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I always dip my passenger mirror when parking on a curb. Haven't curbed a wheel in ages.
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I bought these after curbing my 22's in a drive thru 1st week of ownership. Never got around to installing them. Swapped to 20's problem solved. 🤟

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After owning several cars with low profile tires and nice wheels I'm really enjoying the ability to just drive over everything with the 20s.
 

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I had some curb rash on my Tesla Model S and Lincoln Navigator L.

I thought I'd have to buy some expensive wheels. Instead, I used Wheels Onsite to repair them. You cannot spot where the repair was. They do it at your work or home. I think it was $200 per wheel.

Worth a try if they or a competitor is in your area.
 

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The mirrors could tilt down when going in reverse. Loved that feature other cars
Our i3 does that and even our older 3-Series had this terrific feature. Would love if Rivian added it via OTA as mirrors are even more accurate than the cameras.
 

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After driving my R1T for a month and 1,600 miles, I’m still having trouble scraping curbs while parking, which I’ve never had driving other cars over the past 40 years. Last night it happened for the third time, this time causing major damage to my (22”) right front wheel.

The damage occurred when I was parking along a tricky curved curb of a residential cul-de-sac. This was frustrating because I was being very careful and thought I was about 6” away from the curb. I was looking at the cameras, inching along, when I felt & heard the tragic SCRAPE.

Of course, all of the blame goes to the driver (me), but the truck could’ve provided better assistance to help avoid this. How? By allowing the option to have the side or bird’s eye camera on the bigger part of the screen, rather than the small side part of the screen. Especially at night, the cameras aren’t very helpful in determining the proximity of the wheels to a curb. To avoid this happening to you, leave more space than the cameras make you think is needed.

This is the first vehicle I’ve had with these types of cameras, and they’re mostly wonderful. But I think I put too much trust in them & thought I understood what I was seeing.

I also don’t like that the 22” wheels stick out beyond the tire sidewall, resulting in a minor curb touch like this causing major cosmetic damage. When it’s time to replace these tires, I’ll probably get some 295/50/22’s. These slightly wider & taller tires will protect my wheels from my sloppy parking skills.

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The proximity sensors are more helpful than the cameras for this sort of thing. Are yours working? I ask because mine needed adjustment early on.
 
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The proximity sensors are more helpful than the cameras for this sort of thing. Are yours working? I ask because mine needed adjustment early on.
The different colored lines & noises on my drivers display seem to work well for indicating proximity to objects. But they don’t detect curbs at all. Do yours?
 

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I've came from smaller sedans before getting my R1T so I'm still getting used to driving a larger truck. I always seem to get the rear right wheel on a curb when making turns since I forget to make the turn a bit wider. Thankfully I have the 20" ATs so no damage to the rim.
 

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I live on a curved street and my R1T is the easiest vehicle I’ve ever tried parking on it. I pop the camera off of 360 degree mode and the direct images of each wheel makes getting close to the curb without touching very easy.
 

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The different colored lines & noises on my drivers display seem to work well for indicating proximity to objects. But they don’t detect curbs at all. Do yours?
Off the top of my head, I can't say. Mostly, in town, I'm in parking lots so don't recall about curbs.
 

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I come from driving both a 1500 Silverado and a 2500HD. I have to say, the Rivian is more difficult for me to park when trying to hug the curb and backing up. The cameras are very poor and the mirrors do not tilt down. My Intellihaul camera system made it easy to back up and provided a crystal clear image.
 

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After driving my R1T for a month and 1,600 miles, I’m still having trouble scraping curbs while parking, which I’ve never had driving other cars over the past 40 years. Last night it happened for the third time, this time causing major damage to my (22”) right front wheel.

The damage occurred when I was parking along a tricky curved curb of a residential cul-de-sac. This was frustrating because I was being very careful and thought I was about 6” away from the curb. I was looking at the cameras, inching along, when I felt & heard the tragic SCRAPE.

Of course, all of the blame goes to the driver (me), but the truck could’ve provided better assistance to help avoid this. How? By allowing the option to have the side or bird’s eye camera on the bigger part of the screen, rather than the small side part of the screen. Especially at night, the cameras aren’t very helpful in determining the proximity of the wheels to a curb. To avoid this happening to you, leave more space than the cameras make you think is needed.

This is the first vehicle I’ve had with these types of cameras, and they’re mostly wonderful. But I think I put too much trust in them & thought I understood what I was seeing.

I also don’t like that the 22” wheels stick out beyond the tire sidewall, resulting in a minor curb touch like this causing major cosmetic damage. When it’s time to replace these tires, I’ll probably get some 295/50/22’s. These slightly wider & taller tires will protect my wheels from my sloppy parking skills.

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Maybe this will help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_feeler
 
 




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