Is the Hansshow Power Frunk Worth It? A Tesla Owner’s Buyer’s Analysis

Updated October 12, 2026

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The Hansshow power frunk is one of the upgrades readers of this site ask about most, partly because of the 20% partner code, so I wanted to go through it properly in one place. The reason the product exists is simple. Tesla gave the tailgate power struts from the factory, but the frunk has never had them on any model or any model year, including the newest Model Y Juniper. You close it by pressing down firmly with both hands on a painted panel that shows every fingerprint.

I have not installed one on any of the three Teslas in our driveway, so nothing here is a hands-on test. What I did was go through Hansshow's listings, manuals, and version notes for every current kit, along with independent installation write-ups and owner forum threads, and put the answers together the way I would want them before spending $400 or more on a powered hood.

One of our own frunks, with the factory manual latch and factory struts. It closes by hand.

What the Hansshow Power Frunk Actually Does

The kit replaces the frunk's manual latch-and-strut hardware with electric struts, an electric suction lock, and a control box that speaks the car's own protocol. Per Hansshow's listing, that gets you:

• One-touch open and close from the car's own controls — center screen, key fob, Tesla app, even a smartwatch. No separate remote needed for daily use (the Juniper kits do ship with a remote as an extra path).
• Soft-close suction lock — the frunk pulls itself the last inch shut. Nobody presses on paint anymore. Hansshow's own pitch calls out “ultra low noise strut and electric suction lock.”
• Anti-pinch protection — the closing hood reverses on obstruction (their Highland kit leads with “anti-pinch” in the product name).
• A drive lockout — Hansshow's V5 listing: “Intelligent control system prevents the Frunk from opening while driving.”
• Weather sealing — waterproof control box and electric lock, “aviation-grade waterproof plug.”
• Same open height as the stock frunk — it powers what the hood already does; it doesn't change geometry.

The whole thing is pitched as plug-and-play with “non-destructive installation” — brackets designed for the job rather than drilling the body. (One honest asterisk on “non-destructive” below.)

Which Hansshow Power Frunk Fits Your Tesla

This is where most buyers get it wrong, because “Model Y” now means at least four different frunks. Hansshow splits its kits by build window, and on the Juniper it also splits by whether your car has a factory button on the frunk trim — some 2025.03+ Junipers have one, some don't. Hansshow's own listing warns: “Some Model Y Juniper come with a factory button on the frunk trim. Please check your vehicle before purchasing.”

Two fitment rules worth stating plainly: match the build window, not the badge — a 2023 Austin-built Y and a 2022 Fremont Y take different variants — and on a Juniper, physically look at the frunk trim for the button before ordering. It's the difference between two different kits.

Installation: What You're Actually Signing Up For

I'll let the people who've done it describe it. An independent installer working on a Juniper called the job manageable solo in a couple of hours with basic tools — a 10mm socket, T30 Torx, zip ties — with the caveat that “having a second person for the ball joint alignment would save real time and frustration.” The working space at the strut mount is tight; that ball-joint step is consistently described as the fiddly part. On the wiring side, the kit powers from the car's low-voltage battery — as one Tesla Motors Club poster put it, “All you're doing is connecting a bolt to the positive terminal of the low-voltage battery to power the kit.”

The honest asterisks:

• The no-button kits add a switch, and that means one drilled hole. A verified buyer on Hansshow's Juniper listing: “The kit came with a lighted switch for the frunk and a Forstner bit to drill a clean mounting hole for it.” It's in the frunk trim, not the body — but “non-destructive” has that one exception.
• Instructions can lag the newest builds. A 2024 Model 3 Performance buyer reported the install “was a bit different then instructions and what videos were available online” before getting it sorted.
• Kit contents have occasionally shipped incomplete. One Juniper buyer was missing the extended wiring his install needed; Hansshow sent it after he contacted support.

If none of that sounds like your kind of Saturday, Hansshow offers a US local install service, and the kits ship from a US warehouse in 3–7 days via FedEx/UPS.

Price, the 20% Code, and the Value Math

List prices as of this writing: the Juniper kits at about $400, the Model 3 Highland kit at about $480, and the original Model Y V5 at $490 on sale (from a $590 regular price), with S/X kits in the $450–$500 range. The 20% code takes a Juniper kit to the low $300s — which is the point where “power frunk” stops costing flagship-option money and starts costing floor-mats-and-a-sunshade money.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will a power frunk void my Tesla warranty?

Not wholesale, by owner accounts: on Tesla Motors Club, owners report service visits with kits installed and no pushback from Tesla service. The practical rule: a fault the kit causes is the kit vendor's problem (Hansshow covers its hardware for 1 year), while everything unrelated stays Tesla's. Keep the stock struts and latch in a box; the swap is reversible.

Can I install it myself, or do I need a shop?

Independent installs consistently land at a couple of hours with basic hand tools (10mm socket, T30 Torx), with the strut ball joints as the fiddly step — easier with a second set of hands. The kits are plug-and-play electrically, powered from the low-voltage battery. If you'd rather not, Hansshow offers a US local install service, and any competent accessory shop has seen these kits.

My Model Y Juniper has a button on the frunk — which kit do I buy?

That factory button is exactly why Hansshow sells two Juniper versions. Check the frunk trim: button present means the “With Factory Button” kit, no button means the “No Factory Button” version (which adds its own lighted switch — the one drilled hole in an otherwise non-destructive install). Hansshow's listing tells you to verify before purchasing, and it's the single most common ordering mistake in this category.

Is it safe — what stops it from opening on the highway or closing on my hand?

The current kits carry two specific protections per Hansshow's listings: an anti-pinch function that reverses the hood on obstruction, and an intelligent lockout that “prevents the Frunk from opening while driving.” The suction lock also means the hood is either fully latched or visibly open — no half-latched false close, which is the failure mode that makes a manually-slammed frunk genuinely risky.

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