I wanted to wrap mine anyway. I have never seen a partial repaint the matched perfectly. If the agree to pay for the wrap I will keep it, otherwise it's going back.
Paint Mismatch Survey
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Ba2yev
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Something tells me that they will not be as accomodating down the road..... I decided not to take my chances....
I rejected a white model Y in CA on saturday due to paint mismatch. My issue was the front bumper having a yellow tint to it. I spoke with the delivery manager and he said the front and rear bumper are made of PVC where the rest of the car is Aluminum. Therefore they undergo a different paint process. Sometimes the paint on the bumpers comes out slightly different due to this. He said model 3 has similar issues and they carried spare bumpers to replace as needed but for model Y they do not have spares yet. I do have a photo I can upload for those of you that are interested (photo does not do justice to in person variation).
The outer body panels aren't aluminum, are they? They use different grades of steel, that's why some Teslas have experienced rusting problems. If the panels were all aluminum they wouldn't be rusting.
I do see many makes/models of cars out there where the plastic bumpers don't perfectly match the steel or aluminum body panels. What you don't see are doors and fenders being mismatched, unless the car was in an accident and repainted poorly.
I do see many makes/models of cars out there where the plastic bumpers don't perfectly match the steel or aluminum body panels. What you don't see are doors and fenders being mismatched, unless the car was in an accident and repainted poorly.
can absolutely see it in the pics. I would reject as well!
That's terrible. This is entirely too much to even consider reordering the Y at this point for me. I'm not going to keep waiting around for them to get their act together. Hopefully the cybertruck won't also be a dud.
Overall, beyond that the paint was actually great. Very minor issues. The inside was FILTHY though. Looked like a mechanic rubbed his fingers all over the place.
Wow! That’s bad! My reject also had finger prints all over the interior, multiple areas where exterior paint was chipped and head/tail lights not seated correctly.
Ba2yev
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Ba2yev
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Are you planning to get another Model Y? Does it mean you need to pick another trim?
Yes, I'm planning on getting another one but will wait until they've worked out most of the issues. If I'm banned from getting the same trim then I don't mine getting a different trim, either that or will just buy it under my wife's name since I initially bought it under only my name.
So they are able to make them correct color.
What happens to payment when you return it. Just refund it back to you? How about if there is a loan?
those doors look like they were painted at different times. the shading looks slightly different or is that just me?
Didn't look that to me. I walked around the car for a bit, even looked at panels' fit. At least looking at it from the outside, had this car been offered to me for delivery, I'd take it. I was specifically trying to see if there was paint mismatch but didn't see it. It was however in artificial light at night, its possible this would be more obvious during daytime.
Wow...really terrible. I had originally ordered a white Performance model and after seeing so many of these types of paint issues, I switched to MSM. Glad I did. It's too bad because I love the white just didn't want to take the chance. I love MSM too!
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