So the head rest in all Tesla's have to be one of the most ridiculous parts of the whole car.
Maybe this post will help someone out there.
They are unadjustable which is complely insane (I have a very tall sitting height)
They are very narrow necessitating one driver position which is very fatiguing for the human body over long periods of time (no oportunites to adjust seat position, circulation, ect.)
So, I went to the local junkyard (yes, you read that right, get used to Tesla ownership!) and choose a couple of headrests that matched my interior color and bar width specifications.
I am very much more happy with these headrests, my neck is really thanking me after a long road trip. These may not be perfect because I may take them to a machine shop to get them bent back a bit (but there are already SOOOOO much better than the Tesla ones.
I used velro tape for the seat back to get it to stick back up. I actually had to gorilla glue the velcro tape onto the seat and seat back becuase in hot temps the velcro tape did not cut it. (you could also take the head rest to a machine shop to get it the bars extended so they hold up the seat back as they should.
If you find a head rest that you like and does't fit into the seat, you could take it to a machine shop with the orginal head rest and have them retrofit the new one to work
Here is a pict of my final product. I pulled these off an older BMW.
Note to Tesla: Hey, you make a pretty amazing car when it comes to autonomous driving and electric/batt technology. Your car sucks in many other ways. Keep the things you do well and copy other auto manufactures who have been doing the rest for a 100 years or so (ergonomics, seats, steering wheels, ect) and you will be much better off.
Maybe this post will help someone out there.
They are unadjustable which is complely insane (I have a very tall sitting height)
They are very narrow necessitating one driver position which is very fatiguing for the human body over long periods of time (no oportunites to adjust seat position, circulation, ect.)
So, I went to the local junkyard (yes, you read that right, get used to Tesla ownership!) and choose a couple of headrests that matched my interior color and bar width specifications.
I am very much more happy with these headrests, my neck is really thanking me after a long road trip. These may not be perfect because I may take them to a machine shop to get them bent back a bit (but there are already SOOOOO much better than the Tesla ones.
I used velro tape for the seat back to get it to stick back up. I actually had to gorilla glue the velcro tape onto the seat and seat back becuase in hot temps the velcro tape did not cut it. (you could also take the head rest to a machine shop to get it the bars extended so they hold up the seat back as they should.
If you find a head rest that you like and does't fit into the seat, you could take it to a machine shop with the orginal head rest and have them retrofit the new one to work
Here is a pict of my final product. I pulled these off an older BMW.
Note to Tesla: Hey, you make a pretty amazing car when it comes to autonomous driving and electric/batt technology. Your car sucks in many other ways. Keep the things you do well and copy other auto manufactures who have been doing the rest for a 100 years or so (ergonomics, seats, steering wheels, ect) and you will be much better off.