Does Pearl White issues still exits?

[rohitece06]

My white MY was delivered on Monday. No problem with the color match or panel gaps. I spent over an hour going over the github checklist and everything looks great.

What is this GitHub checklist you speak of

 

[rohitece06]

Nevermind, found it

polymorphic/tesla-model-y-checklist

 

[swanlakemy]

Took delivery today of a white performance with a 56,000 vin and paint is perfect. No discoloration on the bumper or doors. No major panel issues. It needs a few minor adjustments. One to the charging door, the passenger door, and maybe a head light (although with the headlight I may just be being picky). I was not expecting perfection but I can say this. My husband bought a new GMC Sierra at4 last year and it had more quality issues than my car!

 

[Sundiego26]

Here’s the pics lol!!

I have that gap where the pillar meets the ceiling too, you just reminded me to update my service appointment.

it doesn’t bother me too much, but if they could fix it that would be great... haha

 

[WGZY]

Has anyone taken delivery of pearl white lately with paint mismatch? I pick mine up next week.

Was at dealer on Friday. Big delivery weekend with several white Y's. I noticed a color difference on rear bumper covers, 2-3 cars.

 

[Sundiego26]

Also took delivery two weeks ago, white is the same on every panel, no color mismatch. Just lucky I suppose

 

[azentropy]

Also took delivery two weeks ago, white is the same on every panel, no color mismatch. Just lucky I suppose

Post picts - people find something wrong with it

 

[swanlakemy]

Here’s some pics of mine I got yesterday. Paint is perfect! All of my cars have been a pearl white type color and in some shadows colors bounce differently. I’ve looked at this thing in all lighting and it’s great!

 

[azentropy]

View attachment 593811 View attachment 593812 View attachment 593813 Here’s some pics of mine I got yesterday. Paint is perfect! All of my cars have been a pearl white type color and in some shadows colors bounce differently. I’ve looked at this thing in all lighting and it’s great!

Right. Pearl white is hard to match up (for all car manufactures) and yes some Tesla's are better or worse than others. Also I do think the lines of the Y itself make it seem worse than it really is. I've seen some Y's that have been completely vinyl wrapped that the back doors seem to be a different color than the front ones.

 

[highfalutintodd]

This car looks to have excellent color match and uniformity, although it does look like your rear door need to be adjusted a bit to get the body lines aligned.

Man, I'm either blind or nowhere near as picky as you guys. I just spent a couple of minutes staring at these pics and have no idea what you're seeing that's out of alignment. Not saying you're wrong, just that I'm not seeing it. Legitimately, can you point out what I should be seeing here?

I can only guess what you guys would make of my old Model S! ;-)

 

[JakeJS]

I picked up on Friday and it looks great. I took some pics on a cloudy day because that is when people seem to see color mismatch. Quiet honestly I think camera makes it look worse too. I’m happy with it.

 

[Cousin Eddy]

JakeJS - looks good, but the rear bumper does have a bit of a miss match

 

[bcs92]

Mine had a mismatched rear bumper that was fixed and its still not 100% but alot of it seems to be the angles as it matches the hatch. The main problem I had was originally the rear bumper seemed to have a yellow hue rather than bright white. My car is back to have the door fixed as the paint matched, but seemed to not be fully and evenly painted like someone quickly hit it with a rattle can. When I dropped at service center I noticed a White performance in the lot that seemed to have the same issues on the doors.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

Now that we're into December, are there any recent November/December white deliveries that people want to share photos of? I'm still leaning toward MSM or Blue, but my better half has been leaning white lately. I can't deny that the M3 and MY both look great in white, and it really pops when driving down the street--but it's also the most common colour around here by far (I've been keeping count the past few weeks for fun), and I'm worried about the bumper mismatch. Has it finally been reduced to a non-issue? The other thing that worries me is that it seems like gap and panel alignment issues are more noticeable on white MYs than MSM or Blue. Is this my imagination?

 

[Cousin Eddy]

Now that we're into December, are there any recent November/December white deliveries that people want to share photos of? I'm still leaning toward MSM or Blue, but my better half has been leaning white lately. I can't deny that the M3 and MY both look great in white, and it really pops when driving down the street--but it's also the most common colour around here by far (I've been keeping count the past few weeks for fun), and I'm worried about the bumper mismatch. Has it finally been reduced to a non-issue? The other thing that worries me is that it seems like gap and panel alignment issues are more noticeable on white MYs than MSM or Blue. Is this my imagination?

the paint color miss match is still present - many claim not to see it, but they are in denial - it's there in plain site.

I went with MSM, which also has a bit of a miss match, but far less obvious
two slightly different 'shades of grey' [ ] are far better than white and yellow

 

[angus[Y]oung]

@Cousin Eddy I didn't realize the MSM show any sort of mismatch, interesting. Do you have any pics of yours where it's visible?

 

[Cousin Eddy]

@Cousin Eddy I didn't realize the MSM show any sort of mismatch, interesting. Do you have any pics of yours where it's visible?

i will try to remember to get a pic and post it.
it is subtle

 

[jun1606]

Has anyone taken delivery of pearl white lately with paint mismatch? I pick mine up next week.

Yes they are not willing to fix this issue. You expect too much for Tesla..

 

[queenamydala]

Yes they are not willing to fix this issue. You expect too much for Tesla..

Well, since all the posts in this thread before yours are from 2020, I'm not it's relevant for today. I'm not seeing this at all on my June '21 M3. No panel gaps, nothing wrong with it.

 

[ScottNY]

I seem to have this problem too. The metal parts of the car are bright white and the plastic on front and rear is more like a cream color. I scheduled a service appointment, but I’m concerned that if they do green light a fix, the resulting paint job will be sub par. Right now, other than the color mismatch, the paint is in great shape. Quite the dilemma. Here’s a photo of metal panel next to a plastic one.