Wind Noise Identification and Fix

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

Nov 22, 2024

I just wanted to share a short article about the wind noise a friend of mine was hearing in his cabin. He hasn't been the only one to complain about such noise as I've met a couple other owners who have also complained about same issue too. Personally I haven't had any wind noise issue with my truck but I was able to help him get his sorted out.

Like many, the bulk of the noise was coming from the triangle area of the passenger side door. Looking externally, it all looked fine, and identical to the other side, and the noise didn't exist when he first got his truck delivered.

TLDR; It was the trim pieces around the triangle window, but the window itself is solid and sealed. They will replace the trim piece with better tape, so this fix was temporary but very effective.

Here is the trim piece that was causing the issue for him, we noticed it was ever so slightly unseated from the rubber gaskets, and then when we pulled slightly the whole piece came out...

Even better, you can see there is only one TINY piece of adhesive tape on this piece, which really makes zero sense...

So after reporting the issue to Rivian, and not being able to wait for them to fix it before his trip next week... We were able to put a temporary fix in place, and I can report that it works wonderfully.

I hope this helps others resolve their issues as well. Note that ANY of the trim pieces on any side could be loose and they will also cause the issue, this is why I also taped down the top part as it was slightly loose as well.

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