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Captain JB
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In Hermosa Beach waiting forever for my R1S. JB
Virgil T2
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Highland/Redlands (IE). Red on 22s. Delivery scheduled for Thursday.
FormerRIVTech
Active Member
Hello all,
I'm a former Rivian Tech(14+ years exp with 5+ EV exp w schooling in automotive Technology) and was the first Service Technician employee hired (pre&post IPO) in San Diego, I was trusted to work on very important peoples vehicle and "special projects", due to not wanting to be sued by Rivian I'm not allowed to work on any vehicles officially (my departure had nothing to do with performance but corporate politics, my team was not happy about being pushed out unjustly and I still keep in touch with the techs) but the silver lining to this allows me to occupy a position of objective analysis and teaching without being limited to company protocols. If y'all ordered a Rivian and want a run down of how to work on ur car(ugrrmmm body adjustments and I got the tooling required for onsite instruction), what's Normal for an EV etc, simple spare tire change, what can be done and how to adjust ur body fitment,etc (I have extensive experience with EV's and solving the crazy wind noise knowing the difference between turbulence)I have taught a lot of techs and I wanna help the consumers now. I can do a consultation (donation based) that'll give y'all confidence of ownership. I believe in ALL OWNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR PROPERTY and any way I can help, I'm here for y'all. Been in the industry a long time and I always found trouble getting honest, fact based info in any forum. Feel free to DM me, currently looking for a job with strong repair ethic standards so any donation helps and any leads for automotive repair positions are appreciated. DM for and we can meet up by downtown SD and we'll shoot the breeze and I'll give ya run down of ur ride, what's awesome about it, how to maximize range, etc. Just to be clear I cant go into detail why I was terminated (don't wanna get sued) and no stock talk(with all due respect & again don't wanna get sued),
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I'm a former Rivian Tech(14+ years exp with 5+ EV exp w schooling in automotive Technology) and was the first Service Technician employee hired (pre&post IPO) in San Diego, I was trusted to work on very important peoples vehicle and "special projects", due to not wanting to be sued by Rivian I'm not allowed to work on any vehicles officially (my departure had nothing to do with performance but corporate politics, my team was not happy about being pushed out unjustly and I still keep in touch with the techs) but the silver lining to this allows me to occupy a position of objective analysis and teaching without being limited to company protocols. If y'all ordered a Rivian and want a run down of how to work on ur car(ugrrmmm body adjustments and I got the tooling required for onsite instruction), what's Normal for an EV etc, simple spare tire change, what can be done and how to adjust ur body fitment,etc (I have extensive experience with EV's and solving the crazy wind noise knowing the difference between turbulence)I have taught a lot of techs and I wanna help the consumers now. I can do a consultation (donation based) that'll give y'all confidence of ownership. I believe in ALL OWNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR PROPERTY and any way I can help, I'm here for y'all. Been in the industry a long time and I always found trouble getting honest, fact based info in any forum. Feel free to DM me, currently looking for a job with strong repair ethic standards so any donation helps and any leads for automotive repair positions are appreciated. DM for and we can meet up by downtown SD and we'll shoot the breeze and I'll give ya run down of ur ride, what's awesome about it, how to maximize range, etc. Just to be clear I cant go into detail why I was terminated (don't wanna get sued) and no stock talk(with all due respect & again don't wanna get sued),
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rockdogz
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I ended up using Rhino Films & Detailing for PPF, Tint, and ceramic since they were close to me. I had never used them before but they did a good job - I'm satisfied with their work. It took longer than I'd hoped (6 out of the 12 days I had the Rivian it was at their shop!) but it had to do with not being able to pick it up in time and then they were closed on a Monday.
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tiltedandsaltyaf
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what did they charge for those services if you don't mind sharing?
rockdogz
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Full Front End PPF Package : $2,295
Full Vehicle PPF Package : $5,495
Ceramic Coating :
3 year / 1 layer - $1,299
5 year / 2 layer - $1,599
10 year / 3 layer - $1,999
Tint All Around Package (all side windows + rear windshield)
Suntek Carbon - $379
Suntek CXP - $499
Johnson IR Ceramic - $629
Xpel Prime XR Plus - $859
Front Windshield :
Suntek Carbon - $229
Suntek CXP - $259
Johnson IR Ceramic - $299
Xpel Prime XR Plus - $349
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