looks like crap. Put it on and immediately regretted it. My partner came to tell me that someone stuck a white post it note on the front of my car and now I can’t unsee it.
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Performance upgrade sticker looks like complete $#!+
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2022 LRDM and Performance Software Upgrade. Midnight Blue.
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Personally I think that you should probably post your photo of the lousy print quality to the Polestar group on Facebook as they actually seem pretty responsive there. For trying to be a premium brand this is a bad look and I'm pretty sure I could create something better myself with my 3D printer. I also think body-coloured should have been an option; I'd love to have the performance badge be midnight on my midnight car with white lettering... I think that'd look awesome.
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Yes I agree it looks a bit like toothless. I wasn’t sure at first but did put it in my car. And I also like the side door stickers. Works well and I find it a nice and subtle location.Even though the low-res quality of the sticker sounds like it's not too noticeable, to me the point is it comes across as cheap or missed attention to detail. Not a huge deal to me, but just an odd annoyance. Come on, get the easy stuff right. Mine is a Snow and I'm torn, I think it looks okay and less obtrusive on the lighter colored cars, but it still kinda jumps out as a little toothy on the grill. Just in pics I've seen; I haven't ordered my PU yet but will sooner or later.
I would like to see something a little less stark in contrast amid the grille cubes. Wonder what something like... a medium-dark gray would look like with white Polestar Engineered lettering but the line separating them as red. Would catch the eye to someone looking without demanding the eye to a passerby.
A thousand forum members, a thousand distinct opinions. I personally like the door stickers.At worst I think they're quirky and unobtrusive, but I think they're geeky-cool and suit the car. Anyway, I enjoy the conversations here and hope we maintain that vibe of being at a car show where you walk by a hundred vehicles modded or painted in ways you'd never have in your garage but can nod in respect to the dudes or gals who put in the work in their labors of love.
But if any of you unironically hang truck nuts from the back of your Polestars I will lose my sh*t.
You have to look VERY closely on the car to be able to see this effect at all. On the order of 2-3" away. 99.9% of people will never ever notice this and 95% of owners.
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I probably won't post anything on the FB forum, but I love the idea of white lettering (hi res!) on a midnight background that I could put on the body color part below the grille maybe. Or just a black background with white lettering on the grille. Much less obtrusive. At the end of the day, I'll just leave it in my file folder along with the door stickers in case I ever sell it. I like it being anonymous.
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I just think this is too funny...We want carplay, we want carplay, oh the implementation is crap...We'll use google...We want the power upgrade, we want the powerupgrade, oh the little sticker that I can or cannot apply to the front grill isn't perfectly sharp to my standards...
I can't wait to see the reactions when the matrix pixel headlights get activated for the US market
The print job definitely needs work but honestly, it looks fine on the car up until you really put your face up to it. The sticker isn't flat like the door stickers, it's a raised plasticy thing that hides it a bit anyway.
Not an excuse - there's no reason for them to have used such low quality printing - but you really don't notice it once it's on the car. Whether you like the design overall is another story, but that'll differ from person to person anyway.
Not an excuse - there's no reason for them to have used such low quality printing - but you really don't notice it once it's on the car. Whether you like the design overall is another story, but that'll differ from person to person anyway.
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Not sure quoting an F1 driver who crashed and died is useful in that context. RIP Senna.
I'm more a Max Verstappen fan anyway
orMax Verstappen said:
Max Verstappen said:
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At least he drives cleanly and drives to win opposed complain about other drivers all the time. In order to be a winner you've got a have winning attitude and expect the best of yourself and your team.
Yes... But come on.... I bet somewhere on his car he has his lucky mascot Polestar performance badge mounted to give him inspiration to win!
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questionable at times, but hey, that's your opinion, mine differs, ends that discussion.
FYI, Ham is an arrogant knob too, so I don't favour either camp. Both shit teams to work with as a contractor too.
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Factually very correct the season just gone, very notable considering the absence of Lewis. But yes it's a bit offtopic but I didn't start throwing F1 quotes around first 😇
Corrected that for you
I've got no idea what they are like to work as a contractor, I guess any company has good and bad experiences. My car is Aston Martin livery green as can be seen above.
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Everyone has their own views of course and while I respect yours Max baby is not a patch on Senna. That Toleman drive in the wet at Monaco in ‘84 was one of the best drives in F1 ever, just beyond amazing. Yes he died in an F1 car but not through any fault of his own.Not sure quoting an F1 driver who crashed and died is useful in that context. RIP Senna.
I'm more a Max Verstappen fan anyway
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What's it for?
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I have a buddy that does custom vinyl. And I’m gonna send him these pics. See if he can make a custom image like this. I’d like to get someone to do something like this on plastic too. The P with the stat as a + is a nice touch. The blue is a good accent color too. Done in the dimensions of the decal included with the performance tune. Or just a little bigger.
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I got mine finally - come on guys who's putting their face right up to their grille? I had to get my phone on macro mode to see the edge fuzziness. From 1+ feet away it looks fine and i have fine vision.
My issue is they sent me side stickers "Mid-Gray" even though my invoice says Light Gray. It's dark writing now on dark car its going to be invisible. Anybody wanna trade? lol
My issue is they sent me side stickers "Mid-Gray" even though my invoice says Light Gray. It's dark writing now on dark car its going to be invisible. Anybody wanna trade? lol
'22 P*2 dual motor, gold, charcoal, performance pilot plus, perf SW upgrade, lowering springs
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Agreed with @styx66. Just got my stickers and immediately opened them to see what the drama is about. Not only is it unnoticeable with the naked eye, but I'm convinced it's not even a printing quality issue.
The fuzziness visible in extreme closeup is due to refraction from the textured surface of the resin cover. To confirm this I took two macro photos from different angles, and the imperfections differ.
I'm having a hard time believing that anyone genuinely finds this visually noticeable, unless their stickers are way worse than mine.
The fuzziness visible in extreme closeup is due to refraction from the textured surface of the resin cover. To confirm this I took two macro photos from different angles, and the imperfections differ.
I'm having a hard time believing that anyone genuinely finds this visually noticeable, unless their stickers are way worse than mine.
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