This is pretty typical. Dual Motor cars in particular have a lot of torque and tend to throw up a lot of debris during acceleration. PPF is your friend with such soft and rock damage prone paint.
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My rocker panels also look like they got sandblasted. The factory ppf doesn’t help much as they are way too low. Are there any pre-made ppf just to cover the rocker section?
Those would be good after getting my paint fixed...
My rocker panels also look like they got sandblasted. The factory ppf doesn’t help much as they are way too low. Are there any pre-made ppf just to cover the rocker section?
this thread got me paranoid, so I went to check on my car. I've been through 2 New England winters (plenty of sand and salt from late fall to early spring). I see no damage at all, not even to the clear coat. I have 18,000 miles on the car.
Could Tesla's paint have changed over time? I have a fairly early build (VIN 0068xx), midnight silver.
I do have a few rock chips on the front bumper though.
The cars with the most severe rocker damage are going to be AWD, because the front wheels are working when the roads get slippery. A RWD is going to be exposed to far less damaging conditions, though I would check the area behind the rear wheels on the bumper. Still, it won't get blasted nearly as bad as the rockers on an AWD car.this thread got me paranoid, so I went to check on my car. I've been through 2 New England winters (plenty of sand and salt from late fall to early spring). I see no damage at all, not even to the clear coat. I have 18,000 miles on the car.
Could Tesla's paint have changed over time? I have a fairly early build (VIN 0068xx), midnight silver.
I do have a few rock chips on the front bumper though.
Now, that's an interesting theory. The snow and ice coating the wheel wells really do look like mud guards. I know mine do in the Winter. Now, I'm less inclined to kick that ice and snow off! It could literally last the whole Winter.I am still wondering why some cars have this problem and some not.
I read a post from a guy who said he doesn't wash his car very often. As a result there is always a fair amount of ice in the wheel wells. I suppose that could be a protection after all. Could even avoid the rocker panels to be salt/sandblasted in winter ?
You're right, paint is only part of the problem. I actually got my rockers ppfed.IMO, the issue isn't the paint itself, it is the lack of any strategically placed mechanical protection.
As unsexy as it may be:
IIRC, the Model Y looks like it will include the above fixes.
- a small built in "mud flap", shaped like that found on other vehicles such as a Prius;
- "factory grade" PPF placed at the lower aft edge of the rear doors and front edge of the dogleg between the door and rear wheel opening, and
- an expansion in the size of the (black plastic) trim piece that runs between both wheel wells.
That is crazy with only 3k miles on it. Paint defect?