Wheel covers popping off...

[lbelland]

Has anyone had their wheel covers pop off?

I lost one in the carwash, which I retrieved. Lost another parking when the front wheel barely touched the curb. Lost another somewhere unbeknownst to me.

At $75/cover (when they're in stock), that can get expensive. Is it the way I installed them... or is this common? My feeling is that Tesla should go back to the drawing board and rethink the design.

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[REM]

If you are using a track based car wash (and you shouldn't, since they easily damage your vehicle), then you have to remove the covers. I tried the same thing once to see if they would indeed pop out.

Hitting the curb is an obvious reason.

But overall, no. my covers have been great. Are yours perfectly aligned? When I first got the truck I had to remove all 4 covers and fine tune the alignment. Easy to do.

As far as design goes, I think this is on their list of unfortunate design compromises, like the BAW. They for sure are working on 2.0 designs for both.

 

[lbelland]

@REM They're perfectly aligned to the tire. Is there a special alignment to the wheel?

 

[REM]

@REM They're perfectly aligned to the tire. Is there a special alignment to the wheel?

yeah, alignment to the tire is what I was talking about. Mine otherwise have a perfect snap-fit to the metal portions of the wheel.

I have noticed that you do have to man-handle the covers though. Did you do that for yours?

 

[M0unt41nm4n]

Has anyone had their wheel covers pop off?

I lost one in the carwash, which I retrieved. Lost another parking when the front wheel barely touched the curb. Lost another somewhere unbeknownst to me.

At $75/cover (when they're in stock), that can get expensive. Is it the way I installed them... or is this common? My feeling is that Tesla should go back to the drawing board and rethink the design.

Be sure that they aren’t just attached to the wheel spokes but the center as well. You have to really punch the center and hear that snap. If the center isn’t super secure, then the spoke clips may not be secure enough to hold it down. Sometimes you really have to hit the center hard to hear it pop into place. My Tesla mobile tech showed me and he was very clear on that.

 

[lbelland]

Be sure that they aren’t just attached to the wheel spokes but the center as well. You have to really punch the center and hear that snap. If the center isn’t super secure, then the spoke clips may not be secure enough to hold it down. Sometimes you really have to hit the center hard to hear it pop into place. My Tesla mobile tech showed me and he was very clear on that.

Thank you!

 

[cbertgo]

Has anyone had their wheel covers pop off?

I lost one in the carwash, which I retrieved. Lost another parking when the front wheel barely touched the curb. Lost another somewhere unbeknownst to me.

At $75/cover (when they're in stock), that can get expensive. Is it the way I installed them... or is this common? My feeling is that Tesla should go back to the drawing board and rethink the design.

I lost on and couldn’t find it, I don’t know when it came off. No camera recording of vandalism or flying off. Concerned!

 

[Weoo Huh]

Yeah, my wife's hubcap flew off on the freeway. Also, mine doens't align anymore, I think it has to do with the clips inside the cap. Also the rubber trim that aligns with the indentation of the tire is cracking.. Good ol' tesla

 

[mcannock]

Has anyone had their wheel covers pop off?

I lost one in the carwash, which I retrieved. Lost another parking when the front wheel barely touched the curb. Lost another somewhere unbeknownst to me.

At $75/cover (when they're in stock), that can get expensive. Is it the way I installed them... or is this common? My feeling is that Tesla should go back to the drawing board and rethink the design.

My understanding is that if you are still under warranty and they are broken for example, you can bring them over and get a new one. I hate that broke when switching to winter tires, and the tire center repaired them, however one got lost while driving on deep snow and I could only claim one.

 

[Rdavis2576]

Has anyone had their wheel covers pop off?

I lost one in the carwash, which I retrieved. Lost another parking when the front wheel barely touched the curb. Lost another somewhere unbeknownst to me.

At $75/cover (when they're in stock), that can get expensive. Is it the way I installed them... or is this common? My feeling is that Tesla should go back to the drawing board and rethink the design.

 

[Rdavis2576]

Same problem here lost 1 car wash as well and one just driving. Still Love my CT

 

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Also, mine doens't align anymore, I think it has to do with the clips inside the cap

No, it doesnt. The aero cover consist of TWO PIECES: mounting ring and cover. Separate them and start with the mounting ring first, then rotate the outer cover to match your tire before you snap it in.

 

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I'm surprised to see that many losing their aero covers which made me think that, is it all possible that they are not installing them correctly?
I think if the mounting ring is not fully clipped (like in this video at 0:36), then it could be possible for it to detach. Also, if the center hub of the outer cover is not fully snapped in or it is not fully attached to the mounting ring (0:58s in the video), maybe it could also contribute to detachment?

here is the instructional video:
Cybertruck Wheel Covers Removal and Installation

 

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Maybe some installing the mounting ring OVER spokes not between them? (0:33s in the video)

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