Tips for Brain Exploder Tow Hook Mount for Rivian R1S

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 feel kinda silly because it seems like it should be such an easy thing, but I could use some tips to get the Brain Exploder tow hook mount on. It won’t seat over the top of the tow hook, even if I push down hard on it. I sent an email to the company and they’ve been very responsive, but have just advised to use more force.

They also said to use the screw to get the clamp to close, but I can’t get it closed enough for the screw threads to engage. It hits the lower part of the clamp at an angle so the threads don’t catch, even with me trying to squeeze it shut while turning the screw.

I get that it’s supposed to be a snug fit to stop it from rotating, but it’s a D shape so rotation really shouldn’t be an issue that would require a crazy amount of force to get the upper half of the clamp to seat. I’d appreciate any tips or tricks because it seems like it shouldn’t be this hard.

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