I just picked up a new production September 2019 Model 3 with the pedestrian noisemaker speaker. It had a weird rattle coming from the front bumper, which I planned to get inspected by Tesla.
Today I went to disable the noisemaker because it is obnoxiously loud. Turns out the two screws holding it down were very loose, to the point where I could lift the speaker up and down by 1/2” if not more. This was most certainly responsible for the rattle. I tightened down the screws, and unplugged it.
If you need to access yours, turn your wheels all the way to the left, and then pop out the 3 push-pins on the passenger’s side wheel well liner. The speaker is right there. The only tool you’ll need for disconnecting is a flat head screwdriver. For tightening, you’ll need a really short torx driver or perhaps a right angle drive adapter and a torx bit.
Today I went to disable the noisemaker because it is obnoxiously loud. Turns out the two screws holding it down were very loose, to the point where I could lift the speaker up and down by 1/2” if not more. This was most certainly responsible for the rattle. I tightened down the screws, and unplugged it.
If you need to access yours, turn your wheels all the way to the left, and then pop out the 3 push-pins on the passenger’s side wheel well liner. The speaker is right there. The only tool you’ll need for disconnecting is a flat head screwdriver. For tightening, you’ll need a really short torx driver or perhaps a right angle drive adapter and a torx bit.