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Where to get caliper covers installed
- Thread starter Wallstgrl
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Thinking about getting red caliper covers. Who can I get to install them?
Guy from Syracuse actually did it himself, looks easy and probably any shop that works on brakes can do it. Biggest thing I would be cautious of is wheel and rotor clearance and making sure they use RED loctite/thread locker for the nuts on the bolts which this guy doesn't show. But having worked on jeeps for a few years you should use thread locker on brake component bolts as these take the most vibration abuse... Tesla given uses mostly regenerative braking so it shouldn't be as bad. Just my 2 cents.... I'm sure others would disagree but whatever, I would absolutely use thread locker on the caliper covers, if they come undone they will jam up your wheel and shred your wheel and brake components.
Guy from Syracuse actually did it himself, looks easy and probably any shop that works on brakes can do it. Biggest thing I would be cautious of is wheel and rotor clearance and making sure they use RED loctite/thread locker for the nuts on the bolts which this guy doesn't show. But having worked on jeeps for a few years you should use thread locker on brake component bolts as these take the most vibration abuse... Tesla given uses mostly regenerative braking so it shouldn't be as bad. Just my 2 cents.... I'm sure others would disagree but whatever, I would absolutely use thread locker on the caliper covers, if they come undone they will jam up your wheel and shred your wheel and brake components.
or take it to these guys, they are in Long Island. Precision Auto Works™: Tesla Specialists | Precision Custom Tesla Modification, Accessories, Coating and Customization | Long Island City, NYC 11101
seriously, it's so easy to paint them and put on Tesla lettering. Looks professional and not tacky.. If you don't want to do it yourself, should be able to them painted for a few hundred
Its super easy with the caliper covers. Just take the wheels off and its just one screw with the cover.
As someone who has BBK's on previous cars, I LOVE how these look behind these wheels.
Purchased from RPM Tesla.
As someone who has BBK's on previous cars, I LOVE how these look behind these wheels.
Purchased from RPM Tesla.
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I love my covers and don’t consider them “tacky”. Allowed me to personalize MY. They were installed by the manufacture in Chula Vista.
These look so much better than the typical flat ones that I see on most Mustangs and Camaros.
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Thank you- I am extremly pleased with them. I could have painted, but I like the customizaton, which ties in the rest of my car.
Yes, sublime green- In Seahawks' terms, it's "Action green"
Yes, sublime green- In Seahawks' terms, it's "Action green"
Thank you- I am extremly pleased with them. I could have painted, but I like the customizaton, which ties in the rest of my car.
Yes, sublime green- In Seahawks' terms, it's "Action green"
Are the caliper covers “flat”? I like the “sportiness” of the RPM Tesla covers, but the customization in color is also important.
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