bareyb
Active Member
If they are anything like Lexus they will come pre-painted. The one I put on my Lexus (Christmas Tree on the Roof Mishap) matched well enough.
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Power Folding Mirrors
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If they are anything like Lexus they will come pre-painted. The one I put on my Lexus (Christmas Tree on the Roof Mishap) matched well enough.
Gizmotoy
Active Member
If you didn't order it with the mirrors, you're not getting the mirrors.
if you want them you have to call and have the October Tech package added ($250 extra). Given how close your delivery is, it might not be possible to add them. Call ASAP.
Cinematechs
Member
I'm not loosing any sleep over the mirrors. I have them on my 2 current vehicles, and I never use the feature. I understand it's important for some, but I wouldn't want to Squeeze into any space with that car anyways. C'mon TUESDAY!
jacobp
Member
For what its worth, my DS told me that he spoke to Tesla corporate and they told him that a retrofit would be made available. As to "when" and "how much," he did not know.
Raffy.Roma
Rome (Italy)
In Rome power folding mirrors would be very useful. I hope that also in Europe they will be available soon. Does anyone know when power folding mirrors will be available for the Model S in Europe?
Raffy.Roma
Rome (Italy)
mknox
Well-Known Member
I get that the folding mirrors save a bit of space (about 4.5" per side according to the Specs page), but I personally would not want to be driving that close to anything regardless. If I'm going to hit the garage wall, I'd rather it be with the mirror than the side of the car. My wife would frequently hit the mirror on her car going in to the garage, and it would just fold back with no damage. Glad it wasn't the whole side of the car getting hung upon the door opening!
The only time I ever fold my mirror is when I'm in the garage walking up and down past the car. I fold it in so I don't bump in to it, but that is rare, and I'll be folding it manually from the outside anyway.
No disrespect to anyone looking forward to this option intended. :smile:
The only time I ever fold my mirror is when I'm in the garage walking up and down past the car. I fold it in so I don't bump in to it, but that is rare, and I'll be folding it manually from the outside anyway.
No disrespect to anyone looking forward to this option intended. :smile:
bareyb
Active Member
And I'll add to that "come on THURSDAY!" Can you believe it's finally here? I'm not losing any sleep over the mirrors either. I just found out my wife's Van has them and I didn't even know it. If I need to pull in the mirror I'll just grab and pull like I always have. It's probably faster anyway.
DIL
Member
I would use them only rarely. Nice to have and great to see the constant little (and big) improvements!
Raffy.Roma
Rome (Italy)
contaygious
Active Member
Cinematechs
Member
And I'll add to that "come on THURSDAY!" Can you believe it's finally here? I'm not losing any sleep over the mirrors either. I just found out my wife's Van has them and I didn't even know it. If I need to pull in the mirror I'll just grab and pull like I always have. It's probably faster anyway.
Seems like you and I have been in this together for a year! Finally here! I'll post when I get it. anxiety!
The only time I would use them is getting into the garage, which is a tight fit thru the entrance. Plenty of room once I am inside the garage.
When I am in a parking lot, if possible I typically park way far away from other cars in the empty region.
If a space looks at all tight, I refuse to park there. I also don't park next to other cars that have dents.
Call me a car bigot. I can accept it. My prejudices have kept my cars dent free.
When I am in a parking lot, if possible I typically park way far away from other cars in the empty region.
If a space looks at all tight, I refuse to park there. I also don't park next to other cars that have dents.
Call me a car bigot. I can accept it. My prejudices have kept my cars dent free.
bareyb
Active Member
Hang in there man! Less than two days to go! Can't wait to see it!
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The worst place for me is 24 Hour Fitness. They CRAM the cars into the parking lot and I've gotten several dings there. I'm gonna employ some of your techniques in hopes of avoiding that for as long as possible. I wish these were made of something that didn't dent so easily... I'm a tad concerned about the aluminum... My Corvette was great in that regard. That's why them call them "plastic fantastic" I guess.
Mario Kadastik
Active Member
I think if you go for fitness it's only beneficial to you to walk a longer distance
So parking further away is a boon When possible, I still park far away (even after having the MS since January). However, when that's not possible - I end up folding my driver mirror - especially when parked next to someone who's parked in the other direction (i.e., one of us has backed into the spot) - and the space between the cars is tight enough that the mirror could be a problem.
Other than that, while I had power folding mirrors on my last car - and was disappointed not to have them on my MS - it hasn't been a problem so far. Higher priority would be the parking sensors - and adaptive cruise control...
Other than that, while I had power folding mirrors on my last car - and was disappointed not to have them on my MS - it hasn't been a problem so far. Higher priority would be the parking sensors - and adaptive cruise control...
DIL
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