new grocery bag hook for m3

[linux-works]

new item found on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081VKHZNP

$13

its threaded and screws right in.

nice metal. not plastic.

 

[Kiprich]

Nice, I saw these some time ago, but shipping it to NL was way to expensive. Couldn't find a Dutch site that has these... now I ordered an other clip that I will transform to a bagageholder. But this one is very nice.

 

[bpobill]

Or go to your dealer and buy the factory ones. They cost me $2.60 for both.

 

[Kiprich]

You are talking about the frunk hooks, I dont believe Tesla has trunk hooks?

Or go to your dealer and buy the factory ones. They cost me $2.60 for both.

 

[Kiprich]

Hey, they lowered the shipping costs, will order now

 

[BluestarE3]

If one isn't too concerned with aesthetics, one can just fashion a hook from various hardware store parts.

 

[Tres_Azul]

I used PETG filament to make this one: Smooth self tapping bag hook for Tesla Model 3 trunk by Toucan21 It works great, and is very sturdy with 100% infill. There is another trunk hook design on Thingiverse that looks like the one you posted, but is polymer/3D printed, not metal.

 

[swoozle]

I used PETG filament to make this one: Smooth self tapping bag hook for Tesla Model 3 trunk by Toucan21 It works great, and is very sturdy with 100% infill. There is another trunk hook design on Thingiverse that looks like the one you posted, but is polymer/3D printed, not metal.

I did the same! Looks quite nice and works great. And the PETG is way stronger than any sack of groceries it will ever see.

 

[linux-works]

not sure I agree; petg will not hold onto screw threads all that well, imho. over time, the threads will strip and your bags will be all over the trunk

metal is the right thing for this job.

 

[tct118]

new item found on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081VKHZNP

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$13

its threaded and screws right in.

nice metal. not plastic.

Nice find! Just ordered one

 

[swoozle]

not sure I agree; petg will not hold onto screw threads all that well, imho. over time, the threads will strip and your bags will be all over the trunk

metal is the right thing for this job.

That's not right at all. PETG holds screw threads quite well. If I was hanging 100 pounds from it in Arizona, maybe there'd be a problem. But all it's doing is keeping them from sliding around.

 

[TydalForce]

Ordered one last night, it arrived today
Seems solid. Haven't tied anything around it yet though

 

[linux-works]

That's not right at all. PETG holds screw threads quite well. If I was hanging 100 pounds from it in Arizona, maybe there'd be a problem. But all it's doing is keeping them from sliding around.

are you going to thread a metal nut on the tesla bolt, and just have the bag hook be like a 'big washer' of sorts? that might work.

but it being weight bearing, and just using a press-fit-twist kind of diy thread (no way you can PRINT threads that small), I can't see it lasting very long...

btw, there were some plastic ones that I did use a metal nut on. I didn't like that they were hard to unhook from, but they were cheap and they did fit:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QY38WJD/

similar price, but you get 2 of them. you also get 'river nuts' (LOL! they are rivet nuts, but for some reason, the vendor mis-spelled it and reviewers were going on and on about so-called river-nut tool that was hard to find. damn, that was a funny one!)

 

[Skione65]

^^^^^ this. I had these (the plastic ones with “t wings” and they were a pain to install and let me tell you what a pain in the $&@ to unhook from. Fairly sturdy but It was always expletive inducing to get the bags unhooked. Half the time I had to bend down, half climb/reach into the trunk bent over/looking up and screwing with the bag handles to “jimmy” it eight ways to Sunday to get it off the hook. What I “thought” was a great design (hey look at that the bags won’t slip off)! Ended up being a double edged sword.
Ordered the OP linked metal one in black, came in today and it’s machined BEAUTIFULLY. Screwed right on, snug, seems great. Looks OEM. Two thumbs up!

Ski

 

[linux-works]

yeah, those plastic ones looked good, on paper. but I fought with them and even invented new curse words, trying to get the bags off those hook prongs!

 

[Skione65]

Yep! Man I invented several as well!!!! Plain old just stopped using the hook after a while. Was glad to rip it off today!!!

Ski

 

[Eno Deb]

new item found on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081VKHZNP

$13

its threaded and screws right in.

nice metal. not plastic.

This looks nice. Does it not turn itself loose over time with bags hanging from it?

 

[Skione65]

This looks nice. Does it not turn itself loose over time with bags hanging from it?

Possible. Don’t know.....just installed it today. Haven’t used it yet.

Ski

 

[tct118]

This looks nice. Does it not turn itself loose over time with bags hanging from it?

You could put some Loctite threadlocker to prevent it from coming loose

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Got the metal one in the mail today, and used it for a Target run already.

Meh. It works, but honestly the hook is too aggressive, shallow, and close to the top of the truck, so it's more fiddling than I would like for attaching and removing the bags. It does work though, and is better than nothing. I would like to see a revised design that brings the hooks down and has longer arms with smoother tips to make it easier to use.

I noticed that there is only one exposed screw thread on the right side of my 2020 truck, and nothing on the left side. So as far as I can tell, only one of these can be used. Fortunately I only bought one.