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#41
Hello everyone- Well order my Y 3 weeks ago and I have ordered the hitch. I enjoyed reading all the threads. One question I have is my trailer has 3 pin plug on it, and when I had a hitch put on at U Haul for my last car it also had a 3 pin plug. So, looking through the manual I see this comes fitted with a 7 pin round plug, with that said, is there a conversion plug I can buy, do I have to get the plug totally rewired?
Looking forward to getting the car and enjoying all the great advice on this forum.Thanks All! :)
 
#42
RobDeBank said:
Hello everyone- Well order my Y 3 weeks ago and I have ordered the hitch. I enjoyed reading all the threads.
One question I have is my trailer has 3 pin plug on it, and when I had a hitch put on at U Haul for my last car it also had a 3 pin plug.
So, looking through the manual I see this comes fitted with a 7 pin round plug, with that said,
is there a conversion plug I can buy, do I have to get the plug totally rewired?
Looking forward to getting the car and enjoying all the great advice on this forum.Thanks All! :)
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There are special adapters to do this, look for example at etrailer.com:

7-Way RV to 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector Adapter

Note: I'm not sure if this is exactly the one you need,
watch the included video for additional information.

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#47
Ordered the add on hitch from Tesla almost two weeks ago (June 26)order was confirmed and said I’d be notified when it ships. I still haven’t heard anything.
It should be shipping to the service center and the order status says “en route to service center”.

Has anyone else ordered and received it yet?
 
#49
PalmBeachPaul said:
You can pick up a round to 3pin /Ground flat connector at any Home Depot, Lowes or auto parts store. They are very common to most hitch wiring packages. Nothing unique to Tesla.
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Thanks Paul!! Ill take a look.
I ordered my Y on 6/24 with the hitch. I am assuming I won't see the car much before the end of August, then I am not holding my breath on what's been posted onTesla delivery times
 
#50
ACAG said:
When a bicycle carrier is placed in the tow hitch, do the sensors stay on in the rear or does tow mode disable that?
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If a bike rack is attached and you do not change into towing mode, you will get a graphic that indicates something is near your rear bumper and you will get a beeping sound when backing up. If you put the car in Tow mode, the graphic clears but you lose some autonomous driving features such as navigate on autopilot, etc. I just leave it in standard mode, ignore the graphic, and find the beep on backup to be minimally annoying and sometimes helpful when backing out of a parking spot in a busy parking lot.
 
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#51
My Tesla accessory hitch finally arrived at service center yesterday.

I never received an email that it shipped but did get a prompt reply from Tesla when I inquired of the status and was given the tracking number.

Based on the confirmation of shipping I went ahead and scheduled mobile service installation, first available was 15 days out (service center first available was 3 weeks!) Tesla really needs to build more service capacity in Northern Virginia.

Ordered hitch Friday 6/26, shipped Tuesday 7/7, Arrived Service Center Tuesday 14th.
 
#52
I ordered my hitch 6/30. Didn't hear anything up until yesterday when I emailed Tesla and they told me it had already arrived at my service center. I called my service center and they didn't know anything about it. We scheduled an appointment to get it installed, and they told me I would have to leave my car there overnight for the service... why?

I later got a text "Did you already purchase this online to have it shipped to the service center to complete install?" That's it, no reference to what they were talking about. So I assumed they meant the hitch, and I told them my story and asked about mobile service/why I would need to leave the car at Tesla.

I got a response this morning saying mobile service can't do the job, and I could wait for the car but it is their first install so they are quoting 3 hours. Then they followed that up saying they just realized they don't have all the parts they need and will be ordering those as well.
 
#53
DDrawer said:
I ordered my hitch 6/30. Didn't hear anything up until yesterday when I emailed Tesla and they told me it had already arrived at my service center. I called my service center and they didn't know anything about it. We scheduled an appointment to get it installed, and they told me I would have to leave my car there overnight for the service... why?

I later got a text "Did you already purchase this online to have it shipped to the service center to complete install?" That's it, no reference to what they were talking about. So I assumed they meant the hitch, and I told them my story and asked about mobile service/why I would need to leave the car at Tesla.

I got a response this morning saying mobile service can't do the job, and I could wait for the car but it is their first install so they are quoting 3 hours. Then they followed that up saying they just realized they don't have all the parts they need and will be ordering those as well.
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yeah, I was surprised when I was able to set up a mobile service for this knowing it requires removal of the bumper cover etc, hopefully won’t have to wait another 3 weeks when they figure out the mobile tech can’t do this the day before my appointment.
 
#54
#55
my MY goes in next week to get the hitch installed, and a small rattle to get figured out, and the heat pump acoustic cover installed. They ordered a few things, including LOWER TRUNK ASSEMBLY Part #: 1508656-00-D for the hitch install. We'll see how it goes next week!
 
#56
I was notified of these parts being ordered today in case anyone is curious:
  1. M3 BODYSIDE LAMP CONNECTOR GASKET
    Part #: 1453382-00-A
    Order Date: July 16, 2020
  2. M3 BODYSIDE LAMP T-STUD GASKET
    Part #: 1453381-00-A
    Order Date: July 16, 2020
  3. FOAM SEAL, MY REAR PANEL
    Part #: 1554099-00-A
    Order Date: July 16, 2020
  4. LOWER TRUNK ASSEMBLY
    Part #: 1508656-00-D
    Order Date: July 16, 2020
 
#57
DFibRL8R said:
yeah, I was surprised when I was able to set up a mobile service for this knowing it requires removal of the bumper cover etc, hopefully won’t have to wait another 3 weeks when they figure out the mobile tech can’t do this the day before my appointment.
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As predicted, email today, the day before mobile appointment to install the hitch (which was scheduled and confirmed by Tesla 2 weeks ago) that the install would now be at the service center. At least they will get it in this Friday.
 
#59
Flybuddy said:
How long did it take for the hitch to arrive at the service center after you ordered? I ordered on 7/17 and have an appt on 7/30 but there's no shipping info.
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I ordered hitch late Friday 6/26, it shipped Tuesday 7/7, Arrived Service Center Tuesday 7/14.

Try sending an email to [email protected]

I did and they answered very fast (few hours) and gave me a tracking number.
 
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