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Model 3 paint wearing off
That doesn't look like the same damage that everyone else is getting. That almost looks like it was run into something and dented it in a little. (Especially at the back were the black line goes up at an angle.)
I am currently getting the car ppf. I was talking to the employee who told me that paint problem is not specific to Tesla. Apparently because of environmental rules, the car are getting softer paint job. However she also told me that some batches are better quality than other. That is the part where guarantee should come in play. Also she mentionned that where people drive makes a difference. Highway, snow, sand, salt...
No expert here—but it looks as if the primer isn’t bonding to the metal and delaminates at the edge after wear. This same issue happened to many high wear products when switching to more environmentally friendly paints.
All this complaining. New cars with tires (wheels) that are wider than their lower wheel wells ALL DO THIS. You either slap on some ridiculous looking mud guards or use some really thick and durable PPF. When I bought a new 2008 STI the bottom rear doors, rocker panels and bumpers were getting chipped literally weeks after I left showroom. Since at the time it was fashionable to slap on some silly oversized rally mudflaps I did. Chipping stopped. Used a Subaru OEM paint stick to fix the damage done.
pdx_m3s
Active Member
After reading this thread, I've decided to add mudguards (going to make my own from the RallySport universal kit) and PPF the rockers. I decided to go with the Servo PPF pre-cut rocker kit. It also includes film for the lower portion of the doors.
That was good choice. If i would have known that my car will broke down in 1 month or in 1200 miles i would have done it. But Tesla failed to tell anything about these issues. What a big joke.
Good wrap up here: J Savolainen on Twitter
Attached a picture from Canada. RUST on on 25.000 km. We all who live nordics will face this.( Norway, Sweden, Finland ) Also Estonia, Poland, Germany etc. Disaster is coming!
We have been investigating this and come up on conclusion that something has happened on Fremont factory on last September - November because the problem has started after that delivered cars. Cars which have been delivered on early 2018 does not have any problem. Like one Finnish who live in USA has 28.000 km on his odometer ( red ) and no paint defects or any paint wearing off.
My paint started to destroy after one month or 1200 miles in Finland. Tesla says it is normal.....
Seriously - paint wearing out after 1300 miles is normal wear and tear?
If the paint starts to wear out in normal use after only a couple of thousand miles, then there clearly is something fundamentally wrong in their production line and Tesla needs to take responsibility.
WilliamG
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To be fair, Subaru corrected this on the STI with PPF installations on the rear doors. I know because I had the same car!
Tesla paint is gaining notoriety for quality issues. I recommend paint protection film for all impact areas and also rock/splash guards are a great option for any vehicle.
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
They made them bigger, too. I had no issues with my later-build 2008 STI in this regard.
Glamisduner
Active Member
Then you just get dirty PPF edges instead of paint wear? I don't think Im a fan of PPF that isn't covering the entire panel.
Door edges can be wrapped. I haven't had any dirt edges yet, so I can't really say, but the rocker protection is pretty much out of view. I mean, I have to get on my knees and duck my head in order to check if there's any liftoff on the door sills. And of course, the more you pays, the more you get. I was just giving the other side of the range on pricing.
Glamisduner
Active Member
So that kit plus the rear for $250 is the way to go then? I already bought full font PPF.
I don't seem to have the paint issues reported in the thread. I have 10k+ miles on it so far.
Yeah, that carprotectionpro rocker panel and lower door area kit should protect from the front wheel sandblasting, and the rear patch should protect from the rear wheel. You're in SoCal, so not quite the same conditions that most who have issues are facing, unless you drive around the desert!
Glamisduner
Active Member
I should have had the rear bumper covered in ppf. Too late now that i applied the carpool lane stickers
I'll bet there are some rock chips on the rear, the new tires seem to throw allot more rocks than my mxm4s
SanDiegoM3
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Glamisduner
Active Member
I dunno my Nissan Titan had paint issue, very thin paint lots of complaints like I saw here. Mine didn't start having issues till years later when the clearcoat just started pealing off. Hopefully that does not happen to these teslas but I wouldn't be shocked. Just the wind from 100k miles and like 10 years of sun, removed the paint from behind the cab where nothing touches it, I'm not even sure it had clearcoat on it there.... It was painted THAT thin. It literally just started disappearing from the truck like something had slowly polished it away.
I hope this does not happen wit our cars. See picture in the center of the cab near where it disappears behind the bed. Do I just have bad luck with paint when buying new cars?
I believe this was also blamed on new water based paints, but the truck was a 2005. They should have this stuff figured out by now.
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