Sloshy2
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- First Name
- Tim
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2024
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- Location
- Huntingdon Valley
- Vehicles
- 23 R1S
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- Taking Pictures
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Just picked up my new to me 24 R1T and I’m doing a thorough detail because Rivian did zero detail on the vehicle beyond quick car wash and tire dressing. I’m actually kind of blown away by how dirty the interior was left but I enjoy detailing so whatevers.
Regardless, I opened up one of the gear tunnel doors and noticed some fine clean rock salt or Epsom salt crystals down in one of the storage bins for the air compressor kit. I also noticed some white salty residue on the edge of the gear tunnel carpet. I started to remove the bottom piece of trim on either side of the gear tunnel to vacuum some loose salt and lo and behold salt crystals collected underneath the wire harnesses.
At this point, I’m removing all the trim in the tunnel and now I’m removing the carpeting. More salt! Not like spilled salt, well some of that but like salt that got wet and reappeared as square flat crystals in other areas through evaporation. Do what you will with your truck but storing bags of salt in the gear tunnel is a bad idea. Salt and any metal is a bad mix… especially critical wiring and connections. I was knocking salt out of the wire bundles and cutting off the fabric tape because it was wet with salt.
This area was vacuumed out, leaf blower blasted, wiped down twice with simple green and the carpeting was hosed and soaped and hung to dry.
Some of the clips and metal items in the tunnel are starting to corrode and rust. like the springs in the outlet cover.
Regardless, I opened up one of the gear tunnel doors and noticed some fine clean rock salt or Epsom salt crystals down in one of the storage bins for the air compressor kit. I also noticed some white salty residue on the edge of the gear tunnel carpet. I started to remove the bottom piece of trim on either side of the gear tunnel to vacuum some loose salt and lo and behold salt crystals collected underneath the wire harnesses.
At this point, I’m removing all the trim in the tunnel and now I’m removing the carpeting. More salt! Not like spilled salt, well some of that but like salt that got wet and reappeared as square flat crystals in other areas through evaporation. Do what you will with your truck but storing bags of salt in the gear tunnel is a bad idea. Salt and any metal is a bad mix… especially critical wiring and connections. I was knocking salt out of the wire bundles and cutting off the fabric tape because it was wet with salt.
This area was vacuumed out, leaf blower blasted, wiped down twice with simple green and the carpeting was hosed and soaped and hung to dry.
Some of the clips and metal items in the tunnel are starting to corrode and rust. like the springs in the outlet cover.
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