Backing up protection

[tguer21]

For the tow bar (the receiver). Never. 99.9% of vehicles you cannot remove the “receiver”. The receiver is the “tow bar”. Maybe leaving the ball on in some places is a problem. But I have never heard of such a thing. Getting hit without the hitch will do plenty of damage too. Half the vehicles around here have them on. Recreational lake. I think it’s better to hit the hitch on a minor hit. On a major hit it won’t make much difference. That’s the way I look at it.

Can you tell me make and model of whatever hitch it is you have?

 

[KentuckyX]

You mean instead of the video game updates we've been getting?

Folks, we have a winner - “Post of the Day”!

 

[KentuckyX]

Does tesla provide a feature i can turn on to prevent backing up collision protection? I cant find anything that talks about that after searching and searching.

this morning i backed into a car as i pulled out of my drive way. There was no beep or alert whatsoever. Completely my fault.

Im having a bad season in life and was just absentminded and “lost.”

i now have a brand new damaged tesla...ive had it only for a month. Im so upset with myself and hoping there is some feature that can help me not be such a dumb person in the future.

Seriously, accidents happen; don’t beat yourself up about it. The very day I picked up my Model 3 at the delivery center 100 miles from my house, as I was turning into my neighborhood and 1/4 mile from home, I curbed my back right wheel. I felt so stupid but then realized it’s only a car and things could always be worse. I took it to a wheel repair shop the next day and $125 later, nobody could tell. Tomorrow will be a better day.

 

[mswlogo]

Can you tell me make and model of whatever hitch it is you have?

I keep the Tesla tow bar (receiver) in year round and it can provide some protection.

But in the summer I'm constantly towing stuff here and there and I just leave the "ball mount" (or hitch) on. It does add more devious protection but that's not the primary reason I leave it on, it's because I need it to often.

I think the one I have was made by Bully and is stainless.

It's a lot like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/CURT-45295-Loaded-Ball-Mount/dp/B001EOWR70

My ball looks like this, notice it's up side down from typical drop. But works out perfect height wise for most things. It never scraps or anything.