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  1. Slate Maker fender flares shift tires outboard? Possible wheel spacers?

    That is a felt squeegee for applying vinyl: https://www.rvinyl.com/collections/squeegees/products/avery-dennison-blue-felt-squeegee . He's putting on a wrap but has a wrinkle. If he was told that squeezing it should unlock the doors, that's probably why he's frustrated.
  2. Preorder questions? We can help! (email June 1)

    NEED HELP? WE GOT YOU. Mark your calendar! Slate preordering starts June 24. If you have any questions about the preorder process (or anything Slate), our FAQ page is a great place to start. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, Just reach out to a Slate Agent. They're always...
  3. Preorder Starts June 24 (email)! - How to Preorder Your Slate

    It's a fossil fuel vehicle that costs $90k. And worse yet, it's made by Stellantis. It's only superficially similar to the Slate.
  4. NEW VIDEO. Announcement of June 24th Preorder

    Less optimistically (because capitalism), that means they have to sell 667k Slates at $30k each, ignoring materials and operating costs, for their investors to recoup their money. That makes me a little nervous...
  5. Slate Events

    You know what other social network they could post on that's also free? Slateforums.com, of course! Well, that and slate.auto and YouTube and TikTok and Bluesky and Twitter and all the rest. I haven't used my Twitter in years, deleted Facebook years ago (before Instagram was a thing).
  6. Slate Maker fender flares shift tires outboard? Possible wheel spacers?

    I think he's pre-ordering that Slate on his phone. Which is ridiculous, that's clearly a laptop purchase.
  7. Wheels Specs - Bolt Pattern / Offset? Tire Size Change Via App?

    Nice find, but no, it's stamped 17x8.0_25 which means diameter 17, width 8, 25mm offset. It's also stamped fifteen52, which is an aftermarket manufacturer that makes those rims in 5x120, 5x130, and 5x150: https://fifteen52.com/products/analog-hd-asphalt-black?variant=41203780190274 I'd wager...
  8. Does it lock by itself?

    Same! I hate the giant, bulky, heavy keys that all new cars seem to have. I wish the key was just a 2mm thin slab of metal, not a clunky, chunky fob that makes an uncomfortable lump in my pocket. You can push buttons accidentally, and it can't get wet, and if you want it on a key ring it sits at...
  9. Rooftop Solar Charging

    They're not going to be able to build a portable ~20 kW array that can be carried in the Slate. They only need a 120V inverter at the power levels that you could achieve in a parking space, and it's just going to get rectified anyway so it doesn't need to be a perfect sine wave. It will take...
  10. Slate Maker fender flares shift tires outboard? Possible wheel spacers?

    Pretty sure it's a CAD rendering, not something generated by prompting AI. Not actual images of the product, but images of the design, which is close enough. It's just weird that instead of putting the wheels in a fixed distance from the center, they seem to have inadvertently set their...
  11. Slate Maker fender flares shift tires outboard? Possible wheel spacers?

    Just noticed that the fender flares option moves the tires outboard by an inch or so. It increases the width, but means the fender flares don't keep any more dirt off the truck, and doesn't allow you to run wider tires. Note the alignment of the bumper and tire tread without flares: Now...
  12. Preorder Starts June 24 (email)! - How to Preorder Your Slate

    No doubt! But she's not eligible. Mr. Howell may be a cad sometimes but he knew what he was doing when he put a ring on her, and I won't try to take that from him! I assume yours also stated "and your reservation means you get priority"? I believe you'll just end up being assigned a later...
  13. Preorder Starts June 24 (email)! - How to Preorder Your Slate

    No, but if I'm marooned on a desert island with the Skipper, the Professor, Ginger, Mr. Howell, Mrs. Howell, and Mary Ann, I don't need to spend years dating Mary Ann to know that she's the one for me. It's obvious. We'll work it out and can smooth over any differences that come up in the...
  14. Preorder Starts June 24 (email)! - How to Preorder Your Slate

    No, my designs are still in my garage. Maybe log out and back in? Are you inadvertently using a different email? I was also excited to see the email, I know I've seen more than enough to convince me to put down $250 more! I don't need to test drive it. If it turns out it's a monstrously...
  15. Carsized In The Works

    That doesn't give you the focal length that was used and doesn't tell you the height of the [virtual] camera. The profile will change drastically depending on whether an image with the same number of pixels per inch was taken with a wide-angle lens from close up or a telephoto lens from a long...
  16. Carsized In The Works

    Existing or current? Old Toyota SR5, old Mazda B2000, old Chevy S10 are direct comparisons (but not really on carsized), old Jeep CJ is shorter length/wheelbase but greater height, obviously Minis and Miatas and the like but those aren't pickups...
  17. Dashboard Speakers DO NOT come standard, and more audio options in the works [confirmed]

    Yeah, those two paragraphs are polar opposites. I expect that the left and right speakers are just two-wire 4.5" speakers without an audio source or amplifier input, they need something in the center (whether a single-DIN aftermarket head unit, Slate Bluetooth speaker, or whatever) to drive...
  18. Dashboard Speakers DO NOT come standard, and more audio options in the works [confirmed]

    Who's up for a December road trip? I'm about 7 charge stops from north Texas, and a one-way ticket with a budget airline costs about $180... any suggestions on how I might best pass as Texan? Or assuming the Cybertruck was first to Texas and Cali not because those are the largest states but...
  19. Carsized In The Works

    I really hope that Slate sends a prototype or at least some renders their way, the size comparison is a HUGE selling point! The recent video proves that they're thinking about it, they know Slate buyers don't want huge trucks, so being able to compare it to other vehicles on carsized.com would...
  20. How are charging settings (like target SoC and schedule) set?

    A home level 1 or level 2 charger just has a contactor and welded-contact detection circuit. It's only little more than a dumb cable, the car does all of the AC-DC conversion and charge management. There is a control signal that tells the car whether the outlet is capable of a 15A, 20A, 30A, or...
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