Dropping car off on Tuesday, hopefully done by Friday! Was supposed to start this Wednesday but there was a hiccup. Tint will be installed by another shop in Oct.
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So I know you’ve all been wondering, and, yes, having now sat with my glossy black super car for two days, I have made my decision on clear vs stealth PPF.
I‘m replacing the T in the front with the carbon fiber T (and of course I’m removing the hideous, hideous front license plate holder because I hate everything about it). I have to make final decision on tint but that seems easy. The only thing I’m left to wonder about is whether I’m going to do something with the back T and PLAID. It seems weird that they’d be the only chrome left on the car.
I‘m replacing the T in the front with the carbon fiber T (and of course I’m removing the hideous, hideous front license plate holder because I hate everything about it). I have to make final decision on tint but that seems easy. The only thing I’m left to wonder about is whether I’m going to do something with the back T and PLAID. It seems weird that they’d be the only chrome left on the car.
Very nice. I'm out picking up my MSLR MSM black 19" next week. I plan to alos get the Xpep Stealth full body wrap and windows tinting. But where I am it's illegal to tint front windows unfortunately. Did you do ceramic coating as well? Btw, are the rims I underneath black or silver? So glad Tesla changed the hubcaps to black. Saved me the trouble of doing it myself.
I want to wrap/paint? the trunk TESLA letters silver to match the T logo rather than change the T logo to black like you have.
Led by my OCD, I'm having the front and rear emblems painted gloss black to match everything else on my car that isn't MSM. Hope to have it back on Tuesday or Wednesday. The wait is getting unbearable.
The rear emblems are more egregious than the front. At least in front we've got the bright headlights for the T chrome accent. Rear the chrome T doesn't flatter anything except the Plaid, which I'm removing to reduce peacockiness.
You have to spread those feathers, not clip them!
GrnSqrl
LR,blk/blk,19”,rcd 8/25;VIN4392; only waited 235d
The rims underneath are a grey, almost gunmetal grey (?). I’m having mine powder coated gloss black as soon as I can get my summer tires replaced with the AS. That’s currently scheduled for 9/27, though hoping for sooner. They actually offered me two appointments this week but my car was in the shop for tint and PPF/ceramic. Picking her up this afternoon, finally!
MarcG
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Agreed, that’s why I had the detailer blacken my rear T badge and remove PLAID altogether, while keeping the front T as-is.
With stealth PPF on MSM, my car is the ultimate sleeper now!
GrnSqrl
LR,blk/blk,19”,rcd 8/25;VIN4392; only waited 235d
So here she is, back from tint/PPF/ceramic.
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Fair question and something I've been thinking about as the owner hasn't mentioned a price for this at all. Just the price for PPF, tint and ceramic.
You could consider getting the chrome trim off an old Model S and masking off the letters and painting the rest of it gloss black, might look better than wrapping the individual letters
Or get this
The shops I asked about blacking out the “T” emblems charged anywhere from $60-$200 for both front and rear emblems. Wrapping is cheaper than painting, but painting should look better and be more durable.
Where do you get that lit up letters? Looks nice. I've also seen glowing T logos too. But that requires drilling holes into the trunk. Does that kind of mod void warranty?You could consider getting the chrome trim off an old Model S and masking off the letters and painting the rest of it gloss black, might look better than wrapping the individual letters
Or get this
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The shops I asked about blacking out the “T” emblems charged anywhere from $60-$200 for both front and rear emblems. Wrapping is cheaper than painting, but painting should look better and be more durable.
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