Yeah, the rep at the NYC studio told me the same thing happened recently to an owner in NJ. I’d rather not need a service, but it is reassuring they’re so responsive and accommodating.
Wow you drive a lot! My car has 450 miles on it. Now Lucid service is texting me asking for pictures of the rim. There is no rim damage, but they seem interested in determining whether the bulges are occurring when we hit potholes or something. Personally, in 20 years of living in Denver and driving on Denver pothole streets, I have never had a "bulge" appear in a tire...including all three of my Model S's with 21" wheels/tires.
paging @SaratogaLefty to add it to the list! I think Lucid might start second guessing trusting Pirelli, but my guess is that after doing an inspection they will just place the cost on Pirelli's shoulders for a tire defect...
A tire failing is a serious issue. I would like to hear from someone with a tire failure directly. Anyone?
I guess I could go out and drive on my bulging tire until it fails….
I just hand washed my car yesterday. I have about 750 miles on the car. Didn't notice any tire bulges. Not sure it needs to be added to the list??
Yes. No announcement has been made or anything yet, but consensus on the board is that the inserts can cause scratching of the wheels, so rather remove them just to be safe unless you really *need* the range.
I definitely would unless you plan to have them on all the time. Otherwise if you aren't sure, take them off and then put them back on later of you want them on.
With the current insert design I think wear to the finish of rim is inevitable. They need to be always off or always on.
I've decided always on. I like the look with them on and off seems a little incomplete to me. Maybe if the rotors were painted it would look better?
Brake rotors don’t take nicely to paint!
I would have said “none of us will ever reach those speeds,” but I’m not convinced of that - I hit 118 mph the other day just accelerating to go from far right to far left lane on I-25 in Denver. I wouldn’t want those covers flying off. How much range are they really going to add?
