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19" Gemini wheels
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Plastic covers on flow-formed alloy wheels. None of the OEM Tesla wheels are steel.
See this video for more info:
These are not the Gemini wheels. Here is a video that shows them in detail with and without covers (and yes with covers they are not very pretty IMHO).Gemini wheels without covers:
@MorrisonHiker has Chinese market 19” Power Sport wheels not the 19” Gemini, but it looks like the aero cover is the same between the two.
I too was also thrown off by what we're thinking the aerocover-removed Gemini rims look like. But thinking back I was also not a fan of the _initial_ look of the Model 3's Aero rims without the covers (definitely don't like it with the covers, but that's a different topic). I think I was thrown off by the lack of a center cap.
The initial Model 3 Aero rims without covers
The lack of center cap just looks terrible! But you throw a center cap in there and some plastic lug covers to match the rim and it clean's up really well and looks quite sharp.
Using the Model 3's aero rims as an example, I'm hopeful that the Gemini rims will "clean up" nicely too once you put a center cap on them. They actually remind me of BMW M3 rims from a number of years back
or these
I've learned that any rim without a center cap just looks ghastly, so perhaps the Gemini's will turn out OK once you put one in.
The initial Model 3 Aero rims without covers
The lack of center cap just looks terrible! But you throw a center cap in there and some plastic lug covers to match the rim and it clean's up really well and looks quite sharp.
Using the Model 3's aero rims as an example, I'm hopeful that the Gemini rims will "clean up" nicely too once you put a center cap on them. They actually remind me of BMW M3 rims from a number of years back
or these
I've learned that any rim without a center cap just looks ghastly, so perhaps the Gemini's will turn out OK once you put one in.
Those solid-spoke wheels are the ones included in the Model 3 Performance winter tire package and are the same as the "Power Sport" wheels on the Chinese Model 3 Performance. Per the Tesla online shop: "This package is only compatible with the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive (Performance) Model 3 configured with 20" Performance Wheel." I haven't seen it confirmed, but they're likely ET35, instead of the ET40 offset for the 19" Sport wheels.
The Model Y 19" Gemini wheels, the ones with twin spokes (aka...Gemini...get it?), will likely have an ET40 offset. So I expect the Gemini covers are the same, but the skeleton wheels have different offsets to be compatible with either the standard rotors on both the 3 and Y or the performance upgrade rotors on both the 3 and Y. At least that's my speculation at this point.
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So it looks like the standard Y wheels are the unattractive ones Zoomit showed in his pics above.
I really want to like them (I'm a fan of the 18" Aeros), but neither the cover nor the wheel below for the Gemini does it for me at all. Really doesn't suit the Y, especially with the blacked out trim all over.
Agree that black wheels look better, but my problem is that I hate, hate all black wheels.
Agree that black wheels look better, but my problem is that I hate, hate all black wheels.
Yeah, I've never been a fan of black wheels myself (or even the blacked out trim that seems to be popular - I actually like the chrome detail on my 3), but the odd time I've seen black wheels on a well matched vehicle it actually looks quite nice.
It does indeed appear that the 19" Gemini (solid-spoke) wheels available now from Tesla are ET35, per this post: 21" Wheels now on Performance Package
We can also reference part numbers:
1234225-00-B - WHEEL, 19X8.5J ET35, GEMINI
1044235-00-A - 19 INCH GEMINI CAP
These are in the Tesla electronic part catalog if you first change the country to China. There is no picture to confirm the 1234225 wheel is the solid spoke design. But considering it's only listed in the China EPC, where those wheels are sold on Model 3 Performance cars, I don't think there's any question.
The real question remains what is the part number and offset for the twin-spoke wheels seen on the Model Y initial production vehicles.
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