Model Y Door Handle and Camera Covers

[iamroy]

I noticed the Model Y has dark door handles and camera covers. Anyone know if we can swap them over to our 3s?

I'd love to get an actual dark pieces as opposed to a wrap.

 

[JulienW]

How could anyone know that yet since no one has a Y? Odds are high that they are the same but still no way anyone can know for sure yet.

 

[PoitNarf]

The fender cameras are all one piece. You can gently pry the chrome piece off but Tesla doesn’t just sell that piece. You’ve gotta buy the entire fender camera which is over $100 each. Might be a while before those are available for purchase from the parts department are your local service center. And there’s no guarantee Tesla would sell them anyways unless they know you have a Model Y.

The door handles should be a possibility as well but I’ve yet to find instructions on how to remove them.

 

[Resist]

It would be easier to just do a chrome delete wrap on your car than a hardware swap.

 

[run-the-joules]

It would be easier to just do a chrome delete wrap on your car than a hardware swap.

Easier isn't necessarily better, though

FWIW I gave up on wrapping my mirror arms after failing a few times in a row, I'd happily swap for the non-tacky factory units from the Y.

 

[jaboki]

Easier isn't necessarily better, though

FWIW I gave up on wrapping my mirror arms after failing a few times in a row, I'd happily swap for the non-tacky factory units from the Y.

If wrap didn’t work for your tastes. Just get them professionally painted?

 

[Knightshade]

If wrap didn’t work for your tastes. Just get them professionally painted?

Painting chrome requires roughing it up with sandpaper or something and is essentially permanent.

Being able to swap non-chrome OEM parts (much like a wrap) leaves you able to put the car back to original if you ever wish to (or a future owner wishes to)

(that and it wouldn't shock me if a professional paint shop chrome paint over wasn't as or more expensive than buying the OEM non-chrome Y parts- but guess we'll need to wait a bit to see)

 

[run-the-joules]

If wrap didn’t work for your tastes. Just get them professionally painted?

no undo button for that and I’m not keeping this car all that long.

 

[Perscitus]

Liquid-wrap (Autoflex Express, Dip Armour, Sprayshield, etc).

Perfect blackout or colorcode in satin, gloss, semigloss or flat finish to any chrome or other surface, regardless how 'dimensionally-challenged'. That plus calipers, wheels, most painted or unpainted automotive surfaces and soon headlights/tailights too.

Scroll through to see trim, mirror arm and door handle blackout and colorcode examples, including on Model 3s (going back to 2017).

Phillips (@prodipper) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[jaboki]

no undo button for that and I’m not keeping this car all that long.

Swap these in?
Carbon Fiber Exterior Door Handle Set for Tesla Model 3

 

[run-the-joules]

Swap these in?
Carbon Fiber Exterior Door Handle Set for Tesla Model 3

Yikes. Hefty cost. I wrapped my handles, they were a non-issue. The mirror arms are the only hard part haha

 

[jaboki]

Yikes. Hefty cost. I wrapped my handles, they were a non-issue. The mirror arms are the only hard part haha

Haha, just throwing out options.

 

[DaFunGuy]

This is going to be just like buying “Blacked Out” BMW Performance parts for my M3 all over again. Haha