My reading of that accessory is that it has nothing to do with the truck at all. It's just a generic volume & play/pause remote control that's made to fit in the steering wheel. Something similar to this thing from JBL.
Of course! I'm happy that 100,000+ people were just given the opportunity to connect and get up to (our 😆) speed on where things sit. I just don’t expect any ground-breaking announcements to be made here. Would be excited if theres some nuggets for us too.
I hope we get lots of *new* insights and information, but the way these things usually go it's a bunch of people that are only passively engaged, asking questions that are already well-covered.
Not sure when this was added, but theres a page and FAQ on the Slate website now specifically for shops that are interested in becoming Slate Certified.
https://www.slate.auto/en/certified
Also interesting, at the bottom, they're asking for 3rd party accessory manufacturers to get in touch...
Came across this article that has absolutely nothing to do with Slate, and was surprised to see a casual Slate mention at the end as a company that might save us from these kinds of anti-consumer moves. A sign that awareness is breaking through?
HYUNDAI PAYWALLS BRAKE PAD CHANGES...
This seems like a departure from their original plan of "2500 locations" with a national partner. I wonder if something fell through.
I've been publicly betting on Walmart since the beginning due to the similarities in the announcement language. Literally betting! Looks like I owe @KJRaven a...
Oh definitely. Slate's mentioned it a bunch that the rear window panel just slides back during the conversion from pickup to SUV. I just don't think we've seen it open before with the gas struts underneath. This was my first time seeing it, anyway.
Slate even posted a video a while back of them...
Since the squareback's rear glass is the same component, it stands to reason that the basic single cab truck configuration would also allow you to open the glass this way. I hope so anyway. I guess it depends on how the window is latched closed.