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Everything you need to know about designing a digital Tesla wrap with FrunkLab.
What is FrunkLab?
FrunkLab is an AI-powered studio for designing custom digital wraps for Tesla vehicles. A digital wrap is an image your Tesla shows on its in-dash illustration, charging screen, and mobile app. You design it on FrunkLab (sometimes spelled FrunkLabs), export a Tesla-ready PNG, and load it onto the car from the Tesla mobile app or with a USB drive. It is not a physical vinyl wrap on the body.
Is FrunkLab free?
Yes. Free includes unlimited designing, saving and downloads, 2 AI wraps a month, 5 melody or voice lock chimes a day and 2 sound-effect chimes a month. Need more AI wraps? One-time packs start at $4.99 for 10, never expire, and your first pack adds 5 bonus wraps. There is no subscription.
See pricingWhich Teslas are supported?
Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck, Model S, and Model X all get the full studio with a rotating 3D preview, covering every generation Tesla's Paint Shop supports. Every supported Tesla can receive a wrap file on the car itself.
Which Tesla supports whatWhere can I get free Tesla Model Y wraps?
FrunkLab has hundreds of free Tesla Model Y wraps made for Paint Shop, with separate files for the original Model Y, the Long Range and every 2025 Juniper trim including the Performance. Preview any of them on a 3D Model Y, download the PNG, and upload it from the Tesla app under Creations > Wrap > Upload.
Tesla Model Y wrapsWhere can I get free Tesla Model 3 wraps?
FrunkLab has free Tesla Model 3 wraps made for Paint Shop, with separate files for the original Model 3, the 2024+ Highland and the Highland Performance. Preview any of them on a 3D Model 3, download the PNG, and upload it from the Tesla app under Creations > Wrap > Upload.
Tesla Model 3 wrapsWhere can I get free Tesla Cybertruck wraps?
FrunkLab has free Cybertruck wraps made for Paint Shop, every one sized for the Cybertruck's landscape 1024x768 template, from matte and camo to cyberpunk and racing stripes. Preview any of them on a 3D Cybertruck, download the PNG, and upload it from the Tesla app under Creations > Wrap > Upload.
Tesla Cybertruck wrapsWhere can I get free Tesla Model S wraps?
FrunkLab has free Tesla Model S wraps made for Paint Shop, with files for both of Tesla's Model S templates: the Model S (2021+) and the 2025+ Plaid. Preview any of them on a 3D Model S, download the PNG, and upload it from the Tesla app under Creations > Wrap > Upload.
Tesla Model S wrapsWhere can I get free Tesla Model X wraps?
FrunkLab has free Tesla Model X wraps made for Paint Shop on Tesla's Model X (2021+) template, from luxury two-tones and liquid chrome to seasonal designs. Preview any of them on a rotating 3D Model X, download the PNG, and upload it from the Tesla app under Creations > Wrap > Upload.
Tesla Model X wrapsHow do I get the wrap onto my Tesla?
The easy way: export the PNG from the studio, save it to your phone, and upload it from the Tesla mobile app under Creations > Wrap > Upload (requires car software 2026.26 and app 4.59.1 or newer). The app previews it on a 3D model of your car and applies it over the air. The fallback for older software is a USB drive: put the PNG in a folder named Wraps on an exFAT or FAT32 drive, plug it in, and pick the design in Toybox > Paint Shop.
App upload walkthroughCan I add my wrap from the Tesla app?
Yes. Since Tesla's 2026 Summer Update (version 2026.26), the Tesla mobile app uploads custom wraps directly: open Creations, choose the Wrap tab, tap Upload, and pick the PNG from your phone. You can preview the wrap on a 3D model in the app and either apply it immediately or store it for later. FrunkLab exports are already in the exact format the app expects.
App upload walkthroughDo I need a computer to design a Tesla wrap?
No. The FrunkLab studio runs in your phone's browser, the export saves straight to your phone, and the Tesla app uploads it to the car from there. A larger screen is nicer for detailed layer work, but the full design-to-car loop works phone-only.
Open the studioIs a digital wrap the same as a vinyl wrap?
No. A digital wrap changes how your car looks on its own screens and the Tesla app, not on the physical body. It costs far less and you can change it anytime. A physical vinyl wrap changes the actual paint surface and costs thousands.
Digital vs physical wrapsDo I need design skills?
No. Start from a solid color or an AI-generated style, or fork a design from the community gallery and make it your own. Most first wraps take about five minutes.
Your first wrap in 5 minutesCan I design my wrap directly on the 3D car?
Yes. The Garage is FrunkLab's 3D-first editor: pick any Tesla (Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck, Model S, or Model X) and design on a live 3D model of it. Click a panel to place text or stickers (they rotate to read upright automatically), drag elements around the body, apply gradient base coats, and check the design under showroom, night, and neon lighting. It's in beta and free to use.
Open the GarageWhat's the difference between the Studio and the Garage?
They're two editors for the same designs. The Studio is template-first: you edit the flat top-down wrap template with precise tools and layers, ideal for lettering, logos, and measured layouts. The Garage is 3D-first: you design directly on a live 3D car and see every change instantly. Designs open in either editor with no conversion, so most people explore in the Garage and fine-tune in the Studio.
Studio or Garage? Full comparisonCan I remix other people's wrap designs?
Yes. Any wrap in the community gallery can be forked into your own editor as a fully editable design. Inside the Garage, the community browser goes further: each wrap you browse renders live on your own car model before you commit, so you can preview a Model 3 design on your Cybertruck first.
Browse the galleryHow much does a Tesla wrap cost?
A digital wrap is free to design and load: FrunkLab's free tier covers designing, 3D preview, and Tesla-ready export. A physical vinyl wrap is a different product, typically $2,000 to $6,000 installed for a full wrap, plus removal costs later. Many owners design digitally first to test a look before committing to vinyl.
Full Tesla wrap cost breakdownHow do I make a custom wrap for my Tesla?
Open the FrunkLab studio, pick your Tesla model, and design on the official wrap template with text, shapes, images, brushes, or AI generation. Preview the result on a 3D model of your car, then export the PNG and upload it from the Tesla app (Creations > Wrap > Upload) or load it over USB. The whole flow is free and runs in the browser, no downloads. If you want a physical vinyl wrap instead, design digitally first, then take the look to a certified installer.
How to get a custom Tesla wrapCan I preview a wrap on my Tesla before buying vinyl?
Yes. FrunkLab renders your design on a rotating 3D model of your exact Tesla (Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck, Model S, or Model X) with showroom, night, and neon lighting, so you see how a color or pattern reads on real body panels before spending anything on vinyl. Many owners iterate digitally until a look feels right, then bring it to an installer.
Tesla wrap visualizer guideCan I design a Cybertruck wrap online?
Yes. The Cybertruck has full support: its own wrap template, a live 3D model in both the Studio and the Garage, and Tesla-ready export at the Cybertruck's 1024x768 template size. The flat stainless panels take bold graphics especially well.
Designing for the CybertruckWhat file does my Tesla need for a custom wrap?
A PNG under 1MB, sized to your model's template (1024x1024 for most Teslas, 1024x768 for Cybertruck). FrunkLab exports exactly this format, so there's nothing to convert or resize. Deliver it either through the Tesla app (Creations > Wrap > Upload) or in a folder named Wraps at the root of an exFAT or FAT32 USB drive.
USB export walkthroughHow do I change my Tesla lock chime?
Copy LockChime.wav to the top level of a USB drive, plug it into a front data port, then open Toybox > Boombox, turn on Lock Sound and choose USB. The file must be a WAV under 5 seconds and under 1 MB. Unlike wraps, lock chimes still load by USB only. FrunkLab's lock sound library has nearly 400 ready-made chimes, plus an AI generator that turns a text description into a Tesla-ready WAV.
Lock chime guideDoes FrunkLab install physical vinyl wraps?
No. FrunkLab is a design and preview tool. It gives you the finished design and the on-screen wrap for your car. For a physical wrap, take your design to a local vinyl wrap shop; installers can work from your exported artwork and the 3D preview screenshots.
What can the AI generate?
Two things. Wrap images: the AI is good at textures, patterns, gradients, and color schemes, and it knows each vehicle's template so the art lands on the body panels. It is not reliable at legible text or logos, so add those with the studio's text and shape tools after generating. Lock chimes: describe a short jingle, a spoken line in quotes, or a sound effect and the AI picks the matching engine (melody, voice, or sound effect) and returns a Tesla-ready LockChime.wav.
Writing AI wrap promptsCan AI make my Tesla lock chime?
Yes. The AI lock chime generator turns a short description into a Tesla-ready WAV under 5 seconds and under 1MB. Type what you want to hear (a two-note futuristic chime, a robot voice saying "doors locked", an old cash register), pick a length, and download the file as LockChime.wav. Every generated chime is also saved to your My Chimes library.
Open the lock chime generatorIs the AI lock chime generator free?
Mostly, yes. Melody chimes (a synthesized jingle) and voice chimes (it speaks the words you put in quotes) are free on every account, 5 a day. Sound-effect chimes come from a separate monthly allowance (2 a month), because that engine costs more to run. Browsing and downloading the ready-made sounds in the library is free without limit.
See pricingCan the chime say words or my name?
Yes. Put the words in quotes in your description, for example a calm voice saying "see you later, Sam", and the generator produces a spoken chime. Keep it short: Tesla plays at most 5 seconds.
Try a spoken chimeWhat format does a Tesla lock chime need?
A WAV file named LockChime.wav, 5 seconds or shorter and under 1 MB. It goes at the top level of a USB drive, not inside any folder, and the drive must be exFAT, FAT32, ext3 or ext4 (not NTFS). Plug the drive into a front data port, then open Toybox > Boombox, turn on Lock Sound and choose USB. Every sound in FrunkLab's library and every AI-generated chime already meets these limits.
Lock chime install guideAre the lock sounds on FrunkLab safe to download?
Yes. Each lock sound is a plain WAV audio file, not an app, installer, or archive, so there is nothing to run. Every file is checked against Tesla's limits (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, under 5 seconds, under 1 MB) and downloads already named LockChime.wav. You can preview any sound before downloading, and you do not need an account.
Browse the lock soundsWhy won't my Tesla play my custom lock sound?
Almost always one of six things: the file is not named exactly LockChime.wav, it sits inside a folder instead of the top level of the USB drive, it is longer than 5 seconds or bigger than 1 MB, it is not a real WAV (an MP3 renamed to .wav will not play), the drive is formatted NTFS instead of exFAT, FAT32, ext3 or ext4, or the drive is in a port that only charges. On many cars built since late 2021 the console ports only charge, so use the glovebox port. Also check the hardware: Lock Sound plays through the external Pedestrian Warning System speaker, which most Teslas built since late 2019 have. With the drive in, open Toybox > Boombox, turn on Lock Sound and choose USB. Every download from FrunkLab already has the right name, length, size, and format.
Step-by-step lock chime guideHow many lock sounds does FrunkLab have?
Nearly 400 free lock chimes across cinematic, sci-fi, gaming, tech, cartoon, retro, and funny sounds, plus community-submitted chimes and whatever you generate yourself. Every file is checked Tesla-ready, and sounds are tagged so the library can suggest a chime that matches your wrap.
Browse the lock sound libraryCan I use FrunkLab from ChatGPT or Claude?
Yes. FrunkLab has a remote MCP server. Connect it once in Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor, or Claude Code, sign in with your FrunkLab account, and ask the assistant to design a wrap or a lock chime. It uses the same monthly allowance as the website and the result lands in your designs.
Connect an AI assistantHow do I connect FrunkLab to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http frunklab https://www.frunklab.com/api/mcp in your terminal, then type /mcp to sign in. Claude Code opens the FrunkLab approval page and returns to the terminal. To skip the browser step, create an API key on your account page and pass it as an Authorization: Bearer header when you add the server.
Claude Code setupDoes ChatGPT support FrunkLab?
Yes, as a custom connector. In ChatGPT open Settings > Connectors > Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, choose Create, paste https://www.frunklab.com/api/mcp, and pick OAuth. Approve the connection on the FrunkLab page that opens and the assistant can design wraps and lock chimes for your account. Developer mode is available on ChatGPT's paid plans. The assistant only ever links to pricing information, it never sells anything inside the chat.
Step-by-step connector guideDoes Grok support FrunkLab?
Yes. Grok accepts custom MCP servers: on grok.com open Connectors, choose New Connector, then Custom, paste https://www.frunklab.com/api/mcp, and sign in with your FrunkLab account when Grok asks. Developers using the xAI API add the same address as a tool of type mcp with a FrunkLab API key in its authorization field, and Grok Build reads any server already configured for Claude Code. Once connected, Grok can generate Paint Shop wraps and lock chimes for your account and browse the gallery.
Grok setupWhat can the FrunkLab MCP server do?
Seven things: list the supported Tesla models, check your remaining generations, generate a Paint Shop wrap from a description, generate a lock chime, search the lock-sound library of nearly 400 sounds, list your designs, and browse popular community wraps. A generated wrap is saved to your designs and the assistant gets the image address plus a link to the design page, where you can see it on the 3D car, download the PNG, or edit it in the Studio or the Garage. It cannot delete designs, change billing, or read your email or payment details.
What the assistant can doIs the FrunkLab MCP server free?
Connecting is free and works on every account, including free ones. You need a FrunkLab account with a confirmed email, because generations land in your designs and count against your allowance. That allowance is the same one the website uses: a free account gets 2 wrap generations and 2 sound-effect chimes a month, plus 5 free melody or voice chimes a day. One-time packs bought on FrunkLab add more wraps. Nothing is charged for a failed generation.
See pricingWhere do I get a FrunkLab API key?
On your account page under Connected apps and API keys. The key is shown once when you create it, so copy it straight into your client. You can hold up to 5 keys and revoke any of them at any time from the same page. Keys are used as a bearer header by Claude Code, Cursor, the OpenAI Responses API, and the xAI API; Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok on grok.com sign in with OAuth instead and need no key.
Open your account pageCan I use brand logos, characters, or celebrity faces?
Logos, no. The AI never paints logos, and a brand, character or celebrity name in a prompt becomes colors and shapes rather than a logo or a likeness. It adds lettering only when you put the exact words in quotes. Real company logos, sponsor decals and team crests are not accepted in the public gallery, so original art inspired by a look works best.
Can I use a photo of my own car as a reference?
Yes. The AI wrap generator reads the color, finish and amount of detail from the photo and paints that onto your car's flat Paint Shop template. It takes the paint and livery, not the car's shape or camera angle. Leave the prompt empty to match the photo closely, or add a few words for what should change.
AI Tesla wrap generatorWhy did my AI wrap come back with letters on it?
Older prompts sometimes produced invented text. The generator now avoids lettering unless you put the exact words you want in quotes, and even then, add important text with the studio's text tool afterwards. Legible lettering is the one thing image generation still gets wrong at wrap size.
AI wrap prompt guideIs FrunkLab affiliated with Tesla?
No. FrunkLab is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tesla, Inc. Tesla and the Tesla model names are trademarks of Tesla, Inc.
What is Tesla Paint Shop?
Paint Shop is the feature inside your Tesla's Toybox that changes how the car looks on its own screens. Open Toybox > Paint Shop and you can recolor the vehicle visualization, tint the windows, restyle the license plate, and on the Wraps tab apply a custom PNG wrap. It shipped in Tesla's 2025 Holiday Update for Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck (the Cybertruck had custom wraps a year earlier), and reached Model S and Model X in the 2026 Spring Update. Nothing about your physical paint changes.
Tesla Paint Shop guideHow do I upload a custom wrap from the Tesla app?
Open the Tesla app, pick your car, then go to Creations > Wrap > Upload and choose the PNG from your phone. The app renders it on a 3D model of your car, then gives you two buttons: Upload & Apply Wrap sends it to the car and applies it immediately, Upload Only stores it for later. You need Tesla app 4.59.1 or newer and car software 2026.26 or newer. No USB drive and no computer.
App upload walkthroughWhy isn't my wrap showing up in Paint Shop?
Five things cause almost every failure. The car is below software 2026.26 or the app is below 4.59.1, so there is no Wrap tab. The file is not a PNG, is over 1MB, or is not between 512x512 and 1024x1024. The filename uses characters other than letters, numbers, spaces, underscores, and dashes, or runs past 30 characters. On USB, the folder is not named Wraps at the root of the drive, or the drive is NTFS, which Tesla does not read. Or you already have 10 wraps stored on that source and need to delete one first.
Paint Shop troubleshootingDo the Model S and Model X support custom wraps?
Yes. Tesla's 2026 Spring Update brought the full Paint Shop, custom wraps included, to Model S and Model X, and the Summer Update added app uploads for them too. On FrunkLab both render on their own rotating 3D models, so a Model S or Model X wrap is designed, previewed, and exported exactly like a Model 3 one.
Which Tesla supports whatWhat size should a Tesla wrap PNG be?
Tesla accepts PNGs from 512x512 to 1024x1024 and under 1MB, and the best results come from using your model's exact template size. That is 1024x1024 for Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, and 1024x768 for the Cybertruck, which uses a landscape template. FrunkLab exports at the right size for whichever vehicle you picked, so there is nothing to resize or compress.
Open the studioWhere can I download Tesla wrap templates?
Tesla publishes its official Paint Shop wrap templates for free, one per vehicle version, and FrunkLab's templates page links each one straight to Tesla's own download. Every template is a PNG: 1024x1024 for Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, and 1024x768 for the Cybertruck. You can also skip the download and design on the same template in your browser.
Tesla wrap templatesWhich wrap template fits my Tesla?
Match the version of your car, not just the model. Model 3 has one template for 2017 to 2023 cars and two for the 2024 refresh (Standard and Premium, and Performance). Model Y has one for 2020 to 2024 cars, one each for the 2025 Standard, Premium, and Performance, and one for the three-row Model Y L. Tesla labels the two Model S templates Model S (2021+) and Model S Plaid (2025+), and Model X and Cybertruck have one each. A template from a different version still loads, but the panels will not line up.
Find your templateCan I edit a Tesla wrap template in Photoshop or Canva?
Yes. Open the template, paint on a layer above it inside the body outlines, hide the template layer, and export a PNG at the template size, under 1 MB, with a filename of letters, numbers, spaces, underscores, or dashes. The FrunkLab studio does the same in your browser, with a 3D preview of the result and an export that already meets Tesla's rules.
Open the studioHow do I check if my wrap PNG will work in Paint Shop?
Drop it into FrunkLab's free wrap file checker. It reads the file in your browser, so nothing is uploaded, and checks that it is a real PNG, between 512x512 and 1024x1024 in a square or Cybertruck shape, under 1 MB, with a filename Tesla accepts. If something is off it can rename the file, convert it to PNG, or shrink it proportionally and hand you a fixed copy. It never stretches a design into a new shape.
Tesla wrap file checkerHow do I turn an MP3 into a Tesla lock chime?
Use FrunkLab's free LockChime converter. Drop in an MP3, M4A, or WAV, pick where the clip starts, and it converts the sound in your browser to a 44.1 kHz WAV under 5 seconds and under 1 MB, with a short fade so it ends cleanly. It downloads already named LockChime.wav, ready for the top level of a USB drive. Renaming an MP3 to .wav does not work, because the car needs a real WAV file.
LockChime converterHow many custom wraps can a Tesla store?
Ten from the mobile app plus ten from a USB drive, so twenty in total if you use both routes. When you hit the limit the car rejects the next upload until you delete one, which you do from Toybox > Paint Shop on the Wraps tab. Deleting a wrap from the car does not touch the copy saved in your FrunkLab designs.
Managing wraps on the carHow is FrunkLab different from other Tesla wrap generators?
Three things. Every supported Tesla renders on a real rotating 3D model, Model S and Model X included, so you judge a design on curved body panels instead of a flat square. There are two editors on the same design files: a template-first Studio for precise layer work and a 3D-first Garage where you paint on the car itself. And the AI generator takes both text prompts and your own reference photos, and knows each vehicle's template, so art lands inside the paintable area. Designing, 3D preview, and export are free.
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