Soft trim plastic scratches easily

[NormalSpeed]

The trim plastic is ridiculous. It is so soft I can scratch it with a fingernail.

That is all

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[Tdang75]

Ceramic coat the plastic?

 

[jerhenderson]

Don't run your fingernails on it then.

 

[CyberTW]

The trim plastic is ridiculous. It is so soft I can scratch it with a fingernail.

That is all

Ok

 

[Dahongfei]

I put some ceramic on it, it didn’t change the color, but maybe that will offer a little protection

 

[RoboTaxi]

My lower trim plastic got beat up from driving on a gravel road once. The plastic is soft.

 

[CyberGus]

“Is the Cybertruck a good apocalypse vehicle?”
“No! The zombies scratch the plastic”

 

[jimnycricket65]

I put some ceramic on it, it didn’t change the color, but maybe that will offer a little protection

Which product did you use?

 

[lowtek]

The trim plastic is ridiculous. It is so soft I can scratch it with a fingernail.

That is all

You're touching it wrong.

 

[Cybergirl]

Yes, it is soft. Very soft. Going off road is murder on the plastic flares. I plan on replacing plastic trim at some point, hopefully with a harder plastic when Tesla wakes up to this embarrassment.

 

[Pops]

It might be worth coating the trim and bumpers in bedliner. It would look pretty rugged too.

 

[mdcoleman]

There is money to be made in the aftermarket world for armored exterior trim. Even if its just stick on, TPE aluminum or steel...like BestEVMod bumper protectors, but for the top rail of tailgate and such. Don't remember even getting close to that piece during week 1 before spotting a nice deep gouge from tonneau to rear steel?

 

[BeFamousVideo]

Tesla must have a good reason for using soft plastic trim pieces, but I can't tell you what it is.
One thought is replacement cost is less for this this formulation of plastic. Another is easy removal and replacement. Perhaps if the plastic trim was hard and less malleable, it would break or crack easier for off-road adventures? I too was surprised how easy the sail trim scratched. Then when checking it learned my fingernail could make a groove into the plastic easily. Hopefully Tesla plans to make replacement parts at a low cost because these pieces are going to look bad on some of our trucks in a short time.

 

[NormalSpeed]

It might be worth coating the trim and bumpers in bedliner. It would look pretty rugged too.

There is no “coating” ok? This is shit plastic.

 

[NormalSpeed]

There is money to be made in the aftermarket world for armored exterior trim. Even if its just stick on, TPE aluminum or steel...like BestEVMod bumper protectors, but for the top rail of tailgate and such. Don't remember even getting close to that piece during week 1 before spotting a nice deep gouge from tonneau to rear steel?

I covered the bumpers. Just the tops

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