Cybertruck vault leak in rain: a bit disappointing

[BayouCityBob]

Did he say it was in rain? Or were they doing pressure tests maybe?

Light rain

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[Gurule92]

Light rain

Oof

 

[S1d3w1nd3r]

Yep, that's what tonneau covers do. It's not really a vault lol.

Tonneau covers are great, but they are not 100% leak proof and dust (oh my), they attract a lot of dust in the bed when travelling dry gravel roads.

 

[SlegMD]

Most importantly, the green is growing on me.

I’ll treat the truck bed as a truck bed and take precautions if I’m carrying valuable cardboard for weeks at a time!

 

[drmillsjr]

Yep, that's what tonneau covers do. It's not really a vault lol.

Not true!!! I have two F150's, both with entirely different tonneau covers, from different manufacturers and have not had a drop of water leak into my beds in the past 3 years.

 

[CyberJerry]

I'm curious if there's an extra strip of rubber or molding that can be installed on the sides and by the tailgate that can increase the waterproofing on those 3 edges at least?

 

[radami1]

Also, any thin roof will form condensation.

It's a pain, but why my Zero was wet when I went to go to the post office today. Condensation was dripping from the roof of the carport.

-Crissa

What is a zero

 

[Crissa]

What is a zero

Zero Motorcycle.

-Crissa

 

[charliemagpie]

So, light can't get out, but water can get in.

 

[Gigahorse]

So, light can't get out, but water can get in.

With the way the cover overlaps yea
Was hoping that the vault would be a bit more resistant to the elements, in areas of hard rain really don't want that back area contents getting soaked.

 

[ideaXfactory]

That truck had to be parked strongly tilted towards the front for a puddle like that... Probably not a reliable or normal test.

 

[scottyah]

Typical Tesla build quality.

The tonneau cover on my F-150 is totally watertight. Same rollup mechanism. Been through many severe rainstorms and never had a drop of water leak through.

Have you tested it in freezing rain or when it snows overnight? Just curious.
I bet the rolling process would break apart ice chunks, but to what degree...

 

[evazquezcu]

Cmon guys! are some of you seriously try to justified that its ok for this to leak...? retractile covers have been around for few years already. I have this one on my truck(link) since 2017 and have never observe any leaks until this day. There must an issue with the seals that run along the sides

https://realtruck.com/p/gatortrax-tonneau-cover/v/chevy/silverado-1500/2016/

 

[yorty]

Typical Tesla build quality.

The tonneau cover on my F-150 is totally watertight. Same rollup mechanism. Been through many severe rainstorms and never had a drop of water leak through.

Same with my Rivian...completely dry.

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