Dog Chewed Rear Door - replace or repair

[Tom Johnson]

My dog kindly chewed the door on my Model 3.

Photo attached.

Do I have to replace the whole door?

Advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[Tom Johnson]

Here is the photo

 

[cfcubed]

I’d say replace both your dog and the inside door trim. Don’t see how either could be fixed.
For the door panel you could contact service and get a price. Or maybe get one off the bay and DIY.

 

[buckets0fun]

Here is the photo

Replace the door panel. Sub 250$ and 20min of time.

 

[DOOLMTR]

Duct tape it for now. Stupid dogo will do it again.

 

[Accelerate]

Got to be a replace unless you can live with it. I have the Tesla branded Pet Liner for the back seats. It does a good job of protecting the seats and comes with door panels. I have to say I gave up on the door panels because they were constantly falling off. Each time the window returned from the dropped position when the door closed they got looser and would dislodge in short order. I'm not sure they would deter a determined chewer but would offer some protection if you were more successful than I was keeping them in place.

 

[BigNick]

Advice would be greatly appreciated

Feed the dog before driving?

 

[moandtwo]

I feel your pain. My pit bull ate a door handle. What did you end up doing?

 

[father_of_6]

I would eat the dog to show him the error of his ways.