Why is there no gear tunnel for the 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 Mom

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Oct 25, 2024

Why is there no gear tunnel for the R1S?

The gear tunnel is a tunnel-like feature that comes with the R1T. It runs from one end of the vehicle to the other and has doors on both sides. It can serve as a storage compartment for small bags and long gear, while its seats are strong enough for a human being to sit on and can also serve as a table too. The R1S doesn't have the gear tunnel, maybe because they felt there's no room to add such, but I'd have really loved to see how it'd look in the R1S. The gear tunnel is a first of its kind, and it's one unique feature of the R1T that has given it popularity because everyone can completely agree that it's super cool. Don't think we'll get to see the gear tunnel in the R1S or even the R2 or R3, but I hope someday Rivian could look for a way to maybe come up with something similar, if not the same, for their SUV owners, because I know a lot of us would really fancy such an addition.

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