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More Wrap Design Ideas

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...

CYBERTRUCK MATTE BLACK STEK DYNO PPF from OCDetailing

CYBERTRUCK
MATTE BLACK STEK DYNO PPF
OCDetailing

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 Custom CyberTruck Wrap Design Reference

My Final CyberTruck Wrap Design Reference 

My Custom CyberTruck Wrap Design Reference

It took me 5 years to figure out the exact details of how I plan to wrap my CyberTruck (pictured above), although I came up with the original concept 5 years ago and it hasn't changed that much, just figuring out all the details which I lay out in this article.

If you are a reader of Jake's Tesla World, you know I am a huge fan of the CyberTruck, as well as a very early reservation holder. Just after I ordered my CyberTruck, I immediately knew I wanted to wrap it in black on the bottom, possibly with a red pinstripe, as well as adding additional rear window shape extensions to the back of the rear side sail to complete the pyramid shape as seen above. 

Tesla will be offering a generic PPF wrap which covers the entire car, in one color, which I am not crazy about as it doesn't really make the car pop as much as I would like. In other words, I believe the standard CyberTruck is already two monotone with all the stainless steel and if you wrap the entire CyberTruck in one color, like black as seen below, you end up with the same "too much of a good thing is not a good thing kind of thing", as seen below.

CyberTruck Designer, Franz von Holzhausen showed up at the beach with a CyberTruck wrapped in matte black.

Don't get me wrong, I think Tesla's all black wrapped CyberTruck looks really cool, but in my design mind it camouflages the unique geometrical lines of the magnificent CyberTruck design.

With my CyberTruck concept seen above, I love how the fat red side stripes appear to extend out of the parking light-bar located on the front of the CyberTruck. I spend countless hours over the past four years, experimenting with different ideas for exactly how to wrap my CyberTruck. It may look like it was really simple to decide on a final layout, but it actually the opposite.

Originally, I was planning on doing a thinner red pinstripe as seen in my JAKE'S TESLA WORLD header located at the top of this page, but I ended up going with a bolder red pinstripe as I believe it best compliments and completes the geometry, while cohesively balancing and tying together all the otherworldly design elements of CyberTruck. 

To my way of thinking, this design creates a somewhat startling bold and almost unreal looking, if not otherworldly look and vibe. In other words, it takes the already radical CyberTruck design language to the next level.

I plan to wrap my CyberTruck with a high quality Pain Protection Film, (commonly referred to as PPF) with a hydrophobic coating in black, but I also plan to cover the exposed stainless steel areas with a clear PPF with a hydrophobic clear matte coating, as the naked stainless steel surface of the CyberTruck is a fingerprint and smudge magnet of the highest order.

Clear PPF will make it fingerprint proof, kind of like one of those new generation stainless steel refrigerators that hides fingerprints and smudges. I am also considering doing a matte PPF for the limited exposed stainless steel pyramid sections.

This will also make it easy to keep cleaner. I have never owned a car before that was was wrapped, but I was experimenting with the image below that shows a CyberTruck with the LightBar installed at the top of the windshield, and it made me realize that in order for my wrap design to look its best, will likely require me to also wrap the wheel well covers as well as the connecting running board, and front and rear bumpers in black. 

The reason I believe it's important to wrap all black elements in the same black, is if I don't there will be two completely different shades of black competing with each other, thus adding too much distractive contrast. 

Also, I intend to customize the interior of the CyberTruck by creating a custom MagSafe compatible charging mount for my BulletTrain SAFE WALLET which will be located directly in front and slightly above the squircle steering wheel as seen below. Also, I am seriously contemplating blacking out all the white panels in the CyberTruck as well, as I prefer it to be all black, for the ultimate man-cave vibe.

Below is a cool photo I took of the CyberTruck in a Tesla showroom. I could not help but notice that in the real world, the stainless steel exterior of the CyberTruck gets really dirty looking really fast. In other words, unless you clean it all the time, the stainless steel finish gets dirty looking quickly from fingerprints and smudge marks as seen below, and keep in mind that Tesla doesn't let any customers touch the truck.

Notice how on the rear quarter panel on top in the sail area who uneven and crappy the stainless steel looks. My wrap design eliminates all large sections of exposed stainless steel. Also, I plan to wrap the stainless steel sections with PPF so it can easily be cleaned, and won't show fingerprints, just like on a modern stainless steel fridge that doesn't show fingerprints.

In the next two photos we see how I added elements of my wrap design. In the next two images are identical, but the last one adds the fat red stripe.

I keep flip-flopping back and forth on whether or not I like my wrap design concept better with or without the red stipe.

Wrapping a CyberTruck

As mentioned before, I have never wrapped a car, as it seemed like a waste of money, but for my CyberTruck there are multiple benefits. The video below is from OCDetailing, located in Fremont California, which is located near the Tesla factory.

This first video begins with a sped up version of all the steps to wrap the CyberTruck with STEK|Automotive DYNOChrome-black matte PPF metallic wrap as well as tint all the window surfaces as well as the sunroof, doors and windshield. Then the video shows glamour shots of the CyberTruck strutting around, looking tough, like it's on parade in a Miss America contest. Then Joe from OCDetailing talks about all the detail choices they made, and why, as well as discussing some of the subtle nuances and complexity of wrapping the CyberTruck.

The video below addresses the question of which is better, Matte v. Glossy v. Natural Stainless? 

In the video below, OCDetailing wraps the hood of a new CyberTruck with Stek | Automotive DYNOchrome-black matte PPF.

One of the first guys to get a CyberTruck (OurCyberLife) who works for Tesla as an engineer, wrapped his in a minty matte forest green color and it looks great as seen below.

He documented the steps in wrapping his CyberTruck with photos and in the photo below you can't help but notice the severe contrast between the fingerprint and smudge marks on the stainless frunk lid, compared to the front quarter panel which has been wrapped with the minty forest green matte PPF, which appears to eliminate the possibility for any fingerprinting.

The photo below shows the front drivers side quarter panel and A pillar, which look horrendously bad with the fingerprint and smudge marks. Once again, contrast this with the drivers door, which has been wrapped, and shows no fingerprints. Ironically, the CyberTruck has a tremendous beneficial characteristic of being scratch and dent proof, but at the cost that the naked stainless steel looks pretty bad as fingerprints make it look horrible, and there is not way to avoid this, unless you wrap it.

The minty green matte CyberTruck looks awesome, and notice they wrapped the side mirrors with a really cool wrap that looks like carbon fiber.