Below we see a different CyberTruck wrap based upon my JAKEe Two-Tone CyberTruck Design reference, which looks super cool...
Below we see one of my renders of my JAKEe Two-Tone CyberTruck Design which I created just after Tesla brought them to their local showrooms.
Below, we see the original image before I modified it to see what it would look like with my design characteristics as seen below. Essentially, I wrapped the bottom half of the CyberTruck in black, and added a fat red pinstripe, and I added a pyramid shaped faux rear window panel that makes the CyberTruck look way more like an otherworldly SUV than a Truck.
The render seen above that I created a while ago had one flaw that I later figured out, and that was the fat red pinstripe was still too skinny. In other words, I realized that to optimize the geometry, it is important to make the fat red pinstripe the same height as the front running CyberTruck light bar as pictured below.
So why didn't I purchase a CyberTruck immediately when it first came out, and wrap it with my two tone JakeE CyberTruck Wrap Design?
Two reasons:
1. I didn't want to pay a $27,500 premium to be the first person on my block to have a CyberTruck.
2. I didn't want to pay a huge premium to be a beta tester, and decided I would wait until the first major revision.
That being said, I have been talking with a number of wrappers about how to best achieve this look, and basically my plan it to wrap the entire CyberTruck in PPF with ceramic coating with the top half of the two-tone CyberTruck being wrapped in clear PPF, to preserve the stainless steel look, while making it impervious to fingerprints.
Also, I am not certain if I love the red pinstripe, so I figured out the best approach is to wrap the bottom half in black, then place the red vinyl fat pinstripe over the top of it, which would make it easy to remove, as well as serving the benefit of covering the centerline seam.
The CyberTruck pictured below is the same one pictured seven images up the page in tis story, which is remarkably similar to my JAKEe Two-Tone CyberTruck wrap with the fat red pinstripe, but unfortunately they didn't wrap the funk hood cover in black which would make it look better as it would better isolate and showcase the pyramid shape on the top sides of the vehicle.
I have to say that I am both flattered and inspired by seeing my JAKEe Two-Tone CyberTruck with the fat red stripe come to life. I say this as it was one thing to see it in renders, but to see actual photos of it shows how brilliant it looks...
If you are a reader of TeslaMagazine.org, and you are a CyberTruck fan, you are likely aware of my original design reference concept which I first published on November 24, 2019, that consists of a Wrap design that fundamentally metamorphosizes the design look of the CyberTruck and makes it look much more like a streamlined SUV.
I created the render below from a photo I took at a Tesla Showroom just after Tesla began deliveries of the CyberTruck.
For frame of reference I am including the original "before" photo I took which I modified to illustrate my design reference above, just so you can see the exact differences:
As I have pointed out before, when I first saw the CyberTruck, when Elon showed in off in November 21, 2019, my design mind kicked in, and saw it as being an incomplete design. In particular, I kept seeing the side windows as being an incomplete pyramid, or a pyramid that had been clipped or cut short, so I immediately started playing around and experimenting which changes to the overall geometry.
While I placed my order for a CyberTruck within a few minutes of them becoming available on the evening of November 21, 2019, I decided NOT to purchase a Foundation Series, as I didn't want to pay a $27,500 premium to be a beta tester. Specifically, I thought it was absurd Tesla was charing me $20K++ for FSD, which still (as of this writing) was not included in the CyberTruck. I decided to wait until Tesla worked out all the early flaws, so I hope to take delivery of my CyberTruck in about 6 months or so, at which time I will showcase it in detail.
It is excellent advice to avoid purchasing product from the first production run of just about any product as there are almost always inherent flaws that were overlooked, or not foreseen by the manufacturer that quickly become apparent once the product starts shipping to customers—from feedback.
In the next four photos we see Carlos Ruiz's two-tone CyberTruck wrap based upon my JAKEe CyberTruck design reference. Carlos was disappointed with the first version, and said he asked his wrapper to fix a number of details that were off.
Carlos pointed out that the rear faux window wrap was cut too high, as it did not complete the pyramid geometry correctly.
Carlos also pointed out that he said the pinstripe was supposed to be 3/4 of an inch thick, and they made it way too skinny. Carlos thought added a red stripe just underneath the running light bar, which looks pretty dope, and he also added red trim on the bottom of the rearview mirror, which also looks very cool.
I want to make a few points:
Point 1: I played around like crazy with my red pinstripe idea over the past 5 years, and realized after a great deal of experimentation the ideal height or thickness of a pinstripe is a fat pinstripe that is identical in height to the height of the outer edges of the CyberTruck running lights as seen below. I don't know exactly what the height is, but if it's skinnier, it will not optimize the geometry.
Point 2: Nobody has achieved 100% of my design reference, and one thing I noticed is the ones that seem to come closest have left the Frunk top panel silver, which I believe to be a mistake. Why? I think the wrapping the Frunk lid or top makes it look like it blends perfectly with the black Frame around the CyberTruck windshield. Also, by wrapping the entire Frunk in black, beautifully highlights the and calls attention to the pyramid geometry, which a silver frunk top does NOT.
Carlos also powder coated his brake calipers in red as pictured below which looks pretty RAD...
The image below was the first image I discovered on Facebook from a Tesla owner who wrapped his CyberTruck using my original two-tone wrap idea with the rear sail faux window panel that completes my pyramid window shape.
The CyberTruck design above was done by Tyler Le, and he posted it on Facebook. While Tyler fundamentally incorporated my original JAKEe Cybertruck design reference concept he wrapped his top section in yellow, which looks very cool, in a Pittsburgh Steelers/Pirates/Penguins/Bumblebee kind of way...
Ironically, T-Sportline seemed to appreciate my rear window wrap idea as they now offer it, and they call it "Tesla Cybertruck Rear Window Fade Out PPF Wrap Kit", which they charge $199, and we see it pictured below.
A reader of TeslaMagazine.org loved my original design and wrote in to chat with me before he wrapped his CyberTruck, which is pictured below. He incorporated the new T-Sportline "Tesla Cybertruck Rear Window Fade Out PPF Wrap Kit", along with T-Sportline's CT7 radical 24 inch CyberTruck Fully Forged Lightweight Tesla wheels, and powder coated his brake calipers in red. He contemplated doing my two-tone version, but ultimately decided to go with more of Storm Trooper white with black trim vibe which looks awesome!!!!
Below is a close up view of the T-Sportline 24" rims, with red brake calipers which looks fantastic.
Below are a few more renders I created that showcase my JAKEe CyberTruck Design Reference idea. I could not help but notice that when a CyberTruck is wrapped in black, it makes it look way smaller than when it's wrapped in white. Black jeans have the same slimming effect of making a wearer look trimmer, whereas white jeans makes a wearer look heavier.
I kind of like the version below with the matching stainless steel wheel well trim, which looks very cool to me.
Just to illustrate how much cooler the CyberTruck looks with my rear faux window panel, I will offer another example based on this image I discovered on Facebook of a CyberTruck somebody wrapped in a great shade of red.
In the image below, I simply added my rear faux window wrap design, and its AMAZING how changing one little detail radically transforms the entire vibe and look of the CyberTruck, and to my way of thinking completes it.
Below we see one of my original design concepts for the JAKEe CyberTruck Wrap idea in red, which is remarkably similar to Sauce Walka's CyberTruck wrap, which I really like in pink.
T-Sportline
Update: On August 13, 2024, I discovered T-Sportline completed a two-tone Cybertruck, which is pretty cool, although I think it would have looked better with a black frunk top.
Pierre Ferragu is one of the top Wall Street Analysts that covers Tesla, and he is commonly on Tesla earnings calls. He is extremely thorough and knowledgeable when it comes to understanding what makes Tesla tick. Pierre has a very thick French accent, while being extremely articulate in English. I didn't have much of a challenge understanding everything he said, but you can always turn on the subtitles.
The CyberTruck comes standard with only the rear side windows tinted at around 20%. This is the same with the Model Y, and Model X, as they are all considered to be SUVs. So if you purchase a CyberTruck, chances are you are going to want to also tint the front side windows including the small porthole A-pillar window, and that is exactly what this video from Socal Tint Shop is all about.
As a major Tesla Bull, I find this conversation between Farzad and Hans to be extremely profound and insightful. I highly recommend checking out this video!!!
Hans said something really profound in this conversation that I captured and want to share with you:
"If you need to be told how to think, you are not an investor. You are someone else’s exit liquidity. At best you are a trader, and a trader is just a sucker waiting to get taken. If you don’t know how to think and analyze your own investments and come up with your own thesis and then constantly reevaluate, like, ‘am I think about this correctly, or am I off in la-la land?’ Then you are totally up a creek...It’s darkest before the dawn."
I was talking with my friend Ben, who is a fellow Tesla fanatic like me and we were talking about Tesla's future. We got on the subject of Robotaxi and came across a question that puzzled us both.
Teslas used to come standard with Ultrasonic Sensors coupled with Tesla Vision which places cameras around the vehicle so could navigate on its own. Tesla removed all radar equipment about 2.5 years ago.
FSD Question
Since many Tesla Hardware 3 and all Hardware 4 equipped vehicles rely solely on cameras for navigating with Full Self Driving, what would occur if you were driving in heavy fog or in a heavy snowstorm or if the cameras were obscured by dirt, bright sunlinght or even heavy rain, and the Tesla cameras could not see very far ahead of you?
Wouldn't this render FSD useless, and wouldn't this potentially hinder the success of the Robotaxi fleet?
Example Scenario
I will offer an example for illustration purposes: Let's say you are in a Tesla that is driving using only the cameras for navigation and you end up driving into heavy fog, with extremely low visibility. This has happened to be in the past where I had to slow down and drive around 10 MPH as I could barely see out of the windshield.
I assumed Tesla vehicles only equipped with cameras for navigation could perhaps rely on legacy GPS data from Tesla vehicles that had historically driven over the same path, so if the Tesla could not see well, it could still navigate, but then the question comes up of 'What if another car crashed on the road in front of you, and your Tesla was driving thought heavy fog using legacy GPS data, then wouldn't you potentially crash into the vehicle?
I believe I found the answer. I found an article from InsideEVNews.com that essentially said:
"As Electrek writes, Elon Musk said around the time of the removal of the radar in 2021 that he was most frustrated with the quality of the radar itself and believed that a high-resolution unit would improve the company’s driver assistance systems."
I have been a designer for four decades now, but more than anything I am a design fanatic of the highest order. The great graphic designer, Saul Bass once said "Design is thinking made visual" and I can't seem to stop thinking about how to optimize the design of the CyberTruck.
If you are a reader of TeslaMagazine.org you are likely aware of how I plan to wrap my CyberTruck, assuming I ever actually get it. I ordered my CyberTruck within the first five minutes of them being available for pre-order back in 2019 when Elon first showed off the CyberTruck and I received my confirmation to order it soon after Tesla recently formally opened up orders.
That being said, I have NOT ordered it yet, as I prefer a black interior, and I don't want to pay a $27,500 premium to be one of the first people to get a CyberTruck.
My Wrap Design Idea for CyberTruck
In other words, I don't feel comfortable paying an extra $20K for FSD (that is not currently available, with no ETA in sight) and a bunch of other stuff I don't really want. Not to mention, if I were to purchase a FOUNDATION model, I would not be able to take advantage of the $7,500 tax incentive.
So it's really anticlimactic as I thought I would be one of the first to get a CyberTruck, but from what I understand, it appears Tesla plans to move EVERYBODY to the front of the line—ahead of me—who is willing to pay a $20,000 or more realistically a $27,500 premium to buy a Foundation model...
So who knows what this means as far as delivery is concerned. I might not get my CyberTruck for more than a year...which sucks, but it is what it is, and I understand Tesla wants to offset the very high development costs of CyberTruck by charging a premium up front.
Also, if I end up having to wait a year or more, by the time I take delivery, maybe they will have figured out how to enhance the density of the 4680 batteries, so they get closer to 400 or 500 miles of range...Also, I think it's pretty likely that once Tesla gets caught up with demand, they will likely drop the price of the tri-motor CyberBeast to be only $10K more that the AWD, and that way I might end up closer to the initial expectation Elon created when he first showed off the CyberTruck ;-)
I am madly in love with the CyberTruck, but the two huge disappointments for me were the significantly lower range number and the significantly higher pricing. Oh, and I almost forgot, the fact that I was NOT in the line I thought I was in, is also a HUGE letdown...Oh well, first-world problems...and as they say, good things come to those who are patient...
More Design Wrap Ideas
The generic CyberTruck design looks fairly great, but at the same time, in my design mind, it looks unfinished and too monotone. Not to mention the fact it's a fingerprint magnet of the highest order. In other words, as cool as the naked/standard CyberTruck is, I want something that looks more otherworldly and friggin coolada...
Below is screenshot from a video review of the CyberTruck taken from a really great angle, so I modded it with my wrap design idea which looks really cool to me. I have said it before, and I will say it again, the CyberTruck to me is much more of a super cool SUV than a Truck design, and the image below really communicates that based on the scale and vibe.
When I see my design idea pictured above, without any other vehicles near, it looks more like a SUV or car to me that a Truck.
My wrap design plan is pictured above and the plan is to wrap the bottom of my CyberTruck in black, and add an additional triangle wrap behind the C pillar to significantly enhance the look of the CyberTruck.
I was recently playing around with some other ideas and I thought it MIGHT be interesting to wrap the wheel well covers in different colors. The first wrap idea (pictured above) shows the wheel well flare covers done with stainless steel wrap, which looks kind cool to me, as it gives it a more industrial and muscular look. Also, I created a similar version below with teal blue wheel well covers which also looks kind cool to me. It's kind of cool that I could pretty easily and inexpensively add details like these colored wheel flares and totally change up the vibe of my CyberTruck, and later easily remove or change them.
Below is another version of my wrap design that ads red stripe, which I think looks pretty RAD. I have NEVER owned a car in my life that was wrapped, but the CyberTruck seems like it's perfect for doing so, and it seem like it would be pretty fun...
Jake's Take: I couldn't help but want to improve on the design above, by adding my rear triangular panel that completes the pyramid shape, and tinted the windows darker. in my mind, this makes DennisCW's CyberTruck look a zillion times more RAD!!!!
RED CyberTrucks
Red is probably my favorite color. When I came up with my wrap design idea 5 years ago, immediately after Tesla introduced the CyberTruck, I played around with different color combinations and below is the red wrap idea I came up with.
Well it turns out that two different people including DennisCW beat me to it as they wrapped their CyberTrucks in a ruby red, and they both look AMAZING!!!!
The CyberTruck pictured below was wrapped in a highly metallic red color which looks super cool, and it reminds me of a red Christmas ornament.
As mentioned, I have played around with different wrap designs, and the version below is the one I plan to initially go with, although I still can't make up my mind about if I want to do it with or without the fat red pinstripe. I am hoping there is a way to be able to easily an or remove the red stripes so I can try it both ways.
This is an interesting video that compares the Rivian R1T and Ford F150 Lightning Electric Trucks to the CyberTruck. I am not a truck guy at all. I think the Rivian and Ford are very nice in many ways, but have ZERO appeal for me. I like the CyberTruck interior way better as it appears to be way roomier, and even thought it has the smallest frunk, that's fine because if you want to haul around large stuff, you have a huge bed in the back. The Frunk is for storing things like golf clubs, a backpack or food pickup like groceries or take out.
The CyberTruck has a built-in light show as seen in the video below. I think Tesla should create a new perhaps optional feature that would allow the user to use the front facing running light as an oncoming turn signal indicator. In other words, the horizontal LED daytime running lightbar that looks kind of like it's the CyberTrucks headlights, are actually just for decoration, or technically, a running light, or parking light.
Notice in the video how Tesla can make the light run across the horizontal LED daytime running lightbar in both directions. I think if Tesla created a feature where it could behave like this when turning would be great. Further, I think Tesla should consider replacing the white only colored horizontal LED daytime running lightbar with an RGB color horizontal LED daytime running lightbar, which would allow it to really shine as a turn indicator or for hazard lights. Also, it's worth noting on this white wrapped CyberTruck that those red brake calipers look pretty RAD!!!
When I look at a vehicle, the single most important specification for me personally, is 0-60MPH time. TSportline recently tested an AWD Dual Motor CyberTruck and averaged around 4.2 Seconds to go from 0-60. This is close to Tesla's advertised time of 4.1 seconds.
I have been doing a lot of coverage (pun intended) on wrapping CyberTrucks. The stainless steel finish on the CyberTruck is extremely durable, but it's a fingerprint magnet of the highest order, so I think many people will end up wrapping their CyberTrucks. Not to mention, if you come up with a really cool design idea, wrapping it will make it even more otherworldly, like my wrap idea seen below:
There are two custom or bespoke Tesla wrappers I have been covering extensively as seen in prior posts on TeslaMagazine.org. The First one is TSportline (located in Los Angeles), which also does custom rims and interiors, and also Joe from OCDetailing (located in Fremont, California, near the Tesla Factory) who is featured in the video below, that specializes in window tinting and custom wraps. Joe is amazingly insightful with his video walkthroughs, and I have learned so much from him. In the fascinating video below he shows how he wrapped an all black matte beauty using Stek Dyno PPF.
It's totally fascinating how Joe breaks down all the details of the project in the video, and my main takeaway is many of the steps he has taken make the CyberTruck very low maintenance to easily keep clean and new looking.
Below are some cool photos of OCDetailing's Matte Black Wrapped CyberTruck, and the last one was taken in the front parking lot of Tesla's Fremont Factory...
My name is Jake, and I started Jake's Tesla World as an online magazine which is a superb resource for all things Tesla. In my opinion as a designer, the Tesla Model S is not only the best car ever made, but a true gateway to the future of clean and safe transportation.
I'll never forget an evening back in early November of 2011, when I saw a movie named, "The Revenge Of The Electric Car", which showcased the plight of Elon Musk, and Tesla Motors. The movie blew my mind, and made me really excited about the potential promise of electric vehicles.
Tesla design is so timeless, as is it's story, so the when you spend time on Jake's Tesla World, since everything is in reverse chronological order, you can literally go back in time, and see exactly how everything evolved.
When I see or experience something that blows my mind, like the TESLA Model S, I want to learn absolutely everything I can about it. My goal with Jake's Tesla World is to share everything with you that I have learned about TESLA, as well as everything you would ever want to know or understand about Tesla, and obviously every detail is absolutely fascinating!!!
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