IronJoe
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Hey all, I searched to see if anyone's posted this before and hadn't found it. Apologies if this is a repost.
Yesterday I received my Vault Divider from Tesla. It looks like they've re-engineered the whole bottom section including a modular design of the feet, making it fit a lot better!
I was nervous about buying the OEM divider because of all the fit issues I read on this forum so held off initially. I was actively considering the aftermarket solution I've seen with the adjustable feet but since I had the Tesla store credit I got impatient and I pulled the trigger. I pulled it out of the package and threw it in the bed with my bed mat still installed, and to no one's surprise the fitment was way off. I pushed down with all my weight and there was no way it was latching.
After giving up, I moved a section of my bed mat to see if it would fit without (or cut a section out, which I've seen some folks do). I was just barely able to get it to latch. So do I cut my bed mat? Remove it completely? As I was weighing my options, I flipped the divider over and examined the feet.
It looks like Tesla has redesigned both the bottom of the divider, and the feet itself! I saw that there was a seam on the feet so I thought maybe I could trim it down a bit - turns out I didn't have to. As you can see in the photos below, the feet are now all rubber and have two sections. The smaller section is about 1/4" thick and is designed to be removable! I unscrewed the bolts with an Allen key and sure enough, the smaller section pops out and I installed the bolts back in.
With the feet shortened I was able to easily install this in the bed of the truck with zero force, even with the bed mat.
Now, one of the complaints I read was that the feet don't actually touch the bed because the divider is too tall - this seems to no longer be the case. I don't know if they shortened the entire divider or maybe just the bottom section, but with this installed the divider is clearly resting on the feet, not on the grooves of the bed. So I don't know how exactly they achieved this without holding the old design in hand, but the original complaints seem to be rectified.
Here's a photo I took of a scrap of paper slid between the bed and the divider. This demonstrates that it is not resting on the bed grooves, but planted firmly on the feet.
If I were anyone who previously ordered one of these and it doesn't fit, I'd send it back to Tesla and get this redesign. Hope that helps someone out there!
Yesterday I received my Vault Divider from Tesla. It looks like they've re-engineered the whole bottom section including a modular design of the feet, making it fit a lot better!
I was nervous about buying the OEM divider because of all the fit issues I read on this forum so held off initially. I was actively considering the aftermarket solution I've seen with the adjustable feet but since I had the Tesla store credit I got impatient and I pulled the trigger. I pulled it out of the package and threw it in the bed with my bed mat still installed, and to no one's surprise the fitment was way off. I pushed down with all my weight and there was no way it was latching.
After giving up, I moved a section of my bed mat to see if it would fit without (or cut a section out, which I've seen some folks do). I was just barely able to get it to latch. So do I cut my bed mat? Remove it completely? As I was weighing my options, I flipped the divider over and examined the feet.
It looks like Tesla has redesigned both the bottom of the divider, and the feet itself! I saw that there was a seam on the feet so I thought maybe I could trim it down a bit - turns out I didn't have to. As you can see in the photos below, the feet are now all rubber and have two sections. The smaller section is about 1/4" thick and is designed to be removable! I unscrewed the bolts with an Allen key and sure enough, the smaller section pops out and I installed the bolts back in.
With the feet shortened I was able to easily install this in the bed of the truck with zero force, even with the bed mat.
Now, one of the complaints I read was that the feet don't actually touch the bed because the divider is too tall - this seems to no longer be the case. I don't know if they shortened the entire divider or maybe just the bottom section, but with this installed the divider is clearly resting on the feet, not on the grooves of the bed. So I don't know how exactly they achieved this without holding the old design in hand, but the original complaints seem to be rectified.
Here's a photo I took of a scrap of paper slid between the bed and the divider. This demonstrates that it is not resting on the bed grooves, but planted firmly on the feet.
If I were anyone who previously ordered one of these and it doesn't fit, I'd send it back to Tesla and get this redesign. Hope that helps someone out there!
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