Put some OG 19” Stilettos on my 2019 Model 3

Is this background the phoenix area by chance?

Best wheel

Came to say always liked them

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Not the same

What year model years was this wheel associated with and where did you locate them? Asking for a friend.

I believe they were available on the 2017-2020 Model 3, but newer models got a new re-designed Stiletto wheel that had “flatter” spokes

Yeah, why did they change it? I’m guessing the newer flatter design has better aero?

That was always my guess. They are such a huge step down visually from the stilettos, but it’s pretty clear by how flat-faced they are that they must have been chasing improved aerodynamics.

That looks great! It’s wild how great the original Model 3 design still looks. Highland has grown on me, but that original design just looks so damn good, especially with those wheels.

I bought a set of these in 2021 when sets in good shape were dwindling. I still haven’t installed them lol

Nice, yeah they are hard to come by. I got mine on eBay but they were used

Just bent one of mine. Tesla wants $1000 to replace the wheel. Of course you can find a set on eBay for $1500, maybe. So take care of those.

Those look amazing. White on white, love it.

These are my favorite Tesla rim. Why did they ever stop using these?

Stuff gets tweaked over time to keep it fresh, improve aero, etc. There's a pretty obvious path from these to the current "nova" 19s, so it's not look they completely abandoned the style.

Oh man yeah I’ve heard these bend easily, did you get a replacement?

amazing camera work

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/s2ze5ynhu4hg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74b88edbf621420f7a9323758120f95ae466fb04 I do agree, the original 19s with carbon wheel caps, they indeed were one of the prettiest designs, the only other ones I like are the new warp wheels but they lack the class these have.

Are the carbon wheel caps OEM? Wasn’t sure if Tesla made them like that. It does look very cool tho

Yes! They are OEM, Tesla made them back in the day for somewhere around 300 and then lowered the price to 190, I ended up getting a set for a steal for around 40 bucks as they didn’t have a box for it and had sold the car so had no use for these! https://preview.redd.it/d704z7qtc5hg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7f3ed66857942beac0160e9b4b509096812ef20

These look good with your model and color car!

Wow I never knew that! They look really clean, $40 was a steal, I got my regular ones for that price too lol

Also mind sharing the diffuser you have on the rear? Looks cool.

Ikr! They look really clean and honestly are subtle but a really cool piece to have imo!

Thank u! Thats actually an entire 2025 highland performance bumper swap done by me on her! The rear bumper diffuser and rear undertray were installed by me on her! Making it the worlds first to have the highland performance bumper installed, people did the long range conversion I’ve seen a handful not a single performance one! https://preview.redd.it/9akwwojo28hg1.jpeg?width=1479&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2326e0594d572df2c66998306d1a4f85a195b046

Here are a few more pics! https://preview.redd.it/x6hwp0p638hg1.jpeg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd7d729354f375faca2046f7d8f77b882a668973

https://preview.redd.it/67p1klfk38hg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9f2c9733311da08810868794d3ef90747f56559

https://preview.redd.it/j1zwadip48hg1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03fea33b0465f76c6bd5bd56893f3f753d55332f

Absolutely cooked, these look insane! Giving me ideas hahahaha. This looks so clean.