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I find it absolutely hilarious that people are arguing over the falcon wing door alignment as if that is a real issue. Of course the final product will be aligned properly.
x 3. Get a grip people.
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I find it absolutely hilarious that people are arguing over the falcon wing door alignment as if that is a real issue. Of course the final product will be aligned properly.
My thoughts exactly.My guess is they're currently using some prototype parts that don't fit exactly as they are supposed to, but sufficiently so that it doesn't affect the testing to any real degree. The first final production parts are probably being installed in cars as we speak.
I'm with you with that the bad alignment in these doors is something to collecting data and so on.It's entirely possible that the misalignment is on purpose. They're not driving these mules around just so they can be photographed by people like us. There is a purpose behind these test drives. They likely have test/measurement equipment mounted on these mules and it could be interfering with the doors. I've seen many pictures of wires routed through the windows/doors to external cameras, wheel sensors, etc. I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the doors can close properly if necessary, but they're more concerned with collecting data and making sure all aspects of the vehicle are functioning at peak efficiency.
Finally living up to your name!I believe that 'misaligned' rear doors will be the new trend and that Tesla is the forerunner.
Because these vehicles that we are seeing are NOT the final product. My take is that they redesigned the lookd of the car and, because the doors are expensive, they are using the final production doors on these mules which don't line-up. Those are the production doors and will line-up perfectly with the new body. They will re-use these mule doors on demo cars for showrooms.
Bottom line, Elon said we won't see the car until it starts shipping. If that's true, then why are we seeing cars with hardly any camouflage? Doesn't make sense....well, actually it does.
Exactly! And then they'll release a rubber band in multiple colors that you can put around the door frame and fill the gap..."You are closing it wrong!" replied Musk to allegations of "flushgate".
The gap is simply because of wires or some test equipment routing around the doors. Has anyone notices that the rear mirrors had a overlapping "layer/sheet" perhaps to hide the second row seats. That may also have to do with "flushgate". Now with that if I may lets end flushgate here.
+1 on rear seats being a differentiator. Can't forget the orgasmic (engineering satisfaction) ahhh Musk let out when he talked about the second row seats in one of the interviews.Regarding the often discussed mis-alignment of the rear doors and trim, my powers of deduction guide me to think:
-Rear seats are the biggest secret about this car.
-We've already seen the exterior in some form or another (I wish not to enter the debate over mule vs final-ish version).
-EM keeps referencing the beauty (aesthetics and utility?) of the rear seats.
Hence, it's Tesla going through extra precautions to shield the rear seats from all of our wonderful Model X paparazzi. It may not be coincidental that we haven't seen any back seat interior images...
I find it absolutely hilarious that people are arguing over the falcon wing door alignment as if that is a real issue. Of course the final product will be aligned properly.
I'm sure this discussion has occurred several times by now, but just wanted to reiterate what I think is the reality of Elon's statement. He said they wouldn't *show* it... as in, have an unveiling and such. He didn't say we wouldn't spot release candidates on the roads around Tesla HQ.