Road Damage to Rocker Fairing

[M0unt41nm4n]

@Crissa, respectfully, you opine on seemingly every post on this forum, "gifting" its members with your "wisdom" and opinion, which is typically pretty solid and helpful IMHO. Here, however, you've tried to "school" a forum member with a line of assertions that adds no value to the discourse and, worse, is simply wrong.

My and other posters' experience with our CT's is at the core of the matter being discussed, not anecdotal. What you just added about your prior experiences could be construed as "anecdotal" to the CT matter--as could my 45-years of driving experience in other vehicles--but, those experiences are reasonable bases for comparison in the subject context.

In this context, the most expensive non-RV vehicle I've ever purchased (this CB beat my first year TRX by $10K+) has, by far, the worst experience with road debris encounters. My position is and my expectations are that a $120K vehicle should not have 3 dangling parts requiring replacement after 2 not unexpected, not uncommon and usually inconsequential encounters with tire debris in 5 months of ownership. My hopes are that future iterations have a different, improved design and that the plethora of aftermarket creatives in this forum devise a fix for the early adopters. Not unreasonable expectations or asks.

I have a demanding career (a significant portion of which involves arguing/debate) and an active life outside of it, so the last thing I want to be doing in my limited spare time is arguing with another CT-lover. Setting expectations that even if you reply as you approach your 20,000th post here, I may not reply back (i.e., I don't need the last word) . . . or at least it will be significantly delayed. My further hope is that we just move on, agreeing to disagree about whether the experiences and pictures shared in this thread are typical or atypical or worrisome or "anecdotally" irrelevant.

Happy Saturday! Ride on. . . .

Agreed 100%. You said it very eloquently. The real funny thing is she doesn’t own a Cybertruck. Now that one along with the post count baffles me.

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[Gigahorse]

FSD drove right over a tire on the highway

Anyone had any luck getting these not through a business?
No option to order online although the part is $15
This a swing by the service center and ask kind of thing, because they don't pick up the phone per the usual.

 

[DoberManPin-Sure]

FSD drove right over a tire on the highway

Anyone had any luck getting these not through a business?
No option to order online although the part is $15
This a swing by the service center and ask kind of thing, because they don't pick up the phone per the usual.

They tend to be responsive via the message function in Tesla app.

I had another pair sheered off last month. Sh#t design proven up once again. Waiting for next recall or other appointment to address. Approximately $60 parts and labor for each pair I’ve had to replace.

 

[Gigahorse]

They tend to be responsive via the message function in Tesla app.

I had another pair sheered off last month. Sh#t design proven up once again. Waiting for next recall or other appointment to address. Approximately $60 parts and labor for each pair I’ve had to replace.

Yea $60 ok no problem, figure at the rate I am going will need 2-3 a year for highway driving and a CASE if I drive off the pavement.

Feel like this is a recall item coming

$60 no problem, 6 hours of time AND $60 is rough

 

[mongo]

FSD drove right over a tire on the highway

Anyone had any luck getting these not through a business?
No option to order online although the part is $15
This a swing by the service center and ask kind of thing, because they don't pick up the phone per the usual.

Make an app service appointment for other and request the part.
I've gotten replacements that way

 

[wshunter]

The part was $15 from Tesla when I replaced mine. There are four T-20 screws that hold it on. To get to them you need to partly remove the rocker cover. You can leave front wheel fairing attached, then remove six 10mm bolts from bottom of rocker, pull the lower corner of rear wheel fairing off to access another 10mm bolt. Also remove one push pin from rear liner. Then pull rocker toward you and you can access the screws.
https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybe...UID-D0420707-8D36-4266-9B2A-4B636FBA962E.html

Yes. I broke mine on a snow/gravel mix a few months ago, removed the broken part and ordered a new one for 15 + tax. Because the nearest SC is over 100 miles from here, I arranged to pick it (and my wheel covers) up from a SC when I’m en route on a trip this week. The removal of the broken fairing wasn’t difficult once I saw how it’s done. I think it will be easy to put the new one on. I agree with another post that it would be nice to have a cover for the gap when the fairing is off for off-road or whatever. I have it covered with Zip tape to keep dirt, etc. out.

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