agreed, being black, the gators just become a feature of the tire. it's hard to imagine going with another color unless you really wanted them to stand out.
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I am considering the gators as well. Thought about installing them myself, but I figure it's safer to go professional (plus it looks like a fair amount of work). Any recommendations on an installer in the LA area other than Tesla, or would it be wiser to go with Tesla Service?
Does anyone have a picture of the silver gators on silver wheels?
I respect your opinion, FlasherZ, but I'm still curious if the silvers match or not.
Oh well; I just ordered the black.
The coupon code didn't work for me, but I was still willing to pay.
My credit card company put a fraud alert on my card after I ordered. At least that makes more sense than the time my AmericanAirlines card got put on hold after I bought some stuff in the city that I flew to on American Airlines.
Anyway, any idea how long it takes the alloy gators to ship from the UK to CA?
spatterso911
P100DL - Raven
Clipped my rear grey wheel exiting the parking garage at work on Thursday. Velvet Touch Wheel Services in San Diego has a flat fee of $125/wheel for on-site repair. The owner noted that he has recently already repaired a number of other Model S vehicles in town. I believe they also service Orange County if anyone else in town runs into a similar issue. I'm hoping this is my first and last need for their services.
Similar thing happened to me today... Clipped a curb edge with the rear passenger side wheel turning into a tight parking lot entrance. I'm angry as well cause I've had my AlloyGators since before I got the car, but still need to buy a jack to install them.
sorry to hear that. But good to hear you are enjoying your MS again!
mknox
Well-Known Member
Not exactly curb rash, but I scuffed the spokes on my 19's going through a carwash pretty bad yesterday. In one spot, it looks like it peeled off some sort of clear coating, but in other spots it's down to bare metal. I think the wheels must have been rubbing fairly hard against the carwash track system as it pushed the car through. Not dents or gouges though. I'm assuming it could be touched up or refinished, but don't really know who does this sort of stuff. Tire shops? Body shops?
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Ouch, sorry to hear that, mknox. Maybe, you can take this oppty to do something interesting to the wheels like powder-coating. It's probably going to cost you a fair amount to do any kind of touchup job anyway...
Powder Coating Wheels - Page 7
Powder Coating Wheels - Page 7
You are lucky that the car wash tracks didn't rip up the tires (they have a tendency to do that). There are wheel repair shops that will powder coat or re-coat the wheels as GG says.
kevincwelch
Active Member
mknox
Well-Known Member
It's not terribly bad, in fact you probably wouldn't notice unless you bent down and examined the wheels. It just pisses me off being a new car and all, and I even debated using the car wash for this very reason before I drove through.
My plan next fall is to buy a set of Nokian winter tires and put them on these rims, then get the 19" turbines mentioned in this thread and put the Goodyear all-seasons on them for next summer. These stock 19" rims that came with the car are going to end up doing winter duty (which is no picnic in these parts) anyway, so maybe I'll just live with the "scuffs" unless I can get them touched up relatively inexpensively.
FWIW, for those wondering if the AlloyGators will cover minor rash, the answer is "Yes" for the most part. I know where the rash is, so if I look I can see a little of it peeking out from under the AlloyGators, but from 5 feet away I'd be hard pressed to point it out. I'm really happy with mine.
Babylonfive
Power12
I've got to get mine installed - DANG IT.
Also, my local car wash I use has giant plastic covers over the tracks, so doesn't ever scuff the wheels (even if I were to miss, which I don't).
Also, my local car wash I use has giant plastic covers over the tracks, so doesn't ever scuff the wheels (even if I were to miss, which I don't).
Al Sherman
It's about THIS car.
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