Oldsmobile_Mike
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I had one of these on my old Chevy truck. Actually, I had two of them. The first one got mangled when I was rear ended by some 
in an F150 who was texting & driving and hit me at a stop light. But it absorbed all the damage and protected my vehicle. Given we've all seen the threads about the "41K repair estimate" from being rear-ended, I desperately want to improve my protection from the rear so ordered one of these.
Overall, was disappointed with the fit on the Rivian and after speaking with customer service, wound up returning the product. They say it's a "universal" product, but does not fit well with the Rivian's recessed hitch. Neither the shaft nor the "anti-rattle clip" could barely reach the hitch in its recessed location, it rattled like crazy, and the ends (that angle in slightly) were dangerously close to scratching / banging into the back bumper & reverse lights, even when installed in the very last hole. I suspect any vehicle with a recessed hitch would have the same problem.
So I wound up returning this but will keep my eye out for comparable products. If they made something like this just about 4" longer hitch receiver shaft, I think it would fit really well. A few pictures from when I had it installed:
in an F150 who was texting & driving and hit me at a stop light. But it absorbed all the damage and protected my vehicle. Given we've all seen the threads about the "41K repair estimate" from being rear-ended, I desperately want to improve my protection from the rear so ordered one of these.Overall, was disappointed with the fit on the Rivian and after speaking with customer service, wound up returning the product. They say it's a "universal" product, but does not fit well with the Rivian's recessed hitch. Neither the shaft nor the "anti-rattle clip" could barely reach the hitch in its recessed location, it rattled like crazy, and the ends (that angle in slightly) were dangerously close to scratching / banging into the back bumper & reverse lights, even when installed in the very last hole. I suspect any vehicle with a recessed hitch would have the same problem.
So I wound up returning this but will keep my eye out for comparable products. If they made something like this just about 4" longer hitch receiver shaft, I think it would fit really well. A few pictures from when I had it installed:
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