Andrew Dwyer

Thanks for that, on the videos I have seen the cover plate is fully removed and that small “ key “ piece is removed to enable this. None of the videos, I have seen show the key piece being removed only snapped back into place so presumably it’s difficult to remove and videoing is paused while they struggle with it. But , well done.

I think it is connected to the pedestrian warning sounds at less than 30km. If you have changed that sound ( from ice cream van to spaceship 😊 ) that could be the reason.

I bought 2 sets of the large BYD badge and will definitely put on front and back, the other 2 ( small BYD and SEAL ) i will probably test with Plasti Dip , if happy with the results maybe do Plasti Dip on the front and back large BYD also. That only leaves chrome ( colour ) on the wheels which I would like to delete also.

Any Seal owners thinking about de-badging or de-chroming ? As we have lost the Build Your Dreams logo I am guessing few will consider de-badging now but I have seen a few changing the chrome badges to black ( or gold on one occasion 🙄 ). Personally with such a small amount of chrome on the car, badges and wheels, i think changing to black colour makes perfect sense. For the badges plastic covers are available but not for all the lettering ( only larger BYD, 3.8s and AWD ) and make the lettering decidedly chunky !! Stickers are available to cover the silver colour on the wheels but I honestly can’t see them lasting. So am considering Plasti Dip, seems like a simple DIY option and preferable to remove/paint and refit imho. Whether Plasti Dip would work on the wheels I am not sure due to the material. Any thoughts ??

I figured that this would be a “one time use “ type of deal so went cheap although I did “ splash out “ by buying 2 for 12 baht instead of 1 for 9 baht !! Doubt if I will be diying any additional dash cams though, airbags in the A pillars have scared me off.

Thanks, seen that video before and watching it the second time it seems like it is not as difficult to fit as I first thought.

How much is the “ fitting the sun shade “ video ?

Would be interesting to find out how much the supplied sun shade reduces the temperature and whether a foil backed layer in between reduced it significantly. ( not fitted just held up there ) If only we knew someone with a temp laser thingy 🤔 Haven’t seen the sun shade in position completely with all its clips etc but it does look very good. One thing is for sure the sun shade isn’t a temporary measure, once its up i would imagine its staying up .

yes, film on the Seal will be paramount with that huge glass roof unless you go for putting the sun shade up there. I offered the sun shade up to the light and it seems quite see through , kind of like the shade on my MG yet the shade on my Jolion is quite opaque and does a good job. Personally I will try to find a good film for the glass roof as it is a beautiful feature and a shame to cover it up although like the sunroof in my last two cars once the novelty had worn off they remained covered up and forgotten. In two minds about the glass roof of the Seal , it’s a beautiful part of the car but quite possibly will be covered. Looking through the FB groups to see if any recommendations for film pop up.

As a ( SALT ) Grammar School dropout i will probably have to be “ in “ the car for it to work 😞

I was going to suggest that, fear of being laughed at stopped me 😃, seen a few videos with people unlocking their cars from great distances with the remote under their chin .

starting without unlocking is a great feature, what’s the max distance though ?

The app, imo, is only useful to start the car/air con remotely for cooling purposes or, as I believe was reported on this forum, to start the car occasionally when you are away for a few weeks. But the Seal and Atto 3 do have remote starting from the remote control ( 10m on Atto and 15m on Seal ) limited on distance but very useful in some circumstances. Anyone like to test the distance ?

That would be a neat trick if possible. What I don’t understand is the NFC markings on the centre arm rest , do you place it there to enable the car to start in a certain situation ? Seems pretty unnecessary to spoil the aesthetics with those markings when presumably the process will be used very infrequently . Or have I misread the reason for the markings ??

Just checked with my showroom and while I was queue number 7 for Premium Grey today I am number 5, guesstimate is now end of November.

Excellent choice, am severely tempted to upgrade my choice from Premium Space Grey to Performance Space Grey especially as my two nearest showrooms ( 18 and 36km ) have this model ready for delivery. ” I can resist everything except temptation “. Oscar Wilde

Understand the difference between Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron Phosphate ( LFP ) batteries. https://www.here.com/learn/blog/lithium-ion-vs-lithium-iron-phosphate#:~:text=Lithium iron (LiFePO4) batteries are,applications such as electric vehicles.

My current car came with black carpet type mats with a small logo on and I find these to my liking rather than the ones I have seen online. Nobody gets in my car with muddy shoes though !

Yes I meant the car ….. and not your hairy forearms ! What are the boot liner and floor mats like ?, not expecting top notch but good enough to save me buying any ?

“ Sound of Freedom “ is full title if you cannot find it, my streaming site ( fmovies ) isn’t smart enough to find it if not exactly correct title 🙄

Congratulations, looks amazing.

EV registrations for Sept 2023 in Thailand. Dolphin and Atto 3 pretty much neck and neck leading the pack, Seal likely to make a small entry in Oct chart but realistically will be Nov or even Dec before we see the full picture.

From what I understand yes, here’s the info supplied by BYD. [ABB 7kW Charger] Product Specification for BYD Seal.pdf Note: this is for Seal only, Atto 3 is a different charger.

Blimey !! 😥😥😥