Sponsored

shrink

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
1,050
Reaction score
1,868
Location
Phoenix, AZ and Kailua-Kona, HI
Vehicles
'23 R1S (x2); '22 R1T; '14 Jeep Cherokee
Clubs
 
I had my AT brights powdercoated to glossy black. Looks similar to OEM AT dark, but these have a single color as opposed to the two-tone of the OEM AT dark.

I actually used Brainexploder’s blackout stickers previously, but I had my truck in the shop for some other work and figured I’d just get the wheels powdercoated while it was there.

OEM AT Bright

Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 84B131A7-C024-441D-8A6B-E767DE47688C

Blackout stickers

Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 384DBD25-BAC6-40F5-8926-D7306AE237EC


Glossy black Powdercoat

Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 055EB78F-384E-4856-B0A8-4760BC8A8D07


Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 6A454DE7-7D4E-4A8F-BD8D-DD632ECD1224
Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black DAAC0AC8-9BCE-4258-9153-EDE92DEE14C1


Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 04A8E18D-1313-4A99-AC15-CE40F04E4E7E


Rivian R1T R1S A/T Brights Powdercoated to Glossy Black 0556D7BA-A720-4AFE-92BD-5D8F2A5CCD37
Sponsored

 
Last edited:

EarlyAdptr

Well-Known Member
First Name
Scott
Joined
Feb 17, 2021
Threads
16
Messages
404
Reaction score
545
Location
Seattle
Vehicles
Toyota Sequoia
Occupation
Consultant
Thanks for posting. You mind sharing roughly the cost?
 
OP
OP
shrink

shrink

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
1,050
Reaction score
1,868
Location
Phoenix, AZ and Kailua-Kona, HI
Vehicles
'23 R1S (x2); '22 R1T; '14 Jeep Cherokee
Clubs
 
Thanks for posting. You mind sharing roughly the cost?
About $250 per wheel (including tax) with road force balancing on each wheel. I think that’s on the higher end but I did take it to a higher end shop intentionally.

I’m not sure if it’s a placebo effect, but with the road force balance, truck handling seems much smoother and more precise.
 

R1Sky Business

Well-Known Member
Joined
Mar 15, 2022
Threads
44
Messages
4,945
Reaction score
3,935
Location
CA
Vehicles
R1S
Clubs
 
I had my AT brights powdercoated to glossy black. Looks similar to OEM AT dark, but these have a single color as opposed to the two-tone of the OEM AT dark.

I actually used Brainexploder’s blackout stickers previously, but I had my truck in the shop for some other work and figured I’d just get the wheels powdercoated while it was there.

OEM AT Bright

84B131A7-C024-441D-8A6B-E767DE47688C.jpeg

Blackout stickers

384DBD25-BAC6-40F5-8926-D7306AE237EC.jpeg


Glossy black Powdercoat

055EB78F-384E-4856-B0A8-4760BC8A8D07.jpeg


6A454DE7-7D4E-4A8F-BD8D-DD632ECD1224.jpeg
DAAC0AC8-9BCE-4258-9153-EDE92DEE14C1.jpeg


04A8E18D-1313-4A99-AC15-CE40F04E4E7E.jpeg


0556D7BA-A720-4AFE-92BD-5D8F2A5CCD37.jpeg
Looks great.....truck is launch edition?
 

Sponsored

COdogman

Well-Known Member
First Name
Brian
Joined
Jan 21, 2022
Threads
29
Messages
7,423
Reaction score
19,907
Location
Colorado
Vehicles
2023 R1T
Occupation
Dog Wrangler
Turned out great!
 

EarlyAdptr

Well-Known Member
First Name
Scott
Joined
Feb 17, 2021
Threads
16
Messages
404
Reaction score
545
Location
Seattle
Vehicles
Toyota Sequoia
Occupation
Consultant
About $250 per wheel (including tax) with road force balancing on each wheel. I think that’s on the higher end but I did take it to a higher end shop intentionally.

I’m not sure if it’s a placebo effect, but with the road force balance, truck handling seems much smoother and more precise.
Sorry, can you explain what "road force balance" is ? New term to me.
 
OP
OP
shrink

shrink

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
1,050
Reaction score
1,868
Location
Phoenix, AZ and Kailua-Kona, HI
Vehicles
'23 R1S (x2); '22 R1T; '14 Jeep Cherokee
Clubs
 

WrekEE

Well-Known Member
First Name
Dennis
Joined
Jun 21, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
45
Reaction score
75
Location
Colorado
Vehicles
R1S on order, Model Y P, Tundra TRD Pro
Maybe a stupid question, but while it was in the shop... they took the wheels off and did it for you? What did they use for the jacks? Did you have the pucks?
 
OP
OP
shrink

shrink

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
1,050
Reaction score
1,868
Location
Phoenix, AZ and Kailua-Kona, HI
Vehicles
'23 R1S (x2); '22 R1T; '14 Jeep Cherokee
Clubs
 
Maybe a stupid question, but while it was in the shop... they took the wheels off and did it for you? What did they use for the jacks? Did you have the pucks?
Yeah, they have to dismount all the tires, acid wash the wheels, sand and patch (if necessary) the wheels, spray and bake the wheels (they did 2 coats on my wheels), mount and balance the tires, and then reinstall.

I have pucks but the shop already had pucks of their own. They’ve worked on multiple Rivians locally.
 

Sponsored

WrekEE

Well-Known Member
First Name
Dennis
Joined
Jun 21, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
45
Reaction score
75
Location
Colorado
Vehicles
R1S on order, Model Y P, Tundra TRD Pro
Yeah, they have to dismount all the tires, acid wash the wheels, sand and patch (if necessary) the wheels, spray and bake the wheels (they did 2 coats on my wheels), mount and balance the tires, and then reinstall.

I have pucks but the shop already had pucks of their own. They’ve worked on multiple Rivians locally.

thats awesome you have someone that can do all that who is trustworthy. I have wondered, if I had to choose different wheels, how i would handle taking these all off without buying 4 different jacks and have it sitting in my garage for days.
 

909phillyman

Well-Known Member
First Name
Sean
Joined
Jan 26, 2023
Threads
0
Messages
165
Reaction score
227
Location
California
Vehicles
Rivian r1S
Occupation
IT
Clubs
 
thats awesome you have someone that can do all that who is trustworthy. I have wondered, if I had to choose different wheels, how i would handle taking these all off without buying 4 different jacks and have it sitting in my garage for days.
That's what I plan to do when my R1S gets delivered sometime this year. It'll sit on jack stands while the wheels get powder coated. I do plan to get a 2nd set for off-roading, but I will likely not have those in hand at the time of delivery, sooooo...jack stands will be my solution. It'll suck to not be able to drive the truck during that time, but hopefully there won't be more than a couple of days of downtime. This is still far out for me, but I've planned as much as I can in advance of delivery so that I don't have to rush.
 

909phillyman

Well-Known Member
First Name
Sean
Joined
Jan 26, 2023
Threads
0
Messages
165
Reaction score
227
Location
California
Vehicles
Rivian r1S
Occupation
IT
Clubs
 
I had my AT brights powdercoated to glossy black. Looks similar to OEM AT dark, but these have a single color as opposed to the two-tone of the OEM AT dark.

I actually used Brainexploder’s blackout stickers previously, but I had my truck in the shop for some other work and figured I’d just get the wheels powdercoated while it was there.

OEM AT Bright

84B131A7-C024-441D-8A6B-E767DE47688C.jpeg

Blackout stickers

384DBD25-BAC6-40F5-8926-D7306AE237EC.jpeg


Glossy black Powdercoat

055EB78F-384E-4856-B0A8-4760BC8A8D07.jpeg


6A454DE7-7D4E-4A8F-BD8D-DD632ECD1224.jpeg
DAAC0AC8-9BCE-4258-9153-EDE92DEE14C1.jpeg


04A8E18D-1313-4A99-AC15-CE40F04E4E7E.jpeg


0556D7BA-A720-4AFE-92BD-5D8F2A5CCD37.jpeg
Love those 20s in dark...HATE them in brights! Crazy how much of a difference it makes!

Do you plan to find where that yellow Rivian 'tag' was on each wheel and paint it yellow again? I asked some shops and they stated that everything gets coated and they can't retain that little yellow strip, so I understand why it will get blasted, but I'm thinking that I might get some yellow Rivian touch up paint from the Shop, and then try to paint the area where that badge is/was. Is that even a possibility?
 

madgrey

Well-Known Member
First Name
Allan
Joined
Feb 26, 2022
Threads
4
Messages
807
Reaction score
1,083
Location
Fidalgo Island, WA
Vehicles
2022 R1T, 2016 Miata, 2015 Viper
Occupation
Hardware Design Verification
Love those 20s in dark...HATE them in brights! Crazy how much of a difference it makes!

Do you plan to find where that yellow Rivian 'tag' was on each wheel and paint it yellow again? I asked some shops and they stated that everything gets coated and they can't retain that little yellow strip, so I understand why it will get blasted, but I'm thinking that I might get some yellow Rivian touch up paint from the Shop, and then try to paint the area where that badge is/was. Is that even a possibility?
Maybe a company will make a decal to replace the Rivian yellow stripe. When I had wheels powder coated in the past, I was able to find decals for things like this.
 

WrekEE

Well-Known Member
First Name
Dennis
Joined
Jun 21, 2021
Threads
0
Messages
45
Reaction score
75
Location
Colorado
Vehicles
R1S on order, Model Y P, Tundra TRD Pro
That's what I plan to do when my R1S gets delivered sometime this year. It'll sit on jack stands while the wheels get powder coated. I do plan to get a 2nd set for off-roading, but I will likely not have those in hand at the time of delivery, sooooo...jack stands will be my solution. It'll suck to not be able to drive the truck during that time, but hopefully there won't be more than a couple of days of downtime. This is still far out for me, but I've planned as much as I can in advance of delivery so that I don't have to rush.
there are 4 places that you can jack up with the pucks. so how are you going to get the jack stands under? Unless you have 4 trolley jacks.. which I wouldn't want my car up in the air that way for days. or you get the jackstands with the bottle jacks (cheapest I have found are $70each).
Sponsored

 
 




Top