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Textured side cladding

DuckMan

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I've noticed that all the pictures I've seen of Macan EVs have what appears to be smooth side cladding. However, ours is textured (see pics). I believe this is related to offroad 21" wheels, black roof rails, and offroad front facia. Anyone else got these textured sides?

Electric Macan EV Textured side cladding 20241104_154626


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There is an option to get this either in gloss black or carbon fibre.
 
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@Awaz So likely we just have ye Olde standard side blades then. Looks fine with adventurine and offroad bits though.
 

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I believe the default side blade for non-Turbos has the textured pattern in gray like shown in your picture.

If you choose high gloss black, carbon fiber, or exterior color side blades there should be no texture (same for Turbonite on the Turbo).
 
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@driege Well I like dirt in my music and texture on just about everything, so guess it worked out ok. Hope your fall is going super.
 
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There is an option to get this either in gloss black or carbon fibre.
Or body colour. And if it's the Turbo, then you can also spec it in Turbonite.

So, depending on model, there are actually five different configurations possible.
 

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Why are you thinking it’s “cheap”?
However I’ve read that with time, the carbon sideblades become fragile, and uneasy to remove without breaking them (based on Macan ICE)
 

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I opted for body colour and recently I noticed I got some paint transfer across the whole blade. Lucky managed to clean it with WD40. I think having those bits in stock plastic might be a better option if you plan to use the car a lot.
 
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I considered body color, but liked how the contrast affected the design flow with the front offroad fascia and black rails. Not a fan of cladding either, but can't afford a hand formed vintage Ferrari body so there's that.
 
 



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