New 20'' Two-Tone Slipstream Wheel Option

[rbilramz]

My decals arrived on Monday and I was able to put some time aside and install them. I was already going to paint the brake calipers so I figured it would be perfect to do while the wheels were off the car. I gave the wheels a really good cleaning before install so there wouldn’t be any dirt / residue issues.
The installation is simple enough. Since my wheels were going to be off for a full day I had a ton of time to make sure it was done right. If you really take your time and make sure everything is aligned right the results are pretty impressive.
I have to say, the idea of putting vinyl on my wheels sounded cheesy at first, but they look great. Even up close I’m really happy with them.
The wheels definitely appear larger now and fill out the car well. I’ve always liked the 22” wheels the best, but with a 75D I just can’t take a 10-15% mileage hit. Take a look and let me know your thoughts.

 

[V1VrV2]

Wow! Those look great, @rbilramz! Nice job!

 

[balefire]

My decals arrived on Monday and I was able to put some time aside and install them. I was already going to paint the brake calipers so I figured it would be perfect to do while the wheels were off the car. I gave the wheels a really good cleaning before install so there wouldn’t be any dirt / residue issues.
The installation is simple enough. Since my wheels were going to be off for a full day I had a ton of time to make sure it was done right. If you really take your time and make sure everything is aligned right the results are pretty impressive.
I have to say, the idea of putting vinyl on my wheels sounded cheesy at first, but they look great. Even up close I’m really happy with them.
The wheels definitely appear larger now and fill out the car well. I’ve always liked the 22” wheels the best, but with a 75D I just can’t take a 10-15% mileage hit. Take a look and let me know your thoughts.
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Looks awesome!

 

[dethman]

Lookin pretty good...

 

[Kenriko]

My decals arrived on Monday and I was able to put some time aside and install them. I was already going to paint the brake calipers so I figured it would be perfect to do while the wheels were off the car. I gave the wheels a really good cleaning before install so there wouldn’t be any dirt / residue issues.
The installation is simple enough. Since my wheels were going to be off for a full day I had a ton of time to make sure it was done right. If you really take your time and make sure everything is aligned right the results are pretty impressive.
I have to say, the idea of putting vinyl on my wheels sounded cheesy at first, but they look great. Even up close I’m really happy with them.
The wheels definitely appear larger now and fill out the car well. I’ve always liked the 22” wheels the best, but with a 75D I just can’t take a 10-15% mileage hit. Take a look and let me know your thoughts.
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Great job, What are you going to do with the $1951 you saved? :-D

 

[rbilramz]

Great job, What are you going to do with the $1951 you saved? :-D

Doing a full chrome delete! But that’ll still leave me with a few $$$ in my pocket...

 

[Kenriko]

Doing a full chrome delete! But that’ll still leave me with a few $$$ in my pocket...

We have a Model X Chrome Delete that'll be available soon. You could have enough left over for Disney Land!

 

[Paul8810]

Available now.

Here:
Tesla Model X Two-Tone 20

And Here:
Tesla Model X Two-Tone 22

@Kenriko I notice white as an option for the 22" rims, curious if you will make white (or even silver) available for the 20's? I have the darker 20 rims, I'd like to try it out and see how these wheels look with inverse colors.

 

[Paul8810]

@spectrum you disagree with my post, you don’t think it look good? It may not, but I wouldn’t have thought the black inserts would look good on silver rims either.

 

[Kenriko]

@spectrum you disagree with my post, you don’t think it look good? It may not, but I wouldn’t have thought the black inserts would look good on silver rims either.

Yeah I'm not sure why you would get a downvote (this is not Reddit) it might look good I didn't expect it to look good on the 22s but it ended up looking great (if a bit like the Taycan)

 

[spectrum]

@spectrum you disagree with my post, you don’t think it look good? It may not, but I wouldn’t have thought the black inserts would look good on silver rims either.

I disagreed on the ability to put inserts on 22” rims. I think the 22 inch rims are so beautiful, why would anyone want to mess then up?

that being said, it’s brilliant what you did to the 20’s!

 

[Paul8810]

@spectrum I was referring to 20's.

 

[Seattle Tom]

Stumbled onto this thread, glad I did! Just ordered the wrap kit to see how it looks on my 20 Slipstreams!

 

[MooseFortress]

@Kenriko Do the wheels need to be taken off the MX to install the decals? Thanks!

 

[Kenriko]

@Kenriko Do the wheels need to be taken off the MX to install the decals? Thanks!

Nope, just install about 3 at a time and use summon to move the wheel since it's easier to install them right side up.

 

[mal_tsla]

I cut my own decals for the wife's X, and made install easier by adding a guide-arc / template that goes right up against the wheel edge and is removed after installation. This helps get an even edge gap all the way around. Just an idea I thought I'd share, since someone mentioned a "jig"

 

[Kenriko]

I cut my own decals for the wife's X, and made install easier by adding a guide-arc / template that goes right up against the wheel edge and is removed after installation. This helps get an even edge gap all the way around. Just an idea I thought I'd share, since someone mentioned a "jig"

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Good thinking, I've been testing a version two with exactly this feature and the inclusion of transfer tape.

 

[dethman]

Good thinking, I've been testing a version two with exactly this feature and the inclusion of transfer tape.

Ooh, more interested now.

 

[mswlogo]

@Kenriko was kind enough to replace my kit because I was one of first to try it and didn’t do a great job. I still have the wheels off for winter and I’m gonna do some self teaching with the wet method (that I’ve never done before) with the old partial kit maybe this weekend. I need a project to focus on to get my my off world events if you know what I mean.

I highly recommend taking the wheels off. I know that for sure. It’s really a pain lining them up on your hands and knees. And I think that was part of my problem on my first attempt.

Super customer service.

 

[Corsair]

The first few were tricky but gets easier once you get the hang of it, knowing the spacing and intervals. Kit comes with lots of extra decals which helps if you mess up.

Once snowboarding season is done, I'll be swapping winter boots back to these !

Thanks Kenrico !