Lol existing orders aren't getting the new wheels. I bet only new orders...
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josahua
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Who knows. Maybe they will cancel plaid+Many Cars are ready in lot of deliveries. You really think last minute they would change out calipers. It doesn’t cost much to have that done. Why would they piss off their higher margin customer?
I have a feeling Tesla will deliver all those Model S with the silver aero caps. The Model S built after the 7th of June will come with the black caps. I doubt Tesla will change out the wheels on hundreds (or thousands) of cars that have already been built and ready for delivery. Same with the calipers.. Some early built cars might have red.
Edit: For those with silver, maybe Tesla will offer to have them powder coated at delivery prior to picking up the car. It’s pretty straightforward to change from silver to black. The cost to Tesla might be only $300-$400. A few strange people might actually prefer the silver lol. I’m not one of them ha.
Edit: For those with silver, maybe Tesla will offer to have them powder coated at delivery prior to picking up the car. It’s pretty straightforward to change from silver to black. The cost to Tesla might be only $300-$400. A few strange people might actually prefer the silver lol. I’m not one of them ha.
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True but they’ll have to at least offer to change em to black at or prior to delivery.
josahua
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Looks like the majority are LR unless they badge and install the carbon fiber spoiler at the point of delivery.
Probably 163. Are people really going to get the new wheels so they can go 200 ? I’m good with 163.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
You can have any brake caliper color you want, as long as it's black...
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
I'm thinking the lucky plaid owners won't need no stinking badge as they leave every other car on the road in the rear view..
I don't think so. When I talked to the dude for my delivery at the event, he just re-confirmed the options already in the configurator. The only option I got was to punt on the floor mats and package shelf to cut down on waste--I guess for folks who know they will upgrade floor mats (?)--seemed odd, but that is par for the course.
aerodyne
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EndlessPlaid
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I think that 163 kind of limits the car's abilities, considering it's only 8-10 mph above the quarter mile trap speed. It would be one of the most brutal speed limiters in a car, as it would be accelerating extremely well, and then slam into the wall that is 163 mph. While I think it would definitely be a very Tesla thing to do, I'm actually betting on something closer to the rated tire speeds. Given that the Lucid Air's top speed is 168, and the the Michelan Pilot Sport 4s tires are rated for 186 mph, I could see Tesla one upping Lucid in that department, especially after what they did with the Taycan's top speed.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
Why so many MSM and black? Almost no red or white?
Maybe they have a paint shortage, that would explain the black calipers...
HumanInput
Plaid DELIVERED 8/4, Red/Cream+Wood/21"/FSD
Wow, thank you for this! I didn’t realize the older Plaid+ orders were editable now. Made the changes and got ... drumroll ... July delivery! The new order I had placed had a “June” date, but I somehow trust the July date more.Okay, so I tried reaching several of my Tesla contacts... only one called me back (local service manager) and he couldn't help.
On a whim, I went into my Tesla account page and clicked "change order". It let me select Plaid, from Plaid+, and zeroed out some options, probably because they weren't applicable to the non+ build sheet. I had to re-choose wheels and interior trim (no wood decor option, just carbon fiber). Knocked off $30K on the price and kept my same reservation number.
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I'm not sure why my current car is blacked out and sitting on cinder blocks.
Because they made the change 3 days prior to the start of deliveries. If they try to give a car with silver wheels to a customer (after seeing the black caps,) my guess is 99% would say “nah I’ll wait for the black caps shown on the site now.”
give no sh*t about hubcaps i planned to replace. they better get this 2k credit/discount in order first.
btw - june delivery.
btw - june delivery.
Is it possible that the calipers weren’t changed from red to black on Plaid... but rather upgraded from red to carbon fiber to match the other carbon fiber accents on the outside of the vehicle...
Or it’s tied to the interior trim selection and some of the Plaids will have carbon fiber calipers... while others will get wood calipers due to the supply chain shortages!
Or it’s tied to the interior trim selection and some of the Plaids will have carbon fiber calipers... while others will get wood calipers due to the supply chain shortages!
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Hayseed_MS
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So the Plaid is going to dark calipers and wood trim just like the LR. Who is the poser now?
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