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Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar... by chrisco255 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:35PM (#45917822)
Cybertrucks already come with a 48V 400W auxiliary power connection under the applique strip on the right side of the roof, so there was no need to make a hole in the roof.

There just isn't a lot of options other than adhesive for installing a light bar considering the windshield consumes all of the forward facing real estate (as the roof slopes back from the apex).

Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar... by badlogik on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:52PM (#45918069)
Love this overconfident armchair mechanical engineering and product design.

Many vehicles with light bars have them mounted onto a standoff bracket. Why not design a standoff that mounts after the apex (back sloped part), using a piece with an angle complementary to the roof slope, providing a flat surface for the light bar to mount on? Pretty straightforward and honestly exactly what I would expect as an official accessory to a $100K vehicle.

Btw, does Tesla pay you for all your white knighting?

Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar... by tomhow on Friday November 14, 2025 @08:43PM (#45934305)
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