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Model S Refresh Mud/Splash Guards
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What brand are these? I'm going to use the 3m thin trim tape on the painted section
Edit: Found these https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Basic-Mud-Flaps-Black/dp/B08QHXK8Z5
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jebinc
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jebinc
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M4H4X
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I believe that flap is for aero. It cleans up the air stream around the tire preventing it from smashing into the tire directly reducing drag.. most vehicles have some form of that now.
MFrunkerOG
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Rokblokz is building mudflaps. They need someone to test. I’ve asked them to ask for volunteers here.
They’re based just outside Salt Lake City, UT
They’re based just outside Salt Lake City, UT
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They'd have their work cut out for them, trying to pry me away from my RallyArmor flaps.
Living in Utah, you quickly learn that, love 'em or hate 'em, you gotta have flaps on your car if you want to keep the paint on your rockers and doors for any period of time.
And along those lines, RallyArmor flaps are the best I've ever had.
Great engineering and high quality, real rubber. Yeah, they have the price tag to match, but buy once, cry once.
If they think they have a product that'll match up, I'd give 'em a go, but they'd have to know up front that I give nothing but honest opinions. And I wouldn't even bother installing them if they look like just another cheap, plastic, Ali Express knock off.
sflgator
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Just looked at these even though they don't have any for the MS Plaid/LR yet. Although I'm sure they do a great job and they're made from high quality rubber, etc., I'm sorry but they look a bit ridiculous on the Tesla M3 & MY as they're simply way too large for the Teslas. I'm definitely not putting anything like that on my MS Plaid.
Everyone can take a look but I would just wait until another mfgr comes out with smaller, better fitting mud flaps for the MS Plaid/LR. These are too much for me (in terms of size & crazy looks). 2017-21 Tesla Model 3 Black UR Mud Flap Red Logo, Rally Armor
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Yup, I've never liked the look of flaps. Ever. At all.Just looked at these even though they don't have any for the MS Plaid/LR yet. Although I'm sure they do a great job and they're made from high quality rubber, etc., I'm sorry but they look a bit ridiculous on the Tesla M3 & MY as they're simply way too large for the Teslas. I'm definitely not putting anything like that on my MS Plaid.
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But here you need to have a set of functional flaps. That is, if you want to keep your paint on your car.
If I moved to a state where I didn't need them, I'd take them off in a heart beat.
But I'd rather drive a car with paint on it and ugly functional flaps than the other way around.
You gotta have enough surface area that extends out into the flying crap far enough to provide good protection. Unfortunately, I've yet to see a more aesthetically pleasing flap that actually performs their intended purpose.
All flaps are ugly. Some are less ugly than others, sure. I've yet to see a set that performs well and is less ugly, unfortunately.
My Cybertruck will be unpainted. And it will not have flaps on it.
Yup, I've never liked the look of flaps. Ever. At all.
But here you need to have a set of functional flaps. That is, if you want to keep your paint on your car.
If I moved to a state where I didn't need them, I'd take them off in a heart beat.
But I'd rather drive a car with paint on it and ugly functional flaps than the other way around.
You gotta have enough surface area that extends out into the flying crap far enough to provide good protection. Unfortunately, I've yet to see a more aesthetically pleasing flap that actually performs their intended purpose.
All flaps are ugly. Some are less ugly than others, sure. I've yet to see a set that performs well and is less ugly, unfortunately.
My Cybertruck will be unpainted. And it will not have flaps on it.
I don't like flaps and never added them, but I've also never in my life seen a car with paint as soft as this. Removing the front license plate, I mean just BARELY touching the corners of the plate holder where the screws go and it sloughs off
Yup. My car got egged. I've never seen the impact of an egg go all the way through to the sheet metal. But that's exactly what happened on the hood of my Model 3.
Got a picture of it here somewhere...
Edit: Found it. And no, that's not egg shell you're seeing. All of the remnants of the egg have been thoroughly removed. That is all paint damage.
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sflgator
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Good God...what kind of people would do that...to ANY car? And why? They don't like Teslas because...? They don't like EVs because...? Too bad Sentry mode wasn't on to catch the Bastard culprits!
Sorry this happened to your car.
M4H4X
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I have a project over the thanksgiving holiday. I’m going to make some no-drill direct fit templates out of cardboard and then experiment with some various ABS. Maybe I can make something half appealing that reuses the factory hardware and some additional fender clips.
It was.
And it did.
They were juveniles, and their parents settled out of court for $2.5k.
But then I was left with a horrible decision...
Tesla paint is crap. But unfortunately, it's still better than what you get with a re-shot body panel, and they would've had to re-spray the entire hood.
So I decided to leave the hood as it is, and use the money toward getting PPF on all painted surfaces.
There’s a link earlier to generic flat flaps from Amazon for $20. Probably a good starting point. I have them on order
M4H4X
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I already have a set of them, there is not enough material to mount them correctly without sacrificing coverage underneath or doing something weird like mounting the front ones sideways. So I’m going to start with some 12x24x2mm ABS sheets so I have more material to start with. I need more space for thermoforming to the inner fender shape for a flush mounting.
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