Custom seat covers & steering wheel cover for Slate by Madeline Ronzoni (Happy Rugs)

[KevinRS]

I wouldn't be surprised if they do end up having to wait, given the limited availability of these at the start. I don't know if they still have it, but years ago WeatherTech used to have a wanted/bounty portion of their site asking people to bring XYZ vehicles into their HQ to be measured, in return for a free set of mats and a gift certificate. I think some of the aftermarket is gonna be up to whoever gets their hands on them first actually showing them off / the aftermarket seeking some people out. I hope Slate DOES put all of the CAD files and things up as they said they originally would do.

Since Slate intends for 3rd parties to make accessories and sell them through the Slate site, with visibility in the maker, so my expectation is they will give all that info to those wanting to make accessories well before production vehicles reach owners.

 

[SichuanHot]

I suspect the open-source CAD files will stop with exterior components as it relates to the body (think bumpers, fender flares, lighting, step rail, roof racks, etc. Regarding interior items, the center console, door panels and storage, floor mats, DIN mounts for audio / speakers and other electronics. Agree that other proprietary elements will not be included but will be 3D laser scanned by aftermarket sellers. Just think how Weather-tech became established, custom made everything for your car.

Bingo. Having dimensions of the interior bits already drawn out will make creating your own Slate accessories much much easier.

We get it. You don't understand why you can't have the technical details you want, and that makes you upset about marketing that isn't directed at you...

I mean for a truck that's trying to sell itself on the "most customizable blank slate ever," information on that is pretty scant outside some cheesy visual mods that people have been doing since the first Fast and Furious movie.

 

[sodamo]

Patience