I just can't wrap my head around the fact that I need to pay $325 to get a $60k car to open a garage door. Is this true? Any workaround/app anyone knows of other than a service call to install the home link module? Love the car but this feels like a huge miss much bigger than say Sirius or Android Auto.
If you decide you want homelink on your car, make sure you order (and receive) the part first from the tesla store before you place that "service call to install homelink module".
There are plenty of work arounds. The simplest one is to use the garage door opener "clicker" that comes with your garage door opener. Some people put it on the visor like they used to on other cars.
Some use velcro tape to mount the clicker to the back of the model 3 screen so its not visible on the visor.
Some have internet connected garage door openers, and use whatever app comes with that to open it (or setup automation on their smartphones to activate it).
I have said this in a few other threads on this exact topic, but I completely understand why tesla wants to charge people for homelink vs putting it in every vehicle. The reason is because of what
@Knightshade said. Its a license that must be paid when its installed, and tesla has statistics on exactly how much its used (in how many cars). They have determined that its cheaper to sell the part and "roll a truck" for installation than it is to include it in every car.
I have no idea how much the part + license + installation costs tesla, but I doubt its much less than they charge for the part. So, charging for it isnt the issue in my book. The big "miss" on this, is the fact that its not a "clickable option" on the order form for "+325 homelink module" install. There is some reason they are not simply allowing people to order it with the car, and I dont know what that is. I suspect its simply a "its would be bad PR" thing, but dont know.