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Auto open frunk for $15 [non electric]
- Thread starter john94si
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How is this worth posting? This is available at all sites that sell aftermarket parts for Teslas for years.
That's why you add an external handle that mounts flush to the license plate.
That's why you add an external handle that mounts flush to the license plate.
Those suck. I bought a set and the trunk opens up 4" shorter than it does with the OEM struts.
El joe
Active Member
Yeah, mentioned the shorter opening in my post. That and the fact that it’s a bit harder to close are drawbacks. I like that it pops open fairly wide on its own, so the pros outweigh the cons IMO.
Because it was reported as an affiliate link on amazon, as opposed to just a regular link. Affiliate links are not allowed
Rothgarr
Active Member
If it helps, I did an install/review of these things a couple of years ago (but I got the EVannnex ones, same thing)
i did not use an affiliate.. just copied the link from browser
nomis_nehc
Member
Yah I think this is the driver for most people to get the powered frunk. It's not so much opening is the issue, it's the closing that people want to solve so they won't accidentally damage the hood.
Yeah, whoever reported that as an affiliate link was wrong. The original link, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...sin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=tmc064-20 is not an affiliate link. If it was an affiliate link, the "&tag=tmc064-20" part would have contained the affiliate's account reference. "tmc064-20" is just a referring site reference number for Amazon's own statistics, and NOT an affiliate account.
If it helps you mods out, any time you see "tmc064-20" after the "&tag," it is NOT an affiliate link.
If it helps you mods out, any time you see "tmc064-20" after the "&tag," it is NOT an affiliate link.
Fernand
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I've had both trunk and frunk struts upgraded, and a lighter spring on the frunk latch, with no problems in 2 years. You should always gently use 2 hands, like Tesla says, or center one hand, to close the frunk, no matter which struts are installed. I can't imagine how a slightly stronger strut would warp the hood.
In cold weather they can get sluggish: you need to make sure the balls are clean, free of residual paint, and well lubed. The strut heads with a metal socket are more robust if you're paranoid about wear and the ball then popping out. That allegedly did happen to one guy on his trunk.
There was talk of the opening being abrupt. In a week or so it settles in, and It's then nice and smooth. It's an appropriately simple and inexpensive way to solve what is, after all, a 1st world problem. The new factory stuff is one thing, but I sure can't see spending many hundreds on Chinese retrofit kits that can conflict with activation from the display and the Tesla app.
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In cold weather they can get sluggish: you need to make sure the balls are clean, free of residual paint, and well lubed. The strut heads with a metal socket are more robust if you're paranoid about wear and the ball then popping out. That allegedly did happen to one guy on his trunk.
There was talk of the opening being abrupt. In a week or so it settles in, and It's then nice and smooth. It's an appropriately simple and inexpensive way to solve what is, after all, a 1st world problem. The new factory stuff is one thing, but I sure can't see spending many hundreds on Chinese retrofit kits that can conflict with activation from the display and the Tesla app.
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Just read some of the reviews on the Basenor struts. Looks like it's $25 for struts and $950 for new glass when a strut fails and cracks it.
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