Oof. That’s a bright reminder of a bad idea.
This holiday season, many vehicle owners turned to a glitzy holiday trend: covering their vehicles with colorful lights. Sure, the move turned a TikTok user’s Tesla Model X into a rolling Christmas tree. However, it might have been better in concept than execution.
A TikTok user claims to have ‘ruined’ his pricey Tesla Model X SUV with hundreds of pieces of tape and holiday lights
TikTok user “platinumxcenter” received a heaping helping of regret as a stocking stuffer this year. Rather than sticking a fake “Rudolph” nose and antlers on his Tesla EV, the TikToker turned to a roll of Christmas lights and tape. He attached the lights using hundreds of individual pieces of tape applied right to the vehicle’s pearly white paint.
It looked the part for the holidays, brandishing many little bulbs around every surface of the luxury EV SUV. However, each stringy, degrading piece of tape left gummy residue on the Tesla Model X’s paint. Understandably, the Model X’s owner was disturbed by the mess. “RIP to my $100,000 car,” he complained in a TikTok post.
“Who let me do this, and why did no one tell me this was going to happen?” We can only assume he was joking because it seems like common sense. Whatever that is. In his next post, he removes each clumpy piece of tape in a time-lapse video. Bummer.
Other viewers chose to slam the EV SUV without mention of the festive lighting. “It’s okay it’s just a tesla,” one viewer commented. A couple of viewers responded by claiming the Tesla Model X is hardly worth what the TikTok user claimed. “Where is the $100k car,” a commenter said. Another viewer joked, “Is there 70k in the trunk?”
Mind you, the 2025 Tesla Model X Plaid starts at around $96,630, a striking distance from that $100,000 mark. In fact, adding a hue like Pearl White Multi-Coat and the optional 22-inch Turbine wheels will push that price tag way beyond the six-figure threshold. However, the entry-level Model X All-Wheel Drive has a starting price closer to $80,000.
