My DIY Rear Facing Jump Seats Retrofit (with Service Bulletin / Official Instructions)

[Scrumper]

darn it...now I do need the bumper reinforcement, got the wrong one off EBAY!

 

[David.85D]

Sorry. Yeah. They are hard to find. The Tesla name is “crossmember” if it helps in your searching

 

[David.85D]

Just noticed this part on eBay. It’s the hard to find rear crossmember. Looks like the seller has 3 or 4 in different listings.

1015811-S0-B

TESLA MODEL S REBAR BEAM REAR CROSSMEMBER 2015 2016 1015811-S0-B OEM TESLA MODEL S REBAR BEAM REAR CROSSMEMBER 2015 2016 1015811-S0-B OEM | eBay

 

[rsss]

Anyone that have retrofitted the rear facing seats for a car manuafactured after they discontinued the factory installation? Waiting for delivery of a 2019 Model S and really wants the seats..

 

[MP3Mike]

Anyone that have retrofitted the rear facing seats for a car manuafactured after they discontinued the factory installation? Waiting for delivery of a 2019 Model S and really wants the seats..

I thought Elon said that they could still be added to new orders "off-menu". Is that not the case?

 

[Wratran]

I have the executive seat package...with little creativity I got the rear facing seat to latch to the 2nd row

No I have a 6 seaters. Total cost is $1700 on eBay

 

[Wratran]

Here is the USB fan to circulate air...works very well. It sucking air from the 2 side tunnel

 

[David.85D]

Anyone that have retrofitted the rear facing seats for a car manuafactured after they discontinued the factory installation? Waiting for delivery of a 2019 Model S and really wants the seats..

If you are willing to remove the hatch area carpet, I can walk you through the things to look for...

 

[Wratran]

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[rsss]

Tried installing the rear facing seats today in my 2019 Model S but the strikers are too short? (Article number 1013629-00-C)

The manual have B for 1st generation and D for 2nd generation but not C.. If i order 1013629-00-D, do you think it will fit?

 

[Vinade]

Tried installing the rear facing seats today in my 2019 Model S but the strikers are too short? (Article number 1013629-00-C)

The manual have B for 1st generation and D for 2nd generation but not C.. If i order 1013629-00-D, do you think it will fit?

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Yes they should fit, the 00-D are longer than this.

Be prepared to wait for them though... took 2-3 months for mine last year

 

[Wratran]

Just put a bolt spacer between the fender and latch to push it out toward the center....might have to get a longer bolt.

I have it to do to mine and it works fine

 

[Yoitskenn]

How can I determine if I need the crossmember. Some ppl said that the early models came equipped with it. I have a 2013 without RFS but am looking to install it. Will I need the crossmember???

 

[Wratran]

The rear cross member is not required to anchor the seat.

It acts as impact absorption in a rear end collision....so a safety item

Read thru the link that I post above...there is a cut-off year model

 

[David.85D]

How can I determine if I need the crossmember. Some ppl said that the early models came equipped with it. I have a 2013 without RFS but am looking to install it. Will I need the crossmember???

There’s a good chance on very early cars (maybe first 5000-7000, don’t know exactly). After that, the crossmember was just installed with the seats.

Also, Look at the instructions posted in entry #1 of this thread. That gives some of that information and also lists a very small number of cars that can’t be retrofitted.

 

[Grunds]

Anyone run into an issue where the top latch isn’t making contact to the back of the seat? I took off the adjustment panel, loosened the 4 nuts and it still won’t latch into place.
My strikers are making good contact I just can’t get the top to latch.

 

[David.85D]

Anyone run into an issue where the top latch isn’t making contact to the back of the seat? I took off the adjustment panel, loosened the 4 nuts and it still won’t latch into place.
My strikers are making good contact I just can’t get the top to latch.

I had no trouble. Done it a few times now. Are the second row seats locked into place properly?

might try loosening the hip strikers (or even removing) just to see if you can get it to latch under any circumstances.

Also check the latches reset correctly and aren’t remaining in the locked position. (You can try to cycle it with a screwdriver).

 

[tashfeen]

Tried installing the rear facing seats today in my 2019 Model S but the strikers are too short? (Article number 1013629-00-C)

The manual have B for 1st generation and D for 2nd generation but not C.. If i order 1013629-00-D, do you think it will fit?

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I am having this same issue. Did you use the next gen strikers or use the bolt hack?

 

[tashfeen]

Just put a bolt spacer between the fender and latch to push it out toward the center....might have to get a longer bolt.

I have it to do to mine and it works fine

What size did you use? I was thinking of getting several washers with a longer screw. I need about 0.5 to 1 cm on each side.