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The guy from the linked TikToks does mention that he also hosed the inside of the trunk after returning from the beach, that might have been it. That's always

The guy from the linked TikToks does mention that he also hosed the inside of the trunk after returning from the beach, that might have been it. That's always a risky thing to do, even on "conventional" cars (or maybe it's just Volkswagen Group cars that have a habit of electrical malfunctions every time there's water in unusual places involved). With all that said, last time a car-wash fricked up some of my car's wirings it only meant that a back-light stopped functioning for a day or two (again, maybe this is just a Volkswagen Group thing), while in this case the whole car/truck got bricked. That's not ideal.

jdmichal 3y ago
I'm not familiar with the design. Does the Cybertruck have a trunk, or are you referring to the truck bed? And if the latter, is it not intended that the bed is open-weather?
- MissTake 3y ago
  It does. It’s located at the front of the vehicle and therefore known as a “frunk”.
- saalweachter 3y ago
  Frunk. Front-trunk. One of the more compelling things about an electric truck, TBH. Although, as unnecessarily big as they make new ICE trucks, you could probably fit a frunk in there.
voxadam 3y ago
> The guy from the linked TikToks does mention that he also hosed the inside of the trunk after returning from the beach, that might have been it. In video[0] the story links to the owner mentions that he "vacuumed the inside". It sounds like what he hosed off was the rigid tonneau[1][2] that covers the bed of the truck. If he had hosed out the interior I'd question his judgement even more than I do for him being a Cybertruck early adopter. [0] https://twitter.com/StonkKing4/status/1780306557538050532 https://twitter.com/StonkKing4/status/1780306557538050532 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonneau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonneau [2] https://insideevs.com/news/693899/tesla-cybertruck-tonneau-cover-sound-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/693899/tesla-cybertruck-tonneau-c...

jdmichal 3y ago

I'm not familiar with the design. Does the Cybertruck have a trunk, or are you referring to the truck bed? And if the latter, is it not intended that the bed is open-weather?

MissTake 3y ago
It does. It’s located at the front of the vehicle and therefore known as a “frunk”.
saalweachter 3y ago
Frunk. Front-trunk. One of the more compelling things about an electric truck, TBH. Although, as unnecessarily big as they make new ICE trucks, you could probably fit a frunk in there.

voxadam 3y ago

> The guy from the linked TikToks does mention that he also hosed the inside of the trunk after returning from the beach, that might have been it. In video[0] the story links to the owner mentions that he "vacuumed the inside". It sounds like what he hosed off was the rigid tonneau[1][2] that covers the bed of the truck. If he had hosed out the interior I'd question his judgement even more than I do for him being a Cybertruck early adopter. [0] https://twitter.com/StonkKing4/status/1780306557538050532 https://twitter.com/StonkKing4/status/1780306557538050532 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonneau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonneau [2] https://insideevs.com/news/693899/tesla-cybertruck-tonneau-cover-sound-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/693899/tesla-cybertruck-tonneau-c...