WEST COAST ENERGY: TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE × FACEWHEELS FW165 20"

The Tesla Model 3 Performance takes the clean, minimalist character of the Model 3 and gives it a considerably more aggressive personality. Its low roofline, compact proportions, and smooth body surfaces create a modern performance platform that responds especially well to the right wheel and color combination.

For this build, the Tesla Model 3 Performance is paired with 20-inch Facewheels FW165 custom forged wheels finished in Brushed Red. Combined with the vivid red exterior, the matching red-on-red configuration creates an unapologetically bold look with a strong West Coast-inspired character.

RED × BRUSHED RED

Most custom wheel combinations rely on contrast.

This build takes a completely different approach.

Rather than introducing silver, black, or bronze against the red exterior, the Brushed Red Facewheels FW165 continues the color directly into the wheels, creating a highly coordinated monochromatic appearance.

The brushed finish is what keeps the combination interesting. Light travels across the directional texture of the wheel, producing variations between brighter red highlights and deeper crimson shadows.

The body and wheels belong to the same color family, but they don’t visually disappear into one another.

The result is unmistakably bold.

FACEWHEELS FW165 — FORGED GEOMETRY WITH SERIOUS PRESENCE

The Facewheels FW165 brings an intricate, performance-focused multi-spoke design to the clean surfaces of the Model 3.

Its angular spoke architecture creates multiple intersecting lines and sculpted surfaces across the wheel face. The design extends visually toward the outer edge of the barrel, giving the wheel a larger and more dramatic appearance.

That complexity creates an effective contrast with Tesla’s minimalist exterior design.

The body stays clean.

The wheels provide the detail.

20-INCH STAGGERED PROPORTIONS

This Model 3 Performance uses a staggered configuration:

20 × 9J FRONT
20 × 10J REAR

The wider rear configuration gives the car a stronger visual foundation and emphasizes its performance-oriented stance.

At 20 inches, the Facewheels FW165 fills the Model 3’s wheel arches with considerably more presence, while the intricate spoke structure prevents the wheels from appearing visually heavy.

From the side, the combination creates a lower, wider, and more purposeful appearance.

BRUSHED RED CHANGES WITH THE LIGHT

The finish becomes especially important when both the body and wheels share such a strong color.

Brushed Red introduces texture into what could otherwise become a completely uniform red-on-red combination.

Under brighter lighting, the brushed surfaces reveal vivid highlights along the individual spokes. Recessed areas become darker, emphasizing the depth and complexity of the Facewheels FW165 design.

As the lighting changes, so does the personality of the wheel.

That variation gives the monochromatic configuration much more visual dimension.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE

The Model 3 has become a familiar sight, which makes creating a genuinely distinctive example increasingly difficult.

This build does not attempt to be subtle.

The vivid red exterior, matching Brushed Red forged wheels, aggressive spoke geometry, and staggered 20-inch proportions completely change the personality of the car.

There is a strong West Coast custom-car influence here: coordinated color, dramatic wheel presence, and a willingness to make the wheels an essential part of the vehicle’s identity rather than simply an accessory.

It is expressive, energetic, and intentionally different.

MONOCHROMATIC, NOT MONOTONOUS

Red-on-red can easily become overwhelming if every surface looks identical.

Here, the difference in material and texture prevents that from happening.

The smooth painted bodywork reflects its surroundings differently from the directional brushed surfaces of the forged wheels. That distinction creates enough separation to preserve the shape and detail of the Facewheels FW165.

From a distance, the car presents one cohesive red theme.

Up close, the forged construction and brushed texture reveal significantly more detail.

FORGED TO STAND APART

Customization is ultimately about creating an identity.

On this Tesla Model 3 Performance, the 20-inch Facewheels FW165 takes an unconventional monochromatic approach, pairing the red exterior with an equally expressive Brushed Red forged finish.

With staggered proportions and an intricate forged design, this isn’t simply a Model 3 with aftermarket wheels.

It is a complete visual statement.

TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE × FACEWHEELS FW165 20"

20 × 9J FRONT. 20 × 10J REAR.

RED × BRUSHED RED. CUSTOM FORGED.

FACEWHEELS — FORGED TO STAND APART.