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Pics of white Y with and without Gemini covers

Discussion in 'Model Y' started by Robocheme, Jun 3, 2020.

  1. Robocheme

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  2. bones123

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    I like that better with the silver caps, do you have a link for the caps?
     
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    How much of a range drop did you get without the gemini covers?
     
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    Maybe I need to see it in person but I think it looks better with the gemini covers - they've come a long way from the fugly aero covers on the Model 3. Looks good without the covers as well. Would have been nice if they weren't silver considering they got rid of the chrome trim.
     
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  6. Robocheme

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    I agree. Back in '17, I had those aero covers off of my 3 twenty minutes after getting the car home.
     
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    I think it looks great without the wheel covers. Thanks for posting the pictures.
     
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    Yes, if they were powder coated or anodized black, they would look great with the black trim.
     
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  9. TSLA Pilot

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    Frankly, the aero covers on the Model 3 have really grown on me over time: clean design, huge +impact on range, and they make wheel repairs from curb rash almost disappear. What's not to like?
     
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    They are a strange color and don't look good. I took them off as soon as I got my 3 home. I had bought the cap kit several months earlier. I simply don't like how they look.
     
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    What took you so long? When I picked up my 3, guys were taking the covers off before driving out of the showroom. :D
     
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  12. JCLee

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    Actually I like a dark gray cap (Tesla OEM for Model 3) better than silver. I surveyed many other brands, like Mercedes and VW, many of them use contrast center cap and looks more luxurious. This image was posted in another thread, but I don't know how to put a link yet.

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    Good idea.
    I will try this, and put Gray center cap to match MSM body when I get hold of these Geminis for MYPUP.
     
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    I'll just follow-up what everyone else has said...looks awesome and I'll be doing the same thing once I order my white MY.
     
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    I just bought these for my white MY.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081M8F431/
     
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    I hate to say it, but it actually looks pretty good w/the stock wheel covers.

    It would be interesting to see the covers off and the wheels painted black....
     
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    Are the Gemini wheel covers supposed to give you more range like the Aero covers on the M3? I never really believed the supposed 10% increase they were reported as adding and never saw any data confirming it. The Geminis look more conventional, so I'm curious of their effect on range.
     
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    I'm sure they are more aerodynamic. I'm not sure if you still see it but I remember watching a lot of triathlons and the tour de france years ago and they all had disc covers on their rear bicycle wheels, so it must confer some type of aerodynamic benefit.
     
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    This morning...I had an idea to just take the covers off...and plastidip the covers themselves and see how it looks, instead of doing the wheels without the covers. Would be WAY easier to plastidip just the covers. Won't take me long...I'll do one and see how it looks.
     
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