Satin Black Powder Coated Rivian Factory 21" Wheels

[SACDFJC]

I ditched the aero covers and had my wheels powder coated satin black. Changes the look of the truck completely. I have custom made Rivian center caps (see my other thread) that will go on after I get the truck back from being ceramic coated.

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[ORFynder]

So nice! Truck looks amazing! Congrats

 

[yizzung]

I ditched the aero covers and had my wheels powder coated satin black. Changes the look of the truck completely. I have custom made Rivian center caps (see my other thread) that will go on after I get the truck back from being ceramic coated.

How much $, if you don’t mind saying?

 

[FirstStateR1T]

I can't speak for the OP, but my powder coat guy is $550 a set which is cheap IMO since he does all the dismounting and final reinstall/balance once he's done with pc.

 

[cbuckley]

This process require any alignment adjustments after done?

 

[SACDFJC]

I can't speak for the OP, but my powder coat guy is $550 a set which is cheap IMO since he does all the dismounting and final reinstall/balance once he's done with pc.

That is a smoking deal. I'm in the SF Bay Area and nothing here is cheap. We get to pay the "You live in CA premiums" on everything.

How much $, if you don’t mind saying?

Looks like you are in SF. The place that did it the wheels is Finish Logic in Concord. Plan on $200/wheel for their full service offering. Drop your car off and pick it up two days later. They store it in their warehouse, use Tesla pucks, dismount/mount and rebalance tires. Even used black wheel weights. They offer different pricing if you bring them the wheels with or w/o tires.

 

[SACDFJC]

This process require any alignment adjustments after done?

No alignment adjustments are needed afterwards.

 

[goldburger]

Any chance you can post a picture with the aero covers installed?

 

[Batman]

So these essentially look like the 22" upgrade wheels with the hub cap off. Especially after you powder coat them. I might as well ditch the 22" and save some money here.

Imo, 21" wheels are the perfect size for this size SUV

 

[FirstStateR1T]

So these essentially look like the 22" upgrade wheels with the hub cap off. Especially after you powder coat them. I might as well ditch the 22" and save some money here.

Imo, 21" wheels are the perfect size for this size SUV

I can report the comfort level on the 21's is great as well! I'm glad I went this route...

 

[SACDFJC]

Any chance you can post a picture with the aero covers installed?

Sorry, no. I sacrificed my aero covers to make my center caps and then recycled what was left. I would also recommend not using the aero covers unless you want to scratch the wheel coating. I noticed that the factory paint on the wheels was scratched where the aero covers mounted. My take is over time it's a wear spot that will only get worse if you R&R the aero covers frequently. Maybe a piece of PPF where the aero covers mount would help.

 

[moosetags]

Those wheels in black look great. If and when we ever get a truck, we will be doing that.

Brian

 

[Dirty_B]

This process require any alignment adjustments after done?

This is a joke question right...?

 

[shrink]

What’s the estimated range decrease without the covers?

Looks great BTW!

 

[cbuckley]

This is a joke question right...?

No, but I don’t understand much about the complex alignment requirements of the truck. From the tone of many threads on here, it sounds tricky and somewhat prone to misalignment with manipulation but I don’t know much about vehicle alignment in general.

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