My R1S Suspension Wiring Connectors: DIY Repair guide

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

I recently received the dreaded Service Suspension Soon/perimeter sensor warnings. After a car wash, they would flash on for like 3 seconds, turn off, then repeat a few times during the ride home. 2 days ago, they stayed on after about the third flash. A sleep cycle clears it but it inevitably returned. Luckily, there is no turtle mode with it, which made me suspect wiring and not true suspension issues.

Tried looking it up online and I couldn't find any pictures or description of the connectors to check. So naturally, this riviot climbed under a 5000lb SUV showing suspension errors and started poking around. Once I figured out how to remove them gently, I tested my theory by asking my husband to check the driver display (no issues), I pulled a plug (errors popped!), and then reseated (errors gone).

Each strut has 3 connectors, with one of the rear further up and harder to reach. All of mine were caked in dry mud, pine needles, and all other sorts of detritus. My husband pulled them all, cleaned, and went for a drive to do errands. Sure enough it returned.

Coming home with the error, my husband asked me to monitor the driver display while he jiggled each connector. Turns out it was from the passenger front. We popped and reseated, no issues, so he covered it with electrical tape and tried to rig it to stay secure.

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