Tesla Model Y wrap template: which one you need and how to use it

A Tesla Model Y wrap template is the flat 1024 by 1024 PNG that Paint Shop uses to paint your car's 3D model. Tesla unfolds the body into one square image, and whatever you paint on each part of that square ends up on the matching panel of the car on your screen.

The catch is that there isn't one Model Y template. There are several, one for each version of the car, and a wrap made on the wrong one comes out shifted or stretched. This guide explains which template you need, how to read it, and the fastest way to go from a blank template to a wrap on your Model Y.

Which Model Y template do you need?

Tesla publishes an official template for each Paint Shop vehicle in its public custom wraps repository, and the studio has the same set built in. For the Model Y, pick by the version of your car:

The quick way to tell an original from a Juniper: the Juniper has a light bar running across the full width of the front and the rear. The Performance adds a differently shaped front bumper and lower rear, which is why it gets its own template even though it's also a Juniper.

If you're not sure which you have, open the studio and look at the previews. They show each version's shape side by side.

How to read the template

The template looks like the car was peeled and laid flat, seen from above. The layout is the same idea on every square Tesla template:

• Top of the square: the front bumper and hood
• Bottom: the liftgate and rear bumper
• Left side: the driver's side doors and fenders
• Right side: the passenger side
• Center: the roof and glass, which the car draws as glass whatever you paint there

Everything outside the body outline is ignored. That's why a template-sized picture of a sunset doesn't make a good wrap on its own: parts of it land on the glass and parts fall off the car entirely.

One detail catches everyone the first time. Because the sides are unfolded outward, anything you want to read upright on the car's side needs to be turned toward the center of the template. A figure on the left door should face right, and one on the right door should face left. It looks rotated on the flat file and upright on the car.

Step 1: Pick your exact Model Y

Open the studio and choose your Model Y from the vehicle list. The studio loads the matching template with the body outline, the panel lines and the no-paint areas already in place, so you're never painting onto glass by accident.

Step 2: Start the design

You have three ways in. Fill the body with a solid color or a gradient, upload an image or a pattern, or describe the design to the AI generator in plain words, like "satin midnight blue with two thin silver lines from the hood to the roof." The prompt tutorial has phrasing that works well on the Model Y.

Step 3: Check it on the 3D car

Open the 3D preview. This is where the template earns its keep: you see the design on the real Model Y body and can spin the car to check the doors, the tail and the nose. If something lines up wrong, it's almost always a design that assumed the car was a flat rectangle. Move it on the template and check again.

Step 4: Export the PNG

Save the design and download the wrap. The studio exports a PNG at the template size and under 1 MB, and names the file with letters, numbers and dashes only. Tesla caps filenames at 30 characters, so if your design has a long title, shorten the file name before you upload it.

Step 5: Send it to your Model Y

In the Tesla app, go to Creations > Wrap > Upload and pick the PNG. You'll need Tesla app 4.59.0 or newer and car software 2026.26 or newer. On older software, copy the file into a folder named Wraps at the root of a USB drive formatted exFAT or FAT32, plug it into the car, and open Toybox > Paint Shop > Wraps. The phone upload guide has screenshots.

Common template mistakes

• Using the original template on a Juniper. The bumpers and lights moved, so the ends of the design land in the wrong place. Match the table above.
• Using the Juniper template on a Performance. Close, but the nose is different. Designs with hard edges near the front bumper show it.
• Saving as JPG. Paint Shop only reads PNG files.
• A file over 1 MB. Big photographic designs can go over. Re-export at the template size, not larger.
• Special characters in the filename. Stick to letters, numbers, spaces, underscores and dashes, up to 30 characters.

If a wrap still won't show up, the Paint Shop troubleshooting guide covers every cause we've seen.

Skip the template entirely

You don't have to start blank. The gallery has more than 200 finished Model Y wraps, already built on the right templates, that download as ready-to-use PNGs. The Model Y wrap ideas guide picks out the best of them by style, and the Model Y wraps page lists them all. Any of them can be forked into the studio and changed.

Pick your Model Y, then open the studio and the right template is already waiting.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I get the Tesla Model Y wrap template? Tesla publishes the official templates in its public custom wraps repository, and the FrunkLab studio has the same templates built in for every Model Y version. Picking your car in the studio loads the right one automatically.

What size is the Model Y wrap template? Every Model Y template is 1024 by 1024 pixels. Paint Shop accepts PNG files from 512 by 512 up to 1024 by 1024, under 1 MB.

Is the Model Y Juniper template different from the original? Yes. The 2025 Juniper has new front and rear light bars and bumpers, so it uses its own templates, with a separate one for the Performance. A wrap made on the original template won't line up on a Juniper.

Why does my wrap look stretched on my Model Y? Usually because it was made on a different vehicle's template, or because the image wasn't square to begin with. Build it on your exact Model Y template and export at 1024 by 1024.

Can I use the Model Y template in Photoshop or Canva? Yes. Open the template, paint on a layer above it inside the body outline, hide the template layer and export a PNG under 1 MB. The studio does the same thing with the outline, the 3D check and the export handled for you.