i hope
it doesn’t mean that. I would hate to drive 2 hours just to reject a car. The guy was vague.
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Model S Ultra Red Waiting Room
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it doesn’t mean that. I would hate to drive 2 hours just to reject a car. The guy was vague.
Considering a new Model S...for all those who received the Ultra Red...can you confirm that they are all equipped with Hardware 4? I'm having a tough time figuring out of all newly produced Model S / X have hardware 4...or if the few that were publicized a month or so ago were one-offs.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
All cars built in mid March or later have the new upgraded (red tinted) cameras which we are told mean HW4.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
You could just reject remotely. I would not take a chance on getting one with intractable problems.i hope
Thanks, I know I just can't wait in perpetuity for "the next upgrade" and will have to pull the trigger at some point, but I tend to "buy and drive" my cars for 10ish years, so knowing that it has the hardware (even if proper software support is not yet available) is important to me. I may still wait until later this year when hopefully the questions around the "phoenix radar" are a known quantity one way or the other.
Propofoln
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with that type of mentality not sure a Tesla is for you. They change alot of things mid-cycle without warning. HW5 will come out and then you'll start all over
AMPd
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aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
Not sure about that. There are diminishing returns with performance improvements and new features.
AP3 not a whole lot better than AP1, for example.
Trust me, I know all about Tesla's approach to manufacturing / selling.
There is a difference between a piece of hardware that is essentially rolling out now (and I just want to make sure I get it)...and some other known / unknown features that will always be "coming in the future." I am interested in utilizing FSD (beta or otherwise). If I'm going to own this car for 10 years, I want it to have HW4...and a better chance of it supporting FSD if and when it is officially rolled out as a non-beta feature.
I get it... but if Tesla would make it transparent...I would not have to google (then give up) and ultimately come here and actually ask folks who have taken delivery of Ultra Red (therefore recently manufactured) vehicles to try and figure it out.
bobusn
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Here's a post to my Ultra Red pix.
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Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
I'm piicking up my car today and tradiing in my old car. How do I transfer my license plate? Is there some sort of form I need to fill out? Some of the registration info would have been completed in the app. There is some paperwork to fill out at delivery regarding your trade and the...
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bobusn
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There are stories out there of unhappy endings with body shop realignments of the liftgate. I, personally, would not do that again. Here's some advice on doing it yourself.
Liftgate adjustment DIY info on 2023 refresh
My liftgate was badly misaligned from the factory in every possible direction, and my Service Center refused to fix the issue, along with most other build quality issues with my car. I am going to have to accept that this $100K car just does not come with a bumper to bumper factory warranty. So...
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bobusn
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In addition to the goo-gone method, some of us have used shoe laces with great success. I broke down & bought the special torx socket to remove the plate holder from the block, but I understand some have used vice grips or pliers with success.
PR0FESSOR
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I performed paint correction and applied ceramic coating on my Ultra Red MSP yesterday, and the paint was virtually perfect. I found two spots where there was some surface contaminate that came off easily with polish, and I found only one real paint flaw; there is a tiny spot in my hood that is higher than the paint around it. It can only be seen if I am looking for it in bright sunlight. It is too small for me mess with. After paint correction and ceramic coating, ultra red looks significantly better. This is my first time using a ceramic coating (Adam’s 10h Graphene Ceramic Coating) and I was amazed at how simple it was to do, and how nice it looked when I was done.
Next up is treating all of the weather seals… mine are as dry as a bone.
Joe
Next up is treating all of the weather seals… mine are as dry as a bone.
Joe
bobusn
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There are stories out there of unhappy endings with body shop realignments of the liftgate. I, personally, would not do that again. Here's some advice on doing it yourself.
Liftgate adjustment DIY info on 2023 refresh
My liftgate was badly misaligned from the factory in every possible direction, and my Service Center refused to fix the issue, along with most other build quality issues with my car. I am going to have to accept that this $100K car just does not come with a bumper to bumper factory warranty. So...
My DIY info on realigning the frunk, front fenders, and front bumper for a Model S Refresh
In case it helps anyone that wants to do their own adjustment of the panel gaps in the front of a Refresh, here's a couple videos I made after figuring out how to do it myself. It's a tedious, but simple process, to get everything to line up. I prefer to to do those types on projects myself, so...
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Beautiful!Here's a post to my Ultra Red pix.
Wiki - Model S Delivery Update
I'm piicking up my car today and tradiing in my old car. How do I transfer my license plate? Is there some sort of form I need to fill out? Some of the registration info would have been completed in the app. There is some paperwork to fill out at delivery regarding your trade and the...
My car still on engineer hold. I don’t know specifically why. The Rep makes it sound like it’s simply a check-off process that’s done for all cars. He said there is no structural issues with the car. I am not feeling good about taking delivery, whenever that happens . Additionally, because we moved the date a couple times I may have to pickup the car after work at night, which will limit my ability to assess for issues. I am going out of town every weekend this month. We have Beyonce tickets in Paris. I may have to just past on this vehicle and wait for another delivery.
Build date 4/16/23
Has anyone ever heard of an engineer hold and what that entails?
Build date 4/16/23
Has anyone ever heard of an engineer hold and what that entails?
s1rk
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There are stories out there of unhappy endings with body shop realignments of the liftgate. I, personally, would not do that again. Here's some advice on doing it yourself.
Liftgate adjustment DIY info on 2023 refresh
My liftgate was badly misaligned from the factory in every possible direction, and my Service Center refused to fix the issue, along with most other build quality issues with my car. I am going to have to accept that this $100K car just does not come with a bumper to bumper factory warranty. So...
Just to update:
I got my car back from the SC and they did somewhat of an adjustment.. it's not perfect but I think it is better than what it was originally. All in all, the adjustment took about 4-5 hours, but I'm sure not all of that was spent on the car. Luckily, it doesn't look like anything else is damaged in the process.
Picked up my MSP UR today.
Door alignments are off.
More frustratingly, there is about a 2x1 inch front passenger door paint imperfection vs dent. Hard to tell, just reflects light differently. Not a palpable defect.
I was going to get the car ppf’d but this gives me pause to spend 6-8k to protect a bad paint job….
Overall happy but that definitely threw a wrench in my day.
Door alignments are off.
More frustratingly, there is about a 2x1 inch front passenger door paint imperfection vs dent. Hard to tell, just reflects light differently. Not a palpable defect.
I was going to get the car ppf’d but this gives me pause to spend 6-8k to protect a bad paint job….
Overall happy but that definitely threw a wrench in my day.
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