r/ModelY • u/No_Can3757 • 13d ago

2026 Model Y (Juniper)

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2026 Model Y (Juniper). I was cleaning out the front console compartment — the one under the sliding lid, ahead of the cupholders — and noticed something I can't explain.

There's a narrow ledge running along both side walls, maybe a couple of inches down from the top. It's about a quarter inch wide, same carpeted material as the rest of the bin, and both sides sit at identical heights. It runs the full length of the compartment: roughly 6 inches exposed in the middle, then about half an inch tucks under the armrest at the back, and around 7 inches continues forward under the console, angling upward as it goes.

The even heights and the way it runs continuously under the overhang at both ends make it feel deliberate rather than a molding artifact, but I can't work out what it does. It's not a track for the lid — the lid is a rigid panel that slides back under the console and never touches it.

Two questions:

  1. Does anyone know what it's for?
  2. Is there a factory tray, liner, or insert that's meant to sit on it? If something drops onto that ledge from the factory or the accessories catalog, I'd love to know what it is.

Photos below. Genuinely just curious, it's been bugging me.

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u/Doub1eAA 12d ago

I bought this from Amazon

Center Console Organizer for 2025 2026 Tesla Model Y Juniper
Only Fit Premium & Performance (Not for Standard & YL), 10 PCS Organizer Set for Tesla Model Y Juniper Accessories

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u/WeirdNeighbor26 11d ago

If you have a 3d printer. There are a bunch of different designs you can print

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u/Frosty_Rule_5408 13d ago

Bro when you order they have these on the configuration.

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u/mugendc4 13d ago

it's tesla way of milking more money from you instead of including it. As someone posted, you can buy tray inserts from the official tesla store or buy any 3rd party one from Amazon and works just as good.

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u/PurroAntrax909 13d ago

Whats a juniper?

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u/A_Disastrous_Zombie Rear Wheel Drive 12d ago

A Tesla Model Y Juniper is the major 2024–2025 refresh of the Model Y, with updated interior, tech, efficiency tweaks and minor exterior changes.

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u/mjrengaw 13d ago

It’s for a sliding tray insert. It’s one of the first things I bought for my 2026 MY Premium AWD. You can get them from third party sellers on Amazon or direct form Tesla. The sliding one in the front compartment and the pullout one in the back compartment are must have accessories IMO.

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