I got cut by my CT for the third time today and it had me wondering if I'm the only one clumsy enough to be getting beat up by this thing.
First time - gnarly gash on the top of my head (bald) by the canttrails when loading something into the back row
Second time - closed the door a bit too...
OEM tie rods are sometimes designed to fail under a certain load to prevent the forces from being transmitted to other steering components. A beefier tie rod means that, although it'll be harder to break the tie rod itself, there's a chance it could transmit the force and break something else...
I can't see them in the pics, but your wipers can scratch your windshield if they have some debris under them (sand, rock dust, etc)
It's common on all vehicles but could happen more easily if the glass is on the softer side
Maybe one of these?
https://teckwrap.com/products/midnight-purple-rb20-hd-vinyl-wrap
https://metrorestyling.com/products/3m-1080-gloss-plum-explosion-vinyl-wrap-gp258
Pretty dumb to pull something that is much heavier than the weight limit on the winch, even if the Semi wasn't fully "stuck". Could've ended very poorly for someone if the line snapped
Ah, didn't realize the bolts went most of the way through. Even without them I'm sure it was mostly fine (especially being TPU like you said), but thought I'd share
What printer did you use? It did a good job with the TPU
Looks great, thanks for sharing the plans.
If possible, though, I would recommend printing the parts on their side to change the layer orientation and reduce the risk of them shearing/failing over time.
I didn't see the video, but from what I've seen on here, I think some Tesla engineers chimed in and said the unused space is there for cooling or something along those lines