I didn’t but it would have been nice to have some more room when removing the bottom screws. You might want to also put the Model Y on jacks. I ran to the hardware store last night and grabbed it along with a longer, stronger socket wrench for $30. My dad tools were mostly OK for the job but I do recommend that you get a 5/8″ or 15mm deep socket for pulling off the heavy-duty bolts on the inside bumper. I channeled my inner Rich Rebuilds and went to work yesterday afternoon. Their sped-up YouTube video wasn’t a whole lot of help either. Torklift’s instructions were a poorly Xeroxed 14-page instruction guide that left much to be desired. The process of taking off the rear end of the car including bumper was very scary, especially since this was a new car. It is a lot of extra weight added to the car for something that only some people might find valuable. and picking it up shows exactly why Tesla didn’t make this a standard feature. Torklift’s’ EcoHitch™ shipped in about a week by FedEx ground and arrived a few days before my Model Y. But I’m only using the hitch for bikes for now so Tesla’s package is probably overkill. It also comes installed which is a big plus.
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Tesla’s tow package comes with NA 7-pin standard connector for electric/lights and takes advantage of its Tow Mode software so not at all an apples to apples comparison. I went with a popular 3rd party tow hitch from Torklift which cost $322 shipped, about a quarter the price of Tesla’s. What’s my hurry? We’re heading up to Vermont this weekend and we wanted to bring the bikes…
I would obviously rather have Tesla do it but their tow hitches weren’t available with the delivery of my car. One reason I wasn’t too worried about the panel gaps on my Model Y was that I was going to be taking the whole back end apart to install a 3rd party tow hitch. This is an ongoing diary of my Model Y purchasing experience.
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