Updated Powered Tonneau & Manual Tonneau Bed Covers Coming Mid-Summer! RJ Shows Off in First-Look Video

[razmataz]

I am happy to see progress and like RJ's solution, wonder if they will ship the manual cover to your home. And hope I don't need to make an appointment to go to the service center. does anyone here have insight as far as the logistics to get the manual on the truck?

Also, I picked my R1T out of their shop and, at the time was left with the option to either wait till 2023 or go with one with a manual cover. I chose to go with picking one out of their shop and hope over time they will come up with the option to retrofit my manual with the automatic as the cavity for the automatic cover is there.

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[foxerson]

I would much prefer a manual retracting tonneau like on the Santa Cruz.

Given the lengthy development cycle I was quietly hoping they would surprise us with a retracting manual tonneau. The 4-piece design looks nice, but it sure is not obvious why it took so long.

 

[tdemon]

Will this be in the gear shop for anyone who did not order the manual ahead of time? I bought my R1T used, so no ability to order.

 

[OverZealous]

Broken cover over here for well over 7 months.

This new powered cover looks like it might be on a roll and not a series of single interlocking panels. I'm hoping they will come to my house and replace - probably not after seeing how crazy it is to get it open.

They came to my house to try to repair my broken tonneau (stuck trying to open, second time it happened even though it was "fixed" last time). This time I had them just disable it in the software.

It took 2-3 hours for him to try to fix it, then tear the bed apart, remove the jammed tonneau, and reassemble the entire bed. This was all from a mobile service R1T, and in our currently ripped-up driveway.

It looks like the replacement design might actually be _easier_ to install and get working that the old design, so I'm guessing they expect this to be fixed via mobile service. Assuming it's a soft rollup design, it doesn't look like it's going to reuse any parts of the old one (which really sucks for their costs).

At the very least, it won't require aligning and calibrating separate panels.

Interestingly, he was going to take my tonneau panels. I assumed it was just being nice (so I didn't have to store them), but now I'm pretty sure they just aren't using any of the old panels. Hopefully they can at least recycle most of the material.

 

[dcozart]

I'm personally wondering if the old one will be retrofitted with the new one. And will it be at our cost or their's?

Same - my original auto tonneau cover that came with e the truck (Aug 22 delivery) works fine, but it is definitely loud and clunky, would prefer the updated one

 

[AllInev]

going to camp outside the service center until it's available

Bring plenty of food, water, and a copy of War and Peace.

 

[NY_Rob]

I am happy to see progress and like RJ's solution, wonder if they will ship the manual cover to your home. And hope I don't need to make an appointment to go to the service center. does anyone here have insight as far as the logistics to get the manual on the truck?

Rivian sent an email on 4/10/23 stating that the manual covers will be shipped directly to owners once they are available.

" We wanted to follow up with an update on the manual tonneau cover for your R1T. The manual tonneau cover’s interlocking panels are expected to begin shipping to customers in summer of 2023. You’ll get an update with more information once deliveries are ready to begin. "

 

[Skirotica]

They've said they'd repair failed tonneaus under warranty... That doesn't mean everyone gets the new design.

It probably does mean new design. i thnk they've abandoned the old design as faulty. i was promised a fix upon delivery of my broken truck. I expect to get the new one.

 

[AA_Rivian_Socal]

I am impressed with the design. Great job

 

[dleewla]

Definitely won’t change. The trucks produced without the powered tonneau don’t even have the button for it, so would make any retrofit that much more complicated and the last thing they need right now is to tie up the service centers even more.

Anyways, very pleased with the manual cover - it looks great and easy to add/remove/store.

while that's true it'll be a bigger retrofit, if they can make more profit selling the powered tonneau, they should offer it.

 

[Foobar]

Will this be in the gear shop for anyone who did not order the manual ahead of time? I bought my R1T used, so no ability to order.

Every R1T without a Tonneau thus far has been advertised as being compatible with whatever the eventual manual solution is (we still have the rails and the opening at the end of the bed to slide the panels in). At some point they were supposed to stop doing that but I don't think that's coming off the line yet.

 

[moonjeong]

Given the lengthy development cycle I was quietly hoping they would surprise us with a retracting manual tonneau. The 4-piece design looks nice, but it sure is not obvious why it took so long.

I agree - there are so many home brew solutions that look like that or can replicate it, with no where near the $1800 price tag! Not an elegant solution in my opinion if you have to take up space in the tunnel - that defeats the whole purpose of it.

I made one for much much much less than that in the meantime and works perfectly... as a mater of fact, can make one out of aluminum locking panels that looks exactly like that for much less... Not very impressed for a 100k truck. I'll wait to see what the pricing is for the power version.

 

[jhelmig]

So what will my options be? I got mine in 12/22. I had ordered a powered, but then I selected no tonneau in the gear shop earlier than initial delivery window. My truck arrived with no tonneau but it does have the power button on the side rail, and it has the compartment into which the powered would retract. So I wonder if it would be possible to add the powered? I bet it won't be
I also just don't like the idea of dealing with 4 pieces. I would much prefer a manual retracting tonneau like on the Santa Cruz.
[/QUOTE]

That is interesting that it came with the buttons. Same as you, I had the powered on my reservation and it came off when they removed it (I added the manual to the order). I also got mine in 12/22 with no buttons. What was your manufacture date? Mine was 11/22?

 

[zymolysis]

Love it!
Bravo Rivian for quickly solving a troubling design issue. Can't wait for them to ship the manual one to me.

Quickly? Sarcasm?

 

[Kodakbyd]

Looks like Rivian has new designs for the R1T Manual and updated powered tonneau covers.

They are coming in soon - Mid summer !

Wish they could retrofit the one they “forced” ppl to take without the tonneau cover. I know they didn’t force but they basically did

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