This spare tire holder from Wilco Offroad will set you back a little over $1,140
- A Cybertruck owner fitted an aftermarket Wilco Offroad Hitchgate Spare Tire Carrier to his truck.
- It appears to block the camera, and the license plate, and simultaneously make the truck less capable off-road.
- Other Cybertruck forum posters have called out the shortcomings too.
Accessorizing the Tesla Cybertruck is one surefire way to stand out from the others on the road. One man has accomplished that goal with a spare tire carrier but the execution might be a bit off the mark. Technically, the carrier does its job without much fuss, but it might limit the truck in other ways.
Posted over on the CybertruckOwnersClub forum, this is a Wilco Offroad spare tire carrier bolted up to a Cybertruck. There are no physical modifications or alterations required. The two go together almost as though they were built for it. That ‘almost’ is a pretty big one though because this carrier creates problems.
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First, it directly blocks the rearview camera which wouldn’t be a huge deal if it were only ever used for backing into parking spots. On the Tesla Cybertruck though, it’s the only way to have any sort of rearview mirror if the tonneau cover is closed. Consider that strike one. In addition, the setup blocks the license plate which could pose legal implications based on location. Strike two.
Finally, the length and angle of the carrier and spare tire appear to create a worse departure angle for the truck. That won’t be an issue for the Cybertrucks that end up as pavement princesses (most of them), but that’s another story for the off-road enthusiasts.
In fact, it’s those same avid adventurers who will likely want a spare wheel and tire the most. In this case, they’d have to choose between having more capability off-road and having what could be a trip-saving spare. Strike three.
Photos CybertruckOwnersClub
Commenters over at CybertruckOwnersClub call out all of these problems including the way it looks. “Probably not going to win any beauty contests with it, unless you are competing with an AMC Gremlin or Pacer, but definitely very practical….besides the no rear vision minor issue,” said one poster.
When one person asked for a view of what the rear camera feed sees, another forum user jokingly replied with a black square and nothing more.
All of this is solved by ditching the expensive spare tire carrier ($1,142 as of this writing) and just throwing the spare in the bed of the truck. Of course, someone could come along and create a bespoke option too.
Having the spare rest on a mount hovering just above the tonneau cover could work, or perhaps an off-center rear tire carrier is best. All we can say for sure is that this shouldn’t be the last effort at solving the Cybertruck’s spare tire problem.