plastic triangle trim - side mirrors

[RandomJohnny]

Mine have always been loose since delivery. I can push on them and they wiggle. I'm reading that they have new ones with double sided tape that completely mount. Is this correct?

 

[RandomJohnny]

just to clarify...it is just the very top of the triangle that has give....

 

[ChrisH]

Mine have always been slightly loose on the top too. It doesn’t bother me though.

 

[jaydiculous]

My passenger side is a bit like this as well. Got my car back beginning of August 2019. It doesn't really bother me, but I'll bring it up to the SC next time I go to install my homelink.

 

[RandomJohnny]

yea doesn't really bother me either other than it kinda feels flimsy....only concern if it was creating additional wind noise

 

[jaydiculous]

Agreed, it is bad QC. Have the SC look at it. They probably will just add tape or something.

 

[MoreAgain]

I had the same on both cars (July 18 build and Sept 18 build.) Service center fixed them all in about a half hour. They are all still secure almost a year later.

 

[JBT66]

I had that on my October 2018 build. I had a couple things to address and a mobile ranger came out and fixed them while I was at work. No problems since.

 

[RandomJohnny]

I had that on my October 2018 build. I had a couple things to address and a mobile ranger came out and fixed them while I was at work. No problems since.

did it make any notable difference to you (ie wind noise, etc)? did they use the same ones or replace with newer version?

 

[ecarfan]

I had that on my October 2018 build. I had a couple things to address and a mobile ranger came out and fixed them while I was at work. No problems since.

I had the same piece on the passenger side replaced by a Mobile tech. I compared the rear side of the replacement piece with the rear of the original piece, they were slightly different. I suspect Tesla realized there was an issue and redesigned the piece.

There are other threads on this topic.

That is the only issue I have had with my Model 3 in nearly a year and almost 11,000 miles.

Here is a photo of my passenger side piece, viewed from the front, before it was replaced. You can see the gap at the top.

 

[Eno Deb]

I had a similar gap on the passenger side. Since I suspected it was responsible for some wind noise I heard at a certain speed, I used a small piece of thick double-sided 3M VHB tape to attach the top of the trim piece (slide into the gap before removing the backing). Easier than dealing with Tesla service.

 

[127.0.0.0]

I had the same piece on the passenger side replaced by a Mobile tech. I compared the rear side of the replacement piece with the rear of the original piece, they were slightly different. I suspect Tesla realized there was an issue and redesigned the piece.

There are other threads on this topic.

That is the only issue I have had with my Model 3 in nearly a year and almost 11,000 miles.

Here is a photo of my passenger side piece, viewed from the front, before it was replaced. You can see the gap at the top.

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I took my delivery back in September last year and mine looks exactly the same..

 

[Kleenerth3]

Hey Random, both of mine look like ecarfan 2nd pic. Using my waffle towel to dry, I caught a loop on the damn thing. I thought I had pulled it out myself until I saw the other side. I also caught it on the T- emblems.
This tells me that the tape/ adhesive isn't fully applied across the unit, allowing me to get behind it.
I will try to get the old mobile ranger to fix those too or go to the SCtr. I'll let you know how that goes over...

 

[RoBoRaT]

I had a similar gap on the passenger side. Since I suspected it was responsible for some wind noise I heard at a certain speed, I used a small piece of thick double-sided 3M VHB tape to attach the top of the trim piece (slide into the gap before removing the backing). Easier than dealing with Tesla service.

Is half inch wide 3M VHB good enough? Which one did u use? Thanks.

 

[Eno Deb]

Is half inch wide 3M VHB good enough? Which one did u use? Thanks.

I don't remember exactly which tape I used, but the piece was maybe 1/2 x 2 inches.

 

[KenC]

Use tape to tape over the gap first, to test and see if it's the source of your window noise. If it is, then you can use 3M to tape the gap down, or make a SC appt.

 

[ngogas]

I heard mobile service can fix or replace these. I had it on my passenger side and just used superglue. Worked since last oct.