Foxsbiscuits
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Does this affect resale, private or otherwise? I'd like to remove all emblems but might sell to a dealer in future.
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De-badged rear Model 3 Long Range...
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It shouldn’t affect anything. The car is still a dual motor and would be sold as such. Go ahead and pull all your emblems. Make the car your own.
Foxsbiscuits
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I did it and I love it! All emblems removed - dual motor, front and back Ts. Never liked them, look like vampire teeth.
Thanks for the push.
Nice, I did as well, and did so on my last 3 cars (Rivian and 2 Tesla's). Just a cleaner look IMO and also easier to clean.
This was a nice weekend to replace the black TESLA with OEM letters. Here are the steps I did below. Process took about an hour to complete. I think it looks great. I had to cut the template Telsa gives you as all my letters were crooked and not centred.
Dimensions:
- First use a heat gun and dental floss to remove the letters
- Use Goo-Gone to remove sticky gum
- Use CarPro Eraser to clean the surface.
- Measure up 3 3/8" from bottom of trunk lip, tape a sting as a guide. make sure the string is level and 3 3/8" at all positions for all letters.
- I taped in the gaps to ensure the line was level and tight.
- I cut out the pieces from the template and positioned them on the line.
- Repeat for all letters are ensure you spell TESLA correct.
Dimensions:
- Bottom of letters are 3 3/8" from bottom lip of trunk. This is where the button is to open the trunk
- Letters are 4.5" apart centre.
- Nothing scientific about the measurements, a laser level would have helped a lot better than the string.
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RayK
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Coming from another recently updated thread to say: Nice mod!
OT: Kind of the reason why I selected my vanity plate you see as my avatar. 10,000 gauss (G) is also known as a "tesla"; previous life I was a memory test engineer working on STT-RAM technology. Also explains why I had 3MMQXX3 on my BMW, specifically for mounting on my front bumper so someone ahead of me could see it in their rear view mirror.
Me being me, if I were to do something like this I'd probably spell it: "L A T E S" Not that I'm a fish expert or enjoying fishing (I don't) but this has the effect of putting the "T" in the appropriate, center location and I like creating confusion or a guessing game for people behind me.
OT: Kind of the reason why I selected my vanity plate you see as my avatar. 10,000 gauss (G) is also known as a "tesla"; previous life I was a memory test engineer working on STT-RAM technology. Also explains why I had 3MMQXX3 on my BMW, specifically for mounting on my front bumper so someone ahead of me could see it in their rear view mirror.
Teslas are no where near common. Pretty much every other brand is more common.
RayK
Active Member
Like most things, it depends upon the part of the country you live in. Here in Silicon Valley you could almost throw a rock in any direction and hit a Tesla. They are almost as ubiquitous as Starbucks.
I don’t live anywhere near there. I live in Ohio. Teslas aren’t unheard of here, but they are nowhere near common. Most popular cars here it seems are Ford F-150s and Honda CR-Vs.
TomServo
Active Member
The TESLA letters look great but are a PITA to work around when detailing. They snag everything.
Yep, my drying cloths get snagged on the letters. I’m worried about ripping one of them off.
Hard to tell from the pics, but are the OEM letters lower profile than aftermarket emblems?
