Read horror stories of all Tesla owners windows being frozen over and Model 3 door handles rendered essentially useless from ice over.
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epotter
Member
Someone pointed out earlier that the edge of the rim peeks out around the hubcap, so if you change the color of the hubcap but not the wheel there will be a silver ring around the edge. They had a photo and it does look pretty silly.
On the one hand it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was some Elon Musk style decision to change the color from silver to something darker, but it would be hideously expensive to pull the wheels off every car with 19s that we saw sitting in those lots, dismount the tires, paint the rims and paint/replace hubcaps, re-mount tires, etc just to change the color before delivery. If they're really delaying delivery to change out the 19s it would make more sense that they're doing it because of some defect in the wheels that would have otherwise resulted in a recall.
There are no longer any screws/bolts attaching the plate holder to the bumper. We removed the front plate holder from a 2017 Model S on Sunday and had to remove the screws. When I checked the plate holder on the 2021 Model S Plaid yesterday, there weren't any screws to remove.
It's such an utter PITA. Cranking the heat through the app helps, but I have been stuck outside in the cold more than once pummeling the door handle to get it open. Felt like Basil Fawlty beating the hell out of his car.
BrandonLive
MS LR (refresh) Blue/Black/21s/FSD
I thought Tesla had made some improvements here. However, this isn’t a problem with frameless Windows / pillarless doors in general. Lots of other manufacturers do this, and my previous Audis never had a problem with it. Those things are used in freezing places all the time.
I don’t recall hearing about the old S having this problem, so hopefully it’s not an issue on the new ones either.
grossmak
MS LR, Black/black/21", Ordered 3/20/21, RN 1146.
Great, so I just spent $27.82 for a tool I'll never need.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
lolachampcar
Well-Known Member
I saw a white one in WPB on Monday... No idea on delivery.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Looks like just adhesive holding it on now.
We didn't try removing it. I assume it was just held on with more double-sided tape.
There weren't any holes. I was feeling around and couldn't find the bolts in the same place I felt just a few days earlier on our 2017 Model S. Erik got down and confirmed: "No bolts. I got on my hands and knees to look. Its a completely different bumper so they had to completely redo the piece."
@Aleks0404 , View attachment 676798 shows the new model, not the old one that wrapped around and was bolted on.
Literally two pieces of tape. Nice. I know my previous PPF installer had a hell of a time getting the old bracket off.
Spoke to SA.
When you do the switch from CF to Wood, with no increase in price, this basically puts you into the system as IF you placed a new order. It certainly bumps you up in line from if you stuck with CF, but doesn’t mean your at the front of the line. Said June at this point most likely not happening, but never know. Would assume over the next few weeks to get a VIN and delivery based on my build, just like what the rep said from Fremont that switched me to the wood from CF.
This makes sense now. Because you switch to wood from CF it’s like putting in a new order, so probably like 3-4 weeks or so from that date…..speculation of course.
Carbon fiber and 19” rims are delayed for production.…..maybe August/September is what I was told, just FYI. Outside of Black, MSM, and some white also delay….sorry Red orders.
See what happens.
When you do the switch from CF to Wood, with no increase in price, this basically puts you into the system as IF you placed a new order. It certainly bumps you up in line from if you stuck with CF, but doesn’t mean your at the front of the line. Said June at this point most likely not happening, but never know. Would assume over the next few weeks to get a VIN and delivery based on my build, just like what the rep said from Fremont that switched me to the wood from CF.
This makes sense now. Because you switch to wood from CF it’s like putting in a new order, so probably like 3-4 weeks or so from that date…..speculation of course.
Carbon fiber and 19” rims are delayed for production.…..maybe August/September is what I was told, just FYI. Outside of Black, MSM, and some white also delay….sorry Red orders.
See what happens.
So I think @Dcher comment is valid. They still had to remove the front "bracket" with a screwdriver. That is part 1 in @Aleks0404 image they posted. But once you remove that, the back bracket (part 2) is held on by two pieces of tape (part 3).
ah. well that is worst possible scenario for anyone with 19s
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