First JAKEe Design CyberTrucks Hit the Road...Part 1

First JAKEe Design CyberTruck 

Wrap Designs Hits the Road

Part 1

Update as of September 1, 2024: I just added a Part 2 to this story.

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.

Update: August 12, 2024: This dude

A fellow CyberTruck enthusiast who owns a CyberTruck sent me a link to a Facebook post that showed a wrapped CyberTruck that arguably comes closest to my original design. The owner, named Carlos Ruiz showed my image in his post which is seen below, which was obviously his target he showed his wrapper.

 

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.

One More Thang

Update: On August 3, 2024, I discovered Sauce Walka wrapped his CyberTruck following my original design, but in pink as seen below.

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.