ChickenDipper
Member
New style Taptes charger (with curved top) has been dispatched and appears to be coming from Belgium not China which is a relief. Should be safe for others to order and not expect any undue delays with this item.
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JupiterMan
Active Member
IIRC the cars on Grand Venus will have been manufactured since the factory re-opened. However whilst those EU bound cars are mid Atlantic, USA Q2 deliveries should be happening now, which will mean if USB-C is incorporated we should be hearing about it very soon.
ChickenDipper
Member
Fremont only partially reopened on 11th May and fully reopened 18th May, and the Grand Venus didn't moor until 26th May.
I mean its possible if they produced nothing but EU cars but it seems unlikely they'd fill such a big ship with brand new car in just a few weeks of production that was ramping up. Equally its possible they were installing the USB C units before or during COVID, we won't know until we know
I mean its possible if they produced nothing but EU cars but it seems unlikely they'd fill such a big ship with brand new car in just a few weeks of production that was ramping up. Equally its possible they were installing the USB C units before or during COVID, we won't know until we know
hingus2000
Member
My Gen2
charger was also shipped last week with "Belgium" listed as the route, but the tracking still indicates it just left Shenzen.
I wouldn't lose too much sleep over Gen 2 vs Gen 3. To be able to get 15W you would need to wire it to the rear 12v USB ports behind the armrest, which is not a trivial job. Same applies to the Jeda.
The front two USB ports don't provide a great deal of amps, so no wireless pad is going to magically produce 15W fast charging from them.
An alternative one might consider is wiring one of the front USB ports to something like this, which could then be wired to the two wireless pad ports. So long as you're not using the wireless pad every single time you get in the car (and therefore depleting the battery faster than it is charging), you would get the benefit of faster wireless charging without pulling trim off, as well as freeing up one of the car's own USB ports for something else.
The front two USB ports don't provide a great deal of amps, so no wireless pad is going to magically produce 15W fast charging from them.
An alternative one might consider is wiring one of the front USB ports to something like this, which could then be wired to the two wireless pad ports. So long as you're not using the wireless pad every single time you get in the car (and therefore depleting the battery faster than it is charging), you would get the benefit of faster wireless charging without pulling trim off, as well as freeing up one of the car's own USB ports for something else.
hingus2000
Member
Thanks Durzel. It's less the 15W issue (I have an iPhone which can't charge that fast in any event), but more this issue about the Gen 1 & 2 chargers catching against the console when lifted which some say has been solved in Gen 3. TBH given I haven't taken delivery of my M3 yet, it's very much a hypothetical problem which is likely smaller than is worth caring about.
stonecoldrmw
Member
It annoyed me enough to spend the money on the Tesla unit
@hingus2000 I'm going to do the same as @DaveW as I am very particular about it fitting right, given the price of the car - everything needs to look and feel right
Rustybkts
Member
It could be and so have left it unplugged and ordered a Taptes one that others have recommended. It could even be a slight fault with the car.
If anyone would like to try this one they can have it FOC in case the fault is just in my car.
My Gen2
Expect a much longer wait, it is coming by train from China.... 12,000 miles. I'm annoyed, like you, it said the item was in stock in Europe (Belgium) when in fact it wasn't. 60 days so far and advised delivery on or before July 7th :-(
Fitted the Air Inlet Protection Covers today. Had watched a Rich Rebuilds video and also read a horror story where someone had spilt a bag of sweets in the car, they fell into the air inlets and ended up removing the battery in order to stop the rattling.
Apparently there's no protection from items falling down there, it goes straight to the top of the battery pack. With two kids that enjoy taking (and dropping) small items in the car I thought these would offer some protection.
Pics attached and purchase link below:
US $12.9 |LUCKEASY Car air inlet protection cover for Tesla Model 3 Effectively prevent falling from clogging|Caps, Rotors & Contacts| - AliExpress
Apparently there's no protection from items falling down there, it goes straight to the top of the battery pack. With two kids that enjoy taking (and dropping) small items in the car I thought these would offer some protection.
Pics attached and purchase link below:
US $12.9 |LUCKEASY Car air inlet protection cover for Tesla Model 3 Effectively prevent falling from clogging|Caps, Rotors & Contacts| - AliExpress
Interesting -- I wasn't even aware those vents were there. Will have a look at the rear of my 3 and may have yet another accessory to purchase!
Can you download the Ali Express app? Some people have mentioned issues with postage region when using the Web browser.
Guess that is where that £1 coin went. It fell down the side of the seat and sounded like it was sliding on top of the battery for a few mins and not heard from it since
Your advice was spot-on. I downloaded the app and ordered without problem. Thanks.
Nice, those items were delivered from China in under a week so hopefully you won't be waiting long.
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