Tesla Model Y Roof Rack Installation Guide (Step by Step)

In this video I show you how to install the Tesla Roof Rack on a Tesla Model Y. I show what comes with the outdoor roof rack system and walk you through the installation step by step. The Tesla Roof Rack is perfect for mounting your Kayaks, Canoes, Bicycles, Snow Gear, Boats, and other outdoor gear!

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The Tesla Roof Rack is currently available for sale on the Tesla Shop for $450 and is custom designed to perfectly fit your Model Y. The installation process is overall really simple, and can be done in 15 minutes or so, so save a few bucks and put it towards a few extra miles of charging. As expected, you will find an owner’s manual with basic installation steps, but hopefully this video will serve as a better guide. In addition to the main front and rear crossbars, you will also find mounting clips, flexible pads, anti-abrasion tape, wingnuts, and aesthetic covers. You will also find a set of keys to securely lock the rack to your vehicle to prevent theft. The kit also comes with a plastic clip tool, a tape measure, and a hex wrench. The first step is to wipe down your car in preparation for the install. I would definitely recommend using a microfiber car towel for this step so that you don’t scratch or damage the paint. In step 2, use the icons on the rubber footpads and anti-abrasion tape to identify the correct install locations on your car. The footpads and tape have car icons with an arrow pointing towards the front of the car and the tire on the diagram is filled to show you which corner of the car they mount. The front crossbar is mounted 227mm front the front edge of the glass top roof, so align the tape measure with the front of the glass and the 227mm mark you just added should land in the perfect spot. Tesla is really clever here and has marked this location with an arrow that is only visible if you shine a strong light up to it, and this is highly recommended to make sure you are in the right spot. You can use the 412mm mark on the tape measure to locate the rear crossbar mounting location by measuring from the back end of the glass roof. Now that you have located the mounting positions, in Step 5 peel the backer off of the appropriate anti-abrasion tape pieces and apply it to the car, making sure to align the arrow on the tape with the arrow on the car. Make sure the tape is laying flat and try to remove any bubbles and then repeat this for all 4 corners of the car. In Steps 6 and 7, use the plastic clip tool provided by Tesla to carefully pullback the rubber gasket and insert a metal clip at the arrow location by pushing the flat end into position and then rolling the clip 90 degrees towards you while removing the plastic clip tool. In case you were wondering, in my opinion this is the most difficult step of the installation, so if you are still with me you are in good shape. In Step 9 you simply slide the pads onto the metal clips in their respective locations at all 4 corners. It’s helpful to have a second set of hands for Step 10 as you place the front and rear crossbars into place over the metal clips. Next install the wingnuts and hand tighten them on each of the towers. In Step 12 use the provided hex wrench to further tighten the wingnuts. Tesla recommends tightening these to 2.5-3.5 Nm of torque, but if you are like me and don’t have a torque wrench you can just tighten to hand-tight plus a half turn or so. Next use the provided key to lock each of the crossbars in place. You can test to make sure that they are secure by pulling on them in all directions to ensure they don’t move around. And now you have made it to the final step which is simply to install the plastic covers on each of the 4 corners by pressing them into place.