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How to install homelink module?
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Actually I found the connector for an M3 LR delivered in Dec-2019 right under the frunk latch, accessible by removing the frunk (NOT the bumper). I do agree there is most likely a bracket mounting behind the bumper and in front of the frunk latch but removing the front bumper takes a LOT more work.
- Bumper removal - Tesla Model 3 Front Bumper Removal (1+ hours)
- Frunk removal - How To Remove The Tesla Model 3 Frunk (5 minutes)
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Cause DIY is cool and waiting for Tesla mobile service stinks lol
That's if you can even get Tesla mobile service at all, see postings from the disadvantaged M3 owners Owings Mill, MD, a visit to the SC was all they could get.But I go agree with you...
- I verbally recommended typical M3 owners just pay the $300 for device and install in the video I made of the process: Tesla M3 HomeLink Module Install - DIY overview. "Pick your poison..."
- My actual reason for being so detailed with a DIY option is there should be ABSOLUTELY no reason for the $97 Tesla mobile service call appointment. Homelink features SHOULD be a remote OTA activation. If Tesla would manage their software feature updates better, DIY would be $150. Half the price
I had no extra fee beyond the $300. Didn’t matter if it was mobile service or at the SC. Maybe because I’m 250 miles away. The price seems high, except if you were to buy it as an option on most cars, it wouldn’t be less. I did upgrade/replace our opener in anticipation, and got a WiFi opener that can be accessed by app as well for $230, plus a few hours of my time, so I get the cost thing, but the Tesla Homelink is pretty cool, opening and closing as you drive up or drive away. No fooling around with the buttons.
Why not? I would agree too it, explaining that homelink requires a $200 activation fee.
edit (sorry for the old/10) the topic was bumped.
WilliamG
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What if the unit isn't hooked up properly and causes a short etc? Are you going to expect Tesla to cover the cost? Liability-wise it's just not a good idea for Tesla to cover it.
I don’t think they would cover it if they found out it was caused by the shorted homelink unit,
WilliamG
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Right, but if Tesla installed any of these things it would definitely be covered. But if you do the installation, they could deny a warranty claim.
Skotty
2014 S P85 | 2023 F-150L
Where’s the home link “button” these days? Do you find it works at decent distance? I have a neighbor, who I haven’t met yet, have to get out of his car and use the actual remote because the screen isn’t working (seen him sit in the car and push the button on the screen angrily)
It’s programmed to start at however many feet away you want. The mobile guy set mine up for 50 feet and seems to reliably work. It could go further, but I haven’t needed to try it. There’s no button to push. It does show up on the screen - upper right. It turns green when it gets near the door. There is an option to over-ride it. It tells you what it’s about to do before it does it.
- My actual reason for being so detailed with a DIY option is there should be ABSOLUTELY no reason for the $97 Tesla mobile service call appointment. Homelink features SHOULD be a remote OTA activation. If Tesla would manage their software feature updates better, DIY would be $150. Half the price
Problem is, they don’t make those Homelink modules. They come from Gentex. Tesla is paying a HomeLink license fee to Gentex for every one of those modules. So even if they installed it and left it deactivated at the factory, Tesla would be paying Gentex for it. And given the cost of the module elsewhere, I suspect that’s not an insignificant license.
Do you really think the rest of the auto supplier industry is setup to work that way?
The auto industry SUCKS at software. They don’t understand it, they don’t do it well, and it’s not in their DNA. They sell parts and pieces - why would they even consider something consumer friendly? Just sell more widgets!
Potential Homelink customer question here: Since the Tesla Homelink module can't tell if my garage is open vs. closed, can you program it to always respond to manual input as opposed to distance/automatic?
I've had Homelink on my BMWs and liked it... of course it's a button you press under the rear-view mirror with the BMWs.
I've had Homelink on my BMWs and liked it... of course it's a button you press under the rear-view mirror with the BMWs.
Absolutely. For me, I have to park in the driveway (Previous homeowner carved out part of the garage into living space - now it’s not deep enough to fit a freakin’ car.) We have two garage doors - when I leave home, sometimes I use the left, sometimes the right. So I have Homelink set for me to manually close the garage door, but when I arrive home, it opens the left door automatically. Pretty spiffy.
