Cyber Wheel Cover Falls Off While Driving

[Legend]

What a PITA. Such a stupid design.

What a PITA. Such a stupid design.

Definitely not something I thought I had to do at delivery - but in retrospect, I feel like I should have known. This video is definitely how it is in real life taking these off and putting them on. I guess we would all get better if we did it a lot of times, but the first time is not obvious.

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[rudedawg78]

What a PITA. Such a stupid design.

Oh geez, that video was embarrassing and showed how in real life, things aren't as easy as a Tesla video install video.

However, to give Tesla some credit, in the Tesla video, you are supposed to snap the exterior wheel cover in a certain order, essentially pop one side in and the opposite side in and so on. This guy did not follow the procedure and went around in a circle popping it in, which made the install look a bit clumsy.

 

[kappaknight]

Seems they will have to redo them again before we get them, or give up. That or they'll make a lot of $$$ on the $75 replacements in the store ;-).

Honestly, I can see them giving up on current owners. At some point logistically, how are they going to mail out or install 20,000+ wheel covers x4 to everyone.

They can do it. They're selling these for $75 a pop so I'm sure they figured out how to do it... it's just a matter of when they want to do it.

 

[kappaknight]

It was interesting that both the service technicians and I thought that the covers appeared to stick out further from the wheels than you would expect them to. All four look like this. It does seem like there is a possibility that too much airflow might get between the covers and have the ability (in some circumstances) to pull them off. I guess it makes sense this would be in the redesign since the original covers wear too close, and resulting in rubbing the tires.

We agreed I would drive around and see if it happens again.

I made it home and they are still on so I'll update if they come off again.

I can confirm this. I re-seated my covers during pickup. It was more of a pain than I thought it'd be, but I was pretty confident that these wouldn't fly off if seated correctly. 400 miles in, and they're still fine for now.

However, I did catch a glimpse of the clips when I was inspecting it the other day and thought they were falling off - I think the design just has those extended parts a bit further from the tires now.

When you guys pop the covers on, make sure you pop the center part in as well.

 

[cybercanada]

Hi! Canada released the cybertruck much later than America, therefore I assumed the hubcap issue was resolved. However, my hubcaps have fallen off 4 times. Tesla Vancouver refuses to cover the cost. My hubcap fell off again yesterday and I don’t want to pay $400 for another hubcap. Anyone else in Canada have this issue?

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