Heh... observation segway: makes you wonder at these cars fully assembled at the factory so consistently and reliably, and how quickly they can assemble one these days. So many things all nestled and interdependent. Of course they have a specific assembly process they follow... but it still amazes me. It also illustrates why Tesla was having so much trouble with "over automation" in assembly on their vehicles (Musk wanted a fully robotic assembly goal, even though all the big manufacturers have proven over the years that some things are better assembled by humans). Tesla ended up scrapping hundreds of millions of dollars in robotic assembly and replacing it with actual workers, particularly on their Model 3 lines. This is a case where Musk's penchant for innovation came back and bit him hard.
Thanks for the link. Just as I feared, "clips" are involved. They can be a real PITA.
I worked as a Product/Design engineer for one of the big OEM's for 35 years. Much of the industry has gone "modular" over the last couple decades vs. "back in the old days" when so much was built up by hand, piece by piece. I remember when the module craze first began for us with the advent of modular door systems, that was a big deal as it saved close to 4 min. of assembly line time (aka labor).
Our of curiosity, why did you need the globe box replaced? I have a rattle coming from somewhere in that region and no amount of padding I put seems to be able to fix it.
