Chilewich Mats on R1T Coming Apart: A potential safety hazard?

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!

Vincent

Member

Dec 6, 2024

I figured I'd share this as an FYI, something to keep an eye on. I guess some would say it's a potential safety issue on the driver side.

I was poking around trying to figure out where the heat comes from when the vehicle is charging in the garage (seems like under the passenger seat), and I noticed the floor mat on the passenger side was not secured to the floor any more.

This plastic cap was just sitting on top, looking a bit mangled on the underside.

It looks like the two pieces of plastic just sandwich around the mat, but somebody didn't do a great job lining them up. I was able to get the top cap to seat properly in the floor mat, but I couldn't get it to actually retain to the bottom piece.

I already placed an order for new all-weather floor mats, so I may just hit this with some glue before I throw it on a shelf, where it will probably stay for years but I will still do my part and submit a ticket.

Last edited: Dec 6, 2024

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