Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

[Sutex]

Lots of Portland-area VINs today! Sweet!

If there are any other Blue/Blk orders waiting for VINs in the area who are thinking about changing to the LR - please do go ahead! <3

nope, won't do it! haha.

My EDD changed today to June 17th - June 27th, which I find odd since I dont have a VIN

 

[Knudy]

Welcome, and you deserve a medal for reading 500 pages!

Thanks! It was over the course of a couple weeks. I have been really bored waiting for this car and there are only so many accessories I can look at for it.

 

[eric135i]

But those front seats though....

Guys don't want heated seats, they want cooled seats. Especially insanely comfy bolsters with tons of huggable give in them.

just need extendable thigh bolsters like BMWs and air curtain for the neck like Benzs

 

[ric_shockwave]

Sent a dm

Got it, thanks!

 

[ric_shockwave]

What did you order? My SA is awesome. They can see inventory that is not available to the public.

I ordered UR/white. I’ll give them a call today to see if anything pops up.

 

[eric135i]

Those that recently tinted their cars did you debate Kavaca ultimate IR vs Xpel XR plus. Besides cost etc what was the reason why you picked one vs the other

i recently did a spreadsheet for my local tint shops. based on my many hours of Googling, youtube-ing, Llumar seems to be the best and proven history. My M3P is sitting in s detail shop getting tints an Stek PPF.

Not many shops offer Llumar. i was close to settling for 3M
i would get Kavaca instead of Xpel.

here's a Reddit post:

Want to know a secret about window tint? Almost all brands are reboxes of the big names (Eastman, Solar Gard, Garware, and a couple of smaller ones.). Let me break it down a bit further.

Eastman (made in South Korea)

• Autobahn
• LLumar
• Gila
• Black Magic
• SunTek

Garware (made in India)

Global

• XPEL
• Kavaca
• HITEK
• Helios
• GeoShield

There are no domestically produced (US) film companies. ASWF is based in the south, however, their product appears to be Chinese in origin and has a very high failure rate. There are publically available records through customs that aligns with this.

Focus on TSER - Total Solar Energy Rejection. That includes heat, UV/IR ray, and other metrics. Heat rejection is just how much heat penetrates the glass versus what bounced back.

Moral - they all are mostly the same aside from slight differences (i.e. polymer color change, adhesive strength, etc.) so choose whichever has the numbers and customer service to your liking.

 

[Raptor911]

I ordered UR/white. I’ll give them a call today to see if anything pops up.

I will ask my SA to let me know if he sees a UR/white

 

[ashleyshafer]

I will ask my SA to let me know if he sees a UR/white

Black / black pleeeeeease! My 4/27 order just got pushed back to a September EDD

 

[Kilotango74]

I guess all these people switching to LR really helped, got my VIN this morning. Order date May 24.

 

[sgtauto]

The LR doesn't have cooled seats?

I have test driven the SR and LR both had cooled seats. A must for Florida Man.



Edit: Happy Page 500.

 

[AJ Henderson]

i recently did a spreadsheet for my local tint shops. based on my many hours of Googling, youtube-ing, Llumar seems to be the best and proven history. My M3P is sitting in s detail shop getting tints an Stek PPF.

Not many shops offer Llumar. i was close to settling for 3M
i would get Kavaca instead of Xpel.

here's a Reddit post:

Want to know a secret about window tint? Almost all brands are reboxes of the big names (Eastman, Solar Gard, Garware, and a couple of smaller ones.). Let me break it down a bit further.

Eastman (made in South Korea)

• Autobahn
• LLumar
• Gila
• Black Magic
• SunTek

Garware (made in India)

Global

• XPEL
• Kavaca
• HITEK
• Helios
• GeoShield

There are no domestically produced (US) film companies. ASWF is based in the south, however, their product appears to be Chinese in origin and has a very high failure rate. There are publically available records through customs that aligns with this.

Focus on TSER - Total Solar Energy Rejection. That includes heat, UV/IR ray, and other metrics. Heat rejection is just how much heat penetrates the glass versus what bounced back.

Moral - they all are mostly the same aside from slight differences (i.e. polymer color change, adhesive strength, etc.) so choose whichever has the numbers and customer service to your liking.

Any advice on photochromatic (aka self darkening) tints? I was able to confirm they are a thing that exists but couldn't find much detail.

I have pretty severe photophobia (I squint on Sunny days even with 8% vlt sunglasses and squint without sunglasses even on overcast cloudy days.).

It's historically been easier just to wear heavy sunglasses that I can take off at night but with FSD starting to allow level 2 if you aren't wearing sunglasses soon, I am considering getting a medical exception to tint but don't want to have it darkened a bunch at night.

 

[ashegam]

For those following all the posts, what's the volume of people switching from P to LR? like 1 or 2 people or a decent number?

 

[sgtauto]

i recently did a spreadsheet for my local tint shops. based on my many hours of Googling, youtube-ing, Llumar seems to be the best and proven history. My M3P is sitting in s detail shop getting tints an Stek PPF.

Not many shops offer Llumar. i was close to settling for 3M
i would get Kavaca instead of Xpel.

here's a Reddit post:

Want to know a secret about window tint? Almost all brands are reboxes of the big names (Eastman, Solar Gard, Garware, and a couple of smaller ones.). Let me break it down a bit further.

Eastman (made in South Korea)

• Autobahn
• LLumar
• Gila
• Black Magic
• SunTek

Garware (made in India)

Global

• XPEL
• Kavaca
• HITEK
• Helios
• GeoShield

There are no domestically produced (US) film companies. ASWF is based in the south, however, their product appears to be Chinese in origin and has a very high failure rate. There are publically available records through customs that aligns with this.

Focus on TSER - Total Solar Energy Rejection. That includes heat, UV/IR ray, and other metrics. Heat rejection is just how much heat penetrates the glass versus what bounced back.

Moral - they all are mostly the same aside from slight differences (i.e. polymer color change, adhesive strength, etc.) so choose whichever has the numbers and customer service to your liking.

Awesome info thanks for sharing. Confirms my limited research. This is so true for so many products. just out of curiosity in you're research is 3M also a reseller? I am aware of them only be being a manufacture for there traditional products..

 

[oreobbq]

Woohoo! It’s a milestone. 500 pages of EDD angst and where’s my vin at haha.

 

[downforce]

Just had a call with my SA and apparently I had to pay for the car before they can allow it in Michigan. I should be getting it next week though!

 

[CHB12312]

How soon before you car is delivered do they typically send you the option to schedule a delivery day?

I got my VIN last week. EDD is 6/28-6/30

I went to my delivery location yesterday and they said it’s leaving the factory and expected to arrive early next week

Just curious when I can expect to get a message to schedule delivery. Do they usually wait until they physically receive the car?

 

[blinkme323]

I bet we see a price hike on the M3P now that they have an option for the tax credit. And, maybe even a Ludicrous Speed software unlock?

why would they do a software unlock a few weeks after releasing the car? Would literally be unprecedented in the history of Tesla.

 

[eric135i]

Awesome info thanks for sharing. Confirms my limited research. This is so true for so many products. just out of curiosity in you're research is 3M also a reseller? I am aware of them only be being a manufacture for there traditional products..

for 3M there are a few installers in my search area. one was dirt cheap, but do have high Google reviews. read some posts indicating low angle haze on the 3M tint products and that they are not a dedicated tint Film manufacturer ... more focused on adhesives.. slight brownish...etc.

Lower end/affordable shops mainly use Global, then Raynor and then Suntek. for these places, i don't see how you can guarantee that you are getting what you pay for, unless you see them open a sealed box roll of tint and install it in front of you.

 

[bmil03]

why would they do a software unlock a few weeks after releasing the car? Would literally be unprecedented in the history of Tesla.

Expect the unexpected…like with your EDD

 

[bmil03]

Expect the unexpected…like with your EDD

Also don’t…just like with your EDD