Maybe it looks different in person? The front door looks a little warmer than the rear door, but nothing is jarring? Any other shots that you think display what you're saying?
White Color Mismatch Unacceptable
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I was looking looking for the yellow bumper problem. It's hard to discern splotchy problems in a photo that uses compression and is posted on a forum.
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I had a white 2010 BMW 3-Series Touring that had mismatched paint, too. It was subtle, but I could see it. I pointed it out to several people and they thought I was nuts, so I just learned to live with it.
Then I got rear ended and had to have the rear bumper replaced. Sure enough, slightly mismatched again, but that made sense (different age of paint, etc...). Again, I learned to live with it.
I have a white MY being delivered on the 21st of September. Hoping it's not as bad as some of those pictures. Yikes.
Here is a another company with mismatched paint.
This 2021 GMC Yukon Was Delivered With A Mismatched Liftgate Paint Color | Carscoops
This 2021 GMC Yukon Was Delivered With A Mismatched Liftgate Paint Color | Carscoops
Wild turn of events.
They found me a car(literally 1 day later) 46k vin with MSM instead of white. Currently on a train from Fremont to Chicago.
pickup scheduled for the 19th.
Someone is getting a bad call later... "Sorry, we have reassigned your MSM model Y VIN" haha
Yup, that is one mistake on the Yukon and someone felt compelled to write an article blasting GMC for their one reported mistake.
Tesla has an epidemic of mismatched white MYs
just saying at this point it's not really comparable.
I want a white MY so I'm hoping they can figure out how to paint it to match. As the days pass I am having less confidence and getting closer to just changing my color to MSM
There's plenty of issues with white among other manufacturers, it's tough and in no way Tesla-specific. Two minute Google found the Yukon and these:
Ford Explorer: White Paint Bumper mismatch on 2019 ford explorer
Mustang: Front bumper paint mismatch on ordered car, what should I do?
Acura: https://i.imgur.com/CxhWMWJ.jpg
Yes yes, most every car manufacturer has an issue with white, here and there
Tesla cannot be defended on this issue, sorry, not in my opinion.
tesla has poor paint overall and they have a serious problem with matching white right now. It’s far more widespread with the white MYs right now than I’ve ever seen with other cars.
just my opinion since I can’t pull up hard numbers for those that want to defend Tesla
I’m entitled to my opinions
Tesla cannot be defended on this issue, sorry, not in my opinion.
tesla has poor paint overall and they have a serious problem with matching white right now. It’s far more widespread with the white MYs right now than I’ve ever seen with other cars.
just my opinion since I can’t pull up hard numbers for those that want to defend Tesla
I’m entitled to my opinions
My father is a rep for the type of paint they use, which is actually not bad. In fact, its actually very good when applied correctly. As you can tell, Tesla is not spraying its' panels/doors on the car and keeping them consistent. They are either not applying enough paint and/or not using a great clearcoat. It's a shame and all fixable. The bumper being painted separately is an issue a lot of manufacturers struggle with, but they clearly are not addressing it right. They should be a lot closer than they are. The difference in material is 95% BS.
I had called KC service center yesterday after seeing the post on the rejected white MY yesterday, because i have a white/white coming and was hoping it was not one of the 6 on lot in that picture
my vin is also 46xxx and is on same train to chicago as yours, we are picking up 9/17.
they are sending me pics b4 I pickup to verify color matches etc
My W/W is also on route to Chicago with vin 44xxx! Picking up 9/17 as well, but in MN. Very nervous. I'm only 30 min from my SC so I won't ask for picsI had called KC service center yesterday after seeing the post on the rejected white MY yesterday, because i have a white/white coming and was hoping it was not one of the 6 on lot in that picture
my vin is also 46xxx and is on same train to chicago as yours, we are picking up 9/17.
they are sending me pics b4 I pickup to verify color matches etc
dan
dang, lucky you. I live 5 hours each way and my SA told me no pics. Heres to hopingI had called KC service center yesterday after seeing the post on the rejected white MY yesterday, because i have a white/white coming and was hoping it was not one of the 6 on lot in that picture
my vin is also 46xxx and is on same train to chicago as yours, we are picking up 9/17.
they are sending me pics b4 I pickup to verify color matches etc
send them an email with screenshots of us saying our SC agreed to send photos.
or have him call KC and ask for Pete Shulte. He has worked there 5 years and knows how it works.
Done!
If he comes back with a "no" which is what im expecting. Is it easy to get/ask for a new SA? How does that process go?
More than one person works at that location. So I would try talking to somebody else.
I have had a lot of success calling the main sales number during business hours and talking to whoever answers. They have access to everything and can probably honor your photo request and tell the Delivery Center to comply.
If you find it hard to tell if there is a color mismatch, there propably isn't. Our eyes can play tricks on us. Shadows and surroundings can make us see mismatches that aren't there.
Not to say that there aren't a bunch of Teslas with mismatched paint. There are.
If you have worked with video you've probably seen this. The 2 squares are exactly the same color. If you don't believe that, open the image with paint and drag a piece of one square over to the other.
Seems like they are starting to really step up with these remedies. I recently received a call and was told that my issues are going to be completely resolved.
I have an appointment on 09/15 to address the door mismatch (very slight difference). Let's see if they address it!
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