Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[ks1972]

I just might know someone with some Plaid 21” wheels that they do not want on their car (which I’m told will be delivered this weekend)

oh
And a spoiler
And a PLAD badge

I have my M3 wrapped in satin dark gray and ready for the plaid badge if you will be kind enough

 

[drdonger]

Nonsense... Porsche has used wheel spacers on their race cars for years.
PS... the TSportline wheels are cast and rotary forged... not real forged wheels.

I never knew that. I guess I was told wrong all these years about spacers. No wonder the TSportlInes are heavier than the Signature wheels.

 

[ssv22]

Can any Plaid owner confirm the tire size on the front? I was watching this video and the guy said 285 upfront
I am in the market to buy some aftermarket wheels so just need to confirm.

 

[MarcG]

Can any Plaid owner confirm the tire size on the front? I was watching this video and the guy said 285 upfront
I am in the market to buy some aftermarket wheels so just need to confirm.

It should be 265, he misspoke. And that’s for the 21” rims. 19” are 255, per the manual:

 

[TDud]

Another confirmation that the delivery hold is gone. Just picked up my girl. I too will post off topic comments on appropriate threads but thank most everyone here for being the great support group you are.

As most everyone else says, hang in there. If you are like me and come from an older PD, this car is not like the previous cars; I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

Thank you!

And Tesla came through at the very end

So did you get delivery with 19” wheels?

 

[drdonger]

 

[lbowroom]

I never knew that. I guess I was told wrong all these years about spacers. No wonder the TSportlInes are heavier than the Signature wheels.

Although using spacers is a completely acceptable practice in the right situation, the refreshed rear is a full 1.5 inches wider than the previous arachnids. The tires are 30mm wider. I don’t have it straight in my mind but the offset is different by 5mm I think as well. No matter, even if you center the wheel you will have 3/4” less wheel inside and out. To move it flush to the outer you’d have to move it 1.5” +\- that 5mm offset difference. It’s not a workable solution, would be foolish to do so.

for details go to willtheyfit.com

 

[Zaker89]

Am I the only one can't log in to my tesla account right now? it's saying:

An error occurred while processing your request.
Reference #97.23~~

 

[BitsAndWatts]

"To PPF or not to PPF... that is the question"

The sitch:
- First time mom of a car I absolutely adore (her name is Contessa, and she's a bad ass!)
- I keep my cars well until their teenage years. No leasing here.
- Live in SoCal with temps regularly >100F in summer
- Contessa lives in a garage, but has to stay outside in the sun while mommy is at work
- My daily driver for city streets, LA freeways, from beach / SF / LA / desert and local mountains. Unlikely out of state or cold weather, but lots of semi trucks on freeways and nasty dusty winds (and smoke and dust from our wildfires and Santa Ana winds).

For sure I'm planning ceramic and window tints, but really interested in the forum's recommendations for:

1. Would you recommend PPF in my case? Full front? Those of you who do ceramic only -- why did you pass on PPF?
2. What amount of tint? I have MSM with cream interior, so may be able to push it a little. (I like @omarsultan's idea of equal 55% throughout to keep the California po-po from getting interested in my out-of-spec front window but would love to hear other folks' ideas)
3. What products are y'all recommending
4. And probably most important: Who can I trust in SoCal to take care of my baby? (IE preferred, but willing to drive)

I decided to ppf this time because I hate seeing paint chips. I did a full ppf because I didn’t want to have protected and unprotected areas of the car. Ppf used was xpel ultimate.


tinted front/rear sides and back 20% with xpel prime plus

 

[DukeWinn]

Error trying to login also.
200+ days, not a word from Tesla or my SA

 

[BitsAndWatts]

Although using spacers is a completely acceptable practice in the right situation, the refreshed rear is a full 1.5 inches wider than the previous arachnids. The tires are 30mm wider. I don’t have it straight in my mind but the offset is different by 5mm I think as well. No matter, even if you center the wheel you will have 3/4” less wheel inside and out. To move it flush to the outer you’d have to move it 1.5” +\- that 5mm offset difference. It’s not a workable solution, would be foolish to do so.

for details go to willtheyfit.com

yes! Goto willtheyfit.com if you have any fitment questions.

it won’t tell you if your setup will clear the inner linings at full turn but will help you figure out how silly your wheels will look using old arachnids on the new refreshed S.

Also If you are adding 5mm spacer to a 45 offset rim your new effective offset is 40.

 

[ssv22]

It should be 265, he misspoke. And that’s for the 21” rims. 19” are 255, per the manual:

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Awesome! Thanks a lot for the info!

 

[AMGF]

PS... the TSportline wheels are cast and rotary forged... not real forged wheels.

Are Martian Wheels real forged?

 

[ICUDoc]

Another confirmation that the delivery hold is gone. Just picked up my girl. I too will post off topic comments on appropriate threads but thank most everyone here for being the great support group you are.

As most everyone else says, hang in there. If you are like me and come from an older PD, this car is not like the previous cars; I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

Thank you!

And Tesla came through at the very end

You've been around a while, and you know about cars.
I'd like a full review, please.
1. 'Cos I'm interested
2. 'Cos we Australians have to wait two years for our cars. I ordered the day they were announced, they tell me end '22... So we have some time to kill.

 

[funkatation]

Couldn’t log in, now I can. Still blank.

 

[MarcG]

I decided to ppf this time because I hate seeing paint chips. I did a full ppf because I didn’t want to have protected and unprotected areas of the car. Ppf used was xpel ultimate.


tinted front/rear sides and back 20% with xpel prime plus

What did the full PPF run you, if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[d1ez3]

Another confirmation that the delivery hold is gone. Just picked up my girl. I too will post off topic comments on appropriate threads but thank most everyone here for being the great support group you are.

As most everyone else says, hang in there. If you are like me and come from an older PD, this car is not like the previous cars; I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

Thank you!

And Tesla came through at the very end

You have 19s?

 

[FlatSix911]

Are Martian Wheels real forged?

Yes, according to their website specs... however, no Plaid fitment is available yet.

• Fully Forged - MW03 wheels are fully forged, using 10,000 TONS of pressure.
• 6061-T6 aircraft-grade aluminum is used for maximum quality, strength, and stiffness.
  
  
  

 

[cwanja]

You have 19s?

From what I can recall through the history, user did order 19s. But Tesla offered him a car with 21s and tried to charge him. There’s a whole story by @MarcG a few pages back.

Long story short - no, he picked up a car with 21s as far as I know.

 

[lolachampcar]

Not sure if this has been posted yet... these kids kinda wierd me out.. but heres:

Plaid vs a Modded 720S and 488 Pista.. Its actually quite entertaining

Knowing how fast modified 720s are, the Plaid just blew my mind even more.. Just the little acceleration at 3:35 is shocking, Races start at 4:50

I drove mine home last night and gently played with torque demand. It is going to take some getting used to, some recalibration. It's just not right. It does not comport with what I know about what is and is not possible when it comes to acceleration. It is really going to be fun figuring out what can be done on corner exit and doing so on the street. Not sure how to approach that one yet.

I've heard the term "alien tech" used a lot. That's what I am feeling.