I did hear that during warranty, they would be replaced with the Xenons.
PS. This issue also effects Lotus owners, as my coworker's Lotus Elise has the same issue.
Nope... Tesla would only put Xenons in if you paid out of pocket for them, no discount such as the cost of the original halogens was credited.
I have aftermarket headlights in my truck and they're peeling as well. I don't understand why they put that crap on there in the 1st place... I'd be happy without that film on the lights and have durability and confidence they won't peel ever.
I guess if the vehicle was out of warranty and the peeling started I can see how the manufacturer can say you're responsible for it. But I don't think if they replaced the lights while under warranty, with the same exact headlights (knowing there's an issue), that they can come back and say sorry but you need to be under warranty. And even I was still under warranty they'd most likely put the problematic headlights back in there all to have them peel a couple of years down the road later!
If they try to do this with the Model-S I don't think people would be happy at all...
Tesla could have added the Paint Armor on top of the newly replaced headlights to prevent any further peeling.... And then instruct the owner that if the paint armor was removed there is possibility that the headlights may peel again since "they are the same exact headlights as the ones with the peeling issue". That would have been an easy long-term issue to "band-aid" the problem as well as giving added extra protection for the light.
Heck, some would have been happy just to know that they may peel again so that they can add their own fix, like the paint armor. But to have them replaced again I was under the impression "something" was done in manufacturing to correct the known manufacturing defect.
Its with any product I buy, I'm ok and understand that things are not going to be perfect, but if it breaks and there's the majority of the items breaking out there in the same way, I don't want that same broken product in my hands... its a waste of my time. I want to have confidence it was properly investigated, the source of the issue found, and the remedy was put in place so it does not occur again.