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Black Exterior Door Jambs
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Mine isn't as "bad" as that but there is thin paint in that position. It appears to be fairly common but not exactly right for a £50k + car. We also have some thin paint on the boot hinges. What I don't know and can't get any definitive advice on, is whether this actually poses a problem or not. The delivery centre said "no problem" but then they seem to be knocking back a lot of things. For sure the primer is there but is it enough to inhibit corrosion longer term?
I'd be very keen to hear what Tesla say about your car if you're able to post back please.
Cheers
I have picked this today only. Should have checked while in the Service Centre. But I don't think it was visible under the lights.
Booked a service appointment let's see what Tesla say
Sure will post back. I wanted to get feedback from current black colour owners for comparison.
Be aware that the return policy has been updated such that you can't order the same trim of car for 12 months after using the 7 day return policy. (Trim level for the Model 3 being SR/SR+/AWD/Performance.)
Thank you so much. How about the trunk?
I see on a lot of posts that trunk is quite common. I am less concerned about this actually compared to front driver and passenger door jambs.
That's what I would expect.
it seems ridiculous that we even have to have this conversation on a car of this value. I know people moan whenever someone says "it's a £50k car", talking about how the base price is much less, but you pretty much won't see this on ANY car currently on the road, regardless of value. There's no excuse at all for not fully painting any part of the car on the topside.
How are you even supposed to resolve this with Tesla? It's obviously yet another thing one has to check when picking up, but beyond that - what do you do? It would have to go into a bodyshop, etc, assuming Tesla even accept that it's a problem, I've read elsewhere on here that responses are completely variable (i.e. that they say "this is normal", etc)
The trunk should not look like that.
You have the right under the consumer goods act to return a product which is not fit for purpose. (UK) Your paint job is just that. They will be obligated to take it in and respray the uncovered areas completely.
The reason I got a black one was that it would be the easiest to match if repairs needed to be made to the paint later, so you have that in your favour.
Your car does look particularly poorly painted.
You have the right under the consumer goods act to return a product which is not fit for purpose. (UK) Your paint job is just that. They will be obligated to take it in and respray the uncovered areas completely.
The reason I got a black one was that it would be the easiest to match if repairs needed to be made to the paint later, so you have that in your favour.
Your car does look particularly poorly painted.
In the bright sun today, mine actually looks a bit worse than I thought originally. It's fine where the door hinges attach to the bulkhead (sorry for any incorrect terminology) but behind that towards the front and which you can see when the door is wide open, it looks quite dodgy. I've seen quite a lot of examples like this now unfortunately. Keen to hear what Tesla say - the SC said "no problem" when I first raised it but was it a fob off? And yes, the car needs a clean!
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