can i choose winter tires instead of all season?

[ShortSell]

Getting car next month and it's snowing in calgary so no need for all season. Can I default to winter tires?
If not

any good value tires for calgary winter 19" on model 3?

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Unfortunately you cannot. They will only provide the default tire that comes with whichever wheel choice you made. You will have to either buy a winter wheel package from the Tesla shop online or get an aftermarket set. You will need to buy the OEM TPMS sensors from Tesla though if you go with an aftermarket wheel/tire combo.

 

[ShortSell]

Unfortunately you cannot. They will only provide the default tire that comes with whichever wheel choice you made. You will have to either buy a winter wheel package from the Tesla shop online or get an aftermarket set. You will need to buy the OEM TPMS sensors from Tesla though if you go with an aftermarket wheel/tire combo.

oem evem while keeping rim and channging tires? sucks.... are they expensive?

 

[Tony_YYZ]

oem evem while keeping rim and channging tires? sucks.... are they expensive?

Are you referring to the TPMS? If you’re just swapping winter tires onto your existing wheels then you would not need to buy a second set of sensors. Only if you’re planning to run a second set of wheels with winter tires on them. They are around $100 per unit.

 

[MacNeil]

Unfortunately you cannot. They will only provide the default tire that comes with whichever wheel choice you made. You will have to either buy a winter wheel package from the Tesla shop online or get an aftermarket set. You will need to buy the OEM TPMS sensors from Tesla though if you go with an aftermarket wheel/tire combo.

In my experience it should be possible to purchase Tesla rims and sensors (without tires) from Tesla. I don't think they show on their website for online purchase but should be available if one contacts one of their Service Centers directly. Aftermarket rims may be cheaper than ones bought from Tesla (and might be preferred visually by some owners).

 

[Tony_YYZ]

In my experience it should be possible to purchase Tesla rims and sensors (without tires) from Tesla. I don't think they show on their website for online purchase but should be available if one contacts one of their Service Centers directly. Aftermarket rims may be cheaper than ones bought from Tesla (and might be preferred visually by some owners).

It is possible to buy the rims from Tesla but they charge more than they are worth.

 

[MacNeil]

It is possible to buy the rims from Tesla but they charge more than they are worth.

I agree that they cost a lot; I think they were much cheaper when we bought our extra set in 2019. I personally like having 8 identical rims; if a rim is damaged I can substitute one of my "off-season" rims while waiting for a replacement. Hopefully I'm never in that position but wouldn't want to have the car parked while waiting for a replacement rim.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

I agree that they cost a lot; I think they were much cheaper when we bought our extra set in 2019. I personally like having 8 identical rims; if a rim is damaged I can substitute one of my "off-season" rims while waiting for a replacement. Hopefully I'm never in that position but wouldn't want to have the car parked while waiting for a replacement rim.

Yeah they definitely raised the prices on them sometime in 2019 IIRC.

good luck with whichever route you take.