Rivian welcomes some early preorder holders at the plant in Normal, IL

[wicked2112]

underseat storage ought to fill in just fine for a glovebox.

You should probably go to the rivian factory to check on the, uh, product integrity of the Yakima tents ?

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[wicked2112]

I’m curious if your friend had to sign a NDA?

No.

 

[crashmtb]

Trust me, we are on it!!!

Racking your brains for excuses to make a customer visit??
Ps is Yakima the OEM for Rivian’s crossbars?

 

[SeaGeo]

Ps is Yakima the OEM for Rivian’s crossbars?

Yep

Edit: I was thinking about the Yakima accessories, not the bars themselves. Others have since addressed the bars.

 

[jimcgov3]

Racking your brains for excuses to make a customer visit??
Ps is Yakima the OEM for Rivian’s crossbars?

Are you asking if Yakima developed the crossbars? If that is your question, no. They were developed in house.

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Are you asking if Yakima developed the crossbars? If that is your question, no. They were developed in house.

I thought the crossbars were co-designed/co-developed by Rivian with Yakima? I recall reading that Yakima was directly involved with them.

 

[crashmtb]

Are you asking if Yakima developed the crossbars? If that is your question, no. They were developed in house.

No. I asked if Yakima is making them for Rivian. I’m aware rivian designed them.

 

[jimcgov3]

No. I asked if Yakima is making them for Rivian. I’m aware rivian designed them.

I don't believe so...considering when they first started showing accessories on the R1T they were Thule/Tepui...

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Side bets the wind noise is unbearable while driving on the highway with the bars in place? No vendor seems to care about testing that or making sure the bars are not noisy.

The bars on my SUV have not bothered me. It's certainly not as quiet, but is is not "noisy".

 

[SANZC02]

Side bets the wind noise is unbearable while driving on the highway with the bars in place? No vendor seems to care about testing that or making sure the bars are not noisy.

Possibly but noise is drag so I would think they would have made them as aero as possible when designing them which would reduce the noise being generated.

Bigger question is they are designed as quick release, why would you leave them on when not in use? I take them off my Jeep and only have them on when I need to use them and they are not quick release.

 

[crashmtb]

I don't believe so...considering when they first started showing accessories on the R1T they were Thule/Tepui...

Let’s see what @wicked2112 says, since he works for yakima.

all the other roof rack stuff is yakima.

 

[wicked2112]

Racking your brains for excuses to make a customer visit??
Ps is Yakima the OEM for Rivian’s crossbars?

Correct - Yakima is the creator for the bars!

 

[crashmtb]

Correct - Yakima is the creator for the bars!

figured as much, that must have been one of the more fun OEM projects to work on

 

[wicked2112]

Possibly but noise is drag so I would think they would have made them as aero as possible when designing them which would reduce the noise being generated.

Bigger question is they are designed as quick release, why would you leave them on when not in use? I take them off my Jeep and only have them on when I need to use them and they are not quick release.

No wind noise.
Concerning the aero question, please remember that this is a completely new design from what Yakima has produced in the past.

I don't believe so...considering when they first started showing accessories on the R1T they were Thule/Tepui...

Yakima does in fact make the bars.

 

[wicked2112]

figured as much, that must have been one of the more fun OEM projects to work on

Absolutely!!!

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