Rivian R1T Bed Tie Down Rails Installation: perfect for gear hauling

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

If you're looking to add some more tie down points this might be an option for you. I was missing the versatility of the rail system on my previous truck. I do some track days and have to haul a lot of gear with the tail gate down. I ended up buying the 3 tacoma bed rails, end caps, and m6 bolts from my local toyota dealership. I purchased 2 extra m6 bolts, you only need 10. Cost me around 200 bucks all in.

Mounting bolts use the 3 capped points on the side of the bed and 4 on the header. Discard the plastic caps, and 10mm bolts, re use the large metal spacers. All three rails were slightly too long, I cut them down with a grinder. You will also need to drill 2 holes on the side rails and 2 on the header rail.

You can use 1 pre driled hole on the side rails and 2 on the header rail. My tonneau cover clears with plenty of space. I'm going to buy the tie down cleats off Amazon. The Toyota ones are 25 bucks each if you order from the dealership. It happens that on my truck, the tonneau just clears the OEM toyota cleats. The header rail is very close and the sides have more clearance. Really happy how it turned out. For those interested in getting these, you can check out their page via this link: https://billettiedowns.com/rail-tie-down-anchors-for-tundra-tacoma/