Took the plastic caps off the wheels on the MYP.

That’s the look. Very nice.

So much cleaner.

Looks amazing 🤩 Was it easy to take it off? How did you do it?

Relatively easy, it took about 20 minutes of popping each piece off with a flat blade and a cloth wrapped around it. Then a quick spit shine 💥

I’m honestly just planning on putting the Crossflow wheels on mine

Wait this is the wheel behind the wheel cover??

No scratches??

Is that the stock silver? Looks very nice.

Holy fuck that spec looks so good

Quicksilver

It is on the performance model

Quicksilver rules! No doubt

Nope, I wrapped a rag around a dull blade and popped them off pretty easily

I'm waiting for winter to be done before I pop my covers off my QS MYP but good to know they'll look that good!

I did too. I'll take a couple miles of mileage. Also the quicksilver. It looks so good without them.

OP came through!

Very nice. Is there any real difference in the range with or without caps?

3 doritos later …

Have you noticed any change in driving? Debating whether to pop mines off also.

Not sure who decided putting cheap plastic parts all over a forged wheel. But I’m not driving around like that!

No it drives exactly the same, I think the only downside is slightly more air drag, therefore slightly less efficiency. But it actually makes cleaning the wheels and brake calipers easier, and it looks a million times better, so a no brainer for me. I also don’t have to worry about snow, so I would’ve probably left them on in snowy conditions.

Oh shit those are much cooler than mine haha

Minimum difference, the better look and easier cleaning made it a no brainer for me, but I also don’t have to worry about snow.

🙏

Yours look pretty similar! Still very nice!

Yeah, makes sense. The looks kind of make it worth it immediately

Any noticeable difference in range?

I like the QS color in that 3rd (dark) pic. Do you find that is an accurate representation in person? QS does not seem to photograph accurately due to all of the metallic in the paint.

Part of what I like about the QS is that it changes throughout the day, it’s kind of a dynamic color, and it absorbs light in an interesting way, so it kind of looks different depending on how much light is available

how much impact do you see on the range?

All fun and games till you nick them and then you’ll wish you had plastic covers instead of paying for new rims

Did the same on my ‘25 M3P. Looks so much better.

They are plastic inserts (not covers) for efficiency- not protection, and will absolutely provide you zero protection from road rash.

Ha! if only that was how they worked, they are only there for aerodynamics, the metal edges of the wheels stick out passed the plastic pieces, so they would NOT protect against a curb rash.

Not sure exactly, but I couldn’t imagine it taking more than 5-10 miles off a full charge. Worth it for me

totally agree, I hate those plastic covers

ahhh woops

oh then def leave them off. I don't have the performance model so I had no clue lol

I used this set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6W1MRB2 for like $7 Specifically the second one that looks like a crow bar. Figured it would be useful if I need to clean my windshield camera or pop off panels in the future.

So there were no scratches left behind from the metal clips these plastic covers have? I got my Performance Y on 12/26 and they had these caps on, despite me asking them not to install them. I believe they're installed at the factory in the US. I'm going to be removing them once the weather gets warmer, so I can unmount the tire and gently pop them out from the inside...specifically trying to pinch the metal clips so they don't scratch the wheel spokes as they pop out.

I have the new MY as well just not the performance but I took my caps off! Yours much much cooler!

Yeah I mean if you want to make a whole afternoon out of it then you can take each wheel off, but I didn’t want to do all that. They might have some little micro scratches, but nothing that you can see from more than a couple feet away. There was definitely no gouging or anything, so unless you’re on your hands and knees looking really hard, you won’t see any scratches.

What size are they?

Looks better now IMO

21’s

Can u post a pic when it's dirty. I feel like every car look amazing when detailed and turns to crap once you use it daily

Doesn’t a tool for removing the wheel covers come included, or is that only in certain regions?

Unless it’s hidden somewhere, I didn’t see a specific tool for that.

The trick is to not let it stay dirty! I have a guy that will come to my house and detail it inside and out for $65. So I’ll probably do that around once a month, unless I feel like doing it.

Where are you located, thats a bargain, im in NJ and is around $175~250 most places for detailing

I found an up and coming guy, he’s been doing our detailing for about a year, but I’m sure he will eventually raise his price once he realizes he’s leaving money on the table.

Looks great! I love the color of the car, especially on the MYP. Thats what I would upgrade to if I could.

Nice. I made Tesla remove my covers before I took delivery of non performance one. It left scratches on the wheels so they replaced all four wheels the following Saturday. I knew ahead of time I didn't want the covers from my previous tesla. 4% range isn't worth it compared to the look.

The clips are plastic, not metal. Use a plastic pry bar and you’re good

What's your tint %? I feel like I have a spotlight on me

Wow, that’s good they replaced them for you. I somehow managed to not make any noticeable scratches 🤷‍♂️

It’s just what came with the car, I’m taking it to a shop to match the rear tint next week.

I don't have the strength anymore at 74yo. I tried using one of those pry tools but I could only get one of the small pieces barely pried up but not all the way. I'm not sure if the pry tool was large enough but it was cheap and it did chip a piece of the tool off like it was too cheap to do the job. Any suggestions? I don't care about the range either and really like the look without the plastic pieces. Maybe I can get Tesla to remove them but they are 100 miles away. Also maybe I can get a Mobile Service tech to come out and take them off?

Yeah it sounds like you need some help, I would ask a competent sibling or friend to help first, but if that doesn’t work, then see if Tesla would send someone. You do want to be careful not to scratch the wheels as you’re removing the inserts. I think I got lucky and managed not to scratch mine, but it sounds like other people have scratched theirs. Best of luck!

Probably the first one where removing the covers actually makes for a significant style improvement that’s worth it if you’re into that sort of thing

Good to know.... I'll try this out and hopefully no issues or scratches on the wheels. Thanks for the info!!

I have the same specs! Just took my plates off too. What tint % did you get done? I’m thinking of tinting next.

They look nice!

What about PPF? I already have rock chips on the front bumper, a scrape on the back hatch panel from the garage door, and replaced a tire from a pothole that rim rushing my wheel.😒

Yeah I’m going to have to consider getting some PPF, we took a trip to Savannah this week and got 1 little rock ding in a rear quarter panel, and I did the same stupid garage door thing and opened the rear hatch in the garage and it scraped near the spoiler 🤦‍♂️. I can possibly buff both of those spots out with wax, but I can definitely tell that the paint job is pretty fragile. My best guess is that they skimp on the clear coats at the factory.