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I asked yesterday while asking for homelink install on my Model Y. “Tesla employees are not allowed to install 3rd party equipment”. Tech said they just received service bulletin on how to retrofit install Tesla hitch. Cost unknown..I take it the Eco hitch is not something a Tesla Service Center would be interesting in installing? I'd be happy to pay them 300-400 (still come out ahead vs factory). I am only hitching mountain bikes. I live in the midwest and these Teslas, especially the Y, are a pretty rare bird so I'd be hesitant to take it anywhere to have it placed on as I'd question their competency. I feel like given an afternoon I would be able to do it, but I foresee frustration and unexpected issues I'd rather not deal with.
When I insert either of my 1up racks, I simply place it about the thickness of my hand from the bumper and tighten it down. I use a velcro strap as an insurance in case the rack loosens up, but I have never had this happen to me on any of my 1up racks.How close is your 1up rack sitting to your bumper in the "up or store" position? Mine is touching the bumper even with the rack extended all the way out as far as it can go with the tow hitch lock installed.
When I insert either of my 1up racks, I simply place it about the thickness of my hand from the bumper and tighten it down. I use a velcro strap as an insurance in case the rack loosens up, but I have never had this happen to me on any of my 1up racks.
No I do not, and none of my 1up racks have come with a pin either. The friction ball is enough to hold it in place without it moving. If you fail to tighten the bolt with the supplied allen wrench, I could see disaster happening. I have driven from NM to the CA coast and back with 4 bikes on the hitch with zero issues though. This is on my Chevy truck and not the Tesla, but the receiver is a 2" on the truck, so same fit.interesting, so to clarify you don’t use a perpendicular cross pin through the hitch?
once I accidentally drove 20 miles without my hitch pin in without the rack falling off. Apparently the downward force on the hitch insert created more friction than the drag to pull it out.
Are you using the OEM hitch or 3rd party? Can you get to the minimum insertion point on the 1up rack with a hand’s worth of clearance from the bumper?When I insert either of my 1up racks, I simply place it about the thickness of my hand from the bumper and tighten it down. I use a velcro strap as an insurance in case the rack loosens up, but I have never had this happen to me on any of my 1up racks.
Me also! Going OEM just solves a lot of potential problems. To save a few hundred dollars, but then to wonder about software updates is not worth it to me. What happens if Tesla charges 3 or 4 hundred for turning on the towing software? In addition, without an OEM hitch and install, might there be some warranty or safety issues down the road?This video convinced me to go with the OEM hitch. Yes it’s more expensive but I like that installation is taken care of and I get full integration.