Garlan Garner
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There is absolutely no way I believe you guys are going to put decals on your new Teslas.
That's like putting ketchup on caviar.
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That's like putting ketchup on caviar.
Garlan Garner
Banned
No no.....A wrap can never be noted as a decal.in this world of hype we call that a "wrap"
RPM Accessories
Banned
Carbon fiber wraps and vinyl accents allow personalization. I agree, caviar is disgusting! LOL
Garlan Garner
Banned
I'm certainly wrapping my M3 during the 1st week of ownership. I've already purchased the wrap.
I've not seen a vinyl accent.
RPM Accessories
Banned
Garlan Garner
Banned
I agree. No catchup is required. However I like the way they spilled a little catchup on those brake calipers.
alseTrick
Active Member
alseTrick
Active Member
We can all agree it isn't a "significant" change like Lambert says. Right? It's very much similar to the original nose.
Garlan Garner
Banned
A little change made a significant difference.
A little exercise makes all the difference.
A little less salt can drastically reduce blood pressure.
A few more smiles can change a whole day.
A little change to the front fascia has made a significant difference. Teslas design team knows what they are doing and how to do it.
A little exercise makes all the difference.
A little less salt can drastically reduce blood pressure.
A few more smiles can change a whole day.
A little change to the front fascia has made a significant difference. Teslas design team knows what they are doing and how to do it.
T34ME
Active Member
Well yes and no. The State of California requires that you apply four ugly stickers in order for a BEV to use the car pool lanes with a single person. So now I have to decide whether I want to deface my TM3 with four ugly stickers or give up the benefit of using the car pool lane as a single person. This is going to be a tough call for me.
Garlan Garner
Banned
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Yeah, totally defaces the car ... (most of us put the stickers on a scrap piece of Xpel, and then (after trimming carefully), attach the Xpel to the wrapped car. Nothing comes close to actually touching paint).
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Well if you have a car in person, you can run your hands down the crease and see where it ends. That should settle things with no guess work.
The silver was not truly matte, but it's still a bit different than the RCs we are seeing so far (and also different than the red prototype which also was really hard to tell the curves).
The horizon line I'm talking about is for example on the white car, as follows:
Can you really believe this is the same nose? There are about as few reflections in this picture as you are likely to see.
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Edit: Adding another picture of the silver prototype to show how the reflections on the old alpha's just never seemed to hide the crease the way they always seem to on the new RCs (hint, in both cars everything below the crease reflects the road, everything above it reflects the sky. The horizon reflection follows the crease, not the other way around):
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For the record, I'm on the side that the nose changed, but I can see why there are those that still are not convinced.
Garlan Garner
Banned
That's absolutely horrible. I wonder why they didn't come up with a windshield sticker or something more discrete like a infrared sensor or something mounted on your plate holder....like we have here in Illinois.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I was fine with it* - I'm sure there are better solutions, but this one works. Now that I've moved out of California, I've removed the decals with nary a trace left behind. Though I wish Washington State had a HOV lane program for EVs. I'd happily apply new decals to take advantage of the HOV lanes here.
Note, some people would be horrified to see you attached a front plate. It's all relative.
*I admit that it made me a little crazy when I saw Tesla's with the stickers applied crooked. It screamed at my little corner of OCDedness.
I was fine with it* - I'm sure there are better solutions, but this one works. Now that I've moved out of California, I've removed the decals with nary a trace left behind. Though I wish Washington State had a HOV lane program for EVs. I'd happily apply new decals to take advantage of the HOV lanes here.
Note, some people would be horrified to see you attached a front plate. It's all relative.
*I admit that it made me a little crazy when I saw Tesla's with the stickers applied crooked. It screamed at my little corner of OCDedness.
Im many places, front license plates are required by law. No choice.
ccutrer
Active Member
Yup, I'm among them (front plate defacing the car). Also - photo evidence that Garlan is a Model S owner (I keep going back and forth on if he's really a current owner based on his posts).I was fine with it* - I'm sure there are better solutions, but this one works. Now that I've moved out of California, I've removed the decals with nary a trace left behind. Though I wish Washington State had a HOV lane program for EVs. I'd happily apply new decals to take advantage of the HOV lanes here.
Note, some people would be horrified to see you attached a front plate. It's all relative.
*I admit that it made me a little crazy when I saw Tesla's with the stickers applied crooked. It screamed at my little corner of OCDedness.
Here in Utah, they have a set number of vehicles allowed to get a Clean Air Decal. You enter into a lottery, and if you win, you get a decal with a little chip on it that you apply to the inside of your windshield next to your mirror. The toll readers (our HOV lane is combo HOV/Toll) read the chip, and give you a green light just like you had a toll tag. I presume that's similar to how Illinois' works. Anyhow, I made the mistake of applying the decal directly to the windshield the first time, realized I put it in the wrong place, and tried to move it, breaking the chip. Whoops. Then I got a Leaf as my commuter car (Tesla is family car), so was able to get a new decal when I transferred it to the Leaf. This time I was smarter and used Sticker Shield (Amazon.com: STICKER SHIELD - Windshield Sticker Applicator For Easy Application, Removal and Re-application From Car to Car - 2 packs of 4 inch x 6 inch sheets (Total of 4 sheets): Automotive), making it much easier to remove in the future, similar to bonnie's solution with Xpel on the exterior decal.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Hah, I know. Same with the decals inCA if you want to use the HOV lane. I was only commenting on the fact that while he didn't like the decals, he still put the front plate on (and there are plenty of folks here on TMC that run without the front plate, even though required by law).
T34ME
Active Member
or something mounted on your plate holder....like we have here in Illinois.
Oh dear, I'm not sure I like that any better.
Garlan Garner
Banned
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