Rivian body materials & construction cutaway (material type, welding, heat/cold straightening) @ SEMA

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Rivian R1T R1S Rivian body materials & construction cutaway (material type, welding, heat/cold straightening) @ SEMA Rivian body materials & construction cutaway (material type, welding, heat:cold straightening

kayabusa · Nov 7, 2023

The thinnest panels on a vehicle I ever owned…… Countless dents on my previus R1T….. Taking extra precution on the R1S.

tjmsquared · Nov 7, 2023

It's cool that the lightbar in the back is made of ultra high strength steel!

Oldsmobile_Mike · Nov 7, 2023

Is anybody else bothered by the fact that the lime green doesn't match the sign? Looks like a cross between green & yellow. Maybe more of a "Mountain Dew" color. Or radioactive urine. Or is it just my bad eyesight? #shrug ?

COdogman · Nov 7, 2023

At least it's not all yellow? ?‍

Oldsmobile_Mike · Nov 7, 2023

Also: Would pay more for one with a proper steel bed. Tried to gingerly set an old AC unit in the back of mine last weekend. Even with two bedmats, still got another scratch in the plastic on the tailgate. A bit disappointing. ?

R.I.P. · Nov 7, 2023

kayabusa said:
The thinnest panels on a vehicle I ever owned…… Countless dents on my previus R1T….. Taking extra precution on the R1S.

The Lightning was about as thin... can literally dent them with hand pressure.

Good thing I don't mind a few dents on my trucks lol....

UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan · Nov 7, 2023

So which one of you are now obssessing over that hidden stamped compass logo, and wish you could apply yellow vinyl stickers? /s

crashmtb · Nov 7, 2023

According to the display unit and the chart, exactly half the body(driver side) is made entirely of conventional steel.

R1TS · Nov 7, 2023

kayabusa said:
The thinnest panels on a vehicle I ever owned…… Countless dents on my previus R1T….. Taking extra precution on the R1S.

I noticed when I got our Rivian that tapping on the side panels sounded more hollow and thin than my other cars at home.

BrayBay · Nov 7, 2023

I wonder what color other people would choose as the body color if they had the choice. I'd like to see a "Pressed-Hardened Steel Purple" R1S rolling!

SASSquatch · Nov 7, 2023

Oldsmobile_Mike said:
Is anybody else bothered by the fact that the lime green doesn't match the sign? Looks like a cross between green & yellow. Maybe more of a "Mountain Dew" color. Or radioactive urine. Or is it just my bad eyesight? #shrug ?

I was literally thinking the exact same thing. I am deeply bothered by this!!

Ric G · Nov 8, 2023

.....and to find out the entire driverside is conventional steel! :like:

cptvitamin · Nov 8, 2023

COdogman said:
At least it's not all yellow? ?‍

For some people, it actually is.

RivianRunner · Nov 11, 2023

R1TS said:
I noticed when I got our Rivian that tapping on the side panels sounded more hollow and thin than my other cars at home.

I wonder if they used thicker panels on the truck compared to your R1S?

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