I had Michelin x-Ice snow tires installed on my Model 3 18in wheels last fall for winter, and am now starting to plan my new spring wheel set since my old all season tires are worn out. I thought since I was buying new tires anyways it would be nice to buy a set of the larger 19in stock OEM Tesla “Sport” (also called “Stiletto”) wheels with TPMS so I can leave my winter tires mounted on the 18in wheels and not have to go to the tire shop twice a year to swap tires and instead change them out at home since I have the air compressor/jacks to regularly rotate the tires anyways. I knew it was going to cost more for 19in wheels, but I recently decided to hold off on upgrading to a Model Y and instead hold out for a Cybertruck in two years, so I was willing to pay to upgrade my Model 3 wheels. Reading on this forum previous posts showed the Tesla 19in wheels costing around $375USD each directly from Tesla in 2019 (also $420CAD in another post) or $1500USD for the 4 wheels plus extra for the center caps, TPMS, tires, etc. which is expensive but reasonable for new wheels and in line with the aftermarket TSportline 19in wheel options. I’m a huge fan of the Tesla OEM 18in and 19in wheels not only for how they look, but also all the aerodynamic testing and engineering that went into them compared to aftermarket options. Today I contacted my Tesla dealer for a quote for 4 of the 19in OEM wheels, and to my horror the price is now $650USD PER WHEEL!!! I thought they must be mistaken and that included a tire also, but they emailed the quote (attached) showing the price has increased from $375USD to $650USD each wheel for 2020! With TPMS sensors and center caps with tax the total was over $3000 with NO tires! The Tesla shop sells these wheels as accessories with TPMS and tires installed with labor for $3500USD for either summer or winter tires, but I need all season tires for spring/fall before winter tires go on, summer tires are not an option so I would be looking at another $1000+ for tires plus installation ($4000+ total) which I can’t justify. Two years ago the 19in winter wheel/tire package was just a few hundred dollars more expensive than the 18in option which is in line with the true manufacturing cost of upgrading from 18in to 19in wheels/tires. I thought the $3500 package was a bit steep for these wheels, but now at $650 each wheel the pricing is getting crazy! Luckily the center caps and TPMS are still the same price, but I’ll be holding out for some take off used sets for sale on Craigslist or Ebay and praying I never bend a wheel! Hopefully this isn’t a sign of things to come with future Tesla replacement part prices, they used to be very reasonable. I saw the Model Y now charges $2000USD to go from the 19in to the 20in wheels, and I’m all for Tesla making a profit and succeeding as I love my car so much, but this price increase has pushed me to buy used or aftermarket wheels when I would have gladly paid the old price of $375/wheel for new wheels directly from Tesla which was still profitable.
