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What do you think of the uberturbine wheels on the M3P?
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Candleflame
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MaskedRacerX
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My original plan was to replace them!
I've had aftermarket wheels on ever car I've owned for the last few decades - in some cases, I went through multiple sets on the same car (or had a couple at the same time, when I had dedicated track wheels/tires). I've even had manufacturers give me free sets for photos, marketing, etc., so I've had a pretty awesome range of styles.
Now that I've had the car for over a month, I am totally digging on them, the style looks a good bit different that most of the other wheels on the road. Heck, many of the aftermarket wheels look like al the other aftermarket wheels and several OEM styles, so different winds up being more of the same
I agree the OEM tire fitment is a little narrow on a 9" wide wheel, but the great thing is a 245 or 255 tire will fit great, so just a tire swap for an improvement (still planning on this).
I'm also really liking the color with our MSM exterior. I plan on a few more wheel related upgrades, in addition to the aforementioned tire change, I've already removed the lug covers, added Tesla hub center caps with red logos, some red valve stem caps, and for the time, using the plastic, black lug covers that came with the center caps - but I've got a killer set of aftermarket lugs sitting here, along with some 5mm slipover spacers I intend to install when I get new tires
I've had aftermarket wheels on ever car I've owned for the last few decades - in some cases, I went through multiple sets on the same car (or had a couple at the same time, when I had dedicated track wheels/tires). I've even had manufacturers give me free sets for photos, marketing, etc., so I've had a pretty awesome range of styles.
Now that I've had the car for over a month, I am totally digging on them, the style looks a good bit different that most of the other wheels on the road. Heck, many of the aftermarket wheels look like al the other aftermarket wheels and several OEM styles, so different winds up being more of the same
I agree the OEM tire fitment is a little narrow on a 9" wide wheel, but the great thing is a 245 or 255 tire will fit great, so just a tire swap for an improvement (still planning on this).
I'm also really liking the color with our MSM exterior. I plan on a few more wheel related upgrades, in addition to the aforementioned tire change, I've already removed the lug covers, added Tesla hub center caps with red logos, some red valve stem caps, and for the time, using the plastic, black lug covers that came with the center caps - but I've got a killer set of aftermarket lugs sitting here, along with some 5mm slipover spacers I intend to install when I get new tires
After 1419 miles with the 20" zero g's and Michelin pilot sports I'm at 294 Wh/mi
After 4216 miles on my 19" hankook evo 3 19" setup, I was at 293 Wh/mi
After 4510 miles on my 19" winter setup, I was at 310 Wh/mi (vredestein wintrac pro)
I don't like the Uberturbine wheels. Ridiculously overpriced, heavy, and cast. From a looks perspective, it reminds me of late 80's or early 90's wheel designs.
@TBrownTX - Wow.... a thumbs down for sharing my opinion on a thread that's asking for opinions. If that makes you feel more secure about your preferences and purchases, then I humbly and happily accept that thumbs down. Hopefully this isn't representative of the forum etiquette as a whole.
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DocHolliday
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How would that apply to tires you didn't purchase from them (e.g. OEM)?This program, called the Certificate for Repair, Refund or Replacement covers road hazards and defects-from purchase to the final mile of legal tread depth (3/32").
When you purchase a new car, the tire is warrantied by the tire manufacturer only (not Tesla) for defects and premature wear. Road hazards/repair are "partially covered" by Tesla's Roadside Assistance for 4 years/50K miles. I say partially covered because they may help you get from A to B, but for the actual repair you may still be on the hook for.
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You can take the car to them and purchase just the certificates. I forget the cost but they will sell you just the certificates. I plan on doing this when I get my M3P
I like the look of the uberturbines, but I just got out of a car with high performance wheels and tires - 21" Pirelli PZeros on an Audi SQ5. I got sick of spending $1600 on tires every 12,000 miles, so I went with the basic 18" wheels on this car.
Had my car about a month and always loved the look of the uberturbines. I suppose they do chip easily as I’ve already got a ding on one of the wheels, likely from a rock. No plans to switch them out.
I don’t quite get what the deal is with people complaining that it curbs easily. In my experience, all rims get curbed nastily because well, you hit a curb. Just don’t hit the curb. Right??
I don’t quite get what the deal is with people complaining that it curbs easily. In my experience, all rims get curbed nastily because well, you hit a curb. Just don’t hit the curb. Right??
MaskedRacerX
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Certainly with design, there are trends that age out and some return as design is very cyclical. However, some designs are functionally specific, so while they may slightly favor an older style aesthetically, they're extremely modern in overall concept. For example, look at Lucid's wheel design:
Squint and those are Überturbines. They look modern because that __is__ the current design trend, particularly in EVs - plus they have a specific engineering rationale.
Runduck
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I replaced mine with TSportline 18in with All Season tires.
20in Uber consumption was 325-350 wh/mi
18in Tsportline consumption is 250ish wh/mi (for a couple longer trips I have seen it go to the lower 200's)
MaskedRacerX
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I have no comment other than I almost snorted coffee out my nose at your avatar ... JFC, hahaha
All true. That said, it doesn't change the fact that they're cast, they're heavy, and they're overpriced. Whether you like their look or not is up to personal taste. And yes, dark/silver/two tone/white/bronze/polished/chrome wheels are all trends that come and go. What doesn't change with time is the advantage of lower weight and higher strength, neither of which the Uberturbines achieve given the short sidewall of the tire.
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MaskedRacerX
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So did my 18" aeros. Dealer even threw in the wheel covers because they wanted to me to roll in style.Mine came free with the car
MaskedRacerX
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So did my 18" aeros. Dealer even threw in the wheel covers because they wanted to me to roll in style.
I didn't get covers ...
I'm going to pull a grandpa Simpsons, "I didn't pay for 'em, I' don't need 'em, but if they don't give me a set, I'll raise hell !"
Funny enough, I probably, very slightly, "de-aero'ed" my wheels a bit as I'm running without the center covers. Since they have a nice, deep, hub area, it adds a lot to the looks, and an inexpensive set of hub caps and lug covers made it looked nicely finished. Still have to do my spacers and aftermarket lugs, but waiting to move to 255/35 tires.
