Rimetrix Laminars are here

[Hurricane4911]

Mounted...

Packed real well. Each cover in its own protective bag. I used the bags to store the Gemini's.

Construction and fit are excellent. Install requires lining the inside of each rim edge with 7 cushion strip segments. Nice touch.

Tip: if you buy these wipe the inside edge with an alcohol pad. Some "dust" from manufacturing is present.
Rock solid on the rim.

Tough sun angle this morning. The better photos are in my garage. More later.

 

[TomServo]

It's interesting that we can now see the range hit if ordering the 20" wheels (318 miles) vs the 19's (330 miles) a reduction of 12 miles in the new configurator that we all suspected, to begin with.

So for $300 you get the range and the look and pocket $1700 over the 20' option and rim protection is a bonus.

 

[cusetownusa]

I wonder if any of the aftermarket Tesla center caps fit on this? Would be a nice touch.

 

[Hurricane4911]

Better mid day pics.

 

[Nrvna76]

I think these look great and am happy to hear they are solid on the rim, I was concerned they would get lost on the highway.. time to let the wife know more packages will be showing up...

 

[Hurricane4911]

So for $300 you get the range and the look and pocket $1700 over the 20' option and rim protection is a bonus.

Yes sir.
My biggest concern was the look. Its notable that they went all-in on making as good a looking product from plastic as possible.

Not at all shabby for the price and half as much as the one other I've seen.

 

[Hurricane4911]

I wonder if any of the aftermarket Tesla center caps fit on this?

Doubt it. Inserting the center cap appears to be a one way trip.

Rimetrix made certain only their logo can go on the wheel cap.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

Better mid day pics.

@Hurricane4911 thanks for those. I absolutely love the depth to it, which is shown off very well in this photo of yours

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/20211115_115128-jpg.733226/

The Gemini covers look quite flat in comparison.

 

[LakerFan]

Mounted...

Packed real well. Each cover in its own protective bag. I used the bags to store the Gemini's.

Construction and fit are excellent. Install requires lining the inside of each rim edge with 7 cushion strip segments. Nice touch.

Tip: if you buy these wipe the inside edge with an alcohol pad. Some "dust" from manufacturing is present.
Rock solid on the rim.

Tough sun angle this morning. The better photos are in my garage. More later.

Thanks for the photos. Can't wait to get mine. Ordered it a couple of weeks ago.... now i just gotta be patient

 

[chris2222]

I wonder if any of the aftermarket Tesla center caps fit on this? Would be a nice touch.

They do not. I wondered the same and asked Rimetrix's customer support and standard caps won't work.

The other option is to buy a sticker decal and put that on top of the Rimetrix logo. I thought about doing this, but eh... It's already black and you don't notice it unless you're up close and looking for it. If someone can find me an all black Tesla center cap sticker decals to buy, let me know - i mostly see silver ones.

 

[Huladog]

Kind of a dumb question, but looking at the pics I noticed the design of the "spokes" have sort of a directional twist (like a propellor or turbine blade) so I'm wondering if a set of 4 are all the same? Or do they have two that have a reversed twist to the spokes or blades? Just wondering since I figured Tesla designed wheels to extract air for aero purposes.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

Kind of a dumb question, but looking at the pics I noticed the design of the "spokes" have sort of a directional twist (like a propellor or turbine blade) so I'm wondering if a set of 4 are all the same? Or do they have two that have a reversed twist to the spokes or blades? Just wondering since I figured Tesla designed wheels to extract air for aero purposes.

@Huladog I'm not sure how to answer about the direction/uniformity. However, Rimetrix are actually claiming that in their testing they got slightly better efficiency than the stock Gemini covers. They have a table and bar chart near the bottom of the product page Laminar Black - Set of 4 Wheel Covers that claims the Gemini get 3.5% better efficiency vs. no cover installed (just the Apollo rim underneath), and their Laminars get 3.61% better efficiency vs. no cover installed. While this is only a minor improvement over the Gemini covers, if true/typical, it means that you are at least not losing any efficiency vs. the Gemini and at best getting slightly better efficiency. [Where better efficiency means a lower Wh/mi and therefore more range on a given charge and under the same conditions, though we do not know how well conditions were controlled (to the extent that they can be) and how typical these results will be for others.]

 

[Double-O]

The majority of Model Y’s I see on the road have either Induction or Uberturbines. Very few are Gemini’s. I’m pretty sure Tesla designed the covers to look terrible on purpose-$2000 is $2000 per car, which in the hundreds of thousands, is a lot of money!

Paying the $2000 for the inductions is a complete waste of money but most people don't realize this. For that price or even less, you can get an aftermarket set of wheels and tires, either 19 inch or even 20 inch and more than likely have a nicer looking option than the induction wheels and sell the geminis with tires for probably $1500 or so and make out in the end. I knew i wanted black wheels on my car but i opted for the included geminis and spent that $2k towards an aftermarket set of wheels and tires and put my geminis aside. I'm not selling them but at least now I have a nicer looking set of wheels and tires (22 inch set) and my geminis as a spare set.

 

[TheLex]

Sorry. But I like the oem Geminis in silver much better.

 

[Sravanrox]

Got these and installed today.. Love it over gemini's. Looks better in person IMO than in pictures

 

[Exelion]

Kind of a dumb question, but looking at the pics I noticed the design of the "spokes" have sort of a directional twist (like a propellor or turbine blade) so I'm wondering if a set of 4 are all the same?

It looks like all four Rimetrix Laminar hubcaps are the same design, which means the charging port side (left) has hubcaps that look like they are spinning backwards to their direction.

Probably increase the cost if they made a left and right side, plus including instructions for people to (not) read.

 

[TomServo]

I don't understand the need for something like this. Most people regularly carry their phones on them nowadays which works as your key. From that video, you need to touch the door with the actual ring....this seems like an unnecessary extra step vs. walking up with your phone in your pocket and simply opening the door.

I wonder if any of the aftermarket Tesla center caps fit on this? Would be a nice touch.

This video is for the M3 covers, but I would think the cap he used will work on a Y -

The cap set he used is OUT OF STOCK, but I found these - https://www.amazon.com/Circular-Alu...l+Hub+Caps+Centre+Cover,automotive,179&sr=8-3

 

[Nesto]

Doubt it. Inserting the center cap appears to be a one way trip.

Rimetrix made certain only their logo can go on the wheel cap.

Not sure if other caps will fit, but the Rimetrix cap can definitely be removed. There is video and instructions on how to do it on their web site.

 

[Nesto]

Sharp looking! I actually didn't bother with the rim protection strips for now. Maybe when I fix the curb rash on my naked Geminis, I'll put them on.

 

[Hurricane4911]

Not sure if other caps will fit, but the Rimetrix cap can definitely be removed. There is video and instructions on how to do it on their web site.

Thanks for the heads-up.
They were a beast to snap in, I had zero hope they would come out without cover damage.