Hello Everyone,
I installed my Teslaunch stalks this past weekend and wanted to post my installation notes and general review. Note that I received my stalk kit for free as part of a giveaway from Teslaunch. I am otherwise unaffiliated with the company.
The installation video from Teslaunch is very good.
Use that as the basis for your install. I will provide some pictures and commentary as I go.
Tools you will need:
Small screwdriver to press the lever to remove the airbag
10mm Allen socket and Breaker bar to remove the bolt holding the wheel
T-15 and T-20 torx bits
electrical tape (to attach the cable to the threader)
spudger or plastic trim removal tool
First off, adjust the steering wheel to be all of the way out and down. Next, remove the airbag. There is a small hole on either side of the wheel. I used a small flat blade screwdriver. When you push it you will feel a spring-loaded lever. Press in on one side and lift that side of the airbag. Then do the other side. Once both are free you can remove the airbag and unplug it. Once you do the car will squawk about a safety system error or something. Just ignore that for now.
At that point you're looking at this:
Remove the upper trim per the video. For the lower trim you will need to remove these 2 screws with your T-20 Torx bit.
After removing the screws, the lower trim will drop down but will hang by a cable. This is fine.
The next step is to plug in the cable and route the other end to the steering column. Following the install video, you want to gently pry down on the panel above the phone tray and it will move down and then towards you. You will have to wiggle it a bit to clear all of the connectors.
Tape the small end of the cable (with 2 connectors) to the white plastic rod that came with the kit. I would spend a little time straightening it out before you try this, otherwise it will curl up behind the dash. I wrapped each connector with electrical tape so it wouldn't snag.
Fish the white plastic rod behind the panel with the blue plug and you will be able to see it peek out next to the steering column. Grab it and pull it through and untape the connectors. Now you will plug the large connector end of the cable into the blue plug. I had to remove the blue plug from the panel in order to connect the large end of the cable that came with the kit. To do that you will need to use your screwdriver to press in on the side tabs (red arrow) underneath the clip in the panel (green arrow). Plug in the large end of the cable that came with the kit and press the blue plug back into the panel. Make sure the new wires are behind the clip (purple arrow). Reinstall the panel.
Now it is time to install the stalks. The turn signal stalk slides in from the left. Be careful to align the slots in the top and bottom and then slide it in. Make sure you press it all the way in until it clicks. In this picture the clip is not all the way in.
This is how it should look:
The drive selector drops in from the top and is secured with 2 T-15 Torx screws (supplied with the kit). You can see where they go in these pictures:
Just snug them up - you are screwing into soft plastic.
Now we reassemble. Bring the bottom trim up and then back. There is a clip that needs to line up on the bottom. Slide it into place and then reinstall the 2 T-20 screws that you removed before.
Continued in next post....
I installed my Teslaunch stalks this past weekend and wanted to post my installation notes and general review. Note that I received my stalk kit for free as part of a giveaway from Teslaunch. I am otherwise unaffiliated with the company.
The installation video from Teslaunch is very good.
Tools you will need:
Small screwdriver to press the lever to remove the airbag
10mm Allen socket and Breaker bar to remove the bolt holding the wheel
T-15 and T-20 torx bits
electrical tape (to attach the cable to the threader)
spudger or plastic trim removal tool
First off, adjust the steering wheel to be all of the way out and down. Next, remove the airbag. There is a small hole on either side of the wheel. I used a small flat blade screwdriver. When you push it you will feel a spring-loaded lever. Press in on one side and lift that side of the airbag. Then do the other side. Once both are free you can remove the airbag and unplug it. Once you do the car will squawk about a safety system error or something. Just ignore that for now.
At that point you're looking at this:
Remove the upper trim per the video. For the lower trim you will need to remove these 2 screws with your T-20 Torx bit.
After removing the screws, the lower trim will drop down but will hang by a cable. This is fine.
The next step is to plug in the cable and route the other end to the steering column. Following the install video, you want to gently pry down on the panel above the phone tray and it will move down and then towards you. You will have to wiggle it a bit to clear all of the connectors.
Tape the small end of the cable (with 2 connectors) to the white plastic rod that came with the kit. I would spend a little time straightening it out before you try this, otherwise it will curl up behind the dash. I wrapped each connector with electrical tape so it wouldn't snag.
Fish the white plastic rod behind the panel with the blue plug and you will be able to see it peek out next to the steering column. Grab it and pull it through and untape the connectors. Now you will plug the large connector end of the cable into the blue plug. I had to remove the blue plug from the panel in order to connect the large end of the cable that came with the kit. To do that you will need to use your screwdriver to press in on the side tabs (red arrow) underneath the clip in the panel (green arrow). Plug in the large end of the cable that came with the kit and press the blue plug back into the panel. Make sure the new wires are behind the clip (purple arrow). Reinstall the panel.
Now it is time to install the stalks. The turn signal stalk slides in from the left. Be careful to align the slots in the top and bottom and then slide it in. Make sure you press it all the way in until it clicks. In this picture the clip is not all the way in.
This is how it should look:
The drive selector drops in from the top and is secured with 2 T-15 Torx screws (supplied with the kit). You can see where they go in these pictures:
Just snug them up - you are screwing into soft plastic.
Now we reassemble. Bring the bottom trim up and then back. There is a clip that needs to line up on the bottom. Slide it into place and then reinstall the 2 T-20 screws that you removed before.
Continued in next post....