Forgot to update this. Took my R1T to the new Gaithersburg Service Center 31OCT. Picked it up 08NOV all good to go. Turns out the problem was in the hinge part itself. It's so refreshing having that work as intended after waiting these couple of months.
I had to schedule a maintenance appointment WAY out in advance because the National Capital Region is swamped, I guess. Booked it shortly after posting and it's for October 31st. So a couple months of waiting. I had to call a rep to figure out why I didn't hear back for a week, then they helped...
Haha, no worries dude. It's looking like sliders will have to be the way to go. I'll have to see about simple it'd be to fab my own. Hopefully steel prices ain't outrageous like everything else is nowadays haha.
My wife & I love the R1T. Only issue we have with it (from a design standpoint) is when you exit the truck from the back seats (we do this often since we have a toddler in the backseat). She always ends up rubbing her leg on the edge of the gear tunnel, or the plastic trim underneath the door...
Heyo fellow Rivian owners! Ain't heard anything useful from Rivian in a while about my frunk issue, and curious if anyone else has ran into this issue. I've only found one thread about the issue and it apparently is a misalignment in their case (...