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Originally Posted by #-3
Probably more common than you think. Not overwhelming common, but there are cars on the road other than Tesla's that have panels attached with adhesives rather than welds or fasteners.
Also, I honestly can't believe it but I probably see an average of 1/day in Calgary, and it's not like it is the same one in my community every day, today it was at Beddington and Deerfoot. There's a sucker born every day, because you need to be one not to have know what this truck was from the unveiling years ago.
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The problem with the CT vs other vehicles is that the panels are so flat. They can flutter and vibrate, where a rounded panel won't. They are also thicker and heavier, so have more momentum when it happens. This all loosens the glue until fatigue. This is why the replacement part has welded fasteners, because they found glue alone couldn't overcome those issues.