Crumbs, that must be a very dark after-market tint! (was it applied by the dealer perhaps?). We have a 75% tint on our rear windows and we can see other vehicles perfectly well behind us.
Apologies for the filthy state of the car, but this is outside a hotel in Spain and shows our tint...
This just popped up on the French ZS FB page, a free frunk option that all users already have by moving the rear storage tray from under the boot floor into the front. Ingenious.
4th photo down in the link below shows what it's like.
Quality is OK, the ad said it was leather but we didn't expect it to be at that price and the closest it's ever been to a cow is one it passed in the field on the way to being delivered to us, but that's cool, it goes with the whole...
Interestingly, ours came in two separate packages (no idea why), three days apart - initially I thought we'd been sent two but after laying out the bits it all made sense. They took about 8 weeks to arrive though, certainly not fast.
For those here who don't live in France, here's a link to the rip-off that is Legrand's socket for the granny charger.
Yes, that's 272,40€ (excluding VAT) just to plug in a granny charger - as you can see, it's no wonder people go straight for a wallbox.
Fatal flaw in the plan, the Type 2 cable has two different connectors, male and female ;)
That said, I reckon that I could make and sell them for circa £120 and still make a healthy profit, so at £180 EV cables are just being rude.
I let the manufacturer do it an ordered one of these, the only thing to do is change the resistor in the Type 2 plug (solder) and add your choice of Schuko, BS 1363 or CEE socket on the free end.
I have also now seen people have bought second-hand Type 2 charge cables via ebay etc. and chopped...
This is our solution, the plastic keeps as much off as possible and the boot lining makes it look less like a car for disposing of dead bodies! We've used the sticky plastic wrap on all our cars and works really well.
https://www.mgevs.com/threads/dog-proofing-the-new-zs.5547/
A 420 to 470 ohm resistor, that's all. You can easily make one yourself, as I have done, for about 70€ - 80€ inc a brand new Type 2 plug and EV cable (from Ali) or you can pay EV Cabes something around 180€ to make one for you.
This video will show you how to do it, if you're feeling adventurous:
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