Best thing to do is have clear bra paint protection film applied by a local installer to the full rocker panels at minimum, and this will all be prevented.
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Yes, most, but not necessarily all. Of course, the larger the mudflaps, the more protection.Would mudflaps prevent these chips?
Some of the heavier rock chips will be limited a bit but the sand mill fly out the sides of the mud flap and catch the air any still go hit those areas. Again best bet is clear bra.Would mudflaps prevent these chips?
I would very much urge to get the full Xpel coverage and can assure you that, you'll likely never buy a vehicle again and not do the xpel clear bra. The longer you own the Tesla the more will be returned to you up until you sell it when you should get a better resale price to others who opted not to do it.This is timely for me. Trying to decide if mudguards plus the Tesla all weather film which covers the front of the rear wheel (already installed) well is good enough or do I need to suck it up and replace it with full xpel. Hard to determine if this is something unique to the model 3 or the same as every other car on the road.
Thanks. I hear you but budget is relevant. I did not budget 2k for ppf for this car. Ppf is really expensive for those of us who only plan to keep a car a few years. But I am leaning toward doing some minimal ppf to protect the problem areas.I would very much urge to get the full Xpel coverage and can assure you that, you'll likely never buy a vehicle again and not do the xpel clear bra. The longer you own the Tesla the more will be returned to you up until you sell it when you should get a better resale price to others who opted not to do it.
Every car has these issue, but the aero design of the 3 makes it much worse. They could have made the lower part of the car more vertical to prevent dirt pummeling the rockers or put some material less likely to pit.This is timely for me. Trying to decide if mudguards plus the Tesla all weather film which covers the front of the rear wheel (already installed) well is good enough or do I need to suck it up and replace it with full xpel. Hard to determine if this is something unique to the model 3 or the same as every other car on the road.
May 2018 build.Thanks. I hear you but budget is relevant. I did not budget 2k for ppf for this car. Ppf is really expensive for those of us who only plan to keep a car a few years. But I am leaning toward doing some minimal ppf to protect the problem areas.
Thanks. I have tsoloutions mudflaps and the Tesla branded film which covers that dogleg area. Trying to figure out if I can skip the full rocker treatment. I did have some chips closer to the front wheel after about 10 miles so that has me concerned but it was before the mudflaps.May 2018 build.
Ceramic and PPF added to the whole front end (bumper, hood, front quarters, exterior mirrors), the A pillars, top of the rear bumper, behind the rear licence plate and all four door jambs when the car was brand new.
I put mud flaps on all four corners, plus installed PPF on the dogleg between the rear of the rear door opening and the front of the rear wheel well when the car was less than six months old (prior to its first winter).
If funds are limited, mud flaps will give you the 90% solution.
I also picked white because it is good at hiding micro sand blasted pits.
Sounds like you should be okay.Thanks. I have tsoloutions mudflaps and the Tesla branded film which covers that dogleg area. Trying to figure out if I can skip the full rocker treatment. I did have some chips closer to the front wheel after about 10 miles so that has me concerned but it was before the mudflaps.
Not necessarily, I put on mud flaps straight away but after 2-300 miles each rocker had 15-20 significant stone chips, interestingly they were all in a patch about 6 inches wide below the door mirrors. Only fix was to touch up and have PPF installed.Would mudflaps prevent these chips?
This is where mine are. Front of rocker near front wheel. Ugh.Not necessarily, I put on mud flaps straight away but after 2-300 miles each rocker had 15-20 significant stone chips, interestingly they were all in a patch about 6 inches wide below the door mirrors. Only fix was to touch up and have PPF installed.
If you're just thinking about rocker protection, PPF is less than $200 if you DIY. It's fairly easy, but the position requires you to do the install on your back. I got 3M scotchgard Pro from invisiblemask.com for around $120. But, I think the kit from carprotectionpros.com might be better, since it also includes the pieces for the lower part of the doors, for $180. I didn't buy that kit since I had already PPF'd the doors.Thanks. I have tsoloutions mudflaps and the Tesla branded film which covers that dogleg area. Trying to figure out if I can skip the full rocker treatment. I did have some chips closer to the front wheel after about 10 miles so that has me concerned but it was before the mudflaps.
Sounds like you should be okay.
I can't remember the brand name of the mud flaps I use, but they were from Quebec and are not 3D.
I thought they would stick out like a sore thumb, but they blend in with the black of the wheel opening and your eye isn't drawn to them.
Yes, those are the ones I have.
Yes, it's called the Midwest edition for the smaller units.Oh so you have both the Midwest and North edition and change them depending on season? We have the same color car so it's a great for me to compare. The Midwest looks nice and discrete. North is obviously larger, but do you feel like it sticks out too much?
Did you ever find one? Desperately and unsuccessfully searching!I wonder if we could make a black vinyl patch look good like the old porsche turbos used to have.I am going to find an image brb