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Random Model S sightings
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Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Yes, thanks Disco.
I'm guessing the wire running to the hood is for a frunk light?
Edit: Or it might be a cable to the frunk latch (manual release)...think bicycle brake cable. Or it might be for sensors to indicate if the frunk is unlatched.
Or, even more likely, a combination of the 3.
I'm guessing the wire running to the hood is for a frunk light?
Edit: Or it might be a cable to the frunk latch (manual release)...think bicycle brake cable. Or it might be for sensors to indicate if the frunk is unlatched.
Or, even more likely, a combination of the 3.
goyogi
Member
My guess is the red highlight is an area they need to improve on. I remember at the Santana Row event with the 4 cars that one of them had a gap on that same chrome trim but I remember seeing it on the left side.
Could it be a rubber tube to provide washer fluid to the windshield cleaner nozzles?
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Thanks, Discoducky. Ouch on the rims... I don't think the 19-inchers are any better; the tire offers no buffer against that horrible crunching sound when getting too cozy with a curb.
Tommy
Member
Ugh on the chrome trim -- I've had similar trim fall off after about five years. The different-metal contact is also a good way to generate hidden corrosion between the trim and the body. Oh well.
I don't think so. None of the pics or videos that I've seen show the nozzels on the hood, so I'm guessing they will be intergrated with the wiper arm. The tube is more likely hood latch mechanism and frunk light as Todd suggests.
Of course, these are Betas. I sure would hate for production models to suddenly get two pimples on the hood.
Unless.... the nozzels are on the hood, just tucked underneath the rear lip to spray up towards the windshield. The tube sure looks more like a fluid tube than a sheathing for cable/wire.
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Look on the inside trailing edge of the hood, shown on Tommy's picture above, directly below the attachment point for that gray cover under the hood. Black doohickey with a black cord trailing back from it. Could that be a windshield washer nozzle?
Could be. Here is a picture of the one on my car. It looks pretty much like the Tesla setup. My washer nozzles are a bit bigger though.
I'd put money on that hose being washer fluid.
EDIT: The picture the hose is easy to see. Very similar routing to the Tesla. My nozzle is the black blob on the bottom edge of the hood close to the right edge of the picture. You can see a cupped out shape on the bottom edge of my windshield trim where the nozzle resides. The fluid hose apparently is routed between the two pieces of sheet metal. And is routed out of sight to the drivers side nozzle also.
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spatterso911
P100DL - Raven
Looking at the windshield wipers, I don't see any signs of a nozzle, so it must be at the leading edge of the hood. I am visiting Newport next week. I will check for sure.
A couple of shots of the performance wheels and the standard wheels at the Bellevue Square store. Aero wheels may be there on display in a couple of weeks. Note that the performance wheels is not as dark in color as it appears in the attached photos. I'd say it is closer to a darker grey than the light black that is looks like in the pictures here.
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Tommy
Member
From the Athlon Leasing web site ZERAuto | Athlon Car Lease toont Tesla Model S in Rotterdam en Amsterdam some pictures of the Model S in the wild.
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BYT_P1837
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Photoshopped, but that white still looks hot! Even though we googled other white cars and saw similar, those dang panel lines are something I can't unsee
Photoshopped, but that white still looks hot! Even though we googled other white cars and saw similar, those dang panel lines are something I can't unsee
Right there with you on the panel lines...
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Spotted one today, in Cupertino over by hwy 85. Horrible picture quality, I know. Phone camera with digital zoom - not a good combo. Was debating whether it was even worth posting, but here it is anyway. Center of the pic, probably #56 again.
EDIT: OK, no idea why the picture shows upside-down. Uploaded it twice...
EDIT 2: OK, fixed it locally and now at least it shows up-right. Not sure what the thumbnail is doing. Wow, lot of work for a crappy pic...
EDIT: OK, no idea why the picture shows upside-down. Uploaded it twice...
EDIT 2: OK, fixed it locally and now at least it shows up-right. Not sure what the thumbnail is doing. Wow, lot of work for a crappy pic...
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Mycroft
Life happens
Don't know it that was your phone, but on the iPhone, up is with the volume controls at the bottom when using the rear facing camera and with them at the top when using the front facing camera (same side as screen). If you're going to send them straight from the phone, you have to pay attention to that.
After I transfer the pics to my PC, I use a lossless rotate utility to quickly set things to right.
After I transfer the pics to my PC, I use a lossless rotate utility to quickly set things to right.
