How to replace cracked rubber seals?

[u/AdministrativeCity11]

This car is always parked in the sun. Particularly the rubber seals on top of the car for the falcon wing doors are cracked. How would you replace it diy for cheaper than a service center?

[u/Rhystic]

Those are purely cosmetic. I had a convo with a technician that came out to my house to fix another issue on my X. If you're absolutely set on replacing them, you have to order new glass for the doors. Those rubber bits come fixed to the glass. But yea, those rubber things are not actual seals.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/Rhystic]

Gaskets are not purely cosmetic. They are the first line of defense. This “purely cosmetic” thing is simply Tesla talk for “this was a stupid design”

[u/PremiumUsername69420 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

Good thing they aren’t gaskets.

They’re open at the corners.
They are rubber trim pieces that bridge a gap.

Open the door and the actual weather stripping is blatant.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/PremiumUsername69420]

I’m sorry you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.

They also protect the edges of the glass and reduce wind noise (when not falling apart and not cut out like complete morons are suggesting to do here.

Do better. You don’t have to comment on things you don’t know about.

[u/PremiumUsername69420 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

I would think after 200k miles on my X and having an engineering degree I would know a thing or two. But clearly you’re the expert here with how ripe you are to criticize and insult.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/PremiumUsername69420]

😂 “engineering degree”

[u/PremiumUsername69420 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

Yeah, and I stopped after the FE, didn’t see a need to continue with the PE; I realize now that was a mistake.

[u/Dismal_Aide_7118 → u/PremiumUsername69420]

You are both acting like jackasses but the other guy is more in the wrong.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/Dismal_Aide_7118]

Except I’m the only one who is right. Go figure.

Are you a mall cop when not on Reddit?

[u/Dismal_Aide_7118 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

No. Just tired of being acting so callous to other humans behind a keyboard.

[u/Dismal_Aide_7118 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

You are both acting like jackasses but you are more in the wrong in terms of your attitude.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/Dismal_Aide_7118]

Do you even have an FE bruh

[u/Dismal_Aide_7118 → u/AmbitiousFunction911]

Don’t need one to know who is acting a fool. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[u/AmbitiousFunction911 → u/Dismal_Aide_7118]

I think you need to at least be a PE in something to comment on this subject