Tesla Model Y & 3 - Avoid This Paint Killer At ALL COSTS!!

[@hehesigh]

I agree, BTG. Those plastic mud flaps do not last . Buy the hard rubber ones.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

agree

[@lucidf8]

I’ve had a Tesla MY for about a year and 11k miles. So far, very few chips, and none really in the trouble areas you mention. But, the roads here are fairly clean, and I don’t drive in wet conditions very often (no rain, or at least I can avoid it). I have had two tire punctures from nails, but there is a fair number of remodelers in the area. I ordered mud flaps from Tesla, but thought I would not install them since they were fairly ugly and road conditions for me didn’t seem to merit that protection (SoCal).

[@OrganicStuff1]

Looks good, I know spigen for their cases for phones. This looks nice also

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Good stuff

[@mattk6877]

I originally had mudflaps similar to the spigens in size and shape. I found they are still not enough. The front mud flaps don't stop much from hitting the rear panel. I ordered the mud flaps from tesla and they provide much more protection. My rear ppf is in rough shape but at least I had it installed right away and can get that replaced vs a lot of paint work.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

crazy. These cars really take a beating without something blocking debris up front.

[@HalimePatlak]

the factory ones are better keeping debris off paint?

[@mattk6877]

@HalimePatlak I don't know if they are factory per say since the car didn't come with mud flaps. Tesla offers mudflaps in online accessories store. I got the mudflaps from the tesla store and they worked better than other after market ones.

[@OpaRidePedicabDude]

Thanks just ordered

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Enjoy

[@_jovian]

Nice, these look like a better options thanks. BTW, you're breaking the clips all the time because you're removing them wrong. the phillips head is for removal, not installation, you back it out with the driver first, then use the pop tool.

[@Mech8]

Where do y’all drive to get all these rock chips I been driving since I was 14 and never got a rock chip ✊🏿 🪵

[@flyboypat]

It's not where you drive, it's Tesla's soft paint. I have been driving cars for 45 years and have never had issues with paint chipping, until tesla. I love the cars. I'm picking up my 3rd tesla, but the paint is the only real issue I have had with my Tesla's.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Nowhere special. Have this issue in Florida and Indiana

[@Mech8]

@@BeardedTeslaGuy Indiana here 👍🏿

[@androskris]

I bought some of these and the fasteners did not hold the rear mudflap very strong. I was able to pull it out without much force. I ended up returning to Amazon but had to keep 2 fasteners since the oem would not push back in. I love spigen cases on my phone and even the center console accessories but was not happy with the mudflaps.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Interesting. I wonder if you just had a bad set?

[@seanmiller7889]

Just installed on my 2023 Model Y and it was a breeze even though the 10mm socket was missing. No biggie standard tool in any toolbox.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Bummer it wasn’t in there…

[@Weathergeekdan]

Mudflaps don't help. I have PPF on most of my MYP and the PPF is still getting beaten up in less than a year. I think bigger front mud flaps are the answer. I will have to replace the rear PPF on the doors at some point. The plastic is also all pitted as if a sandblaster hit it. The car has 16k miles and i've owned it for 17 months. This is pathetic for a car this new. Tesla needs to use better plastic.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

yea, the shape of the body exposes the side of the car to everything the front wheels kick up.

[@nicholasmuni7995]

No Tesla needs to put more layers of paint on the car and let it cure properly, baking the paint will harden it like OEM do.

[@HalimePatlak]

how do these stack up against others??

[@brendykes1202]

The way my hood & fenders look after 27k miles of road trips, I think Teslas should come with full PPF

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

it really takes a beating

[@TeslaDawg]

I wish this video came out earlier. I recently bought and installed a set of 4 mudflaps from Basenor on my model Y. Hopefully they'll hold up. If they fail, I'll give Spigen a try.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

They are decent economy ones, but these are going to be my recommendation moving forward. The main thing is get mud flaps ASAP. Then worry about what ones you should or shouldn't have.

[@HernandezHitTheRoad]

Wow you do have a lot of rock chips. I haven’t experience that with my Model 3 yet. I do see some rock chips on the front of the car but those are inevitable.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Yea it was really bad on our first Model Y

[@dougreineke8430]

These mud flaps are compatible with 2023 model 3 and later according to the web site. Didn’t check on the Y.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Interesting. The Y should be all years

[@bradleytoddphotography8085]

Very timely vid as I’m currently considering mudflaps and was wondering if the Spigen product is worth the extra money. And this vid answers that question 👍🏼 Plus I like the carbon fiber look.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

yea, they are really nice, both in performance and in style

[@stardarkk]

i-4 destryoed the front of my model 3 , had it since june 2021, rock chips everywhere

[@DimaTkachenko]

Rally armor has great mud flaps

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Lol they are HUGE

[@jimadams2113]

Spigen has always built quality products in my humble opinion.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Agreed

[@qman66]

They make good phone cases idk abour car products though

[@n_j808]

Thanks for this. Continue with the great videos

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

More to come!

[@natehoy6924]

I got mine last November and the Maine winter stripped the paint badly - looked like the back of my blue doors had been sandblasted. Tesla did not include PPF or mudflaps - for Maine. Since it was November, it was difficult to add them and I didn't really consider it. The paint repair kit did a great job of hiding most of the damage, and I added cheap PPF and decent mudflaps (I happened to get BASENOR and they look pretty solid and are made of reasonably heavy duty plastic). IMO Tesla really, really needs to include both PPF and mudflaps in areas that have snow and ice.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

They started to at the time I took delivery of my Model y in 2021

[@natehoy6924]

@@BeardedTeslaGuy I took delivery in November 2022 and they didn't for me. Fortunately they aren't super pricey but I wish I could have paid for them up front and had them installed.

[@dvader3263]

All areas of the Earth in the northern and southern hemispheres have winter.

[@nicholasmuni7995]

No tesla needs to learn how to paint the car properly not cheaply.

[@brendykes1202]

Idaho is one of the places where Tesla provides mud flaps & PPF. My car arrived without mud flaps so my first service call was having them installed for free. I suspect you could have done the same.

[@philemon8597]

Awesome video thanks ✌🏽

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Thanks for watching!

[@ianbladuell2694]

true

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Indeed

[@Gokuedit209]

This guy had a link on one of his videos that ended up scamming me with my money…. Don’t trust his product links.

[@billshepherd1710]

I have been debating putting mudflats on for months now. Perfect timing I like Spigen products and will give them a try.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

Cheers

[@nicholasmuni7995]

No you need bigger flaps!

[@billshepherd1710]

@@nicholasmuni7995 I ended up ordering Tesla front flaps and rear PPF from Tesla!

[@JetFire9]

Do not remove PPF the way this guy did it in his video. Please search for a professional's video of how to do it right so you don't pull off your clearcoat.

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

yea, it was pretty terrible when I was done and the clear coat was still on my car...

[@JetFire9]

@@BeardedTeslaGuy Dude, take the L. You did it wrong and risked paint damage. Sure, you got away without any damage this time, and now you are acting like a baby?

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

@@JetFire9 lol...again, paint looks great. keep on doing you boo boo

[@JetFire9]

@@BeardedTeslaGuy Lose the beard

[@jmp622]

Looks worse than Tesla

[@rdouraka]

Sand and dirt will collect that hollow construction. Better use normal flaps other than those 3 you named

[@JimboP-Outside]

I’m not a fan of those open pockets either. I’m content with the flaps directly from Tesla.

[@MarcesAurelius]

love the look and the brand very much the large front facing hollows have 3 issues - dirt collection, flap stress and tiny amount of forward resistance?

[@BeardedTeslaGuy]

These work great 🤷‍♂️