The Slate truck accessories system is one of the most important parts of understanding what you’re actually buying when you order a Slate. The $24,950 base price gets you a two-seat pickup truck with crank windows, no infotainment screen, no speakers, and an unpainted gray polypropylene body. That’s not a bug — it’s the foundation the entire Marketplace is built on.
Slate launched the Marketplace on June 24, 2026, alongside preorders, with more than 200 accessories available at launch. More than 80% of them are priced under $500, which means you can meaningfully customize your truck without blowing past the base price. Here’s what’s actually available and what it costs.
Wraps: How Slate Truck Color Works
Since every Slate comes off the line in the same unpainted gray, vinyl wraps are how you change the exterior color. Slate built its entire color strategy around this — no paint shop at the Warsaw factory means lower production costs, and the wrap system means you’re not locked into a color forever.
At launch, Slate offers 50 core wrap colors starting at $499.99 each. There are an additional 50 premium colors priced above the core line, and if you want something truly custom, you can submit your own design for production. Full vehicle wraps can be installed as a DIY project or applied pre-delivery for an additional fee. According to Slate’s press release, professional wrap installation takes hours, not days.
For buyers who want to keep costs down at purchase and add color later, this is actually a useful feature rather than a limitation — the truck is designed from the ground up to accept wraps, so the results are cleaner than aftermarket wrapping on a painted vehicle.
Audio: Building Your Sound System From Scratch
The base Blank Slate has no speakers and no infotainment system. Instead of a central touchscreen, the dash has a universal phone mount and a USB charger — your phone is the interface. From there, you build whatever audio setup you want through the Marketplace.
A single center speaker runs $250. A three-speaker dash-mounted setup costs $460. Additional speaker configurations and mounting options are available. This modular approach lets buyers who just want basic audio spend a fraction of what they’d spend on a bundled infotainment package in a traditional vehicle, while buyers who want a full setup can build toward it over time.
Slate University — the company’s how-to video platform — includes installation guides for audio accessories, so self-installation is a real option for buyers comfortable with basic tools. You can browse the Slate University guides at slate.auto.
Interior Accessories: Seats, Dash, and Door Cards
The interior customization system goes well beyond audio. Zip-off seat covers let you swap the plain cloth seats for brown leather with gray fabric inserts for $500. Door cards, dash covers, and the center console lid can all be swapped for different colors or materials through the Marketplace.
Climate control knobs, retro stripe accents, and other interior trim pieces are also available. The overall approach is consistent with Slate’s philosophy: every part is designed to be swapped by the owner, not by a dealer. The truck’s interior was engineered from the start with modular components, which makes DIY installation significantly more straightforward than retrofitting aftermarket parts into a vehicle that wasn’t designed for it.
Exterior Accessories: Racks, Covers, and Body Mods
Beyond wraps, the Marketplace includes a range of exterior accessories. Roof racks are available for buyers who need cargo capacity beyond the five-foot bed. Light covers, front and rear fascia modifications, and headlight covers round out the exterior options. Slate University includes video guides for adding headlight covers specifically, which gives a sense of how the installation process is structured — short, walkthrough-style videos designed for owners without professional mechanical experience.
The five-foot bed offers 35.1 cubic feet of cargo space, and the front trunk adds another seven cubic feet. Slate hasn’t announced a full bed accessory lineup (bed liners, tie-down systems, tonneau covers) as of this writing, but the Marketplace is expected to expand after launch as the owner community grows and Slate gets real-world feedback on what buyers actually need.
The SUV Conversion Kit: The Biggest Accessory of All
The most significant Marketplace item is the SUV conversion kit, which transforms the two-seat pickup into a five-passenger SUV. Slate now offers two factory-assembled SUV versions — the Squareback and the Fastback, both starting at $29,950 — but the conversion kit remains available for buyers who purchase the base truck and want to upgrade later.
The kit includes a roll cage, rear bench seat, exterior shell, and two additional rear side curtain airbags. This isn’t a simple bolt-on — it’s a structural change that Slate designed into the truck from the beginning, which is why the company can offer it as a legitimate factory option rather than just an aftermarket modification. Slate University has the full installation walkthrough for buyers who want to do it themselves.
For more on how the truck and SUV configurations compare, see our breakdown of Slate Truck vs. Slate SUV.
What Slate Truck Accessories Will Actually Cost You
To put the Marketplace in realistic terms: a buyer who adds a three-speaker audio setup ($460), a core wrap color ($500), leather seat covers ($500), and a roof rack will likely spend somewhere between $1,500 and $2,000 on top of the base price — still well under $27,000 all-in for a fully functional, personalized electric truck. That math is central to Slate’s pitch.
The alternative framing — also valid — is that the $24,950 base price understates what most buyers will actually spend. A truck with no speakers, no color, and cloth seats is genuinely bare-bones, and most buyers will want at least some of these items. Slate’s own configurator makes it easy to stack accessories quickly, and the company is counting on Marketplace revenue as a significant part of its business model.
Preorders are open now at a $300 refundable deposit. Existing $50 reservation holders can upgrade for $250. First deliveries are expected in Q4 2026, with production ramping through the first half of 2027. For full pricing and specs, see our Slate Truck full specs and pricing guide.
