mptx17
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Hi all, longtime reader of this forum and have learned a ton just lurking, but have encountered an issue I'd appreciate thoughts on. Finally received my weistec rock sliders today (full thoughts on those to come soon, I hope) and proceeded to install. Step 1, remove the plastic shields on both underside. Easy enough but what is all this crud packed in here? Texas boy does not recognize road salt...
Currently stuck on step 2, removing the rails the plastic shields clip in to, because of a rusty screw that spins but won't back out (others were rusty but came out reasonably easy). I'll figure that out tomorrow, but am not happy to see rusty components under my new vehicle. I get the vehicle came from up north but how did a new one have such an accumulation? and is the rust just a sucks-for-me thing? Or an issue to be raised with rivian? Is there even anything corrective to do? Appreciate any opinions.
Currently stuck on step 2, removing the rails the plastic shields clip in to, because of a rusty screw that spins but won't back out (others were rusty but came out reasonably easy). I'll figure that out tomorrow, but am not happy to see rusty components under my new vehicle. I get the vehicle came from up north but how did a new one have such an accumulation? and is the rust just a sucks-for-me thing? Or an issue to be raised with rivian? Is there even anything corrective to do? Appreciate any opinions.
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