Model 3 RC sightings

[T34ME]

Regarding the wheel gap on the red car in the video: front wheel gap is perfect! Rear wheel gap needs to come down maybe an inch for my liking, but I can fix that aftermarket. What say you @tracksyde? I presume these are the 19 or 20" wheels.

 

[T34ME]

it's the camera's refresh rate vs the LED - it makes the LEDs appear to pulse.

I hate it when women and my dog are smarter than I am!

 

[anonim1979]

it's the camera's refresh rate vs the LED - it makes the LEDs appear to pulse.

Yes but WHY it is on (for it to be pulsing at all...) - I know (depending on the frequency/PWM) you wouldn't be seeing it at all/or it will look like it is full on (maybe a little darker than normal).
It seems like LED driver (ex. from DLR) is "leaking" on main bus or something.

 

[Gen3Joe]

Wouldn't those be revealed when the config page open to employees? which should happen before the delivery event, if I understand correctly

You could be right. That's assuming the employees leak the configuration page. Or they could open up configuration to employees right after the reveal.

 

[tracksyde]

Regarding the wheel gap on the red car in the video: front wheel gap is perfect! Rear wheel gap needs to come down maybe an inch for my liking, but I can fix that aftermarket. What say you @tracksyde? I presume these are the 19 or 20" wheels.

Yeah, I noticed that too.. the red one definitely looked like it had a much smaller wheel gap. I also agree with the "1 more inch"

 

[Twiglett]

Nope, same wheels as what the silver car had. Definitely not what the red car had at the reveal.

Sadly you are correct

 

[JeffK]

Yes but WHY it is on (for it to be pulsing at all...) - I know (depending on the frequency/PWM) you wouldn't be seeing it at all/or it will look like it is full on (maybe a little darker than normal).
It seems like LED driver (ex. from DLR) is "leaking" on main bus or something.

Since both the right and the upper brake light were flashing a better question is why was the left one not appearing to blink at all... or was it just the angle?

 

[anonim1979]

Why would the left one be on? The car was not braking/turning.

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Well look what I ran into this morning! Two Model 3s going down Lombard St in San Francisco • r/teslamotors

Note the numbers on both cars, black has #49.
So quite a few RC had been build already...

 

[Zaphod]

Sadly you are correct

I know it's subjective, but the wheels on the red car were not attractive to me and would be a pain to clean. The wheels on the matte black car were pretty awful as well. The turbine looking wheels are my favorite. The v-spoke smaller diameter wheels are okay, not great but not awful either.

 

[Zaphod]

Dang, can't make out the writing on the blue tape on the dash in the second picture.

 

[kwest2]

Why is the black RC driving around w/ its trunk open?

 

[beantownrich]

Ignoring the giant bundle of testing wires coming out the back. If you zoom in doesn't it look like there's a slot for which the screen can tilt? Or am I just making things up like the rest of us

Why would the left one be on? The car was not braking/turning.

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10 new pics
Well look what I ran into this morning! Two Model 3s going down Lombard St in San Francisco • r/teslamotors

Note the numbers on both cars, black has #49.
So quite a few RC had been build already...

 

[JeffK]

Ignoring the giant bundle of testing wires coming out the back. If you zoom in doesn't it look like there's a slot for which the screen can tilt? Or am I just making things up like the rest of us

Not sure what it does but here's a lighter pic from another RC:

 

[BluestarE3]

Why would the left one be on? The car was not braking/turning.

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Well look what I ran into this morning! Two Model 3s going down Lombard St in San Francisco • r/teslamotors

Going down Lombard Street, one would likely need to apply the brakes, especially when the street is bumper to bumper with tourist traffic.

 

[JeffK]

Going down Lombard Street, one would likely need to apply the brakes, especially when the street is bumper to bumper with tourist traffic.

he meant the red RC... two of three brake lights are flashing while the driver's side one is not.

None should be lit at all as the car isn't braking.

 

[BluestarE3]

he meant the red RC... two of three brake lights are flashing while the driver's side one is not.

None should be lit at all as the car isn't braking.

Ah, okay. I thought he was referring to the car in the photos in the post where the comment was made.

BTW, that route must have been chosen deliberately for photo ops. I can understand them driving around San Francisco and up and down hills to test handling and performance in an urban setting, but going down the "crookedest street in the world" is just asking to be photographed. Not only is it chock full of cars with tourists and their cameras, there are additional tourists at the base of the hill taking selfies.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Why would the left one be on? The car was not braking/turning.

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10 new pics
Well look what I ran into this morning! Two Model 3s going down Lombard St in San Francisco • r/teslamotors

Note the numbers on both cars, black has #49.
So quite a few RC had been build already...

That rear view of both the black and white Model 3's is simply awesome.

 

[geometro]

Rear view looks good, but rear 3/4 view looks chunky.

 

[SoCalGuy]

Rear view looks good, but rear 3/4 view looks chunky.

Still not a fan of those rear headlights... they seem too busy.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Still not a fan of those rear headlights... they seem too busy.

Funny. I was thinking just the opposite.