It's an interesting one, for sure. Great styling, electric power is pretty good but the gas engine sucks. It would be so much better as a full EV. It'll get sold when we get Tesla #2 - most likely the Model Y.
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4 Bent Rims - 20" - Anyone else?
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It's an interesting one, for sure. Great styling, electric power is pretty good but the gas engine sucks. It would be so much better as a full EV. It'll get sold when we get Tesla #2 - most likely the Model Y.
That shouldn’t matter at all. I had a rim fixed that had a half banana sized chunk (width wise) literally missing after hitting a curb once.
That one cost $150 to fix. (This was around 15 years ago)
HeatproofGenie
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20 and 19 rim options on the 3 are heavy also and maybe we are now finding out, weak.
The 18 stocker aero wheels however I'm quite impressed with. Very good weight, I think good styling and color without the aero cover and center hub covers on and then the ability to run the aero cover for better range is nice too. Part of me wants to get some Enkei RPF1s for summer but the stock 18 aeros are hard to beat when considering most use cases for daily driving use.
The 18 stocker aero wheels however I'm quite impressed with. Very good weight, I think good styling and color without the aero cover and center hub covers on and then the ability to run the aero cover for better range is nice too. Part of me wants to get some Enkei RPF1s for summer but the stock 18 aeros are hard to beat when considering most use cases for daily driving use.
I bent 2 20"s on a pothole.
Have you considered repairing them and selling and/or getting aftermarket rims? If you buy new ones from Tesla I'd ask for the old ones back and sell them. You will definitely recoup some of your money back.
Have you considered repairing them and selling and/or getting aftermarket rims? If you buy new ones from Tesla I'd ask for the old ones back and sell them. You will definitely recoup some of your money back.
HeatproofGenie
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Jedi2155
Model 3 has Arrived.
Here is my recent bend after hitting the following object below. Total bill was $1000/wheel ($350 tire, $650 rim). Had to replace two 
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ECCtechguy
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I have 2 fronts bent, made a HUGE stink with customer service and SC because I mentioned I had vibration in the wheels since delivery. They didn’t give 2 $Hits told me they’ll goodwill my winter tire swap, whoopie 240 bucks!
I don't think Tesla explicitly advertises it anywhere but it's been mentioned in a few threads/articles I've read over the past year and confirmed by wheel experts when I was researching my own wheel options for the car.
Most recently I've seen it mentioned by wheel expert Ian Pavelko (@TheMadHungarian) who is a prolific forum member on Model3OwnersClub.
See here at the 7:10 mark on the video where he talks about it some more:
Sure, he's pretty reputable - but what is his source for this information?
Here is my recent bend after hitting the following object below. Total bill was $1000/wheel ($350 tire, $650 rim). Had to replace two
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@Jedi2155,
At what speed?
Ski
ECCtechguy
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Jedi2155
Model 3 has Arrived.
@Jedi2155
Holy cow! That's the mother of all speed bumps. I actually live near Diamond Bar. Can you tell me what street is that?
Right by Cal Poly, between Valley/Holt and Campus Drive. I have the Pomona traffic engineer phone number I need to call but not sure if that road belongs to the University or the city.
It was between 23-28 MPH according to TeslaFi. At 23 MPH, I was on top of the marker.
DNAPoPo
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18s feel like a cast wheel, pretty heavy, I put on 19's that are way lighter since they are rotary forged. I have 20's on a heavier car that are also forged and have not bent the wheels in LA driving yet, fingers crossed, did not know the Tesla wheels were that weak.
ECCtechguy
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