Casey & Cathy's Tesla^® Model Y^™ Accessory Suggestions

Tesla Model Y Non-destructive Front License Plate Mount - Quick Bandit. This locking clamp-on license plate mount is much better than potentially ruining the paint on your front bumper with the front license plate holder included with your car.  

Basenor: Tesla Model Y Mud Flaps Splash Guards. At a minimum get mud flaps for the front wheels to protect the paint. These are easy to install without making any new holes in your car.  

Tesla Jack Lift Pads/Pucks. These are required to prevent battery damage when the car is on a lift or jack. Always keep a set in the car. All of these pucks tend to stink like rubber so we keep them in heavy plastic bags in the frunk.  

Basenor: Tesla Model Y Front Sun Shade. We like the kind with Velcro around rear view mirror because it is very effective at keeping out summer heat.  

Basenor: Tesla Model Y Roof Sun Shade. We like this because it has two layers that can be combined. The main layer is a single piece fabric that still lets soft filtered light in. The second is a Mylar style layer that can go between the fabric layer and the roof glass to block all light and nearly all heat/cold.  

Tesla Neck Pillows. This is a comfort must have for shorter people in the front seats. The link is just an example to comparison shop. We picked a set that was easy to clean leather to match the seat instead of the cloth kinds which may be more comfortable in extreme hot/cold temperatures.  

Seat Belt Covers. We suggest you get four. Two for the shoulder comfort of those in the front seats and two for the back. The back seats in our car were starting to show some wear from the seat belts rubbing at the top. These covers prevent that and also make it nicer for our passengers.  

TeslaShields: Tesla Model Y Floor Mats. Cathy likes the texture because it feels part way between rubber and fabric. I like them because it does not have a logo and does not squeak when your shoes are wet. We found out later the internal foam of these mats also helps cut down on road noise.  

Evanex: Tesla Model Y Cargo Cover. This is a spring loaded retractable cargo area cover for any Tesla Model Y that did not come with factory cargo cover. It looks so good our friends thought it was factory. If your Tesla came with a factory cargo cover this may not fit your car.  

Basenor: Tesla Model Y Armrest Cover. Cathy has sensitive elbows and this added elbow padding really helps her comfort. It also has a side benefit of making the armrest under side space into useful storage.  

Tesla Model Y Backseat Air Vent Cover. This depends on who sits in the back seats of your car. The floor vents behind the front seats are open for best air flow but this has the risk of allowing small objects into the vent. These simple covers snap on to keep the small stuff out while still giving good air flow.  

USB

USB-C to USB-A Cable Adapters. This allows using cables with older USB-A connectors to the USB-C ports in your Tesla. We have lots of spare UBS-A cables around the house so this lets us still use them in the car.  

Tesla Model Y USB Cable Holder. For cable management without crimping your USB cables. It looks like factory equipment and hides all but the part of the USB cable you need.  

USB Hub. If you want to have both Sentry Mode and other things that use USB such as USB storage for custom light shows, your personal music collection, or game controllers then you will need a USB hub that does not take up too much space. We tried several before ending up on the smallest 4-port slim USB hub with the shortest cable we could find. Keep in mind there is not much space in the Tesla glove box so smaller is often better.  

High speed sentry mode storage. Every method of data storage has a limited lifetime. In Tesla cars the most important part is how many times data can be written to the device. Faster is better because your car is writing multiple video streams all the time and the video will have glitches or dropouts if the writes can't keep up. Larger storage size has less wear (more space to write before overwriting the old stuff) which means it can last longer before write fatigue failure.

The Two main features important to me are: 1. Must be fast, 2. Must not get too hot.

[No link here because there are so many choices that change too often for me to keep up.]

J1772 Lock. This keeps others from pulling the cable from the J1772 adapter while you are at non-Tesla chargers. The metal one is stronger.  

Heavy Duty 12gage Extension Cord. When we travel we take our Tesla mobile charger with us but sometimes the place where we stay does not have an outlet near enough to the car. This extension cable is heavy enough to not overheat but just to be safe we turn down the charging amps in the car. Our friend Lynn suggests when you get a nice new extension cord, always put some black electrical tape in a few spots so it looks like it was damaged and repaired. That way people are less likely to borrow it.  

Tire Repair Kit. This is nearly impossible to use by those with low upper body strength, but can be a life saver in the hands of roadside service or good Samaritan. Few modern cars come with spare tires anymore so this is the best we can do with what we have.  

Tire Inflator/Portable Air Compressor. Keeping your tires at the right pressure is important for efficiency, safety, and getting the most life out of your tires. For Tesla cars 42 psi is recommended as measured when the tires are fully cold such as in the morning after your car has been parked all night. There are a wide range of choices but we suggest this one mainly because it is simple to use and does not need to keep a battery charged to work because it uses the 12v plug in your car.   A little more expensive alternative with dual power that works from the 12v plug in the car or from 120v home power, this one comes highly recommended by other Tesla owners.  

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Light Shows

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