Placing a Tesla order does not lock in every detail right away. Between the day you order and the day you take delivery, you can still adjust much of the build through your Tesla Account. But the window closes earlier than most buyers expect, and a few things can’t be touched no matter when you ask.
According to Tesla’s own support FAQ, “you can modify your Tesla’s configuration until the final invoice appears in your Tesla Account.” Until that point, you can typically change exterior color, wheels, interior color, and options like Enhanced Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (Supervised) directly from your account’s design page. Tesla is explicit about one tradeoff, though: any change you make “may delay your delivery date,” since a new configuration can mean waiting for a different build to become available.
Delivery timing itself is adjustable too, but on a shorter clock. Per Tesla’s delivery-day support page, you can reschedule your delivery appointment from the Tesla app by opening your pre-delivery tasks, going to the Scheduling tab, and tapping Reschedule to pick a new date and time. That self-service option disappears once you’re inside 48 hours of your scheduled delivery — after that, you’d need to reach your delivery location or advisor directly.
Once Tesla generates your final invoice, self-service editing ends. In practice, that’s the point where your order has effectively been matched to a specific vehicle moving through production or transport, and the configuration is set. If you need a change after that stage, Tesla’s guidance points you back to your account or advisor rather than the design page itself — but there’s no guarantee the request can be accommodated, since it depends on where the vehicle already is in the delivery pipeline.
How to make a change
Log into your Tesla Account (web or app), find your order, and look for the edit-design option on the order page. If you don’t see it, that’s usually a sign your invoice has already been generated. From there, your options are to contact your Tesla advisor, use the in-app chat, or call your assigned delivery location to ask what’s still possible.
Canceling and reordering is always an option if a change can’t be made directly, but it isn’t free. Every Tesla order carries a one-time, non-refundable order fee, and per Tesla’s support page, cancellation itself is done in the app under Vehicle Details, then Manage, then Request to Cancel. Weigh that against simply working with an advisor to adjust the existing order first.
The short version: color, wheels, interior, and software options are flexible right up until your final invoice is issued, and your delivery date is flexible up until 48 hours before your appointment. Everything past those points requires a human at Tesla, not a menu in the app.
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