Tesla Screen, Wheel and Charge Port Accessories
CarMoods TeamA Tesla's cabin is built around three touch points that do not really exist in this form on any other car: a single glass touchscreen running almost everything from climate to the gear selector, a compact console charging area doing double duty for phones and accessories, and wheels that, on the current Model Y and Model 3, are wider and lower-profile than most owners are used to. None of these are optional extras Tesla itself sells, which is exactly the gap the aftermarket exists to fill. Our Tesla accessories collection stocks the pieces below, fitted specifically to Model 3 and Model Y rather than sold as generic universal parts. This guide covers the three areas that take the most day-to-day wear: the screen, the wheels and pedals, and the charging corner of the console.
Protecting the Screen You Touch on Every Drive
There is no separate climate panel, no physical gear-selector stalk on some builds, and no analogue instrument cluster on Model 3 — the centre touchscreen is the interface for nearly everything. That makes it the single most-touched surface in the car, and daily contact from rings, fingernails and sunglasses left face-down on the glass adds up to fine scratching over a year or two, even though the glass itself is a tough, chemically strengthened type.
A tempered glass protector rated around 9H hardness sits on top of that factory glass and takes the scuffing instead, with an oleophobic coating that keeps fingerprints from smearing across the display the way they do on bare glass. Fitted correctly with a wet-mount alignment tray, it adds no noticeable thickness and does not affect touch sensitivity, which matters on a screen you are swiping and pinching constantly at speed.
Tempered Glass Screen Protector, 9H Hardness
The other screen-adjacent problem is storage. Neither Model 3 nor Model Y has a traditional glovebox in the usual sense, and the shelf under the touchscreen is open and shallow, so a phone, sunglasses or a wallet left there slides around under braking. A fitted under-screen organiser box uses that dead space properly, with divided sections that stop loose items rattling into the footwell on a corner.
Under-Screen Storage Organiser Box
Wheels and Pedals: The Contact Points That Take a Hit
Current Model Y and Highland Model 3 wheels commonly run to around 50cm (20 inches) across with a noticeably lower-profile tyre than older Tesla wheel packages, which means less rubber sidewall to absorb a kerb strike before the alloy face itself takes the hit. A gutter clipped at low speed while parking is enough to leave a visible scuff on an unprotected rim, and Tesla's factory alloys are not cheap to refinish.
A clip-on ABS rim guard sits over the exposed outer face of the wheel and absorbs that contact instead of the alloy underneath. It is not a permanent modification — it clips on and off without tools — but it takes the abrasion that would otherwise mark the wheel itself, which matters if you are thinking about resale condition down the track.
The pedals see a different kind of wear. Factory rubber pedal pads get slippery once a wet shoe sole is on them, which is a genuine concern on an Australian wet-season commute rather than a cosmetic complaint. A knurled aluminium pedal cover adds mechanical grip that rubber alone does not, in both dry and wet conditions, while also protecting the pad surface itself from the scuffing a boot heel causes over years of use.
The Charging Corner: Solving the Console's Real Estate Problem
The centre console tray on Model 3 and Model Y is compact, and it only offers a pair of USB-C ports rather than the mixed 12V-and-USB layout older cars have. Charging a phone, a dash cam and a set of headphones from two ports usually means daisy-chaining cables loose across the console, which is exactly the kind of clutter our guide to what you can legally fit to your car flags as a distraction and obstruction risk if a cable ends up swinging near the driver's hand or the gear selector.
A dedicated docking hub plugs into the existing console ports and multiplies them into several USB-C outputs with a higher combined power delivery, so a phone, a dash cam and an accessory can all draw power from one fixed point instead of three loose leads.
Where the built-in wireless pad falls short is grip: a phone sitting on a flat charging shelf slides forward under braking and backward under acceleration, which is enough movement to break the coil alignment and interrupt charging. A non-slip tray frame adds a raised lip and a grippy base that keeps the phone seated over the coil regardless of how the car is driven, without covering the ports needed for a wired backup.
For anyone who wants the phone visible rather than tucked in the console tray, a magnetic mount or an air-vent holder does that job instead. Neither is about navigation, since the car's own screen already handles that — it is about having a stable, upright spot for a phone during a call on speaker or when using an app the built-in screen does not run.
Two Small Fixes for the Key You Rarely Take Out
Most Tesla owners drive for months without ever touching a physical key, relying instead on a phone or an NFC card, but that card still lives in a wallet or pocket and picks up scratches and bend marks the same as any other card. A shielded TPU or leather case protects the physical card while also blocking the short-range wireless signal when it is not in use, which closes off the relay-attack risk our Tesla interior upgrades guide covers in more detail. A dedicated key card cover does the same protective job for owners who keep the card loose rather than cased.
Rounding Out Storage Near the Console
The door pockets on Model Y and Model 3 are narrow and prone to swallowing loose coins, cables and parking tickets down into the door card itself. A fitted TPE tray set lines the pocket with raised divisions, so charging cables for the dock above stay coiled and visible instead of disappearing into the gap behind the speaker grille.
The armrest lid, right beside the charging tray, is one of the more overlooked wear points in the cabin: an elbow rests on it every single drive, and the factory pad flattens and shines faster than owners expect over a year or two of daily use. A padded cover adds real cushioning back into that contact point rather than a purely cosmetic layer.
Getting Fitment Right the First Time
Every product above is model- and generation-specific, and that matters more on a Tesla than on most cars. The Highland refresh for Model 3 and the Juniper refresh for Model Y changed console dimensions, wheel offerings and even where certain ports sit, so a part built for an earlier build will not always drop into a newer one without a gap or a loose fit. Before ordering a rim guard, measure your wheel diameter directly across the face rather than assuming from memory — Tesla has sold Model Y and Model 3 with more than one wheel size across the current range, typically between 46cm and 51cm (18 to 20 inches). For everything else, check the listing states your exact model year and refresh before adding it to the cart. The full Tesla accessories range is filtered by model for exactly this reason.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does a screen protector make the touchscreen less responsive?
A properly fitted tempered glass protector adds a fraction of a millimetre and does not measurably affect touch sensitivity. Avoid very thick or poorly cut protectors, since a protector that does not sit flush at the edges is more likely to trap dust or lift over time.
2. Will a wheel rim guard fit any Tesla wheel?
No — rim guards are sized to a specific wheel diameter and design, so measure your wheel directly across the face before ordering rather than assuming your car matches the most common size. A guard built for a 20 inch wheel will not sit correctly on an 18 or 19 inch rim.
3. Can I charge more than one device from the console at once?
Yes, that is the main point of a docking hub — it takes the car's existing USB-C output and splits it into several ports with shared power delivery, so a phone, a dash cam and headphones can all draw power from the one fixed point instead of swapping cables in and out of two ports.
4. Is a phone mount worth adding if Tesla's own screen already handles navigation?
It depends on how you use your phone in the car. If you rely entirely on the built-in navigation and media, a mount adds little. If you take calls on speaker, use an app the car's screen does not support, or simply want the phone visible and off the seat, a magnetic or vent mount solves that without interfering with the charging tray.
None of this is about turning a Model 3 or Model Y into something it is not — it is about closing the handful of genuine gaps between a showroom cabin and one that is actually lived in daily. Protect the screen and the wheels first, since neither is cheap to fix once damaged, then sort out the charging corner so cables stop living loose across the console. Browse the full Tesla accessories collection to see what fits your exact model and build.
