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Is this within Specification
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I know it can be frustrating because I am sure it catches your eye every time you see your Y. I have seen way worse. Is the hatch leaking? the 2 circled ones could use some more tweaking. If it continues to bother you I would take it to a different service center and ask them. Mine is in now for repairs in addition to what you posted I have a dent in my door.
Just FYI the Tesla V.P.'s watch these forums... the squeaky wheel get greased
I know it can be frustrating because I am sure it catches your eye every time you see your Y. I have seen way worse. Is the hatch leaking? the 2 circled ones could use some more tweaking. If it continues to bother you I would take it to a different service center and ask them. Mine is in now for repairs in addition to what you posted I have a dent in my door.
Just FYI the Tesla V.P.'s watch these forums... the squeaky wheel get greased
I hope the V.P.'s can see my post and provide a better solution....
That is not “fine”
I’m sure Tesla is going to say it’s “within spec” to get you to be quiet about it. Also because they still don’t know how to build cars with any level of consistency.
Mine is out of alignment too...I guess that's their "in spec"
RoBoRaT
PoPeYeD'SaiLoRDuDe
How many millimeters of a gap can you tolerate?
If they can't meet your expectations, not anyone else's - I say return it.
It does not mean Tesla shouldn't improve - I still hold Elon accountable for his words, in 2018:
"Most of the design tolerances of the Model 3 are already better than any other car in the world. Soon, they will all be better. This is not enough. We will keep going until the Model 3 build precision is a factor of ten better than any other car in the world. I am not kidding.
"Our car needs to be designed and built with such accuracy and precision that, if an owner measures dimensions, panel gaps, and flushness, and their measurements don't match the Model 3 specs, it just means that their measuring tape is wrong.
"Some parts suppliers will be unwilling or unable to achieve this level of precision. I understand that this will be considered an unreasonable request by some. That's ok, there are lots of other car companies with much lower standards. They just can't work with Tesla."
I wonder what the Tesla VP (hope you're reading this) has to say about this.
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Taillight is recessed for sure and imo not within spec, the rest of it looks fine.
LevelHeaded
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Definitely within specs for MYs that have been produced since the beginning so far. Taillight alignment is a dumpster fire. If they align the body lights front to back with the hatch lights, the body lights are misaligned with the body. And the hatch lights aren’t really parallel with the body lights when looking from the rear (they tend to have a wider gap at the top, narrower gap at the bottom), unless they align them on that axis and, as a result, misalign them somewhere else. I recommend just making sure they don’t rub on each other when the hatch open/closes, but other than that, adjustment appears futile. Similar to headlights. Those are either not flush with the lower bumper on the bottom, or not spaced evenly within the fender, etc. bottom line, only look at Tesla lights from 5 yards away or more
Tesla will tell you literally everything is "within spec". Your tail light could be sticking out 3 inches and they'd say it's within spec. My service center was willing to fix some of those, but if yours isn't then I'd return it.
Gizmotoy
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If you haven't, ask what the spec is and verify. It's surprising to me no one calls them out on this.
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A asked the manager at Owings Mills what the panel gap spec was, and he quickly said 3/16". I was about to challenge the ridiculousness of that claim, but quickly realized that everyone else there I had spoken with was much nicer and more reasonable. The minor issues my MY had are being fixed and I'm enjoying the car.
SabrToothSqrl
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I think the TMY hatches look off because there is no gap forward of the hatch. There has to be some gap in the hatch area, it just happens to catch your eye because, again, there is not gap forward of the hatch. As long as the other body lines (on top of this piece) match up, I would say its ok.
As for the taillight, I hope though I do not know for certain, that a replacement is going to be coming at some point. That tail lamp miss-alignment seems to be very common. I may have read here or on FB that a service tech said it has to do with the way the taillight clips in. If they do come out with an updated piece, you should be able to ask for the replacement when it becomes widely available.
As for the taillight, I hope though I do not know for certain, that a replacement is going to be coming at some point. That tail lamp miss-alignment seems to be very common. I may have read here or on FB that a service tech said it has to do with the way the taillight clips in. If they do come out with an updated piece, you should be able to ask for the replacement when it becomes widely available.
They told me these were within spec...
Your taillights looks to be more flushed than mine. Has anyone brought up the same issue when they were told "within spec" and had it fixed successfully by a service center at a late appointment?
Your taillights looks to be more flushed than mine. Has anyone brought up the same issue when they were told "within spec" and had it fixed successfully by a service center at a late appointment?
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This is Y I may just reject mine if it’s not perfect. How do you know if the service center will fix it or if they will say “within spec” and move on.
Will they let you drive it before accepting? We could at least get a test drive out of it if nothing else.
The build quality of Tesla model Y is not up to the standards of Mercedes or BMW or even Subaru or Honda. That is a fact that is obvious to everybody. I suspect that this will eventually improve. If it doesn’t, the technology will not compensate and sales will begin to fall. Especially as the competition heats up. I suspect that the EVs coming from old line manufacturers will not have these fitment and alignment problems. That being said, I have to admit that driving my MY is a joy. I have only had very minor issues so far. The tail light fitment problem seems to be very common...don’t know why it hasn’t been corrected. It is very obviously not “within spec”. Panel gaps and alignment should not be that difficult to correct at manufacture. Most other car companies are way past this. I have owned many cars and the last time I had to return to dealer for a problem was probably 30 years ago!
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