Blackout Lightbar Decal Added + Applied Vinyl To Break Up The Controversial Front End on the R1T

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Mom

Member

Dec 10, 2024

I have always loved the R1T and I love the look of the truck. But as with many, the front end is something that many "love it or hate it". I'm personally love it but my friend isn't a fan haha. He doesn't hate it, but he sure as heck don't love it.

Over the past year and a half, probably before too, he has tried some different renderings using photoshop to see if he could do something with the front end to make it look better. He didn't really like any version he came up with and gave up for a while.

Then JeffSTX posted a question for ideals which got him to try again. This time, he came up with one that didn't look horrible. Ordered some vinyl for $30 and decided to give it a try. He generally sucks at applying vinyl, especially if there are any curves or creases, but this actually turned out to be pretty easy for him to do. Only took about an hour, start to finish. He used a lot of soapy solution and a blow drier. Even tho he's not the best when it comes to photoshop, the renderings actually nearly match real life perfectly.

For now, he just did the lower portion as that is what he envisions is more "factory like". He plans to add the Abstract Ocean "RIVIAN" black vinyl to the light bar pretty soon. That gets more into a "custom" look. If the renderings are any indication, it will look pretty much the same. Good thing is, was a cheap option to try and very easy to remove if it doesn't grow on him over the weeks.

I'm dropping this post in case anyone with a Rivian R1T loves what he did with his Lightbar and wants to try it out too. It actually doesn't look bad at all. FIrst two photos are the photoshop renderings, then the real life photos as well.