Gatsojon
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Got the rear windows tinted at Manchester Tints in Chorlton £140 15%. Very pleased with the results.
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What did you do to your Tesla Model 3 today?
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Mr H
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I fitted (one side) of this today - that red tape is a nightmare to get off (or my set got hot somewhere in transit and it’s just these!) I also laid mine on and checked boot first and all seems well. When it ever stops raining I’ll get the other side fitted!
I also did the little door latch covers also from taptes, same tape installation and they look really smart and it now looks finished!
That boot protector looks good, will get that I think next week - partly on your recommendation and partly the guy on amazon who said it still gives good access to ‘the wine cellar’ which will now be forever what I call that sub trunk
You own a Tesla now. Surely it's a Champagne cellar.
Mr H
Active Member
They can make it hard for the power kit to close the boot - i had a fitting where it had to be removed as it wouldn't latch with it in placeI fitted (one side) of this today - that red tape is a nightmare to get off (or my set got hot somewhere in transit and it’s just these!) I also laid mine on and checked boot first and all seems well. When it ever stops raining I’ll get the other side fitted!
I also did the little door latch covers also from taptes, same tape installation and they look really smart and it now looks finished!
That boot protector looks good, will get that I think next week - partly on your recommendation and partly the guy on amazon who said it still gives good access to ‘the wine cellar’ which will now be forever what I call that sub trunk
Mr H
Active Member
Only if your boot is not correctly aligned as all you're doing is pushing the lid further away which creates an alignment issue at the rear quarter. The ones near the middle are just dampers and don't affect where the lid closes. The dampers fully compress when the lid is closed which creates the issue for the power kit not latching.
i advise if people want a power kit and protection for the boot lip then a vinyl covering is the best way as it is a lot thinner and can be cut in the area of the dampers.
MrBadger
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Gatsojon
Member
Hello KennethS,
No, I hadn’t twigged that there was a difference - thanks. Funnily enough I was just scratching my head wondering why AO had just refunded my order - they’re probably cleverer than me and realised the problem as they were shipping to the UK.
I need to read the details a bit more carefully
@KennethS has highlighted the one I ordered will not fit (LHD) so I have the chance to buy this one!
Thanks to you both
Interesting. I don't recall seeing LHD/RHD options when purchasing this. Any idea what the difference is in the AO one you bought?@KennethS has highlighted the one I ordered will not fit (LHD) so I have the chance to buy this one!
Thanks to you both
If this is the big rubber-band like thing which you squidge into place around the top piece of glass... I took mine off a few weeks ago after reading about seals being affected. The rubber band had worked its way pretty far under the back corners of the glass over the course of a few months. Not sure how much of an issue that would have caused, or how how far under it'd need to go to cause an issue, but I didn't want to risk it for what didn't really seem to be much of a perceivable decrease in noise.
AO seem to have automatically cancelled my order, so I dare say I may never know!
Yes, the LHD cars have a longer opening which is pointed/angled on the end as shown in @Medved_77’s post. I know because although I ordered one from AliExpress that was sold as suitable for the RHD Model 3, it wasn’t. I was able to cut it down to fit but thought I should mention it so others can avoid the problem.
