DIY: Pickup Bed Top Trim Removal

R1S Sound Measurement

Rivian Mom · 2025-03-09T09:18:46+00:00

I had some free time yesterday so I decided to get some sound measurements in my R1S. I used the Rivian Elevations system not the Meridian. The input source was via Bluetooth from laptop so not the best sound reproduction but it does give you some idea of sound characteristics in the various positions throughout the cabin. Needless to say, I will be doing some tuning with the system's EQ. However, there is such of lack of mid and high frequencies in the third row that the only way to improve it would be to add extra speakers. I hope that there will be aftermarket solutions to this in the near future. Testing equipment and conditions: - Enclosed Garage - All windows and doors in Rivian closed - HVAC off - Test run with me sitting in passenger seat except when testing the passenger seat location when I sat in Driver's (interestingly BT would not stay connected unless I sat in the vehicle) - Sweeps were run with EQ flat, 3D Surround Sound Enhanced, Dynamic Sound Adjustment High (this setting did not matter as expected) - 3D Surround Sound settings with measurements taken in Driver's seat only Microphone: miniDSP UMIK-2 USB Reference Measurement Microphone (UMIK-2) on tripod Measure Program: REW V5.20.13 (REW room acoustics and audio device measurement and analysis software) Sound Sweep: 20 to 20,000 Hz Sound Level: -12.00dBFS Sample Rate: 44.1 kHZ

Vincent

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Wednesday at 2:38 PM

I removed the top trim of my pickup bed last week. Accidentally. It's not bolted down in any way, it's just clips. Lift on it enough and it pops off. Here's the kicker though.

Rivian designed this piece as one time use, for reasons beyond me. So when you pull it off, the clips don't really work anymore. The teeth on the break off or they pull off the part and bend some. You can make it work and reattach clips and reseat things but it takes some work to modify the clips a bit to bite on the trim piece before pushing it back in place. Not the best design honestly.

Before you pop it, would recommend searching YouTube for teardowns to see what things look like, just to make sure you'll have the access you expect when it's off. Will be super annoying to pull it off only to find there isn't the access your PDR guy needs.

DIY: Pickup Bed Top Trim Removal

Vincent

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