So I’ve been using the Tesla Pet liner in the Model3 for a while now which looks great and the dog seems to love it.
One part of it that I’m not so keen on is that the side parts which protect the side of the seats is often exposed after the dog (BlueHeeler) jumps in. I’m paranoid of scratching the seat or him putting a nail thru it.
Even if I tuck the material in, it pops back out, so here is how I fixed it. Note that I do have sill protectors fitted, it does feel like there is another lip under the seat you can use in the below process.
The problem:
The solution:
The pet liner has an edging around it with a hollow void. I used some 2.7mm whipper snipper line, you might get away with 3mm but it will be tight.
Measuring it up:
Now, I made an incision using a sharp knife on the back of the tubing. I did this about 10cm or so back from the end so that the line can’t pop back out
If you make sure that the end of the line doesn’t have any dags you can feed it inside the void.
When you get most of it in, double it back into itself to feed it the other way.
Then feed that line in and smooth it all over. You could put some superglue or something there but I didn’t bother.
Now, under the sill guards is a lip, so feed the line up under it and it seems to clip in. There is also a lip under the seat if you don’t have the sill guards but I haven’t tested that.
Happy dog, happy owner!
Any questions or suggestions feel free to comment below!