Well, possibly. Your logic is applicable. But don’t forget the aerodynamic resistance due to the new Plaid emblem on the refresh refresh. Definitely worth a few tenths of a second.
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WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
I… I….
Let me start again. No, the motor for the swivel screen does not weigh more than two average adult men.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Maybe, but just like adding additional tint it does weigh more, so the car is slowerI… I….
Let me start again. No, the motor for the swivel screen does not weigh more than two average adult men.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
I… I….
Let me start again. No, the motor for the swivel screen does not weigh more than two average adult men.
It is not a matter of where they grip the motor but a simple weight ratio...
AMPd
Well-Known Member
How much DOES it weigh then?I… I….
Let me start again. No, the motor for the swivel screen does not weigh more than two average adult men.
Coming up on my delivery date is there a good checklist that includes the new features (ie. tilt screen)
Only the top glass is made of ganbertate, a weaker glass substrate derived from a gastorone composite.
True story.
Ooooo.. The floating option..
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Thanks! I thought there was a gap, for sound deadening Guess they are just using mass thickness in composite.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Internal pressure? There is no internal pressure between glass layers. There’s differential expansion but glass and steel are similar in that regard. Nevertheless the glass floats on a layer of urethane adhesive between the glass and steel that’s it’s mounted to.
Thank you. After re reading MP3Mike's response to me that there is no gap, I retracted my statement of assumption. Still wonder about what adheasive they are using between the layers..
Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
This one by @DaBean (thank you!) was a good one I bookmarked for possibly using. It’s organized well and pretty comprahensive, easy to follow, and wouldn’t be hard to add anything you particularly want to remember to review that may not be on there already.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
AMPd
Well-Known Member
I always assumed hinge experts were also motor experts!
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
No, we focus too much on hinges. Everything else is simply noise... Hinges are a full-time job, of course.
Well I attended the Elon University of Fabrication and learned that tint, screen motors and hinges are all negligible in weight but still affect the cars overall 1/4 mile times. 
So if I’m reading you right I should be fine tinting the hinges?Well I attended the Elon University of Fabrication and learned that tint, screen motors and hinges are all negligible in weight but still affect the cars overall 1/4 mile times.
jebinc
Well-Known Member
zoomer0056
Active Member
Sure. If you don't tint the top they'll be fine.
I don't know...I've heard some horror stories about tinting, in that whatever is tinted, breaks. Windshields and whatnot. The problem I'm having is that since Tesla hinges are so misaligned usually, how will we even know if the tinting breaks them????
This rabbit hole is deep...best just to remove the yoke and go back to singlehandedly increasing the birthrate.
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