Recent content by avigneault

When the truck was in the sun, the slats would heat up, expand, and jam the mechanism. The motor was very tired sounding.

My V1 tonneau was replaced with a V2 free under warranty last week. Early-ish S/N 10xxx. You shouldn't have needed to pay for a replacement...

Gratuitous wet truck photo. It's usually covered in mud.

Solar generators weigh multiple orders of magnitude more than a gas generator for a tiny fraction of the power capacity, are very expensive, and represent a huge static weight penalty. An empty battery weighs the same as a full battery, while an empty gas/propane tank, well, doesn't. 500w of...

I recommend the GenMax units, they're internally grounded and dual-fuel (run it on propane). Yes, it'll take ten hours to put any reasonable amount of range in, but it's far more practical to carry one of these guys than, say, solar panels or a gigantic spare battery if you're truly boondocking.

A Russian troll bot? ?

Tipping is such an obscene American culture. If Rivian can't afford to pay it's techs a living wage, they deserve to go out of business. Same with service workers. If you can't pay your staff a living wage, your business is unsustainable. Wage slavery should be met with zero tolerance. Don't...

The Austin site is certainly not open. There has not been any ground work laid, nor is there any signage or equipment on site. It's just a parking lot at a dead mall for now @DaveA. Source: I just drove out to take a look before breakfast this morning.

Beware alcohol on plastic trim. It can cause molecular deterioration and might look good at first, but can lead to UV penetration and cracking.

Haywood Jablome

Good call out. The 12v gear tunnel outlet is switched.

I'm just using the Tekonsha at the moment, the 2/3 is on my countertop. My brake light flashes with either the left or right turn signal, but goes solid with the brakes applied.

Are you only using the 2/3 converter, or the Tekonsha in between?

Long story short: SEVERE. There's no getting around aerodynamics. She's a harsh mistress. Expect to cut your range by 30%, roughly.

Yup, that's what I'm doing. Round about, but confirmed working.