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Frunk easy close spring mod
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Leafdriver333
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I thought I might start throwing in $1 bills in my frunk to become rich like him someday...
insaneoctane
Well-Known Member
Short one.
My car is over a year old. Struts might be getting weak? How far do you need to lift your frunk before it swings open? Mine takes about 24"!
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chronopc
Active Member
The HD short spring works for me too. Makes a different noise when opening and closing now, but so much easier to close.
chronopc
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This morning I use the touchscreen to open the frunk and when I got to the frunk, it didn't look open. It tried it again a few times and it just made a clicking noise. However, when I pushed the frunk back in and opened the frunk with my phone it did pop up. Maybe the HD spring is barely strong enough to pop open the frunk. I'll keep an eye on it and report back.
I’ve noticed the same thing. If I haven’t opened the frunk in a while, it barely pops up with my 2-spring setup. But immediately afterwards, it’ll open up more. So it seems that something in the mechanism “seizes” up after time requiring more force to open, which the stock spring overcomes.
insaneoctane
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Tesla engineers are probably reading this thread laughing.
chronopc
Active Member
They need to get back to work and focus on working on an update to the farting function.
follow.johnny
FSD Beta Tester
I've been using the frunk more often the past few days with the new spring mod and haven't encounter any opening issues for the HD spring. I'll continue using it for this week and report back as well. Thanks for your update tho! I'll keep an eye on opening size and any odd noises.
I hope they aren't laughing when they read about owners denting their aluminum hoods or being too afraid of doing so when closing the frunk that they just avoided using it entirely.
The latter was me before I swapped the spring out.
I hope they aren't laughing when they read about owners denting their aluminum hoods or being too afraid of doing so when closing the frunk that they just avoided using it entirely.
The latter was me before I swapped the spring out.
just picked up my 3 from miramar service san diego,
seems there's some service bulletin regarding the frunk latch...
I previously installed the self opening struts, and had not
done the spring mod discussed here.
after the service bulletin, the pressure required to latch the frunk
(last inch of movement to close & latch) has almost doubled?!?
when I mentioned this, no one in the service dept would own what
ever it is they had done... somehow they related the self opening
struts with additional force required to latch the frunk...
making the frunk all that MORE user unfriendly!!!
this after deflating my tire pressure (after being told not to adjust)
and draining the wiper fluid for a cracked windshield replacement?
look, I get you might want to drain the fluid to replace the windshield,
how about replacing the fluid afterwards? wish I'd have thought to
cycle the wipers before leaving service dept!
I somehow wish the service dept would NOT wander into areas
that don't need attention, seems service bulletin didn't include
assessing if frunk latch was operating properly?
I would WARN those visiting their service depts to NOT adjust
the frunk latch per service bulletin until AFTER assessing if the
latch is functioning properly, or suffer the inattention this service.
I keep hoping that tesla will differentiate themselves from the
usual poor service and inattention to detail in the auto industry.
sadly the new boss is same as the old boss!
Leafdriver333
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I just tested mine.
It still opens well. And easy to close.
I love this mod.
It still opens well. And easy to close.
I love this mod.
This is the 19 pound spring I used from Home Depot. It worked well with original struts. The original spring is at the top of the attached photo:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-8-in-x-2-1-2-in-and-5-8-in-x-3-1-4-in-Zinc-Plated-Extension-Spring-4-pack-16089/202045478
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It’s easier than the original set up, but not as easy as the one in the i1Tesla video. I’d say it’s very easy to close though.
I just changed the spring on my month-old model 3 (with the stock struts.) with the small Everbilt spring mentioned earlier on this thread.
Link: Everbilt 5/8 in. x 2-1/2 in. and 5/8 in. x 3-1/4 in. Zinc-Plated Extension Spring (4-pack)-16089 - The Home Depot
It does not consistently lift the frunk lid when unlocked. It's easier enough to pry up with your fingers when this happens. But folks might want to know it may not work for them.
Link: Everbilt 5/8 in. x 2-1/2 in. and 5/8 in. x 3-1/4 in. Zinc-Plated Extension Spring (4-pack)-16089 - The Home Depot
It does not consistently lift the frunk lid when unlocked. It's easier enough to pry up with your fingers when this happens. But folks might want to know it may not work for them.
The HD spring with the stock struts worked on my car at first, but then this evening after not opening the frunk for a few days, it wouldn't open enough to get my fingers under the edge, even after I pushed the frunk in and popped the open button a few times. Finally had to use a couple of pry tools to open it. I put the stock spring back in.
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