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The DS is talking about factory installed. My last model S, which I picked up at the factory did not have it installed. Depending on your state, dealers will install the front plate holder.
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aerodyne
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Step away from the edge! If you cancel, greater than zero chance that you will decide to order again.
Removing the holder is no big deal, it's just 3M VHB foam tape, you can buy it a Lowes or Homeless Despot. Saw though it with dental floss, remove the foam bits by hand with a 9 mil rubber glove, clean adhesive residue with Goo Gone or equal.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
30 years in SoCal and only one ticket for missing front plate. Now, I put the front plate under the back of the front pax seat, so when in a high risk area (LAX) I put it on the dash.
I have the CA legal plate decal that I taped to foam board, so as to not scratch the dash.
Look at it like this - the painters (machines / robots) are not painting (programmed) the bumper and then realize they can screw off where the plate bracket is going to be and then go back to being perfect everywhere else. If the rest of the bumper is fine, the area behind the bracket is fine.
That has worked for me as well. Allowing Plaid access to my accts is not an option.
To be honest since it’s the law it should stay in CA. If someone would rear end you can get the license plate from cam in case they run away. A car needs to be identified all the time in public and front plates are helping it . It should be a federal requirement and enforced in my opinion.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
So, I think the requirement is for the plate holder because that is what it was tested with. The requirement for a front plate is state dependant.
Right now, I have neither plate or plate holder, which is more common than not on refresh cars I see here. But I can always put the decal on, although it might make my car look fat, or ugly.
Right now, I have neither plate or plate holder, which is more common than not on refresh cars I see here. But I can always put the decal on, although it might make my car look fat, or ugly.
I do find it interesting that Tesla legally cannot sell the car without the plate holder due to crash testing, but literally in every marketing image / video they have the car, the front plate holder isn't there.
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I had luck without needing to use chemicals -- I used a lot of quite warm water, a fishing line, a plastic spodge tool and a lot of patience. (It took a bit over 30 minutes). I think it turned out looking great - no signs of where the adhesive was.
Not sure how much time, but you will have to accept the vision message. It’s how the car comes now. No accept = no car.
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I've owned 5 Teslas, and have never had the front plate mounted (I'm in NJ where they're "required"). Never had any issue, even the one time I was pulled over for speeding and given a warning. Honestly, the front license plate looks absolutely butt ugly on the S.
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