Got my Tesla lightbar - Not what you think!

[Stuck4ger]

Even though I have my wheel covers, I do like the hub covers. I was using 3D printed ones until my wheel covers came in. The 2 shortfalls of the wheel covers are that they are susceptible to curb rash and cover the valve stem. Hub covers don't have either issue.

Other negatives that I’ve experienced are:
1. they can start to pop off in deep snow or sand. If you don’t check them then they will later pop off at highway speeds.
2. The internal ring and the outer cover won’t line up well if the tire itself was not put onto the rim with the circumferential scallops properly lined up. This means you must install the ring first and then the cover. Depending on the individual wheel and tire orientation the wheel cover clips might be juxtaposed with the ring’s and make subsequently separating the two very difficult, especially in cold weather.

because of #2 I would remove them for the winter months where you may have to put air in more often or deal with snow. When I have the tires replaced I will harp on them to be mindful of the proper orientation of them on the wheels prior to wheel cover installation

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[Deleted member 22486]

It's stealing if you take something that isn't yours... if a company makes an error, that doesn't mean it's right to keep their property. That's how I was raised, that's how I'd want someone to treat me if I accidentally gave someone something I didn't mean to.

I just can't, in good conscious, keep something that I didn't pay for or earn or was gifted on purpose.

Everyone's different, I get it. But, someone somewhere paid for those caps.

“But, someone somewhere paid for those caps”
For as much as the trucks cost and all the crap they’ve put us through, this is a rather humorous observation.

 

[Brandon McNees]

They’re definitely not keeping a track, I pick up my cyberwheel covers last year in November. When I was in for a service in January I dropped off my truck with out of covers. When I picked up same day they asked me if I want my cybercovers instal or leave in the back. That was second set I got it.
Last week when I got my tires rotation done I dropped the truck in the service center without covers. When I picked up truck on end of the day I received another new set of cyberwheel covers. Now I got 12 of new design and still 4 the original ( useless )comes with the truck over year ego.
And yes I received in mail last week free hub covers too ?

Need to move any?

 

[TyPope]

“But, someone somewhere paid for those caps”
For as much as the trucks cost and all the crap they’ve put us through, this is a rather humorous observation.

It's still stealing.

 

[Deleted member 22486]

It's still stealing.

OK boomer

 

[CybertruckWraps]

It's stealing if you take something that isn't yours... if a company makes an error, that doesn't mean it's right to keep their property. That's how I was raised, that's how I'd want someone to treat me if I accidentally gave someone something I didn't mean to.

I just can't, in good conscious, keep something that I didn't pay for or earn or was gifted on purpose.

Everyone's different, I get it. But, someone somewhere paid for those caps.

It's still stealing.

I would bet that if you contacted Tesla and told them they accidentally gave you extra wheel covers that they wouldn’t even try to come up with the way to retrieve them from you. ?

 

[Brandon McNees]

Thanks to a power outage due to bad storms last night I'm shuttling my light bar from one Tesla center to another for install. Technically I have a light bar! Will update once it is installed but I thought how fun to snap a pic of the box. ?

Do you have any pictures of the OEM light bar installed? Can you see the backside of the light bar from inside of the CT cab?

 

[mparseg]

So jelly! I received my FS Cyberbeast back in April 2024. Still crickets on my rooftop lightbar

It's easy to get your light bar. You just have to make an appointed in the tesla app and state: Install light bar. This triggers your service center to order from Tesla - boom. I did this a few weeks ago and worked perfectly. You just need to be proactive. You'll never receive 'the email' we were all waiting for stating 'your light bar is here.' Enjoy.

 

[RayzorBEV]

It's easy to get your light bar. You just have to make an appointed in the tesla app and state: Install light bar. This triggers your service center to order from Tesla - boom. I did this a few weeks ago and worked perfectly. You just need to be proactive. You'll never receive 'the email' we were all waiting for stating 'your light bar is here.' Enjoy.

I tried that trick 2 times. Each time SC manager tries to order the lightbar, it's shows as unavailable. He told me Tesla is allocating them to the largest concentration of Cybertruck cities first. There's only around 115 Cybertruck in my city so we are low priority compared to Phoenix where they have over a thousand of them...

 

[mongo]

I got Fluffy back in August of 2024... no sign of a lightbar.
But, two things...
1. I got my wheel covers (still in the cardboard and plastic - I can only assume they are okay)
2. I got an email from Tesla "Our bad. Thanks for being patient on the wheel covers. We are giving you free hub covers free, just put them in your cart at the Tesla store."

Thing is, I'm not going to get the hub covers. I texted them in the app telling them I already had my wheel covers.

Why can't they keep track of things like that? Makes me wonder about my light bar...

"This kit is being offered to Cybertruck Foundation Series owners who did not receive Cyber Wheel Covers at time of delivery."
You are fully intended to get a set. The free link only works for those VINs
https://shop.tesla.com/product/O67F...onal&utm_content=complimentary_cybertruck_cap

 

[mparseg]

I tried that trick 2 times. Each time SC manager tries to order the lightbar, it's shows as unavailable. He told me Tesla is allocating them to the largest concentration of Cybertruck cities first. There's only around 115 Cybertruck in my city so we are low priority compared to Phoenix where they have over a thousand of them...

Interesting. I'm just outside Boston and they gave me zero hassle. The only issue I ran into was when I dropped my car off 3 weeks ago, apparently they needed to order the new connectors vs the old version so it took them 5 days to receive that part from Tesla. End of the day, it was an easy process. Hope you get yours soon. Maybe try another service center a bit further out and see what response you get. Good luck!

 

[TyPope]

OK boomer

Name calling is nifty.

But, it still doesn't make taking something that isn't yours right.

 

[TyPope]

I would bet that if you contacted Tesla and told them they accidentally gave you extra wheel covers that they wouldn’t even try to come up with the way to retrieve them from you. ?

That's probably true.

 

[cadamo001]

It's easy to get your light bar. You just have to make an appointed in the tesla app and state: Install light bar. This triggers your service center to order from Tesla - boom. I did this a few weeks ago and worked perfectly. You just need to be proactive. You'll never receive 'the email' we were all waiting for stating 'your light bar is here.' Enjoy.

I've tried this twice with 2 difference service centers and no dice for me. Eatontown NJ and Princeton NJ. I guess I can try a 3rd?

 

[TyPope]

"This kit is being offered to Cybertruck Foundation Series owners who did not receive Cyber Wheel Covers at time of delivery."
You are fully intended to get a set. The free link only works for those VINs
https://shop.tesla.com/product/O67F...onal&utm_content=complimentary_cybertruck_cap

Well, I did not see that. If they are giving them as an apology for making me wait, that's different than me thinking they were giving them to me because I was still waiting...

Now, I'm the ass.

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