Overview

As a wheel guard, TapTes wheel rim protector for Model 3 protects your $1,000+ wheel rim from curb rash as well a decoration to the wheels. Made of durable and flexible materials, the wheel rim protectors are easy to install and remove. You may choose the color you prefer and install by yourself.

TapTes Wheel Bands / Wheel Rim Protection for Tesla Model 3 offer much-needed, effective curb rash defense for your Tesla auto. Your unprotected wheels will be abraded (scuffed) when hitting a curb and sometimes it is not loud enough for the driver to notice the crush. Once that happens, the unsightly curb rash damage requires at least $100 per wheel to recondition back to "almost" like new. The specially formulated, hard plastic used in Wheel Bands protect your wheels in low speed (< 5 mph) curb impact situations, such as those that occur when parallel parking, driving into car wash tracks, or maneuvering near hard-to-see curbs at drive-thru windows and ATM machines.

The tape used in Rim Bands sticks well to all OEM wheels and clear coat finishes. However, the Rim Bands cannot be properly attached to wheels that have had aftermarket non-stick, wax or high gloss paint protection treatments applied to them.

Fitment

Wheel Rim Protectors are a universal fit product for wheel sizes from 13” to 22”. They can be installed on any rim design that has a 1/4" wide flat edge for the Wheel Bands mounting track tape to stick to. They easily fit both the 18" and 19" Model 3 wheel designs.

Warm tips before the installation:

After installing the wheel rim protector, please drive at the speed less than 113km/h for the first two days;

Please make sure your wheels are clean and all invisible tire shine products are removed;

For some Model 3 owners, who might be not sure your wheels are clean enough or there are any tire shine products, please simply cut a small test stripe (around 1") of the mounting track and test it on the rim. If the test stripe is easily removed by sliding or pushing with normal pressure, it means your wheels are not clean enough. If the test stripe sticks to the rim strongly and cannot be removed with normal pressure, then you may start to install.

Please note 1. Within 2 to 3 hours after the wheel bands are installed, please don't drive;
2. Within 24 hours after the wheel bands are installed, please drive at the speed of less than 113km/h;
3. Within 48 hours after the wheel bands are installed, please don't wash your car;
4. Within one week after the wheel bands are installed, please avoid water.