Now that the coilovers were installed, we turned our attention to the factory fender liner. Our car was missing the driver front fender liner, so we decided to upgrade both fender liners for about the same price as a single replacement liner.
After removing the factory plastic fender liner, we compared it to the EVANNEX Front Wheel Soundproof Fender Liner (PN: TSL19042602)
The EVANNEX fender liner features a sound damping fabric lining made from high-density acoustic cotton blended materials and a durable outer layer that reduces road noise and annoying rocks and pebbles. This type of material is used by many OEMs to reduce cabin noise and it’s great to see a company like EVANNEX offer it as an upgrade to the Tesla community.
EVANNEX supplies new clips for the fender liner, but they are 0.5-1mm too large and were difficult to install, and the caps did not press down completely. I ended up going on Amazon and buying new 7mm clips (M7.0x20) Fender Liner Push Pin Retaining Clips that actually fit.
The EVANNEX Front Wheel Soundproof Fender Liner did not quite fit properly on the passenger side. The liner drooped down in a few different areas and did not hold the arch shape of the liner. EVANNEX initially blamed installation error, but it’s a pretty straightforward install and there is not any adjustability to prevent this sagging. They were kind enough to send a replacement liner at no cost to me and that fit significantly better, but it still had a little sag to it. Pictured is the first, poorly fitting liner.
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For some reason I cannot see any photos using multiple browsers.
Are the photo links broken?
Seems fine to me
BTW, is there no “tesla,” section under projects?
The stock upper control arm design is the real story here, and it is good to see it called out. A plastic and steel hybrid arm with a water-trapping ball joint is a failure waiting to happen, especially on a car that sees rain and road salt. Replacing it with a one-piece forged aluminum arm is the right fix, not just a performance upgrade. My tip for Model 3 owners hearing a clunk over bumps is to check that arm first and not let a shop replace the whole strut assembly when the arm alone is the problem, because the cost difference is large and the arm is a known weak point on these cars.
The new Tesla Y-L seems to have a magnetic damper in the rear. It would be interesting to see what the aftermarket brings out for that, that still works with the dash settings, but offers better valving or perhaps an aftermarket controller that offers even more settings than comfort and standard.