Painted / Colored Key Fob Buttons... so simple, HUGE difference. RJ take notes pls.

R1SS · Nov 20, 2023

My wife was constantly complaing about not being able to see what button she needed to press; I also found it quite annoying at times that i had to find a light source to make sure i was hitting the right button.

We purchased: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00275ZU24?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Voila, game-changer.

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mikehmb · Nov 20, 2023

Thanks! Ordered. I have been muttering about this at home for some time, but we didn’t have a point fine enough to do the trick.

sfvR1S · Nov 20, 2023

Ordered as well. Thanks.

COdogman · Nov 20, 2023

jambaman84 · Nov 20, 2023

Yeah, the black-on-black is a very stupid design by Rivian. I don't know why they did it like that. Makes it impossible to see what you're pressing without staring at the fob for 5+ seconds.

Singletracker · Nov 20, 2023

Yeah. That short term memory is a bitch. Just kidding ?

lefkonj · Nov 20, 2023

funny my fob has been in the drawer since I took delivery, never use it, literally never. A lot of companies do the black on black because with constant use the paint wears off.

VSG · Nov 20, 2023

lefkonj said:
funny my fob has been in the drawer since I took delivery, never use it, literally never. A lot of companies do the black on black because with constant use the paint wears off.

To all those who don't want your FOB - I will take it off your hands. I will even pay for the shipping. I love my FOBs.

Chewy734 · Nov 20, 2023

R1SS said:
My wife was constantly complaing about not being able to see what button she needed to press;

Just tell her that’s part of the adventure!

R1SS · Nov 20, 2023

Singletracker said:
Yeah. That short term memory is a bitch. Just kidding ?

it's funny, I always try to memorize the buttons, clearly i need this too! i think i just doxxed my age...

VSG · Nov 20, 2023

Yeah, a lot of us have been doing this for more than a year now - plenty of posts showing how to do this with a variety of paint-like materials.

I think part of this may have been the pandemic supply chain problems. Remember that they couldn't source the two-tone all-weather floor mats and had to ship them all black? I think the same thing happened with the FOBs, where they probably designed them to be molded with a second color for highlighting, but found it to be too costly or have too long a timeline so they pivoted to just one color material for cost and supply efficiency.

dleepnw · Nov 20, 2023

thats cool and i get that its hard to see but how hard is it to remember the location of the buttons? it took me a week of use to memorize it and i can open it while keeping it in my pocket. just like i have with all my other key fobs from other manufacturers.

do you guys actually look at the buttons when you need to press?

VSG · Nov 20, 2023

dleewla said:
how hard is it to remember the location of the buttons?

Not hard, but how do you tell which side of the FOB you're pressing?

jemkewl · Nov 20, 2023

There's a raised notch on unlock. No need to be able to read braille.

Runamok · Nov 20, 2023

Key FOB in the drawer too. Too big. Maybe this plus Rangefinder for the win?

Rangefinder = https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...ey-fob-surround-in-9-colors-2-finishes.21290/

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