Iowa anyone?

[trmaier]

Recall service completed quickly as expected.

He also looked at the other stuff I had but wasn't able to resolve everything. He replaced the 2 missing bolts on underbody panel near the front. The missing two at the rear are a different bolt which he only brought 4 of from KC, and had already put them all into someone else's truck (curse you, @F1shSkier). He didn't have the little clip/plug thing for my tailgate opening either. And he fixed the issue with my rear driver's side door where the grommet at the bottom kept getting pushed inward. I seem to recall @travbz814 also having this problem when I looked at his truck a few weeks ago in Ames at the Eco Fair EV show. Anyway, the "fix" was to smack the bolt on the door with a hammer a couple times. Fixed it, but... mildly unsettling.

Saturday I noticed the glossy black plastic trim piece that runs up the front edge of my driver's door window was loose, so I asked him what he thought about it. He checked it out, and I think he was able to get it clipped back into place, and perhaps I won't need another visit for that, time will tell. And maybe that will also fix what seemed like an excessive amount of wind noise coming from that A-pillar area.

That seems like a bit of an extreme "fix" Not sure it's worth a try, did they explain why exactly they had to do that to fix the grommet issue?

Had my recall check. Called and asked to show up at 8 pm the night before, so they didn't have to come back the next day. Would have figured they would have tried to co-ordinate more of these checks. ;-). Wasn't an issue for me, no problems with the torque.

Sponsored

 

[LeDiable]

That seems like a bit of an extreme "fix" Not sure it's worth a try, did they explain why exactly they had to do that to fix the grommet issue?

He said he's never seen one of those grommets getting pushed in like that. The door opened and closed fine, and door gaps looked good. So, it wasn't something that absolutely had to be fixed, just something I'd requested they look at. I'm actually curious to know what purpose that bolt serves.

 

[travbz814]

Got mine back from KC today. Laundry list of items completed plus the recall. Haven't had a chance to drive it yet but I did end with a souvenir of sorts.

 

[BT6434]

How has your guys’ range been lately in this cold snap? Mine over the last couple of days seems to be seeing a pretty significant vs over the last couple months.

 

[Plummer43]

I'm unable to get gear guard to download. Have tried multiple thumb drives. All formatted correctly. Any issues with you all?

 

[Otter]

I haven't reserved an R1S yet, but I want to soon. Does anyone around Ankeny have an R1S that I could eventually look at in person? The R1S reminds me so much of my Land Rover LR4 (which I won't get rid of, its going to have ~750 mile range with an aux fuel tank). Split folding tailgate, boxy, great storage, great window visibility... its like an LR4 100 years in the future. I'd love to put eyes on one at some point.

 

[LeDiable]

I'm unable to get gear guard to download. Have tried multiple thumb drives. All formatted correctly. Any issues with you all?

I got some videos copied, but it took some hoop-jumping.

My flash drive is either 128 or 256GB, so I think it was originally formatted with the exFAT filesystem, not FAT32 as the truck requires, so the truck wouldn't recognize it at all. The standard drive format utility in Windows didn't want to let me format it in FAT32, but I was able to use a free utility called Rufus to get it formatted as one big FAT32 partition, and then it worked fine, even using a USB-C to USB-A adapter.

If this is your issue, there are some easy tips on how to format big drives in FAT32 here: HowToGeek

If that isn't the problem, then... I'm not sure what to try next. Meet me somewhere and see if my drive works for you?

 

[Plummer43]

I got some videos copied, but it took some hoop-jumping.

My flash drive is either 128 or 256GB, so I think it was originally formatted with the exFAT filesystem, not FAT32 as the truck requires, so the truck wouldn't recognize it at all. The standard drive format utility in Windows didn't want to let me format it in FAT32, but I was able to use a free utility called Rufus to get it formatted as one big FAT32 partition, and then it worked fine, even using a USB-C to USB-A adapter.

If this is your issue, there are some easy tips on how to format big drives in FAT32 here: HowToGeek

If that isn't the problem, then... I'm not sure what to try next. Meet me somewhere and see if my drive works for you?

I tried a 32 and 64 formatted to FAT32 without success. A meetup could work. Need to do a Des Moines rivian meet up anyways.

 

[Paradigm]

I have a LA silver adventure
pkg. Located in Cedar Falls. Already have 4500 miles on it. And just got back from a trip to Chicago. Amazing vehicle.

Also have a 50amp level 2 chargepoint at my house if anyone is ever in a pinch. Averaging 21 miles per hour of charging.

 

[Phillipsfest]

So I call my R1T Greenie and live on the west side of Des Moines. I had recall service scheduled for Monday morning 10-12. I get a call at 10:30 that they are shorthanded and in order to get the recall service scheduled (along with fixing my stuck tonneau cover, replacing a gear tunnel trim piece and fixing a gear tunnel cover PPF) is to bring it to Olathe. So I am going there Wednesday.

I am now regretting that I wasn't watching this string to find out when others had local service so I could have pushed for it at the same time. I'll alert the string if service is in town and I would suggest others do the same.

I saw mentions of a meetup. Never done a car meetup (cause I never had one this cool). Where would a good place be for that? Brewery with a big parking lot?

 

[F1shSkier]

I saw mentions of a meetup. Never done a car meetup (cause I never had one this cool). Where would a good place be for that? Brewery with a big parking lot?

Yes, let's make that happen. I know @LeDiable is down for something. I started a new thread to keep that conversation separate. Check it out here: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/des-moines-ia-meetup.9846/

 

[R1T311]

Got my confirm config email yesterday and have a Guide assigned. I could hardly sleep last night. It’s getting real now!

Confirmed my config last night. Was supposed to be a Jan-Feb 2023 delivery.

P.S - see you guys at Firetrucker next week.

 

[LeDiable]

Got my confirm config email yesterday and have a Guide assigned.
...
P.S - see you guys at Firetrucker next week.

That's awesome! I look forward to meeting everyone!

 

[LeDiable]

Is anyone around here looking for a set of crossbars? I've got a brand new set that I'd rather sell locally than deal with shipping.

 

[R1T311]

Got my confirm config email yesterday and have a Guide assigned. I could hardly sleep last night. It’s getting real now!

Confirmed my config last night. Was supposed to be a Jan-Feb 2023 delivery.

P.S - see you guys at Firetrucker next week.

8 Steps opened up today. Assigned a 152XX VIN

Boy... Auto rates suck haha

Sponsored