Gear For Your R1S If You Get Stuck And Needs To Be Pulled Out Backwards.

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

Nov 26, 2024

For R1S users who are starting to venture off-road a little more - more mild than wild - this is an article on how to handle being pulled out backwards. At the front we've got two beefy tow hooks, but no hook at the back. So here's the 1st step towards setting up some gear that could be helpful in getting the Rivian out if you managed to get yourself in too deep. You can get these 3 items ordered from Factor 55.

Hitchlink 2.0 - just about matches the Rivian Yellow, locking hitch pin, and a 10" soft shackle.

By adding 2 garden hose washers (pink) to the hitch pin you can be able to remove all the free play and potential for rattles.

Would be outstanding if someone could 3D-print a rear hitch cover that has a 2" cutout for a hitch!

That way a subset of R1S owners could set up a hitch arrangement, and keep the rear cover in place.