First scratch: the hatch and the roller door

First scratch on the new car 😩. The hatch on the Model Y is much higher than our old Model 3. The open hatch fits in our garage, but not with the roller door open, it turns out.

Fortunately, the car allows us to set a maximum height for the hatch to open, and even assign a different height to each location. Just to be safe, I used a cardboard buffer during experimentation.

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David Posavec via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

I'd put it down to a rookie mistake. Yes the height is adjustable, but still need to consider this height issue in many places, especially if the car is parked halfway in or similar.

J.D. Gerri Delves via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

I did exactly the same thing when I parked in a Melbourne CBD Carpark. Never again! Well, until my wife did it at a friend’s home in Sydney 😑 So I installed a spoiler over the tiny scratches which solved this problem ☺️

Tesla Tripping eTripping.au 16 May 2025

J.D. Gerri Delves I was thinking of just a 5cm strip of transparent plastic on the apex 🤔.

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1. J.D. Gerri Delves via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025
  
  Tesla Tripping Whatever works for you is best.😀
  
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Nicole Mottlee via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

Oopsy

Pebz Ronquillo Buan via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

What is your ceiling height? Tesla Tripping

Anne Meyers via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

Whoops! Still it has to happen some time. Now you can relax

Brian Bradford via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

You might be lucky and it may buff out with a gentle polish? 🤞

Michael Edgerton via Facebook ↗ 16 May 2025

Repco do great colour matched touch up paint, use that and a fine art brush should cover almost perfect. Don’t use the brush that comes with the paint way to chunky.

Peter Hofland via Facebook ↗ 17 May 2025

I fitted a cheap spoiler from Tessories for this exact reason, works a treat.

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