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Duncan, a Cybertruck owner from California, reports that the lightbar on his Cybertruck, which was held in place with glue, is beginning to fall off after exposure to the desert heat.
Duncan admits that he took a trip to the desert while the outside temperature reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit (46°C). Still, he is not happy seeing his $100,000 vehicle falling apart, even at this temperature.
Duncan says he first noticed his lightbar starting to fall off while he was washing his truck after the desert trip.
For those wondering if something in the automatic car wash might have caused the lightbar to come loose, Duncan says the light fixture started to come apart as he was hand-washing his Cybertruck.
Additionally, Duncan mentions that since he bought his Cybertruck, he has never taken it through an automatic car wash.
After seeing his lightbar hanging halfway off the top of his windshield, Duncan says he doesn’t like that Tesla relies so much on glue to put together the Cybertruck.
The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.
He writes…
“I was hand-washing my truck after a road trip and noticed the light bar was loose. I have never taken it through a car wash.
I was in the desert where it hit 114°F, but I still felt very disappointed that Tesla couldn’t properly fix the light bar on the top of the windshield, especially given how much we spent on a Foundation Series Cybertruck.
It seems Tesla relies too much on glue.
Has anyone else experienced this issue, and what did Tesla do?
Did they try to reinstall the light bar with proper brackets, or did they just clean off the glue and leave it off until they find a better solution?”
Below his post, Duncan shared a picture showing the top of his Cybertruck windshield.
As you can see, the light bar is completely detached from the windshield, with only a small section on the passenger side where the electronics plug into the Cybertruck still connected.
In the picture Duncan provided, you can also see black residue all over the Cybertruck, which is from the adhesive materials used by Tesla to fix the light bar to the windshield.
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The remaining adhesive material also forms a slight U shape rather than a straight line, which might suggest that it was recently melted due to overheating.
This is definitely not ideal, and looking at the comments, most Cybertruck owners agree that they’re unhappy with Tesla’s heavy reliance on glue when assembling the Cybertruck.
A fellow Cybertruck owner, Chris from Maryland, recommends that Tesla collaborate with aftermarket manufacturers to develop a bracket for mounting the off-road light bar on the Cybertruck’s windshield.
Chris writes…
“If the lightbar can be mounted on a bracket rather than sticking directly to the glass with adhesive, there could be a potential market for that. Until then, I wouldn’t attach the lightbar to my truck.
Tesla really should just embrace the better-designed options from the aftermarket and open the API to third-party suppliers.”
A second Cybertruck owner, Jay, says he would like to build an aftermarket bracket mount for the Cybertruck lightbar.
Jay writes…
“From reading other people’s posts who have also experienced issues with their lightbar, it sounds like Tesla will replace it for you.
By the way, if they do, can you ask if you can keep the old one? I’d be interested in purchasing it from you. I want to try fabricating a bracket mount, but I don’t have a lightbar and don’t want to buy a new one.”
A third Cybertruck owner from Dallas, Texas, says he, too, has seen multiple reports of the adhesive failures on the Cybertruck.
He writes…
“Plenty of these situations are going around. Hope they find a permanent fix for this issue.”
Overall, most Cybertruck owners seem unhappy that parts of their vehicle are held together by glue. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.
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Image: Screenshot from Duncan’s post on the Cybertruck Owners Club. Reposted under fair use copyright law.
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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