"Ares"

[wbhokie]

PPF
Ceramic
Suntek CIR 40 Tint
Tsportline 19" Gloss Black Wheels
Gloss Black Chrome Delete
White Carbon Fiber Console Wrap

 

[KenF]

Paint correction too? PPF on entire car or just the front? What company did the work?

 

[wbhokie]

Film Source in Chantilly did all of the work.

PPF was full hood, mirrors, side areas behind the wheels.
They did some paint correction. Mostly for minor surface level blemishes. The car was actually in very good shape from the dealership overall. There isn't a single issue yet I have found for Tesla to fix.

I did the center console myself, though it isn't perfect. There are a few imperfections on it as it was my first Vinyl attempt. (Dry)

 

[wbhokie]

Had some fun putting in some small aftermarket stuff over the weekend since it was raining.

White carbon fiber wrap in the center console (pictured)

Cup holder and storage inserts from Cup Holder Hero (nice red accent)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FN2NYG3/ref=twister_B07FN5LLLL?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Red LED lights in the foot wells
Replaced the trunk and puddle lights. That is an easy swap.
Added ebay aluminum pedals

It's a little depressing since it has done nothing but rain here other than on Saturday (which allowed for the quick pictures)

 

[wbhokie]

Gah! bad news! All of this rain did me in! Almost completely covered the rear view camera and I clipped my garage backing in. Stupid of me. Car just a week old. Just a small scuff (PPF -would- have saved it but I didn't do it there) but gonna need paint work as it is a few inches long. No more backing into the garage! You see, This is why we can't have nice things! heh

 

[JBare]

I'm looking at Suntek CIR 40 all the way around as well. I spoke with Sterling Window Tint on recommendation from my bro-in-law and they quoted me $650 which includes 1-piece rear. If you don't mind me asking was Film Source about the same price for Tint only?

Are you happy with 40 all around? I don't want to go any darker in for the rear and figured it was best to do the same all the way around.

Love the red! I think it would've been my first choice but my wife Vetoed and I happily went White and ordered before she had a chance to figure it out

 

[wbhokie]

I'm looking at Suntek CIR 40 all the way around as well. I spoke with Sterling Window Tint on recommendation from my bro-in-law and they quoted me $650 which includes 1-piece rear. If you don't mind me asking was Film Source about the same price for Tint only?

Are you happy with 40 all around? I don't want to go any darker in for the rear and figured it was best to do the same all the way around.

Love the red! I think it would've been my first choice but my wife Vetoed and I happily went White and ordered before she had a chance to figure it out

It was cheaper, but I believe they said they would raise their prices due to the rear window difficulty. The 40 is dark on the rear window, but on the sides you barely notice it is there.

 

[JBare]

It was cheaper, but I believe they said they would raise their prices due to the rear window difficulty. The 40 is dark on the rear window, but on the sides you barely notice it is there.

Thanks! Glad to see another northern VA Hokie on the Tesla boards!

 

[wbhokie]

Love the red! I think it would've been my first choice but my wife Vetoed and I happily went White and ordered before she had a chance to figure it out

I'll admit, I am prone to owning white cars. (My Model S was white, and my white's model X is white) I just really like the Model 3 in Red! It still is weird for me to own a red car... but I like it!

The tinting helps. With the ceramic tints you can go darker than you think, but with the rear window already tinted, 40 is plenty (you could argue you don't need any additional tinting), and the roof itself doesn't need any additional tint. I tend to be light/heat sensitive, so base those comments on that too!

As far as your hokie comment... haha yeah, I finally ditched my hokie personalized plates for some tesla plates, but put them on a tech themed plate instead. "LOL OIL" for now!

 

[Perry]

PPF
Ceramic
Suntek CIR 40 Tint
Tsportline 19" Gloss Black Wheels
Gloss Black Chrome Delete
White Carbon Fiber Console Wrap

You have a link where I can get the White Carbon Fiber Console Wrap. I found white mate but not white carbon.

 

[wbhokie]

I originally got it from RPM Tesla (Hence the Model 3 logo on top of the wrap included) but the cutout quality wasn't very good and the shipping time was slow. I do really like the little 3 logo on top though! You can talk to Abstract Ocean and they will make you one with White Carbon Fiber and ship it quickly. Just send them an email saying that's what you want, then they will tell you to place an order and make note of your support ticket in the order notes, and it will be taken care of. No problems at all. Plus they have "Accident forgiveness" if you make a mistake applying it and will give you free replacement pieces.

By the way, I mentioned earlier on that I did some minor damage to my car shortly after getting it. Good thing I had a low insurance deductible. That tiny bit of damage (and it was tiny) had a bill of almost $3,000. But instead all is as good as new, and they even re-applied my ceramic coat. So all is right with the world.

I just added the Taptes charging pad and it works great!