Some Model 3 owners have had their glass roofs crack from roof racks. I do believe that unless you have a low-torque torque wrench and a fair amount of mechanical aptitude, you should not be installing this rack yourself, the risk of over tightening and cracking the roof is way too high. The rack is incredible secure and I have carried my bicycles on it without any issues. After going back and forth tightening in approximately 0.5 Nm increments, once I got to about 3 Nm I stopped and left it be. The key to installation is going little by little and making sure the rack is seated properly in the rubber foot pads, this enables the rack to seat down evenly and prevents it from being uneven laterally and placing too much stress on the J-hooks. Off the top of my head I believe was approximately 5-8 newton meters, and when I installed my roof rack I used a calibrated torque wrench (aircraft mechanic here, every 30 days they get calibrated), and I only reached 2 or 3 Nm before stopping and calling it a day due to my mechanics intuition. Tesla Roof Railsĭue to the fragility of the glass roof, and the potential for stress cracks, some mechanics don’t recommend a DIY install of the Tesla roof rack on the Model 3. Some aftermarket companies have now come out with options for roof racks, and Tesla also has their own version of it. Press the View details button for more detailed information on a product.The Tesla Model 3 glass roof makes mounting a roof rack more difficult than on other vehicles. Where more products are available and applicable, a View all button is available.

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