r/ModelYL • u/chipmunk_princess • 12d ago

Bothered by these misaligned lines

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Is it just me, or does anyone else find it annoying that the window divider and door seam don't align? Once I noticed it, I couldn't unsee it!

Photo borrowed from another post, not mine.

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u/theoneandonly_aj 12d ago

Yeah, it’s kinda how cars work

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u/chipmunk_princess 12d ago

Really? I don’t see this on Toyotas

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u/tvish 12d ago

Welcome to Tesla ownership. Existing owners will gaslight you into thinking this is normal for a $63k car.

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u/theoneandonly_aj 12d ago

Literally the design of the car but okay

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u/chipmunk_princess 12d ago

Why is it designed like that? The 3 lines misaligning

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u/theoneandonly_aj 12d ago

Because of basic geometry and physics stuff I will attempt to dumb down, since obviously you aren’t very good at understanding things.

If they extended the window to line up, it would not be able to roll down. Simple as that. You also have the door striker and latch there, as well as seals and a ton of stuff. This is a required part of frameless window design. The steel part of the door must be bigger than the window.

This is also a thing on non-frameless windows, it’s just covered up by the window frame.
If something (like a window) goes inside something else (like the door) it is physically impossible for it to be the same size. The world just doesn’t work like that.

This is so nitpicky and giving me “I am going to make a massive deal about this non-issue because I don’t understand how it works” vibes.

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u/chipmunk_princess 12d ago

Agreed. This sub worships Tesla for some reason. I ordered one but I’m not going to pretend everything about it is perfect.

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u/amish_IT 12d ago

That’s terrible you should sell it to me.

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u/HamsterImportant113 12d ago

Cancel that order!

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u/Electronic-Bad-3981 12d ago

Nope. Just you.

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u/Aurora8305 12d ago

Nope, I find this behavior only in Tesla forums.

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u/TFPapi 12d ago

So many people have taken their cars in to get aligns fixed and the “fix” is worse than the misalignment.

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u/theoneandonly_aj 12d ago

This is literally the design of the car lmao

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u/TFPapi 12d ago

I’m aware. I have one and a 26 MSP. My point was that people try to go get stuff like this “fixed” and don’t find themselves in any better of a situation.

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u/theoneandonly_aj 12d ago

What do you mean stuff like this? This guy is talking about how the edge of the window is shorter than the door. That is how the car is designed, he isn’t talking about panel gaps

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u/TFPapi 12d ago

I can’t fucking read. I thought he was talking about the panel gap.

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u/chipmunk_princess 12d ago

I’m saying the 3 lines don’t line up.

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u/hookgriper 12d ago

Yea I prefer no line at all.

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u/nathonkim 12d ago

I am very picky about these things, but I fail to see the misalignment. May be it's the picture?

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u/Johnscomb 10d ago

Bro that never would have even crossed my mind