New Model S roof rack from Tesla

[Duckjybe]

Thanks for the pics.

Can you tell me if the racks are fairly level in a fore and aft direction? For skis it won't matter much, but when I cartop my 26-foot single racing scull it would be disadvantageous to have the front a lot higher than the back.

Unfortunately they are not level. The rear bar is lower.

 

[cmarshack]

Has anyone come up with a 3D printable solution or make these "sock" available to the rest of us? I put some tape over the back of mine and it definitely makes a difference. I would love a more permanent solution, but don't want to re-create the wheel if someone has already done the heavy lifting.

Instead of a sock, what about an insert to snap into place once it's mounted? I bet I could design and 3D print out some covers for this area. That does look like it would make a bunch of noise. For the price you pay for them, that's not ideal.

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Here is a pic of my "silencing sock" for the Tesla Whisbar rack. This is a prototype and a final version would have black thread. Also one side is longer than the other as I wasn't sure if the shorter sock would stay put, but both did over the winter.
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[robby]

Designing and 3D printing a smooth surface insert has been on my to-do list for a while. If you come up with something, please post it. Otherwise I'm hoping to get to it in a month or so.

 

[Chris TX]

Has anyone come up with a 3D printable solution or make these "sock" available to the rest of us? I put some tape over the back of mine and it definitely makes a difference. I would love a more permanent solution, but don't want to re-create the wheel if someone has already done the heavy lifting.

If someone is willing to let me borrow one of the mounts, I can design and print one out. And yes, I have the pano roof with the mount points, to test. PM me, if interested.