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Front License Plate Mounting Options -- A Summary

What front license plate option do you use on a Rivian R1?

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For anyone having trouble with bracket positioning using the BuiltRight tow hook mount to not interfere with the proximity sensors, here's what I found works. I was lucky enough to nail it on the first try, so I haven't actually seen what a bad result looks like. But there are no prox alarms as I start the car and creep forward/backwards, and as I approach a wall, all of the orange/red alerts corresponding to the sensor positions light up correctly, they're not seeing the plate at all (the pictures are with the actual plate removed, so you can see how I lined up the mount and bracket, but I tested with the plate fully installed of course).




One thing I did - since I saw people were having problems, I started with the unintuitive thing and mounted ti high rather than low. I suspect the sensors are pointed down a bit, so maybe this helps.
As a quick update, this wasn't quite right. Everything was OK on a test drive around my block. But tonight, Every time I came to a stop, I would get a beep and the front-right sensor (closest to the middle) registered a proximity alert (it goes away above 10mph).

So I had to move the plate about 1cm closer to the corner (this required flipping the mount upside down and moving the bolts up by one slot). I'll grab another picture when I can, but I took a longer drive with it mounted this way, it seems to be perfect.
 

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So plainly put, this was more complicated than I first thought.

After a day of driving, I started getting a prox alarm again. Turns out you really have to crank down the mount, if you don't, you might leave enough play for the plate frame to torque/rotate against the mount. Really cranking down into the nylocks helps that.

But then, after I thought I had it down, it rained, and I started getting prox alarms again. I think the rain on the sensors OR on the back of the rubber plate frame was causing reflections that were being picked up.

Rather than continue to spend time with it, I just decided to bend the plate. It was super easy, you don't need any tools or strength. I just put it against the edge of the table and applied light pressure. So far, seems ok. Will keep testing to see if any other edge cases present themselves.

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I'm a big fan of Sto-n-Show removable front plate brackets. I put them on my Mach-e and Grand Cherokee. I pop off the front plates before going through a car wash, or when I am in NC where it is not required.

Has anyone tried to mount one on a R1?
 

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So plainly put, this was more complicated than I first thought.

After a day of driving, I started getting a prox alarm again. Turns out you really have to crank down the mount, if you don't, you might leave enough play for the plate frame to torque/rotate against the mount. Really cranking down into the nylocks helps that.

But then, after I thought I had it down, it rained, and I started getting prox alarms again. I think the rain on the sensors OR on the back of the rubber plate frame was causing reflections that were being picked up.

Rather than continue to spend time with it, I just decided to bend the plate. It was super easy, you don't need any tools or strength. I just put it against the edge of the table and applied light pressure. So far, seems ok. Will keep testing to see if any other edge cases present themselves.

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To be honest, it looks better with the plate bent. Hope it works this way.
 

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So, how is it working out for you?
100% satisfied. Without any hint of copium, I actually like the "bent plate" look much better, and it doesn't stand out or look modified or sketchy at all. Over the last 2 weeks, the only false prox sensor I got was a single blip while slowing down for a stop light in heavy rain. I suspect the wet surface of the license plate frame caused a reflection to hit the sensor. I'm sure bending the plate a bit more would fix that, but I'm not even gonna bother.
 

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I am driving around without a front license plate. If law enforcement decides they need to pull me over for it, then I might be interested in your solution. I am holding my breath. Actually, I don't even think about it. Hopefully it won't come back to bite me.
 

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I am driving around without a front license plate. If law enforcement decides they need to pull me over for it, then I might be interested in your solution. I am holding my breath. Actually, I don't even think about it. Hopefully it won't come back to bite me.
They're just looking for anything here....even parked they'll ticket.
 

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They're just looking for anything here....even parked they'll ticket.
Virginia law enforcement must be more focused on real crime. I've been driving around for quite a while without the front plate. Ever since I got the truck back in March.
 

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I don't understand the reason for not putting the license plate holder on the comes with the truck. You put the back plate on. It doesn't look better with the plate offset, sticking out further while hanging on the tow hooks. Clipped to the lower radiator area, same s#*@ as using the one Rivian gives you. You will not get a dime more for the car in three years if you use one of these strange attachments. I have never looked at a car and said, "Oh no, not buying that one because it has a license plate on the front." Come to think of it, I never thought of moving to a state that does not require a front plate because I find them so objectionable.

I guess some think the giant flat front of the Rivian looks better without any plate? A happy cartoon-like front-end, maybe? Somewhat cute, one might say? I wouldn't say it was pretty, not ugly, but not pretty.

Some Tesla folks don't want to stick the standard front plate mount on, so if it makes you happy, then why not? I guess you might think about a plate holder that clips on the back and a filler piece for where the rear plate normally mounts?

"I see," said the blind man to his deaf dog. "It all comes back to me now" he said, as he pissed into the wind.

Different strokes for different folks. It's all good.

I had a thought. Instead of worrying about front plates, how about removing the speed limiter? Or figuring out a way to adjust the tip in on the accelerator, so that the power comes on quicker, more like a Tesla throttle.
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