Not sure, I've ordered fasteners through the service center before and the parts site acts like they can be ordered. I submitted a feedback note to Tesla about it, so we'll see if that changes anything.
This is phenomenal!. Thank you. Printed mine this morning.I got tired of crawling on the ground so that I could see the 3 little plastic screws to remove/install the trailer hitch cover.
So I made a little tool that makes it a lot easier. Set it on the screw, turn a little until it seats, then it's just a 90 degree twist.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7171352
I am sure many of us would be interested too.
I've used mine several times with no problem.
Start a service request. Use the one for body trim. Include a picture of the hole where the fasteners go. In the description, tell them you lost the fasteners. When they approve the service request, tell them you'd like to pick up the parts and install them yourself.My story goes like this: I used our bike rack a handful of times this summer. The last time I took off the rack for the season and was reattaching the hitch cover, I forgot I needed a flathead screwdriver (stupid design, IMO), but before I could go back to the toolbox, I got interrupted. Hours passed and then I had to go out and pick something up. Realizing about 3 miles down the road that I forgot to tighten the locking fasteners, I turned around and found my crushed hitch cover at an intersection. I felt like a total idiot.
Thankfully, Tesla now makes it super easy to order replacement parts, so I reordered the hitch cover without issue, but for some reason that I still don't understand, I absolutely cannot order the turn-lock fasteners. Here is the link to them:
https://parts.tesla.com/en-US/catal...ac0-94d2-c6f4dbfa275c?partNumber=1868648-00-A
Please let me know if you can figure out what I'm doing wrong, but every attempt at ordering these things (quantity 1, quantity 3, quantity 27, etc.) fails with a "Max quantity reached" with no ability to get them in the cart let alone checkout. I'm guessing if I drove to my local SC they'd probably be able to source them for me, but why waste an hour driving to/from a SC when I can spend 4 hours playing with TinkerCAD and my 3D printer?
I used the photos from this thread of the original fasteners and the aftermarket one to try and come up with something that worked for me. I wanted something that would be secure (hence the little nipples that click into place), something that didn't require any tools (went with sort of knurled design that of course is triangular), something that didn't hang down as far as the aftermarket ones, and something I could reliably produce on my midgrade 3D printer.
Feel free to give it a whirl (.stl attached) or improve upon it if you desire. I printed up 2 extras that I'll now keep in the glovebox. I used PETG for mine, which should handle the cold and the heat, though if I break or lose them, I can now print a replacement rather than trying to source the unobtanium Tesla OEM turn lock fasteners.
I mentioned I'd be willing to do so back in the thread (Msg #7).
Yep, I tried that, explained everything in detail along with the part numbers. It sat for a few days with no reply and then they closed out the request haha
Pm is being sent.
Bummer. That's how I got my replacement aero deflector flap thingy.
