GearGuard Drive Hacks: Tips for getting the most out of your device

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 Blue

Member

Dec 13, 2024

For the mere 30 miles my car was working I did manage to capture all 30 glorious miles of video using gearguard. Crucial X9 1TB hard drive - Worked like a dream. I have an iphone and a Google Pixel 6 Pro.

If you are running an Android phone, you can just plug your drive into you phone, go to your photos app and browse the directories and watch the video. Just use the USB-C connector and if needed an adapter. This should work on an Apple Phone as well.

Simple as that. This is of course useful if you need to provide video evidence of the following:

1. Witness to accident
2. Accident
3. Bigfoot sightings
4. False Tickets from Police
5. Red-light Cameras
6. Insurance Fraud attempts

Instructions:

1. Plug in the drive to your phone
2. A pop-up will show in your notifications "USB device XX connected". Tap this notification. Alternately browse you phone using a 'folders' icon and locate the drive
3. You will be at the root of the drive directory now
4. Select 'DriveCam"
5 Select ' Drive Stream' folder (directory)
6. Select the date /time for the videos you would like to watch
7. Pick the video
8. Finished

You'll find this very useful if you need to immediately access video away from your car. Could be a potential life saver.

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