New to me Jet Black 1.5 Roadster

[Msjulie]

I can't be sure of which black is black.. but thanks for the link

 

[gregd]

Where its not dusty, it's pretty shiny - gets waxed tomorrow..

I can't find it just now, but there have been several notes about the "care and feeding" of the Roadster's paint. Basically, it is rather soft, and acquires swirls, scratches, and such rather easily compared to most modern cars. Wash using the "two bucket method", and be careful with how you wax (no circular strokes). Also suggestions on specific products...

Good reading for new owners, if you can find it!.... anybody have the reference?

 

[ecarfan]

I hope that you found this interesting!

Since she is now a Roadster owner I'm sure she found it interesting, as did I. Basically any discussion about even the most obscure Roadster trivia I find interesting. I am easily entertained.

 

[Msjulie]

Finally it's clean!

 

[thefortunes]

Looks great!

 

[DaveD]

Lookin' Good! I'm not seeing any sign of metallic sparkle in those pictures, so I'll go out on a limb and say that you've got yourself a Jet Black v1.5 Roadster. Enjoy!

 

[TEG]

I moved some posts discussing wheel directionality to here:
directional wheels

 

[DeedWest]

It's beautiful! Congratulations on such a clean looking car. Looks like it was well-maintained, especially for its age/mileage. Enjoy!!!

 

[TEG]

Looking at the pictures, it appears Msjulie's roadster has the "aftermarket" upgraded slotted brake rotors instead of the stock perforated ones.

Msjulie - I think you got a nice little upgrade there you may not have known about.

 

[Msjulie]

Yep a nice surprise

 

[Hash Browns]

For what it's worth, the Tesla/J1772 "snake" adapter was made using the corded design to reduce leverage placed on the charge port. The charge port is bonded to the carbon fiber panel, so the CAN adapter is an extension, which could act as a lever if you were to say, accidentally bump it while locked into the charge port.

I have the official Tesla J1772 corded adapter and the CAN Roadster to Model S adapter from Mr. Sharp. The J1772 works great but I rarely use it since I always charge at home. While away from home, the proliferation of Destination Charging locations for Model S/X has made Mr. Sharp's CAN enormously useful for Roadster,

 

[brianman]

The title of this posting has set me to thinking -- the phrase Brilliant Black, in particular.

Same here. Brilliant black sounds like "broken black" to me. (Consider what "Brilliant Black Hole" would mean.)

 

[Msjulie]

fully admit to being color-name-ignorant; a coworker with a grey roadster said he loved my new brilliant-black so i figured he knew more than me

 

[TEG]

I have now renamed the thread to replace "Brilliant Black" with "Jet Black" to reflect the real Tesla color name...