This is by far the best implementation I've ever seen of that design of wiper fluid dispersion. They usually suck. because they only put one nozzle aim to directly down. And that results in There not being enough fluid that comes out before the wipers move and the blades end up moving across a mostly dry windshield. That's the primary benefit of having the nozzles on the hood is that they wet the entire windscreen before the blades start to move. but the slow motion video clearly shows there is a huge amount of fluid that puddles up in front of the blades before they start to move and they push that wave of fluid all the way across the windshield. Really really good design.
Look at the Mercedes ones on some of their models (as well as the Tesla Model X which I believe uses the MB part). It has many tiny nozzles along the entire arm and is really beautiful to watch!
@@vdealer1 the only real problem with washer systems that work as this does with a tube that runs up to the wiper arms. Is a tenancy for the fluid to freeze inside those little tubes during the winter time. Used to drive an 18-wheeler most of them used systems like this and that was a common problem. Although in a 18-wheeler those little rubber tubes are more exposed than they are on the Tesla. The one advantage of having the nozzles in the hood on a gasoline-powered car is you got the warm from the engine rising up through the hood and out toward the windshield and it tends to keep the washer fluid from freezing in the nozzles. But most people with Teslas are going to be charging the car in a garage overnight so it's not as likely to be a problem. Unless the car sat outside for a long time
@@kens97sto171 Thanks, that's definitely not something I would have thought about and it's awesome that you have relevant experience with the semis. Hopefully it doesn't end up being a problem on the Model 3. I guess you really can learn something new from RUclips comments. ;)
@@vdealer1 Well the wipers on the model 3 are hidden down under the hood when not in use. That might help keep them out of the wind. The problem with semis is that the windshields are pretty much vertical and the wipers are just sitting right out in the middle of that wind at the base of the windshield. always had problems with washer fluid freezing on the windshields the wipers not contacting the windshield properly because ice builds up under the rubber and once that starts it propagates and gets worse and worse until the point where you have to stop and clean the windshield off which is a pain in the ass. Never understood why they didn't run a heated windshield element. Trucks always seem to lack some very basic and helpful equipment. you got $150,000 truck with the cheapest windshield wipers, I'm crappiest headlights you can put on a vehicle. Always seemed asinine to me. More new trucks are coming with nice LED headlights now finally
Buy your own and scratch your own paint. I feel attacked. 😂 Sigh. Mine seem to work fine on both sides. Didn't realize 3 nozzles per blade arm. Thanks! That slow mo is freaking cool 😎
Still my favorite informational Tesla video of all time. One reason is because it was me that asked a lot of the questions on Facebook about the wipers. The other reason is because it showed me how to test mine and helped me discover that the driver's side hose had come off from the Y connector. Brian is like a super hero coming to the rescue.
After watching your video..now I know my model3 driver's side wiper doesn't have a spraying problem. Mucho Garcia Brain. Love the way you present your show.
So cool you’re sharing other people’s referral code! Your melon thru the windshield during the wiper slo-mo!! For what it’s worth, our VIN is 21XXX and it’s exactly the same set up for washer fluid dispersion (for proper terminology)!
Thank you, your video was very helpful in helping me fix my new to me 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD, I had one wiper washer that was working fine, and the drivers side had the hoze cinched by the pivot point. Your video allowed me to go through things methodically to find the issue. Thank you so much!
Lifting the wiper arm doesn't break anything. It just takes a little force the first time but will stand up vertical without damaging the tubes. They just pull a little slack in. You will have to do this when replacing the blades or windshield.
To have the windshield washer spray over your roof and onto the car behind is actually quite efficient at reminding said car driver about safe driving distances ... especially on highways.
Thank you for the video, very helpful, cool music on slowMo. My new Y did not spray when snowing. it turned out the tube was frozen 16'F! once defrosted it was fine.
When you slow down the video you can see that the driver side is getting fluid just not as much from the centre nozzle com pared to the passenger side but the driver side is definitely getting fluid .
That's funny. Mine is at the Service Center now for a crack in the back glass and I complained about the driver's side wiper not working, but it is. LOL
I was worried your channel would go downhill a few weeks ago when you had 20 or so referrals and started blasting your referral code all over the screen during the video. Was glad to see you get right back to producing the quality content for which you are known. Congrats on the roadster- well deserved!
It’s a great design but Merc did this ages ago and has nozzles for the whole blade, was called magic vision control, bmw had something similar to Tesla’s solution back in the early 2000s for the 7 series
About a month ago I took my 3 in for them to check the wiper fluid lines as it appeared that the driver side fluid had very poor coverage. The passenger side was really good, but only the very top part of the drivers was getting much fluid. They looked at it and came back and said "all looked to be working normally", but I can say that the coverage of the fluid after they took a look works MUCH better. Maybe there was a slight kink somewhere that got worked out that they didnt even "see" when they were looking at it, who knows. But, it does work pretty well now.
It is a great design in theory but in practice, there is pretty much no water that gets on the right side of the passenger blade so it never properly clean the passenger side and leaves a lot of light smear that seems to add up over time. There should be water on both side of the wipers to actually clean properly the windshield (mostly on the passenger side)...
3:28 My old GMC Safari 8-seater van from the 90s did this and I wondered why no other car company was doing it. My guess was maintenance was a lot more difficult, and maybe they broke down more often? But ours never broke at all
Are you stopping the windshield fluid from coming out as the wipers come down or is that a Tesla automatic thing? Or our old 90s GMC Safari, if you continued to hold down the spray button you can see the spray coverage on the windshield and see where all the fluid goes as the wipers went down before coming back up to wipe it all off
Wow, great video! I like the slow-mo of the nozzles :D Maybe One thing to mention regarding the wipers: #WhatIf the wiper fluid is low/empty? What does the screen show? (Or did you already cover it in another video?)
I find the fact that you can’t lift the wipers up all the way like normal even though vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado/ GMC Sierra have a similar washer mechanism.
I think they must've fixed the wipers on when hood is open thing after You You Xue (the Tesla Model 3 Road Trip guy) had his wipers on when the hood was open, and it scratched the hood
I was reading the owners manual and it says you’re not supposed to use windshield wiper fluid that’s designed to get bugs off your windshield. I don’t know why.
When there's a lot of crap on the road, like salt, I've found I consistently get a build up gunk in the lower left driver's side. Not sure if it's down tothe nozzle being blocked or if others are having this issue. It's my biggest complaint about the car (which in the grand scheme of things is nothing!).
Dude.. great video! I also though my TM3 was only shooting water out of 1 side. lol. Love the different camera angles! Oh, an CONGRATS on earning the Roadster! ;-)
I learned the hard way NOT to have the window down when turning on the windshield wipers with the pishers (wiper fluid). It gets the inside of the door all wet! Geesh! P.S. I ran out of fluid a few weeks ago, saw the warning on the screen and was about to use some washer fluid I had in the shed when I decided to check the Tesla manual which says to avoid windshield washer fluid that has bug cleaner in it: Caution: Do not add formulated washer fluids that contain water repellent or bug wash. These fluids can cause streaking, smearing, and squeaking or other noises. What brand you use???
I will be applying a windshield glass protector (C-Bond) and I want to ensure I cover 100% of the windshield and I don't want to get this product on the blades. How can I suspend the arms/blades off the windshield to get to the glass near the base of the windshield? Thanks and love your vids and what you do for the Tesla community?
My issue with my wipers is on slow speed variation and noise is occurring. Not sure if its the tint I recently put on thr front windshield but tool it to the service center to check the issue.
How much overspray do you get on the driver side window? I actually had Tesla service check it out and they claim it's completely normal that half the side window gets covered in water. Terrible system IMO.
Hey Brian! I’ll be buying mine next year once it arrives in Europe. I love your channel so be sure I’ll be using your referral code or the one you recommend! Be awesome my friend!
It only took me twice of putting my foot on the break pedal and getting wetter with it raining out to learn not to put my foot on the break till the door was closed.
I hate that blue fluid they use, it leaves blue stains even in the crevices of the back door frame. Still trying to use it up so I can replace with something better.
I'm surprised. If true, you would think that Tesla would have changed it by now from complaints by S & X owners. That they haven't makes me think there weren't many such complaints. Is yours a 3? Is there reason for you to think that the issue you're seeing would be unique to the 3?
Two questions. One, when the wipers are in service mode. Will the frunk be able to open? Two, is the fluid heated? If not in your Model 3, but is it in a “winter package”?
I saw that the wipers will not operate while the frunk is open. My question was, if the wiper blades were in service mode. Will you be able to open the frunk?
Two points, can you open drunk while moving? Your automatically opening lifts might cause hood to fly open, and two, I believe the manual tell us not to use rainx style fluid in there for some reason. It might make the blades skip. When my car goes into carwash, I always ask for rainx treatment over entire car...
Fantastic. Thanks Brian for the detailed video. I am actually suspecting the left wiper blade is not dispensing washer fluid. Your video was super useful to know where and how I look into it. Thanks a lot
Actually, this technology has nothing to do with Tesla or how smart its engineers are. This technology has existed for quite a long time and is usually sourced through suppliers like Bosch or Continental.. Tesla doesn't own it, they didn't develop it and they don't even produce it. Misinformation like this (giving them credit for things they didn't do) is unnecessary driving up Tesla's stock price and turning it into a bubble.
Regarding the blade hitting the pillar, I think it happened to mw, but when driving at high speed and side wind if I recall. I'll pay attention to that. Question: with ice and snow during winter, is it advised to put winter blades on the Model 3?
I don't think there is such a thing as winter blades. But when I lived in Cleveland Ohio you didn't make it through winter with the same blades on the car. You just replace them more up north
Great video, as always! One thing I’ve wondered about - does anyone know what brand of wipers Tesla uses? Wondering about replacements in a year or so.
Make sure you don’t actuate the wipers with the frunk hood open. The wipers will hit the edge of the hood and chip the paint. Whoops, wrote that too soon. Of course Tesla fixed that in S/W updates.
How cool is it to have ... everything ... controlled by software that can be updated at any time. It's the *art* of software brought to a manufacturing context.
Hi Brian, I really enjoy your channel. I would like to say that your test of whether the windshield wiper hits the pillar on the driver side is incomplete as it doesn’t include some of the variables that could create that scenario. Namely, I would venture that people are noticing the wiper hitting the pillar at some minimum rate of speed while driving and not necessarily when stationary. Possibly how quickly the wipers were going might play a role as well? Maybe you could test some of the other variables?
Get a second Roadster, it's a thing. $5K worth each referral. But, while it's OK to push codes, didn't Tesla have a policy of offering value in return?
I never thought I'd have so much fun watching wipers ....wipe... weird. Good job!
Thomas, means he's a great editor
I know, oddly satisfying
7:13 Who knew wiper blades could be so intense, it's like a movie trailer
This is by far the best implementation I've ever seen of that design of wiper fluid dispersion. They usually suck. because they only put one nozzle aim to directly down. And that results in There not being enough fluid that comes out before the wipers move and the blades end up moving across a mostly dry windshield.
That's the primary benefit of having the nozzles on the hood is that they wet the entire windscreen before the blades start to move. but the slow motion video clearly shows there is a huge amount of fluid that puddles up in front of the blades before they start to move and they push that wave of fluid all the way across the windshield. Really really good design.
Look at the Mercedes ones on some of their models (as well as the Tesla Model X which I believe uses the MB part). It has many tiny nozzles along the entire arm and is really beautiful to watch!
@@vdealer1
the only real problem with washer systems that work as this does with a tube that runs up to the wiper arms. Is a tenancy for the fluid to freeze inside those little tubes during the winter time. Used to drive an 18-wheeler most of them used systems like this and that was a common problem. Although in a 18-wheeler those little rubber tubes are more exposed than they are on the Tesla. The one advantage of having the nozzles in the hood on a gasoline-powered car is you got the warm from the engine rising up through the hood and out toward the windshield and it tends to keep the washer fluid from freezing in the nozzles.
But most people with Teslas are going to be charging the car in a garage overnight so it's not as likely to be a problem. Unless the car sat outside for a long time
@@kens97sto171 Thanks, that's definitely not something I would have thought about and it's awesome that you have relevant experience with the semis. Hopefully it doesn't end up being a problem on the Model 3. I guess you really can learn something new from RUclips comments. ;)
@@vdealer1
Well the wipers on the model 3 are hidden down under the hood when not in use. That might help keep them out of the wind. The problem with semis is that the windshields are pretty much vertical and the wipers are just sitting right out in the middle of that wind at the base of the windshield.
always had problems with washer fluid freezing on the windshields the wipers not contacting the windshield properly because ice builds up under the rubber and once that starts it propagates and gets worse and worse until the point where you have to stop and clean the windshield off which is a pain in the ass. Never understood why they didn't run a heated windshield element. Trucks always seem to lack some very basic and helpful equipment.
you got $150,000 truck with the cheapest windshield wipers, I'm crappiest headlights you can put on a vehicle. Always seemed asinine to me.
More new trucks are coming with nice LED headlights now finally
Mercedes has something like that called magic vision control.
Buy your own and scratch your own paint. I feel attacked. 😂 Sigh.
Mine seem to work fine on both sides. Didn't realize 3 nozzles per blade arm. Thanks! That slow mo is freaking cool 😎
How are those frunk arms working for you? I like the idea, but I'm still worried about it adding extra pressure when closing the hood.
LOL look at your smiley face behind the windshield when the wipers pass in slow motion... Priceless.
ROADSTER!? You earned it. This channel is still by far the best resource for Model 3 owners. Will there be a What If? - Roadster addition??!?
this is probably the best windshield wiper video ever made
Still my favorite informational Tesla video of all time. One reason is because it was me that asked a lot of the questions on Facebook about the wipers. The other reason is because it showed me how to test mine and helped me discover that the driver's side hose had come off from the Y connector. Brian is like a super hero coming to the rescue.
Music in the slomo made the video. The fact that you are using other people's referral codes shows you're a class act.
Thank you
Thanks, Brian. I was actually wondering if my windshield wipers were spraying correctly. So thanks!
PS, Super congrats on Roadster!
Appreciate it!
Same. Stumbled across this video while I had this on the back of my mind!
After watching your video..now I know my model3 driver's side wiper doesn't have a spraying problem. Mucho Garcia Brain. Love the way you present your show.
So cool you’re sharing other people’s referral code! Your melon thru the windshield during the wiper slo-mo!! For what it’s worth, our VIN is 21XXX and it’s exactly the same set up for washer fluid dispersion (for proper terminology)!
Most satisfying slo-mo I've ever seen 7:48
Love all of your tests. Keep it up!
Thank you, your video was very helpful in helping me fix my new to me 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD, I had one wiper washer that was working fine, and the drivers side had the hoze cinched by the pivot point. Your video allowed me to go through things methodically to find the issue. Thank you so much!
Lifting the wiper arm doesn't break anything. It just takes a little force the first time but will stand up vertical without damaging the tubes. They just pull a little slack in. You will have to do this when replacing the blades or windshield.
Good point about replacing the windshield.
To have the windshield washer spray over your roof and onto the car behind is actually quite efficient at reminding said car driver about safe driving distances ... especially on highways.
Great analysis on this question, your camera work is fantastic to show the resolution to this question on the Driver's side wiper arm. Thanks
Excellent. Answered my questions I had about the windshield washers.
Watching a wiper blade doing its job will never feel the same.
There is a team of wiper engineers somewhere at Tesla HQ right now that is crying for joy over that slo-mo segment.
Great video, Brian! Those slow-motion shots of the windshield showing exactly how the washer nozzles work, was pretty incredible!
Whohoooo! Super appreciated, thanks Brian!!
Thank you for the video, very helpful, cool music on slowMo. My new Y did not spray when snowing. it turned out the tube was frozen 16'F! once defrosted it was fine.
CONGRATS ON THE ROADSTER
When you slow down the video you can see that the driver side is getting fluid just not as much from the centre nozzle com pared to the passenger side but the driver side is definitely getting fluid .
That's funny. Mine is at the Service Center now for a crack in the back glass and I complained about the driver's side wiper not working, but it is. LOL
I was worried your channel would go downhill a few weeks ago when you had 20 or so referrals and started blasting your referral code all over the screen during the video. Was glad to see you get right back to producing the quality content for which you are known. Congrats on the roadster- well deserved!
Nice way to give back to the Tesla community!
Great to finally meet you in person last week at the Cars and coffee with my son... another Brian. Great channel I appreciate your work.
Yes it was nice to meet you too. Drive that AP until it stops.
It’s a great design but Merc did this ages ago and has nozzles for the whole blade, was called magic vision control, bmw had something similar to Tesla’s solution back in the early 2000s for the 7 series
Super nice that you’re giving back, still great videos. I’ll support this!
About a month ago I took my 3 in for them to check the wiper fluid lines as it appeared that the driver side fluid had very poor coverage. The passenger side was really good, but only the very top part of the drivers was getting much fluid. They looked at it and came back and said "all looked to be working normally", but I can say that the coverage of the fluid after they took a look works MUCH better. Maybe there was a slight kink somewhere that got worked out that they didnt even "see" when they were looking at it, who knows. But, it does work pretty well now.
Great video, very cool to see it happen in slow-mo!
It is a great design in theory but in practice, there is pretty much no water that gets on the right side of the passenger blade so it never properly clean the passenger side and leaves a lot of light smear that seems to add up over time. There should be water on both side of the wipers to actually clean properly the windshield (mostly on the passenger side)...
3:28 My old GMC Safari 8-seater van from the 90s did this and I wondered why no other car company was doing it. My guess was maintenance was a lot more difficult, and maybe they broke down more often? But ours never broke at all
Are you stopping the windshield fluid from coming out as the wipers come down or is that a Tesla automatic thing? Or our old 90s GMC Safari, if you continued to hold down the spray button you can see the spray coverage on the windshield and see where all the fluid goes as the wipers went down before coming back up to wipe it all off
Tesla is stopping the fluid
You do a great job on digging in and showing how things work.
Congrats on the Roadster! Really loved the slo-mo that you had for the fluid spray...very interesting to see that bit. Keep up the good work.
Wow, great video! I like the slow-mo of the nozzles :D
Maybe One thing to mention regarding the wipers: #WhatIf the wiper fluid is low/empty? What does the screen show? (Or did you already cover it in another video?)
That popped up this morning. I am low on fluid. The red ! shows up on the screen
@@i1Tesla I'm sure it had absolutely NOTHING to do with you filming this video... 😇
Way to reinvent the wheel, Tesla. Excellent Information.....again. Thank you.
i never thought, that wipers are an interesting object on my car :D nice cinematics of wiping.
Very awesome. Exceptionally well done video.
My semi truck as washer sprayers like that and my 86 chevy has 2 nozzles on each wiper arm
I need to get those frunk shocks lol That's some top notch editing for the wipers. Congrats on the Roadster!
I find the fact that you can’t lift the wipers up all the way like normal even though vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado/ GMC Sierra have a similar washer mechanism.
So happy for you guys!!! Love your channel. Consistently awesome. Totally deserving. And also, hey- I love the wipers too!
Mercedes does something similar and apparently has for a while, they call it "MAGIC VISION CONTROL".
Well I’ll be damn. I didn’t know applying windshield washer fluid in super slowmo would look so freaking awesome! 😎
Congrats on the Roadster!
Again, I learned something new. Loved the video and watching your face from inside in slow mo cracked me up. You are like a big kid like I am. 😂
Congrats on the roadster! Can't wait to see the delivery.
Please show us how to change the windshield wipers on the model 3!
I think they must've fixed the wipers on when hood is open thing after You You Xue (the Tesla Model 3 Road Trip guy) had his wipers on when the hood was open, and it scratched the hood
Didn't know that
another great video
looking forward to i1 ROADSTER videos
CONGRATULATIONS
Congrats on the Roadster! Love the videos. Also a shoutout to Cleveland where I am also originally from.
If they are spraying correctly then how come the driver’s side always looks streaky?
Very nice video and informative one!
I was reading the owners manual and it says you’re not supposed to use windshield wiper fluid that’s designed to get bugs off your windshield. I don’t know why.
When there's a lot of crap on the road, like salt, I've found I consistently get a build up gunk in the lower left driver's side. Not sure if it's down tothe nozzle being blocked or if others are having this issue. It's my biggest complaint about the car (which in the grand scheme of things is nothing!).
Dude.. great video! I also though my TM3 was only shooting water out of 1 side. lol. Love the different camera angles! Oh, an CONGRATS on earning the Roadster! ;-)
Well done plus a laugh!
I learned the hard way NOT to have the window down when turning on the windshield wipers with the pishers (wiper fluid). It gets the inside of the door all wet! Geesh!
P.S. I ran out of fluid a few weeks ago, saw the warning on the screen and was about to use some washer fluid I had in the shed when I decided to check the Tesla manual which says to avoid windshield washer fluid that has bug cleaner in it:
Caution: Do not add formulated washer
fluids that contain water repellent or bug
wash. These fluids can cause streaking,
smearing, and squeaking or other noises.
What brand you use???
Toyota previa had similar wiper design
Save drag and like the technology on rally cars
this video set me at rest that mine driver side windscreen wascher did not work.
How do you turn the wipers off completely so they don't turn on when going thru car washa/
Great job on showing the slow motion (high frame rate) and capturing such good angles of the water spraying out.
Excellent film! Great detail...
I will be applying a windshield glass protector (C-Bond) and I want to ensure I cover 100% of the windshield and I don't want to get this product on the blades. How can I suspend the arms/blades off the windshield to get to the glass near the base of the windshield? Thanks and love your vids and what you do for the Tesla community?
Doesn’t Mercedes also do the same thing with Magic Vision Control though
Do you know the wipers part number, where to order it, and how much it would cost? (or how much Tesla will charge for replacing it?)
Missing sprayers on the headlamps...?
My issue with my wipers is on slow speed variation and noise is occurring. Not sure if its the tint I recently put on thr front windshield but tool it to the service center to check the issue.
How much overspray do you get on the driver side window? I actually had Tesla service check it out and they claim it's completely normal that half the side window gets covered in water. Terrible system IMO.
That was as interesting as watching paint dry .
I'm the the first to view your video ( from uk)
Keep up the good work!!!@
As long as you don't run out of Blinker fluid...it's all ok :D
Hey Brian! I’ll be buying mine next year once it arrives in Europe. I love your channel so be sure I’ll be using your referral code or the one you recommend! Be awesome my friend!
Hey I1tesla I wondered if you can help me with the size of the wipers for model y
Do you need to buy Tesla replacement blades? Or can you use off the shelf replacement blades when it's time to replace?
You don't have to buy them from Tesla
Great video!! How did you get the hood to open all the way by itself?
I did a video on the whole thing. ruclips.net/video/_fcFi23j4AM/видео.html
Congrats on the Roadster! Would have used your code but got mine before all Model 3s counted.
Thanks for watching
Mercedes have them too but I think it's built into the blade instead of the arm
It only took me twice of putting my foot on the break pedal and getting wetter with it raining out to learn not to put my foot on the break till the door was closed.
Hahaha! New car, new habits to learn...
Good analysis
I had no idea you can make wiper blades look so SEXY 7:28
Try driving on the snow with it. It does not clean the drive side at all........
I hate that blue fluid they use, it leaves blue stains even in the crevices of the back door frame. Still trying to use it up so I can replace with something better.
I'm surprised. If true, you would think that Tesla would have changed it by now from complaints by S & X owners. That they haven't makes me think there weren't many such complaints. Is yours a 3? Is there reason for you to think that the issue you're seeing would be unique to the 3?
@@bigdream_dreambig I have a 3. the fluid rides the gap along the roof between the glass and the side panels, then falls down in between the doors.
In my car, the reservoir cap opens by itself, anybody with the same problem ? Thanks.
Two questions.
One, when the wipers are in service mode. Will the frunk be able to open?
Two, is the fluid heated? If not in your Model 3, but is it in a “winter package”?
1. Watch the video again.
2. I don't think it is heated. The winter package is not as much as the Model s and x
@@i1Tesla IS there a winter package for the Model 3??? I don't remember ever hearing mention of one. Just the $5k interior upgrade.
I saw that the wipers will not operate while the frunk is open. My question was, if the wiper blades were in service mode. Will you be able to open the frunk?
Two points, can you open drunk while moving? Your automatically opening lifts might cause hood to fly open, and two, I believe the manual tell us not to use rainx style fluid in there for some reason. It might make the blades skip. When my car goes into carwash, I always ask for rainx treatment over entire car...
The hood can't open in Drive.
How and where can i buy the hood struts you have that make it move? Thanks in advance! Keep up the great info!
Front Hood Gas Spring Struts Shocks Dampers
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Fantastic. Thanks Brian for the detailed video. I am actually suspecting the left wiper blade is not dispensing washer fluid. Your video was super useful to know where and how I look into it. Thanks a lot
Actually, this technology has nothing to do with Tesla or how smart its engineers are. This technology has existed for quite a long time and is usually sourced through suppliers like Bosch or Continental.. Tesla doesn't own it, they didn't develop it and they don't even produce it. Misinformation like this (giving them credit for things they didn't do) is unnecessary driving up Tesla's stock price and turning it into a bubble.
Regarding the blade hitting the pillar, I think it happened to mw, but when driving at high speed and side wind if I recall. I'll pay attention to that.
Question: with ice and snow during winter, is it advised to put winter blades on the Model 3?
I don't think there is such a thing as winter blades. But when I lived in Cleveland Ohio you didn't make it through winter with the same blades on the car. You just replace them more up north
Great video, as always! One thing I’ve wondered about - does anyone know what brand of wipers Tesla uses? Wondering about replacements in a year or so.
Not sure
Congratulations are reaching 100% !! What IF Brian got his Tesla Roadster?? =)
Make sure you don’t actuate the wipers with the frunk hood open. The wipers will hit the edge of the hood and chip the paint.
Whoops, wrote that too soon. Of course Tesla fixed that in S/W updates.
How cool is it to have ... everything ... controlled by software that can be updated at any time. It's the *art* of software brought to a manufacturing context.
Hi Brian, I really enjoy your channel. I would like to say that your test of whether the windshield wiper hits the pillar on the driver side is incomplete as it doesn’t include some of the variables that could create that scenario. Namely, I would venture that people are noticing the wiper hitting the pillar at some minimum rate of speed while driving and not necessarily when stationary. Possibly how quickly the wipers were going might play a role as well? Maybe you could test some of the other variables?
I didn't show in the video but I turned them on high and they still didn't hit my pillar.
Get a second Roadster, it's a thing. $5K worth each referral.
But, while it's OK to push codes, didn't Tesla have a policy of offering value in return?