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Received VIN 103xxx on Saturday, built in September. Could not find any defects. Scheduled a Tuesday appointment to wrap and tint.
Upon drop off the shop which caters to many Tesla owners immediately grumbled that all the 3’s have some sort of paint issues and I challenged him to find any on my car. Sure enough here goes:
1) scuff on side mirror
2) small dent on hood
3) 1” scratch on door edge (as if someone opened the door and it hit a curb)
4) slight trunk gap
This was all in a matter of a few minutes to his careful eye.
He also said that repairs will generally not look as good and suggested to live with it.
Planning on setting up an appointment w Tesla for them to at least log the paint issues. Not sure what they’ll say.
They also had another another M3 wrapped and certain defects are more pronounced post wrap.
Upon drop off the shop which caters to many Tesla owners immediately grumbled that all the 3’s have some sort of paint issues and I challenged him to find any on my car. Sure enough here goes:
1) scuff on side mirror
2) small dent on hood
3) 1” scratch on door edge (as if someone opened the door and it hit a curb)
4) slight trunk gap
This was all in a matter of a few minutes to his careful eye.
He also said that repairs will generally not look as good and suggested to live with it.
Planning on setting up an appointment w Tesla for them to at least log the paint issues. Not sure what they’ll say.
They also had another another M3 wrapped and certain defects are more pronounced post wrap.
I need to have paint repairs done on our Model 3 and wondered if you could pass along the information on the good paint shop!!
super20g
Member
Same here and with plenty of others... Did you schedule a new service appointment to fix the new damage? Or just taking it on the chin?
buyehara
Member
Sorry for the late update all, I've settled with my local Tesla service manager. My Model 3 was in near perfect condition except for one paint nib and a small fisheye on the trunk lid. I proposed they either return my $1500.00 for my multi-color red option or replace the lid. Unfortunately they could not offer either and given the identical concerns of having my Tesla paint corrected at a non-Tesla shop I settled on a complementary annual service check ($500.00 value) and some Tesla swags, they also gave me two red model cars for my kids. There are a few non-cosmetic items that will need to be address such as my driver side door ratting when I close it with the window down only and passenger window not going all the way down, there's like 1/4 in of glass exposed when it's all the way down. No big deal. Some things I resolved on my own, like adjusting the drivers door striker as it was a little two low and didn't close as easily as the rest of the doors. Other items I've mod was all the LED light fixtures, I replaced the single LED with a 3 LED strip.
For those who had their paint corrected could you post some photos of the new scratches? So sorry you all are going through this frustrating experience.
For those who had their paint corrected could you post some photos of the new scratches? So sorry you all are going through this frustrating experience.
Have you tried holding the window button in the down direction to cause it to recalibrate and lower the rest of the way? (I thought I heard that that worked for most people.)
buyehara
Member
MP3Mike, I did not try it but I'll try it and hope it gets recalibrated, thanks so much for sharing!
Update: I just read in another forum that you have the hold window button down for 10 seconds to have it calibrated. Will try this this evening.
Update: I just read in another forum that you have the hold window button down for 10 seconds to have it calibrated. Will try this this evening.
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CTinCA
Member
I had minor paint issues and the service center sent the car to a body shop and they buffed the spots out with excellent
results... They were very helpful and wanted to get it right...
results... They were very helpful and wanted to get it right...
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