That's a nice look. Did you buy the OEM fake wood strip and just swap it for the white one?
I have white on white and love it, but I might like that strip being not white.
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Cannot for the life of me decide an exterior/interior combination
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I have white on white and love it, but I might like that strip being not white.
MaskedRacerX
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I've had a couple of other vehicles with multi-coat paint options and the WOTS was those colors - while technically more complex - actually got a little more attention and had more consistently higher quality results.
No idea, could be total bullshit, but at least one guy on a Mustang board who said this had some direct insight into the factory processes for other things, so maybe that's was the case for at least that model make/model[?]
The paint on my MSM is pretty stellar.
jebinc
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I purchased the OEM wood dash insert for $175 from Tesla, sanded, stained (walnut) and refinished to match wood in my Plaid. The yoke is from Aroham (AliExpress)
Are you saying the model Y OEM wood dash strip is real wood? I thought it was man made composite of some sort of plastic.
If it’s real wood I’m going to get one.
jebinc
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I just ordered it. Many SC have them in stock. The come ready to install, I just chose to refinish mine to match my Plaid interior. The white one is aluminum.
You guys are gonna hate me, but I decided to test drive the white exterior model 3, and while I digged the color from the outside, while inside I for some reason didn’t like looking at the white hood. I didn’t realize this as I had never test driven a white car before.
I prefer the hood to be a darker color to blend in with the surroundings. And lots of people love the white interior, but I hated it. Too bright for me. I’m not a flashy person so it didn’t fit my vibe either.
I changed my order to MSM, as I had no issues when I test drove it.
I prefer the hood to be a darker color to blend in with the surroundings. And lots of people love the white interior, but I hated it. Too bright for me. I’m not a flashy person so it didn’t fit my vibe either.
I changed my order to MSM, as I had no issues when I test drove it.
jebinc
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These were my thoughts so far:
*Exteriors*
White - looked good from the outside, especially with the contrast with the black door handles and roof tint. When I test drove it, from the inside I didn’t like looking at the white hood. The color just looked meh to me when looking from inside. I prefer from the inside for the color to either pop more (like Red or Blue) or hide away (like MSM). But I love the way the car looks from the outside.
MSM - I feel like this color looks good with fresh paint, but just looks dull/boring on the road. The gray hood blends in with the environment and looks nice from the inside. May be a bit of a boring color for a 23 y/o?
Red - $2k and maybe a cop magnet. But I do love the look of the red with black door handles a lot. Such a nice look. Feel like getting the red to look nice would take a lot of maintenance though. It didn’t pop as much when dirty I noticed.
Blue - I loved seeing blue color from the inside, like the hood and mirrors. It’s a very meh color from the outside.
Black - not even in the running. Too much maintenance.
Getting a wrap? Was considering this too since none of the colors I really digged. But heard it can be pricey.
*Interiors*
White - I love the seats (they look like marshmallows) but I don’t like the white strip on the dash personally. It gave me a headache. But everyone says white is better than black so I’m indecisive. Maybe it would grow on me? Idk
Black - It’s a safer interior choice. I like that it’s a more calm interior being darker. Don’t mind the wood trim.
I feel stuck and don’t know how to narrow it down haha
*Exteriors*
White - looked good from the outside, especially with the contrast with the black door handles and roof tint. When I test drove it, from the inside I didn’t like looking at the white hood. The color just looked meh to me when looking from inside. I prefer from the inside for the color to either pop more (like Red or Blue) or hide away (like MSM). But I love the way the car looks from the outside.
MSM - I feel like this color looks good with fresh paint, but just looks dull/boring on the road. The gray hood blends in with the environment and looks nice from the inside. May be a bit of a boring color for a 23 y/o?
Red - $2k and maybe a cop magnet. But I do love the look of the red with black door handles a lot. Such a nice look. Feel like getting the red to look nice would take a lot of maintenance though. It didn’t pop as much when dirty I noticed.
Blue - I loved seeing blue color from the inside, like the hood and mirrors. It’s a very meh color from the outside.
Black - not even in the running. Too much maintenance.
Getting a wrap? Was considering this too since none of the colors I really digged. But heard it can be pricey.
*Interiors*
White - I love the seats (they look like marshmallows) but I don’t like the white strip on the dash personally. It gave me a headache. But everyone says white is better than black so I’m indecisive. Maybe it would grow on me? Idk
Black - It’s a safer interior choice. I like that it’s a more calm interior being darker. Don’t mind the wood trim.
I feel stuck and don’t know how to narrow it down haha
UncertainTimes
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Not sure if misaligned body panels, subpar paint job, and minimalist interior will pass your fancy test. Best get a Mercedes or Audi for that. All the colors are kinda boring but plenty of wrap choices out there. Not sure how some people struggle with 5 paint colors and 2 interior colors. Most other car makers offer like twice that. Imagine if you were buying a Taycan!
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I moved this into a very recent thread on the exact same topic, because its the same topic. There is recent feedback on this topic in the thread I moved it to. I personally dont get trying to get "the internet" to help a person decide on 5 exterior + 2 interior colors, but people do it.
In addition with all the feedback in this thread I moved your post to, there is a very large model 3 pictures thread where you can see pictures people have taken of their cars, to help you make a decision. That thread is here:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thr...-pictures-thread.150647/page-209#post-5940745
I hated driving Ice Cars. I love instant torque. So I don’t want any ICE car for sure
Can’t afford that. I love the look of the model 3. I’m just saying which color adds more sportiness to it. But even if none do, which color do most people like?
There is 5 pages of responses to that question in this thread, along with 220 thread pages of pictures in the thread I linked to earlier. Perhaps that will give you some feedback.
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