I picked up a CF one from Teslarati, yours looks great!For that DIY'er in most of us, you can reuse the factory Model Y license plate frame that comes on your car. I like the look of it, and I haven't found an aftermarket one in black that is designed the same way. The one pictured below is from my Model 3, and the paint is well over a year old and has been through rain, sun, and lots of car washes, and it still looks exactly the same.
Just sand the frame to scuff it up with some 400 grit sand paper, and then go over it with some 800 grit to smooth it out, and apply some light coats of satin black paint. Not too bad for about 20 min worth of work and a can of paint (you don't need high temp engine paint, but that's all I had laying around in satin black).
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Blacking out emblems makes a huge difference 😍
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I've purchased a couple of rear emblems from Mr. Emblem, including my current Model Y emblem, but that was back in March when I was originally supposed to take delivery of my car.
IMO, his emblems are top notch (the paint work on the factory emblems), and I trust them over come made-in-china brand that you can buy cheap on Amazon or on Ebay.
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Not sure where/when I posted, but the T emblems are simple to remove, spray paint color of choice, then reinstall w 3M double sided tape
My dual motor blacked out was purchased from Abstract Ocean.
My dual motor blacked out was purchased from Abstract Ocean.
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The last chrome I want to delete is inside the headlight… but this involves opening the headlight (permasealed), painting chrome bits and resealing. The permasealed headlights are suuuüper challenging to open compared to the old school (15 years ago) butyl headlights. I want this done to my car.
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Here's some spare emblems I bought earlier this year when I was supposed to take delivery of my LR back in March. I ended up buying & using the Mr Emblem T badge on my car, and the one pictured to the left of it is from Amazon. It's ever so slightly smaller than the factory T emblem, but it's curved correctly to fit onto the Model Y.
The other is the T E S L A matte black emblem that I bought as an impulse, but don't really like how it advertises that much on the back and never opened it up. If anyone is interested in these, I'll let them go dirt cheap since I'll never use them.
The other is the T E S L A matte black emblem that I bought as an impulse, but don't really like how it advertises that much on the back and never opened it up. If anyone is interested in these, I'll let them go dirt cheap since I'll never use them.
What was your process for debadging the original Dual Motor? Heat and floss and Goo Gone? Did you have to treat the paint of the car anyway after removing the original? Is it easier to remove and put on Abstract Ocean or just to plasti dip myself?
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Hey man, was wonder if you still have the spacers? I have commented on your FS post. I am local in Walnut and can pick up.Here's some spare emblems I bought earlier this year when I was supposed to take delivery of my LR back in March. I ended up buying & using the Mr Emblem T badge on my car, and the one pictured to the left of it is from Amazon. It's ever so slightly smaller than the factory T emblem, but it's curved correctly to fit onto the Model Y.
The other is the T E S L A matte black emblem that I bought as an impulse, but don't really like how it advertises that much on the back and never opened it up. If anyone is interested in these, I'll let them go dirt cheap since I'll never use them.
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