Jager
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- First Name
- Jeff
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- 2024 Cybertruck AWD, 2022 Model 3 LR AWD
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I can be OCD about a few things, but obsessing over very minor panel gap differences ain't among 'em. When I picked up my Model 3 a couple years ago, I looked it over with the same reasonably-critical-but-not-overly-obsessive perspective that I've brought to every other vehicle I've ever bought. No checklists. No calipers. No expectation to find something wrong.
That said, quality issues are something of a meme in the Tesla world, with panel alignments usually leading the parade of complaints.
With that in mind, and with the hope that I might very shortly (this week?!) be picking up my own Cybertruck, I'm curious about how Tesla service personnel address such complaints? How are the various panels attached? And what is the procedure to tweak alignments that are slightly off?
I'm assuming there are no or few fixed attachment points underneath the panels, such as one would find with a bolted-on design, stanchions, pilot points, and the like. If there were, panel fitment would be expected to come out exactly the same from vehicle to vehicle.
I'm guessing the panels are attached with structural adhesive? Is the process to adjust a panel simply a matter of removing the panel (probably with heat), applying fresh adhesive, and then reattaching the panel?
Tesla doesn't seem to be overly bothered when people complain about panel issues and request adjustment, which suggests such adjustment isn't terribly complicated.
Just curious.
That said, quality issues are something of a meme in the Tesla world, with panel alignments usually leading the parade of complaints.
With that in mind, and with the hope that I might very shortly (this week?!) be picking up my own Cybertruck, I'm curious about how Tesla service personnel address such complaints? How are the various panels attached? And what is the procedure to tweak alignments that are slightly off?
I'm assuming there are no or few fixed attachment points underneath the panels, such as one would find with a bolted-on design, stanchions, pilot points, and the like. If there were, panel fitment would be expected to come out exactly the same from vehicle to vehicle.
I'm guessing the panels are attached with structural adhesive? Is the process to adjust a panel simply a matter of removing the panel (probably with heat), applying fresh adhesive, and then reattaching the panel?
Tesla doesn't seem to be overly bothered when people complain about panel issues and request adjustment, which suggests such adjustment isn't terribly complicated.
Just curious.
