SeaSucker cracked Tesla Model 3 rear glass
09-24-18, 01:53 PM
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Just that particular glass on that particular car, which happens to be on a Tesla. I had a chance to drive a Tesla for a few months and I did not like it. Others love it. Such is the human condition, it is very dynamic. Life is a risk. Nobody makes it out alive. Internet handwringing is a waste.
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i just think bad idea to put anything with weight on glass. I smacked a fly on the windshield (inside) a couple years ago and the windshield shattered while driving. Not nice.
On theatre hand, nice car. How long have you had it? I've been on the waiting list for well over a year. Probably time to order one. Worth it? Better than an S model or get a used "S"?
Crack has nothing to do with Tesla or being cheap, thin glass in my opinion. For that matter, then my Toyota Sequoia glass was cheap thin stuff too, but the truck has 320,000 miles on it and it just keeps going and going and going.......
sorry off topic!
On theatre hand, nice car. How long have you had it? I've been on the waiting list for well over a year. Probably time to order one. Worth it? Better than an S model or get a used "S"?
Crack has nothing to do with Tesla or being cheap, thin glass in my opinion. For that matter, then my Toyota Sequoia glass was cheap thin stuff too, but the truck has 320,000 miles on it and it just keeps going and going and going.......
sorry off topic!
09-25-18, 03:56 PM
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No, im not a fanboy of Tesla. Dont own one, have never looked at em online, and dont plan to own one.
I am a fan of laughing at absurd conclusions though and yours was fantastically funny.
I like that you now claim Tesla's glass is for sure low quality. It simply wasnt designed to hold weight or be suctioned under dynamic stress.
I am a fan of laughing at absurd conclusions though and yours was fantastically funny.
I like that you now claim Tesla's glass is for sure low quality. It simply wasnt designed to hold weight or be suctioned under dynamic stress.
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Nope. The manufacturer didn't select the roof glass for the 0.0001 % of owners that *might* use a suction cup bike mount on it. This is *not* a manufacturer problem in any way, shape, or form.
Take the wheels off, put them in a bag, and put the whole bike in the back of the car. Or, use a different vehicle to transport the bike.
I don't understand why some people are determined to use the wrong tool for the job - and then invariably blame the tool when it doesn't work - instead of accepting the responsibility for selecting the wrong tool and the consequences.
Take the wheels off, put them in a bag, and put the whole bike in the back of the car. Or, use a different vehicle to transport the bike.
I don't understand why some people are determined to use the wrong tool for the job - and then invariably blame the tool when it doesn't work - instead of accepting the responsibility for selecting the wrong tool and the consequences.
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Did Tesla replace it for you?
I just bought a SeaSucker as I thought that's what Elon recommended for Teslas. Now I am a bit worried. Did Tesla replace the glass under warranty, if not, how much was it?
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I briefly had a Sea Sucker bike rack for my Z. Great concept and likely would have worked as designed, but I just never had enough confidence in the system to use it beyond my neighborhood so I sold on eBay, the same place I found it. I kept envisioning my C50 bouncing down the interstate as I helplessly watched in my rearview mirror.
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The typical back glass on a vehicle is tempered, that piece is laminated safety glass, like a windshield.
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06-04-19, 07:33 AM
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If it had been tempered glass overloaded like this, there would probably be a pile of glass "pellets" all over the cabin of the vehicle. The safety feature is that the pieces of glass would not have been sharp.
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Just judging by the way the crack propagated without shattering, this looks to be laminated, and it did its job. The bike didn't pop into the cabin of the car accompanied by a cloud of broken glass shards.
If it had been tempered glass overloaded like this, there would probably be a pile of glass "pellets" all over the cabin of the vehicle. The safety feature is that the pieces of glass would not have been sharp.
If it had been tempered glass overloaded like this, there would probably be a pile of glass "pellets" all over the cabin of the vehicle. The safety feature is that the pieces of glass would not have been sharp.
The following says that tempered glass is typically used in the side and rear but the Tesla's glass roof isn't typical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempered_glass
I was commenting on 02Giant's apparent conflation of "tempered" and "laminated".
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I don't think @02Giant actually conflated them. The post said the rear glass was laminated, and not tempered.
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This thread makes me glad I've been using a hitch rack for years. Works great, moves from one vehicle to another, holds up to 4 bikes, too.
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Best thing I ever did was have the trailer hitch installed on my car. Had a trunk-mounted rack, but it was causing damage. Roof rack is not an option on my rag top. Getting to the ride is half the fun when I can put the top down and cruise to the Cape with the bikes on the back.
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Best thing I ever did was have the trailer hitch installed on my car. Had a trunk-mounted rack, but it was causing damage. Roof rack is not an option on my rag top. Getting to the ride is half the fun when I can put the top down and cruise to the Cape with the bikes on the back.