Sorry, been a while (forgot about this post).
This was a great post. I went in a few weeks ago and it was the whole kit including the enclosure and went in on Sunday and sure enough I was able to order this. I have the sock and will be installing the dam as soon as this kit comes in.
It just goes away once the filter is replaced. It does not appear possible to get to the evaporator with the current design.
FWIW, I bought the 39" long version and it was plenty long enough.
You inspired me to check mine. Installed on 12/19/2023.
Looking at some pictures online of some used HEPA filter covers for sale, they do look different to what I have, so I'm guessing there was some kind of change between '21 and '23. A bigger sock might be needed for the late '23's and up to cover that gap.
I don’t recall seeing that gap on the new one. The intake is the same size so no difference in the sock.
This is from a '21 Model S, so something has changed since then. There's no gap under the top lip that the foam attaches to.
I looked at my new hepa intake cover. Yes there is a tiny tiny gap below the foam strip. Most interesting. I don’t have any appreciable pollen ingress into the intake but even if I did, the goal of the sock is to keep water out, not regular fine air dust/pollen. That’s what the hepa filter is for.
The foam trim presses against the underhood cover panel. And it’s open cell foam not even closed cell foam so it’s porous
Interesting. I would not have thought it could draw enough airflow through just that foam considering what gets delivered to the cabin when the fan is on HI but that does make sense from a 'why is there foam there' perspective. I doubt it seals that well considering the picture I posted above of my sock would not have been likely (to have that much buildup on top of the sock) if that sock was nicely pressed up against the under side of the frunk.
