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Why some Tesla owners are adding $30 covers to their side cameras
RepeaterShield is a $30 aftermarket cover aimed at a real Tesla annoyance: side cameras losing visibility in heavy rain. Here’s what it claims to fix, and one owner’s hands-on test.
Do you need a side-camera rain shield for your Tesla?
A $30 aftermarket cover keeps rain off your Tesla’s side repeater cameras and the ‘camera visibility limited’ warning at bay — but only on Hardware 4 cars, and only for the rain problem, not the bigger FSD visibility question regulators are investigating.
These aftermarket Tesla Model Y floor mats add a metal plate to stop pedal jams
A new aftermarket mat design adds a rigid metal plate to keep the pedal-side edge from curling into the pedal. Here’s the actual safety standard behind it.
Your Tesla floor mat can jam your pedal. Here’s how to make sure yours can’t.
An unanchored floor mat can jam your Tesla’s accelerator or brake pedal. Here’s what actually prevents that, and one owner’s look at a popular mat-and-pedal-plate combo.
Tesla’s Cybertruck Off-Road Light Bar is no longer Foundation Series-only.
The $1,950 roof-mounted light bar, once exclusive to Foundation Series Cyberbeasts, is now available to any Cybertruck owner through the Tesla Shop.
What actually happens when you remove a Tesla wrap after years of sun.
A vinyl wrap has a real shelf life. Here’s how long a quality wrap actually lasts, and what removal looks like once it’s done its job.
How much fits in the Model Y L with the seats folded?
Tesla rates the six-seat Model Y L at up to 89 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded flat, and a hands-on video shows what that looks like loaded.
Tesla’s V2L power adapter costs $80 for some owners and $1,750 for others
Tesla’s V2L power adapter is an $80 accessory for newer Model Y Premium and Performance trims, but a roughly $1,750 parts-and-labor retrofit for older PCS1 cars with no formal customer program yet.
Floor protection for your Tesla costs $25 or $300, depending on what you buy
Tesla’s own all-weather liners run into the hundreds of dollars. A lot of owners get similar coverage from a molded aftermarket mat set instead.
Running a fridge in your Tesla: what the 12V socket will and won’t do
A parked Tesla can keep a cooler running, but only with the right setting turned on and only down to a battery floor.
What to buy first for a new Model 3 or Model Y
Charging comes first, protection second, and most of the accessory list can wait until you have driven the car for a month.
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