New Aftermarket Crossbar Kits for Rivian R1T / R1S - by EV Sportline

[2kwik4u]

Had Thule Wingbars on my Q7. Now have Rivian bars on my R1T. The Wingbars are significantly stronger and stiffer than the Rivian bars. The sliding nature of the Rivian bars leads to more flexibility, and it's visibly noticeable in the rear view mirror on my Rivian. The wingbars on the Audi generated some wind noise, but no wistling at all. Had Thules on my Focus that howled like a banshee at all times, those sucked.

$660 for a complete Thule setup is right inline with industry norms. I think my Q7 setup was like $725 or so for very similar components.

Having had both, I really like how easily the Rivian bars install/remove. The Thule setup is more robust and looks sleeker. If I was permanently mounting something, Thule is the way to go IMO. If you install/remove often, I think Rivian's the way to go here.

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[2kwik4u]

Look at your truck. Distance between bed mounting points isn't the same as ones in the roof. That's why the factory crossbars are adjustable. Aftermarket ones that aren't, can only be installed where they are meant to be installed, not both.

The Thule setup will let you move the feet along the length of the bar. Assuming the bar is long enough, you can move them to either location. You can even "offset" the bar to one side if you wanted to with the Thule setup. Doesn't have to be symetrical.

 

[EV Sportline]

Just confirming, this EV sportline version does not work with the R1T as mentioned on the Thule site?

Looked again, and I have another question - if this does work, is it just for the roof?

Just on the roof of the T. All positions on S

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

The Thule setup will let you move the feet along the length of the bar. Assuming the bar is long enough, you can move them to either location. You can even "offset" the bar to one side if you wanted to with the Thule setup. Doesn't have to be symetrical.

Just on the roof of the T. All positions on S

As I said...

 

[2kwik4u]

As I said...

Again........as I said.....assuming the bar is long enough.

In a crazy scheme to make money, Thule both makes AND sells longer bars with the same profile that will accomplish the feat of bridging the bed of a Rivian.

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