Will Tesla offer the facelift bumper as a retrofit?

[Reeler]

There are already photos floating around of a classic Model S with the new bumper. Perhaps that was just a mule or an aftermarket offering. Will Tesla allow us to upgrade? Bonus question: How much would Tesla charge for that?

 

[gaswalla]

where are the pics?

Tesla will not do it

 

[Reeler]

These guys do an aftermarket nose cone that looks close: Karstyle

 

[shokunin]

The hood looks different, less of a curve on the new nose. I don't think it's a simple bolt on replacement. If anything you should ask body shops if they can do it.

 

[gaswalla]

that pic by an aftermarket company looks good enough to 'freshen up' an old Model S and make it look like a new version

 

[ifung90]

The new bumper makes the hoodline look like a Genesis coupe ..

 

[WMAC]

I had a shop put some 3M matte black around the chrome fish lips and the top portion of the cone to change the look a little.

 

[ArtInCT]

I think the hard part and "expensive" aspect will be matching the paint (especially on the Multicoat colors). I hope someone at Tesla is indeed thinking about "kitting" the front as and upgrade along with the new active headlights and LED fog lamps.

 

[artsci]

These guys do an aftermarket nose cone that looks close: Karstyle

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Close? Am I blind? They don't look remotely close to me.

 

[Footbag]

Close? Am I blind? They don't look remotely close to me.

You need to scroll/click past the first couple of (horrible) images.

 

[Sparktz]

Close? Am I blind? They don't look remotely close to me.

Yeah I don't know what the other guys are seeing, they look night and day different?

 

[WATTS-UP]

The “S” has that classic look, the 3 on the other hand is going down the road of BMW fugly. Maybe we should redesign the bumper
on the "3".

 

[tomas]

No. They will not.

 

[ArtInCT]

I have just seen my first picture of the new Frunk and based upon what I see there is no way that a retrofit can easily take place. The entire Frunk, and the surrounding plastic surrounds and interior have changed based upon that picture. So if that is the case the possibility of a retrofit has just become more complex.

The new Frunk looks smaller.

 

[studiojon]

I have just seen my first picture of the new Frunk and based upon what I see there is no way that a retrofit can easily take place. The entire Frunk, and the surrounding plastic surrounds and interior have changed based upon that picture. So if that is the case the possibility of a retrofit has just become more complex.

The new Frunk looks smaller.

At least in part it is smaller because the hardware for the bio-weapon mode is very big and is located in there somewhere.

Agreed. Retrofit for the front looks quite hard.

 

[Edmond]

No retrofit for any of this stuff, intentionally. They could have been offering battery upgrades and gotten a revenue stream for that, but they found that it's more profitable to force people to buy a car with bigger battery.

So I say the bumper cover and LED headlights will be rigged to prevent retrofits.

 

[WATTS-UP]

It’s cheaper to make a one piece plastic bumper/nose cone then to make and attach multiple parts. Anything can be altered or retrofitted it’s just a mater of cost.

 

[zax123]

If one were to do this to a classic S, how would one reach the battery jumping post?

 

[HankLloydRight]

I agree, no retrofits! The hood curve is very different -- if you wanted a "close" retrofit, at a minimum, you're going to need a new hood and full bumper. It's possible, but I think that would be way more than what fits in "retrofit" category (and very expensive due to the new hood and paint matching).

 

[lolachampcar]

My first impression from the pics was that Tesla changed the lamps and front bumper cover/little black plastic bit. Can anyone provide some pics indicating the change in the hood itself?