R1T Maverick Softopper Bed Cap Installed: A better replacement for the tonneau cover?

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 12, 2024

Recently, I have seen a lot of builds for the R1T and this week, I saw someone who had installed a Maverick Softopper bed cap. I’ve seen a few posts about cross-installing a tonneau, along with the Flated cap.

He made a change with the four clamps, which he just used a modified L clamp from Home Depot for the bottom half, kept the top clamp as is, and bought extended bolts and nuts to clamp them together. The clamps go into the tonneau track, so it may not be an option to do this if you have one, but I think it’s possible to get a quick release level on the end of the bolt similar to a bicycle skewer. The clamp is rudimentary but works very well.

The nice thing I noticed too, is the third light is actually not covered, and the three bed buttons aren’t either, which can be seen in one of the pictures.

I believe it should keep out water as well cause on the maverick instructions, there are two small parts of its bed where water intrusion can happen, but I think they give some extra padding that you add to the section to help with potential leakage.

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