Front Fender Liners

[Nvbob]

I discussed this with Adam (our local tech) and he explained they had changed the fender liners. The previous ones were stiffer and did not need any support to stay up in the fenders. The changed ones were not as stiff and they had seen some of them doing exactly what ours are doing. There is an easy fix - applying a prime coat and then some epoxy type glue to the inside of the fender. He explained they had very good results from that. So tomorrow he will be working on the Alpine (volume keeps jumping up and then down by itself) and applying the fix to the fender liners.
Dragon, contact Tesla Support to get the fix.

[dsm363]

Mine is doing the same thing. They're going to fix it next time they're out here.

[Nvbob]

Adam fixed both the fender liners and the Alpine. He put small brackets with a groove for the liners inside the fender walls and replaced the Alpine amplifier. He explained that both are well known issues that have documented fixes.

[NigelM]

...small brackets with a groove for the liners inside the fender walls...

Mine already has those brackets, but my VIN is between dsm363 and Nvbob...interesting, I wonder if Tesla just did when they had my Roadster back for adjusting the window earlier in the summer. Nicely proactive if that's the case.

[Mycroft]

Is it possible they changed liner vendors in the campaign to reduce road noise?

[dhrivnak]

I had the sound proofing added to my 2008 1.5. As part of it they replaced the plasitc liners with what seems like felt liners that I was sure would sag and not hold up. But after 1500 miles and a LONG drive through bad rain they seems to be holding up well. There are two clips that the liners are tucked above and if a clip fell off (they were glued on) or the felt came off the clip that would cause the problem I see in the photo's/

[Nvbob]

Clips seem to be secured pretty well. Time will tell.

The Alpine fix was to first test the head unit and replace if needed (it wasn't) and then replace the amplifier module. Now, the volume control is better with smaller steps when turning the volume up or down. Also, for some reason, the FM reception is a bit better (not alot but better than it was).