The model S is a bit gappy on the fit and finish scale along seams between adjacent body panels.
They do a good job where front door trailing edge meets B pillar. But I felt they should have carried out more of this treatment throughout the car.
So I filled in the gaps with a weather stripping obtained at Home Depot.
This helps:
- wind noise
- moisture and dirt entry
- aerodynamics in a small way
- appearance
Much more premium look to the car.. take a look!!
Here is where A-pillar meets fender:
Here is where hood meets fender:
Here is where hatch meets rear quarter panel:
Here is hatch near tail lights. Look closely and you'll see a double layer thing going on. I used two different materials here because the gap is large.
Here is open hatch... You'll notice where I put down a strip of "pickup truck box liner for canopy" or whatever they call it on the quarter panel. And I ran the same weatherstripping as the other places along the hatch door itself. So these material sandwich together when the hatch closes.
They do a good job where front door trailing edge meets B pillar. But I felt they should have carried out more of this treatment throughout the car.
So I filled in the gaps with a weather stripping obtained at Home Depot.
This helps:
- wind noise
- moisture and dirt entry
- aerodynamics in a small way
- appearance
Much more premium look to the car.. take a look!!
Here is where A-pillar meets fender:
Here is where hood meets fender:
Here is where hatch meets rear quarter panel:
Here is hatch near tail lights. Look closely and you'll see a double layer thing going on. I used two different materials here because the gap is large.
Here is open hatch... You'll notice where I put down a strip of "pickup truck box liner for canopy" or whatever they call it on the quarter panel. And I ran the same weatherstripping as the other places along the hatch door itself. So these material sandwich together when the hatch closes.
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