New soft closing door kit for Model S

[SteveW25561]

Ive always thought Model S’s doors feel cheap (especially for the price of the car) and often people have to open and re-close the doors.

I just found this kit at:
Model S Soft Closing Doors – Tesla Offer

It looks like it does the job well. Pricey at $750 for 4 doors, $400 for 2 doors. I’m awaiting instructions to see how involved it is to install.

What do others think of this? A posting years ago explored this using a BMW mechanism but it never went anywhere further.
Old posts:
Soft close doors
Soft door closing

 

[glide]

The sounds of a Tesla door closing make me cringe every time.

 

[Jaciee]

OMG! I so want this! Do let us know what you learn.

 

[dark cloud]

I would say that is not very pricey; that is the price of one door handle fix from Tesla.

Hmmm, just got mad at my daughter a few days ago for slamming the door so hard the Blackvue said "impact detected". Interested.

 

[Saimaannorppa]

Ive always thought Model S’s doors feel cheap (especially for the price of the car) and often people have to open and re-close the doors.

I just found this kit at:
Model S Soft Closing Doors – Tesla Offer

It looks like it does the job well. Pricey at $750 for 4 doors, $400 for 2 doors. I’m awaiting instructions to see how involved it is to install.

What do others think of this? A posting years ago explored this using a BMW mechanism but it never went anywhere further.
Old posts:
Soft close doors
Soft door closing

Great find! Waiting for the installation instruction to decide if I want to do this.

 

[nguyentoogood]

a soft close hood would be great. I would use the frunk more lol

 

[BPeter]

a soft close hood would be great. I would use the frunk more lol

100%. I never use my frunk because it's a pain to open and close compared to every other door on the car.

 

[steinermeister]

+1 to please share instructions!

 

[Andrew025]

They're cheaper here and likely the same thing.

Online Shop Electric Suction Door Automobile Refitted Automatic Locks Car Accessories Intelligence Suction Door for Tesla Model S Install | Aliexpress Mobile

 

[RGloverii]

Anybody gutsy enough to buy the generic version?

I’d hate to try and read the installation instructions...

Despite my comments, I’ll admit I remain interested.

 

[steinermeister]

I may go for the generic...wonder if it ends up being the same thing, get the expensive instructions by email from teslaoffer, and then generic from ali?

 

[Uncle Paul]

German cars were the inventors of the solid sounding door closings.

They intentionally design a bank vault sounding door closing as it gives their cars a premium feel. Much like not putting hard plastic on touch points like buttons. Soft plastic makes the cars feel more expensive.

The finest example of all, is still the fully motorized front, hatch and Falcon Wing doors of the Tesla Model X. They close softly. Individual motors un-latch, open, close and re-latch everything. Outside of a Rolls Royce Phantom, nobody else has such an impressive system. Quiet and powerful.

 

[Nda721]

I would definitely try the soft closing doors. Much needed option needed in the refresh.

 

[steinermeister]

Any thoughts on warranty void on installing these?

 

[Ostrichsak]

Any thoughts on warranty void on installing these?

My thought, as with anything car warranty related, is that there are laws protecting consumers & the onus is on the car manufacturer to prove that your modification caused the failure that they denied warranty coverage on in which case they're within their right to do so & the consumer shouldn't expect free repairs of something they effectively broke. For the other 99% of the time the consumer is protected so they shouldn't worry about it.

 

[RGloverii]

I’m more concerned about longevity and reliability of the parts.
Think about how unreliable our door handles are.

How embarrassing and annoying would it be if we were suddenly not able to close one of our doors cause the part failed....

 

[SDRick]

Definitely interested though concerned about installation time or cost.

 

[SteveW25561]

I just placed an order for all 4 doors. The kit looks quite doable and well made from the video (wiring harnesses and tapes etc included). Here's the install video:

I also asked for a discount for the TMC forums and he's offering $50 off til Aug 31st. Use this code: TMCAUG50OFF

Looking forward to installing this!!

Edit: aw man didn't see the Aliexpress links. I have been in communication with the seller (no affiliation) and at least he's responsive and is fluent in English. Not sure if he's providing any extra parts like the wiring harnesses or if it's the same as the Aliexpress item (I'll bet it is). At least he made an instructional video so I guess it's good to reward that!

I'll still keep the order - I did order via Paypal so one good thing is Paypal has 6 months buyer protection. I've had problems with Aliexpress buyer protection, but then again, the cost on AliExpress is considerably cheaper....

 

[SDRick]

Thanks for posting video!

I love how smooth the mechanism works. Very tempted to do this although always hesitant opening up a new car.

I agree that the seller who made the video and provided support should be rewarded!

 

[RGloverii]

Ok. I have to admit, the door operation in the was really nice. Extremely tempting!
I might need to get myself a set. The price is quite reasonable.

My only concern is the quality and long term reliability...