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Rocker panels gone beige on my M3 AWD white new may 23.
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355rockit
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Use '303 Aerospace Protectant' or ' Back to Black' and it will bring back the original dark color and protect it from UV or contaminant discoloration.
zoomer0056
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Pics. Take 'em with a pure white piece of paper. Show paper, rocker and another panel.
Birdsfan
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I can't blow the picture up but it looks like at the far left edge there is a seem like this is a piece of PPF?
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No, that's just a leaf from the road. No edges sticking up/out. But, yes, the edges upwards towards the doors are pronounced, all the way from front to back, on both sides. I thought it was ppf as well, but it is not something I have done, car is new, from May 23, driven 15000 km only. I have just requested a service appointment with Tesla here.
Birdsfan
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It is an edge of something or other. It does look and feel like ppf - but who knows - Tesla shall look at it 31st January. Just been informed.
Hope so, or Tesla will fix it in someway or another. Where I live (Scandinavia) there are lots of white M3 - but not seen this issue on the others.
zoomer0056
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Mystery solved with that good pic! The whole bottom part of the rocker panel has PPF applied from front to back. The cheap PPF has yellowed. Good PPF has at least a ten year guarantee against yellowing.
zoomer0056
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Birdsfan
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I would have preferred cheap PPF to no PPF when my 2021 M3P was delivered. I didn't get around to PPF on the lower quarter panels till 3-4k miles and a bunch of stone chips later...
Wow! No kidding, I'm sort of surprised. Thanks for the heads up.
That must be what I'm seeing on mine as well.
Thanks all of you for the input - I'll let you all know what Tesla has to say next Wednesday!
Thanks all of you for the input - I'll let you all know what Tesla has to say next Wednesday!
joebruin77
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I have seen several threads over the years about this PPF-like film over the rocker panels. I don't know if it is an actual self-healing PPF or some cheaper clear plastic film.
I think checking with Tesla is the right thing to do. If Tesla doesn't give you helpful info, I personally would try the following:
Assuming a normal car wash does not remove the yellowing, I would first try a PPF cleaner such as Xpel PPF Film Cleaner:
If that doesn't work, I would try 99% Isopropol Alchohol, but I would first do a very small test spot to make sure the alcohol does not damage the film.
If that doesn't work, I might try a stronger all purpose cleaner such as Optimum Power Clean diluted 3 to 1:
optimumcarcare.com
Finally, if that doesn't work, then I might consider a PPF-specific polish such as Gyeon PPF Renew and do a light machine polish:
gyeonusa.com
I think checking with Tesla is the right thing to do. If Tesla doesn't give you helpful info, I personally would try the following:
Assuming a normal car wash does not remove the yellowing, I would first try a PPF cleaner such as Xpel PPF Film Cleaner:
If that doesn't work, I would try 99% Isopropol Alchohol, but I would first do a very small test spot to make sure the alcohol does not damage the film.
If that doesn't work, I might try a stronger all purpose cleaner such as Optimum Power Clean diluted 3 to 1:
Optimum Power Clean
Optimum Power Clean is an environmentally friendly, safe, yet powerful All Purpose Cleaner. The unique formula contains special polymers and emulsifiers br
optimumcarcare.com
Finally, if that doesn't work, then I might consider a PPF-specific polish such as Gyeon PPF Renew and do a light machine polish:
Q²M PPF Renew
Gyeon's Q²M PPF RENEW is a PPF polish combining light abrasive particles with protective additives, creating a resistant and self-cleaning finish.
gyeonusa.com
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