I’ve now owned my model Y for one month. Drove to Vegas over Christmas to visit mom. Already got a chip in the paint on the frunk lid. Two days after our return a rock hit the passenger side window. Cracked top to bottom… anyone else with similar problems?
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Car Quality
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thesmokingman
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Are you serious? Lmao, guess you are with that post history! Acts of nature are quality issues?
Very serious… a coworker had owned his model 3 for two months and has three or four chips in the front end… seems like a very thin paint job. I have a four year old volvo that I’ve driven to Vegas more than a dozen times .. no paint chips
I recently got a nail on the front tire. Tesla tires suck! my 16 year old Accord never had nails, so Accord quality is superior.
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Rocks Chips, Front End Damage
I was curious how the front ends of everyone's XC40's were holding up for rock chips, etc. My wife does pretty much all highway driving back and forth to work. She currently has ~2,200 miles on her XC40 in about 1.5 months of ownership.....we put a LOT of miles on our cars, so we usually don't...
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I have a 3 year old Ford with dozens of chips. Must be using Tesla paint.
Mateo83
Active Member
Crazy thought to blame tesla's paint quality for your poor driving habits. They didn't make you hit the debris in the road. Tesla also didn't make you not get PPF.
Silicon Desert
Well-Known Member
I know you are not replying to me. To say that your vague title is "Car Quality". That is what is prompting the replies from folks.
Given the popularity of PPF on tesla's... i think you know the answer. Who's to blame? probably ironically the environmentalist restrictions on paint production
fiehlsport
Tire Guy
My Tesla's paint is no worse than my last 5 cars of varying makes. They all suck.
ForTheHalibut
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For what its worth, I've has my M3 for about a year and a half and 15k miles and only have 1 similar rock chip on the hood of the car.
Id recommend getting an OEM paint kit from Tesla:
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Also- I'm surprised the double page glass cracked that easy... must have been some rock
Id recommend getting an OEM paint kit from Tesla:
Paint Repair Kit
Cover up paint chips from road debris and rocks with the Tesla Paint Repair Kit. Application is quick and allows users to easily fill in paint chips to a smooth surface within a few simple steps. This paint system is a two stage process of applying paint to cover the defect and then blending the...
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Also- I'm surprised the double page glass cracked that easy... must have been some rock
Tesla paint is thin and soft. This is why many folks get PPF.
As far as rocks hitting car on the highway happens all the time. Wife has a chip in the driver window of her Honda from a stray rock.
Hyundai is another car with very thin and soft paint. All kinds of crazy stuff flying around on the highways especially when folks are doing 80mph.
As far as rocks hitting car on the highway happens all the time. Wife has a chip in the driver window of her Honda from a stray rock.
Hyundai is another car with very thin and soft paint. All kinds of crazy stuff flying around on the highways especially when folks are doing 80mph.
Brian-MS90D
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All cars are more aerodynamic these days, and especially Tesla's. The more aerodynamic (or replacing a grill with a painted nose), the more likely to incur debris damage in the front (nose & hood primarily). This is why PPF has soared for all vehicle types. However, this has nothing to do with the paint itself on any brand vehicle.
A rock hitting and breaking you window is just bad luck, not brand specific.
A rock hitting and breaking you window is just bad luck, not brand specific.
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