Say Goodbye to Solid White and Titanium Metallic Silver?

[plankeye]

WTF??? So black is the only "free" option now?!?!? I was banking on getting free white for my M3...now what?

 

[necho]

Hopefully it is because they create place for some new colours ... in case they remove the least ordered they could maybe do a poll here in the forum of a selection of potential new colours ...

 

[MomdelX]

The only things I can think of is there is a supplier issue with the paint and it's temporary, or they are getting ready to introduce new paint colors for the "new model year."

Titanium Metallic was a possibility before I chose Midnight Silver. Deep Blue will be the color of our 3 or S when we are ready to buy our next Tesla--unless they discontinue that one too.

 

[PeterK]

I'm glad I got my X in Titanium. It's an elegant color, can look very different as the light changes, and doesn't show dirt much. I think it's great on the X though not as nice on the S.

 

[plankeye]

I'm not happy, as I posted in another thread on the topic. Ridiculous to have to pay $1500 or whatever for white. I was banking on not paying for a paint upgrade for the M3, and DON'T want black. They better bring white back for the M3, or have other colors that don't cost so freaking much.

 

[ecarfan]

Already being discussed at Solid white and Titanium removed from design studio

 

[Cnasty]

Removes the most generic color and a very unpopular color to make room for maybe more?

I am ok with that.

Never a fan of the generic white as it makes the car look like a toyota camry with the basic slipstreams. Just my opinion though.

 

[plankeye]

Yeah, saw that after I posted here.

 

[plankeye]

I think the slipstreams are the issue. White looks great with good wheels. The old double 5-spoke wheels looked far better than the slipstreams. The slipstreams have too wide of an edge, which makes them look smaller than 19". If I had to get them, I'd black-out part of the edge, between the spokes.

 

[MissAutobahn]

Hopefully it is because they create place for some new colours ... in case they remove the least ordered they could maybe do a poll here in the forum of a selection of potential new colours ...

FYI and maybe a little reminder for some others.
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/1606644/
Playing with this colourfinder is very funny. there is also a sort of poll.

 

[Cnasty]

I think the slipstreams are the issue. White looks great with good wheels. The old double 5-spoke wheels looked far better than the slipstreams. The slipstreams have too wide of an edge, which makes them look smaller than 19". If I had to get them, I'd black-out part of the edge, between the spokes.

Completely agree.
The slipstreams degrade the look of the car substantially IMO.

There are better wheel packages on a Honda Civic or Accord versus the terrible look of the slipstreams.

FWIW: Model S owner...with Slipstreams currently

 

[beths11]

Moderator: Can we merge this with the already started thread "Design Studio changes"?

 

[787steve]

I have Midnight Silver Metalic. I found a perfect match on line. They send the paint-- mixed to the paint code, clear coat and polishing liquid. Also have specific instruction on their site to help get a perfect finish. When I completed and buffed scratches on my rear deck I could find any signs of them -- even in bright sun light. Here is the web site: Automotive Touch Up Paint from PaintScratch - Order Pro Grade Paint - PaintScratch.com

Which of their products did you use? Pen, bottle, spray?
Thanks

 

[Gwgan]

Mine is a Titanium Metallic Model X and I was hoping them to make touch-up paint. It seems that I cannot fix my scratch on my car.

I just got a bottle of touch up paint last week, I'm sure they still have some.

 

[Dutchie]

I am talking with the bank for financing as we speak. As soon as I was OK I wanted to order Titanium plus hitch. This is a bummer. Any chance seeing Titanium back soon?

 

[Aljohn]

Which of their products did you use? Pen, bottle, spray?
Thanks

I used the bottle with the brush. They send 1 oz of base coat, 1 oz of clear coat and 2 oz of thinner along with the polishing compound. I only had a couple of small vertical scratches, so for my needs the spray didn't make sense.

 

[Fallenone]

Wierd, the premium upgrade package now only the P90D premium upgrade package costs $3.5k. All other including P100D costs $3k.

 

[Saghost]

Solid white is a very popular car color. Can't understand why Tesla would stop offering it. This reminds me of when Tesla stopped offering light silver, an even more popular car color. Several months later that silver was back as a color choice.

The loss of Titanium Metallic is unfortunate. I see quite a few Teslas that color in my area. That is my favorite color and was my preference for my future Model 3.

I wouldn't bet on them being gone forever. I hope not, anyway - I went with Titanium and I'm happy with the choice; I've gotten quite a few compliments on the color, too.

 

[Gregkeys]

we chose white for our MX that's being delivered in December, i wonder if they will honor the choice or if we will have to change it

 

[Cyclone]

Some other threads about the same topic have been collapsed into this thread:
Solid white and Titanium removed from design studio