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Front License Plate Mount that looks good and high quality?

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Update: I mounted mine not-quite-all-the-way to the outside and it seems to be fine. But I am not loving the look in general, and am worried that once I add a license plate frame, I'll be back to setting off the sensors based on the minor increase in width.

Maybe one of those stickers is in my future. I am in CA after all.
Do you need the frame? Would the license plate bolted on alone not look as good?
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Do you need the frame? Would the license plate bolted on alone not look as good?

That's how I have it. Looks better than with the frame, and I can curve the edges of the plate slightly to follow the curve of the bumper.
 

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Do you need the frame? Would the license plate bolted on alone not look as good?
Without a frame it looks slightly unfinished. But I’m not interested in a builtright branded frame and Rivian doesn’t make one, so I may just buy a minimal black silicone one off Amazon.
 

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Just noticed brain exploders mount is selling on Amazon too, nice save on shipping.
 

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Chiming in here today to say that I just received my plates finally and went with the Brainexploder Merch tow hook mount and it worked perfectly. Not visible in bird's eye camera view, and hasn't impacted sensors at all. One downside is that it does not include the locking screw for security, but it does have the hole where you can add one, which I'll do at some point.

Also definitely going to take this advice:
 

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Chiming in here today to say that I just received my plates finally and went with the Brainexploder Merch tow hook mount and it worked perfectly. Not visible in bird's eye camera view, and hasn't impacted sensors at all. One downside is that it does not include the locking screw for security, but it does have the hole where you can add one, which I'll do at some point.

Also definitely going to take this advice:
My advice (about using stainless hardware) may not be relevant any more, I believe BrainExploder fixed this, but it's always good to verify.
 

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Unfortunately while the brainexploder tow hook mount looks to work great, I can't pay $60 for some plastic that should cost about $25.
 

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Does Rivian provide the "Factory License Plate Frame" that would've been installed but I opted out of? Haven't taken delivery yet but said No to them mounting it.
 

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Snap Plate shadow from birds eye.

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FWIW I have the standard Rivian installed front plate bracket and it has pretty much the same shadow. You'd think there would be an easy way to map the shadow out of the image just using the software, at the very least for the OEM installed offering.
 

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We just mounted the OEM front license plate holder that came with the truck. We think that this looks very good.

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We just mounted the OEM front license plate holder that came with the truck. We think that this looks very good.

Brian
Center mount plates change the vehicle's "face" but on the Rivian, it looks better than most vehicles. I avoided the O.E. position/mount because I didn't want to drill any holes in case I end up not mounting a plate eventually. Also, I don't mind the offset plate look.
 

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Does Rivian provide the "Factory License Plate Frame" that would've been installed but I opted out of? Haven't taken delivery yet but said No to them mounting it.
Yes, they did for me. Just verify during delivery in case they forget
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