. Anyone gotten a quote from Tesla for the new panels?I would 'upgrade' I a heartbeat if it fits.
I agree… I would be very interested in that upgrade too.I would 'upgrade' I a heartbeat if it fits.
Destiny1701
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Anyone had the opp to price out the new door panel parts and try a retrofit?
Knowing Tesla they will purposefully make it not fit..lol. They did the same to their S bumper refresh in 2016 and adjusted the front hood angle ever so slightly to make retrofitting a pain the arse.
Purpose of all auto manufacturers: make older models as obsolete as possible to allow for RE purchases and selling more cars. Making parts which can retrofit is counter intuitive to future sales lol.
I can imagine the presentation meeting by the Design team…
’well done Johnson!…and your 100% positive you made every angle and curve off by 1-2mm as we asked right? Good job! Here have some Tesla shaped doughnuts. Ok onto our next topic…how do we increase epa ratings to make our buyers keep wanting to upgrade but not actually make any changes? Anyone? Jonhaon nervously…’uh sir…we could simply make the change on our website and it will make Elon happy?’
Knowing Tesla they will purposefully make it not fit..lol. They did the same to their S bumper refresh in 2016 and adjusted the front hood angle ever so slightly to make retrofitting a pain the arse.
Purpose of all auto manufacturers: make older models as obsolete as possible to allow for RE purchases and selling more cars. Making parts which can retrofit is counter intuitive to future sales lol.
I can imagine the presentation meeting by the Design team…
’well done Johnson!…and your 100% positive you made every angle and curve off by 1-2mm as we asked right? Good job! Here have some Tesla shaped doughnuts. Ok onto our next topic…how do we increase epa ratings to make our buyers keep wanting to upgrade but not actually make any changes? Anyone? Jonhaon nervously…’uh sir…we could simply make the change on our website and it will make Elon happy?’
EVer Hopeful
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Personally I prefer the original ones
... and if you did get the new ones, I suppose you'd have to verify whether you were getting version 2.1 or version 2.2
... and if you did get the new ones, I suppose you'd have to verify whether you were getting version 2.1 or version 2.2
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