When my R1S arrived at the service center pre-delivery I was able to check it out (exterior only) and take some photos. Delivery is now scheduled for Saturday. Ideally they will have corrected any issues with the vehicle, but tell me what you think of these panel gaps. Some are pretty obvious...
It sounds like your installer either doesn’t understand how to order the Rivian templates or he is intentionally giving you bad info to push you away from the upcoming program into a more costly install.
I originally searched and found a site that listed the weight to be significantly less than the R1T, but now I see other sources that say they are very similar. That makes much more sense.