How Rotiform Wheels are made!

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • Dan gets out of the donut garage and takes a tour of Rotiform's facility to see how their wheels are made.
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  • @BeardedTherapist
    @BeardedTherapist 4 года назад +109

    Man, this is AMAZING! "How it's made: with DangerDan". Car parts, accessories, and full custom builds/shops only. We'd watch the CRAP outta that! PLEASE MAKE THIS A SHOW!!!!! That could even make some major network content right there!

    • @MultiTravellingman
      @MultiTravellingman 4 года назад

      I agree, call the segment( Danger Dan Details), " where we break down the details and processes behind all the components that make a car more than just a car. Hoonigan send free swag to....

    • @chriss1914
      @chriss1914 4 года назад

      Fack major network, they would ruin it.

    • @adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741
      @adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741 4 года назад

      Plus you get to highlight products that are still made in America.

  • @jaithepie289
    @jaithepie289 4 года назад +285

    Why does the guy with the glasses look like a non crazy version of ken block

    • @chr1sl4i
      @chr1sl4i 4 года назад +8

      Kinda sounds like Jonathan Ward tho

    • @Levibetz
      @Levibetz 4 года назад +3

      @@chr1sl4i THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING!

    • @jaredbrierley2782
      @jaredbrierley2782 4 года назад +6

      I came here to say the same thing. Just a bald Ken Block. Same mannerisms even.

    • @jontebakhjul.aka.jkstuntman
      @jontebakhjul.aka.jkstuntman 4 года назад +1

      Becuse you need glasses dude😂🤣👌🏽😙

    • @petpab
      @petpab 4 года назад +4

      and i think he sounds like him haha

  • @donloder1
    @donloder1 4 года назад +121

    Bruh I really enjoy these factory tours you all did. Coming from a someone who's always got excited as a kid watching how it's made.

    • @jamali450
      @jamali450 4 года назад

      Me and you both brotha!

    • @j3blanton8
      @j3blanton8 4 года назад +1

      How it’s made was the shit. I used to watch it all the time

    • @Vash1508
      @Vash1508 4 года назад

      Same

    • @damarihenrik7285
      @damarihenrik7285 3 года назад

      i guess Im asking randomly but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account?
      I somehow lost the account password. I love any help you can give me

    • @finnegancassius1522
      @finnegancassius1522 3 года назад

      @Damari Henrik Instablaster :)

  • @5ociopathic
    @5ociopathic 4 года назад +120

    "Everything is assembled using a torque wrench..." as the guy proceeds to send it with the drill

    • @MrKaTiS
      @MrKaTiS 4 года назад

      👌

    • @JuampixDDD
      @JuampixDDD 4 года назад +17

      the drill had a torque extension tho

    • @Levibetz
      @Levibetz 4 года назад +26

      I wouldn't be surprised if they zip em down with the lil brapper, then final torque by hand.

    • @Dominoe666
      @Dominoe666 4 года назад +2

      Just seen this and went straight for the comments to see if anyone picked it up haha!!

    • @NeoMK
      @NeoMK 4 года назад +9

      Torque sticks

  • @Tibor887
    @Tibor887 4 года назад +34

    This series is so amazing because people can actually see why some of this stuff is so expensive. It's not like they can abracadabra some wheels out of nowhere haha

    • @kunschner
      @kunschner 4 года назад +1

      Totally understand where the price comes from now lol

  • @gorkemcosgun
    @gorkemcosgun 4 года назад +21

    Hey camera guy when the dudes point at something and talk about it please point the camera to the thing which they been pointing and talking. Thanks

    • @brandoncavazos7965
      @brandoncavazos7965 3 года назад

      i was thinking that as well

    • @Bombaclock
      @Bombaclock 3 года назад +1

      Agreed. Funny to say,ruclips.net/video/vAwqrsTW65Q/видео.html this was a better Rotiform-tour imo tho,no effence to the job they do at Hoonigan tho,much respect for what they do!

  • @darquille
    @darquille 4 года назад +55

    "26x16"
    "What's that for?!"
    "Uuuuuhh..."

    • @medievalpossum6504
      @medievalpossum6504 4 года назад +3

      darquille he said right? Wasn’t is a Silverado?

    • @darquille
      @darquille 4 года назад +7

      @@medievalpossum6504 I went back and they cut to him saying "GM 1500" so yeah.

    • @unlisted9494
      @unlisted9494 4 года назад +3

      My question is, where the fuck do you find a tire for that?

    • @whatareyoudoingyouidiot342
      @whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 4 года назад +5

      Brodozer.

    • @darquille
      @darquille 4 года назад

      @@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 the only thing that came up when I searched those wheel measurement. Guess he didn't want to offend his clientele

  • @rosscoepsssft1627
    @rosscoepsssft1627 4 года назад +12

    Should have taken a shot of the staff parking lot. Bet there’s tons of cool wheels out there.

  • @trevorfaas3551
    @trevorfaas3551 4 года назад +8

    Whole new respect for these rims and how they are made. It makes sense why they are so expensive hand painted assembled and polished? Crazy

  • @amv559
    @amv559 4 года назад +7

    Lmao
    "They 10's but I keep'em clean tho"
    ☝️You know where that's from🤣

  • @omargutierrez2598
    @omargutierrez2598 4 года назад +2

    The "they 10's, I keep em clean tho" COMPLETELY UNDERRATED... Dan is truly the MAN

  • @blackaman88
    @blackaman88 4 года назад +5

    Dan has seen next Friday? And he quoted dey dey!?...... Yes!!!!

  • @enduronorthnz6437
    @enduronorthnz6437 4 года назад +52

    far out feel sorry for the polishing guys . just a paper mask and thats all they get , what a crappy department

    • @Finnspin_unicycles
      @Finnspin_unicycles 4 года назад +21

      Also, in such a dimly lit shed..

    • @lennzuydervelt
      @lennzuydervelt 4 года назад +16

      Exactly. And like 5 minutes later at another department you see 1 guy with a pressure mask and proper outfit, wich shows what they could have...

    • @dazaspc
      @dazaspc 4 года назад +8

      It is a terrible job, the metal dust gets into your skin, everything is heavy and awkward and you have to be very careful as it is really easy to make a mistake. From memory they are paid very well.

    • @luisledesma7425
      @luisledesma7425 4 года назад +26

      The polishing guys make between 1500 to 2000 per week. It's the average in l.a. if not they jump shop. They're more valuable than gold. Used to do it for 2 years. We call it l.a. coal mining lol
      Edit: most of them are independent contractors

    • @zak-a-roo264
      @zak-a-roo264 4 года назад +1

      @@luisledesma7425 glad to hear , those are some of Americas hidden hard workers right there.

  • @ajh4244
    @ajh4244 4 года назад +2

    Honestly this is what makes me want to buy from a company. Seeing what goes on in their own factory from start to finish. Seeing people proud of their hard work and happy at work smiling. Lets you know its a good company. Love the vids keep em coming! Now going to check out Rotiform much love

  • @Crabman_87
    @Crabman_87 4 года назад +42

    Daaammmnnn, that PPE I definitely not up to scratch for the dudes polishing, in Aus anyway. RIP

    • @toto29620
      @toto29620 4 года назад +1

      Exactly what i was thinking. Those guys are not gonna live long.

    • @Bigelboe
      @Bigelboe 4 года назад +9

      Yeah thought the same. That's a rough deal. Get those guys some respirators

    • @Vaca1950
      @Vaca1950 4 года назад +3

      Its all Mexican labor. Those workers are always rotated.

    • @bensimper5066
      @bensimper5066 4 года назад

      In aus theyd be shutdown suuper quick, no ear pro for anyone when everyone clearly has to yell to be heard 😂
      Amazing vid tho

    • @sirmonkey1985
      @sirmonkey1985 4 года назад

      @@bensimper5066 they're only required to provide it, workers can choose to use them or not.. same with my work, will i have hearing loss? probably but i have to listen to whats going on around me and talk to way to many people while i'm there to bother wearing that crap.

  • @Jjohnstne
    @Jjohnstne 4 года назад +1

    I work in a factory that makes truck wheels. Interesting to see how much more work goes in to a nice set of wheels.

  • @thanedogg
    @thanedogg 4 года назад +2

    I feel like that dude knows where every wheel is going and on what car. great tour.

  • @essenel
    @essenel 4 года назад

    The dude knows what he's talking about. This show is really entertaining and with people like that it's even better ! Please make this a serie !

  • @Xepharyx
    @Xepharyx 4 года назад +13

    Last time I was this early I was still driving to work and my center console wasn't in pieces cause I"M NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON SO MIGHT AS WELL.

  • @HDConcussionz
    @HDConcussionz 4 года назад

    Videos like this really make me appreciate the enthusiasm a company has. Helps justify some of the high price tags these quality companies post at.

  • @joshuarodriguez7653
    @joshuarodriguez7653 4 года назад

    This was the sickest factory tour you guys have done, probably one of my favorite Hoonigan videos. I got my eye on a set of rotiforms for my 86 so this is so rad to see

  • @StephenBrewer89
    @StephenBrewer89 4 года назад

    I got a tour of CCW back when I went to simply clean 3 for the pre meet. I was talking to John the owner and had no clue for about 10 mins. He was super humble. Then we realized it was the owner and he also asked if we wanted a tour and of course we did. He showed us the ins and outs of how the cnc process and paint and everything works. It’s super interesting to me.

  • @joeyg3947
    @joeyg3947 2 года назад

    Getting my Rotiform SNA's 19x12 rear and 19x11 front with 7" lip in rear for my BMW e92m3 with Liberty Walk wide body kit delivered tomorrow. They took 9 months to produce... Can't wait!

  • @Balomis
    @Balomis 4 года назад

    Dude has an Irish Green Golf R??? Super jealous, that colour is gorgeous!

  • @heyletsplaythis
    @heyletsplaythis 4 года назад

    Thanks for this video.
    Absolutely loved it.
    I love watching how things are made but they don’t show enough aftermarket and aftermarket performance parts being made!
    You all should make more videos like this showing how Aftermarket parts and performance parts are made

  • @yeahnahshityeah
    @yeahnahshityeah 4 года назад +42

    "girls get dirty too" wheels that are gonna go on a bro dozer that'll spend it's life driving around a carpark

    • @Tarakasper1012
      @Tarakasper1012 4 года назад

      Aahhahahahaha

    • @unlisted9494
      @unlisted9494 4 года назад +1

      They're supporting America workers they're fine by me.

    • @jaystrong2618
      @jaystrong2618 4 года назад +2

      Nah it'll get driven through the mud in the construction site outside the mall for an instagram pic or 3.

    • @adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741
      @adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741 4 года назад +2

      It’s their money, they can do whatever makes them happy.

  • @shaunpc2512
    @shaunpc2512 4 года назад

    That has answered so many questions for me. Freaking awesome visit to one of the best wheel manufacturers that I know of.

  • @nicklmao3652
    @nicklmao3652 4 года назад +1

    I worked there for over a year but not for rotiform. Those guys are cool people. I used to go check the wheel sets every day to see the colors and designs. Lol

  • @Whiskeyactual9531
    @Whiskeyactual9531 4 года назад +7

    So that's what new rims look like. All my rims come from random sketchy guys sheds

    • @RobertD_83
      @RobertD_83 4 года назад

      Like he said, getting a brand new set shipped makes for an awesome day! I've only done it once and they damn sure weren't Rotiforms but it's still super satisfying.

  • @giopadilla
    @giopadilla 4 года назад +4

    9:25 it was rock your hoonigan swag at work. Shoutout to all the workers there, love rotiform wheels.

    • @rotorfied
      @rotorfied 4 года назад +1

      Those are hoonigan people. Trying to stay out of picture.. ruclips.net/video/3D8Mq2ItXhQ/видео.html

    • @janeblogs324
      @janeblogs324 4 года назад

      Yeah supposedly there are boobs that work for hoonigan yet 500 episodes are pure sausage fest.

    • @nickonastickable
      @nickonastickable 4 года назад +4

      Pretty sure that's Ashley, Scotto's wife.

  • @kevinperera8931
    @kevinperera8931 4 года назад +6

    Dan saw "Girls can get dirty too" and was like damn wifey really is out there

  • @tik-tac-toe7864
    @tik-tac-toe7864 4 года назад

    Thank you can for going through all this to show us what it takes to make wheels. I've never seen it before but I just learned something new today.. Good job man!!👍👍👍

  • @K03sport
    @K03sport 2 года назад

    awesome. A flow-formed KB1 would be great in a 18x9.5 et42-45 in 5x114.3. Also, love the aero disk, but I would like to see it in 18 too instead of just the 19s.

  • @ws8061
    @ws8061 4 года назад

    Love these tours and really anything Dan does, you can tell he's the type always trying to learn new shit. Keep em coming.

  • @ronjlwhite8058
    @ronjlwhite8058 4 года назад

    Bad ass man!!! The factory tours are awesome.

  • @shroomshroom6969
    @shroomshroom6969 4 года назад +2

    "Candy paint, think it ain't" lol

  • @ryancooper4299
    @ryancooper4299 4 года назад +4

    Alchemist making wheels now!!

  • @danw1955
    @danw1955 4 года назад

    Wow! What an operation.. these guys truly have wheel-making down to a science.😉👍

  • @foamdataservices
    @foamdataservices 4 года назад +6

    Some of those wheels were bigger than my daily’s whole engine bay!

  • @griggzy25
    @griggzy25 4 года назад

    One of the things that makes this so great is watching Dans amazement of how things are done

  • @chrismathews663
    @chrismathews663 4 года назад

    Love the Day-Day quote! LMAO "they 10s but I keep em clean"

  • @cosmoanderson6376
    @cosmoanderson6376 4 года назад

    This was awesome to watch! I loved seeing pics/video of my DIAs in the mil process on Rotiforms Instagram stories

  • @krisangus226
    @krisangus226 4 года назад

    Saving up to buy some ZMO'S for my 68 Stang and I cannot wait!

  • @TheDonkDonk420
    @TheDonkDonk420 4 года назад

    I’ve been looking for a while for the rotiform shop walkthrough cuz it’s my ultimate dream job

  • @DeezLBC
    @DeezLBC 4 года назад

    That place is just a buzzing hive of activity. Wow.

  • @davidh4632
    @davidh4632 4 года назад +1

    So the forged blanks are from somewhere in California, same as where other brands in the US are buying you just design via CNC machine. The contrast with Japanese wheel factory is huge, in Japan Work wheels actually make their own alloy blanks. I still dont get why cost is so high, I assume media spend is huge budget for Rotiform.

  • @crunchythedave
    @crunchythedave 4 года назад +4

    I see dan is rocking the painted on pants look 😂🤣

  • @sferg9582
    @sferg9582 4 года назад

    Amazed at how shiney the vibratory finisher got those hoops. Dang.

  • @ssoffshore5111
    @ssoffshore5111 4 года назад +2

    No discussion regarding strength, weight, and cost of the various wheel types (cast, flow-formed, forged, etc)?!?!? How could you miss something like this when most people don't know the difference???

  • @KaloCarras
    @KaloCarras 4 года назад

    I bet all of does spinners are going to Florida lol . Interesting and crazy process for some rims.

  • @TakuroSpirit77
    @TakuroSpirit77 4 года назад

    Holy shit, SPINNERS. I need to spend more time back in the hood, I too haven't seen a set in 5+ years.

  • @willecutlip
    @willecutlip 4 года назад

    very cool! interesting to see how many other "custom" wheel brands are being done in the same facility.

    • @jinxtacy
      @jinxtacy 4 года назад

      ATX Series, American Force, American Racing, Asanti, DUB, Foose, Fuel, Helo, KMC, Motegi, Moto Metal, Niche, OE Creations, Rotiform, US Mag, XD Wheels

  • @Rex_Stuph
    @Rex_Stuph 4 года назад +7

    "... tiny little 14"s " Laughs in kei.

  • @ericfan1223
    @ericfan1223 4 года назад

    Yall have been waiting for covid to release soooo much content. So happy yall are months behind on videos

  • @mariosubasic.media1
    @mariosubasic.media1 4 года назад

    12:33 love the Wörthersee poster in the background :D

  • @davabran
    @davabran 4 года назад

    I need a soundboard of Dan spittin Friday memes.

  • @huszaratraktor
    @huszaratraktor 4 года назад

    The guy with the glasses is rocking the Regular Car Review look 10/10

  • @sonofernest
    @sonofernest 4 года назад +1

    Are those ButtonBuilt's F355 wheels at 14:16 ?

  • @rorycaracciolo6814
    @rorycaracciolo6814 4 года назад +1

    Where are all those crazy Rotiforms going? Because the only ones I’ve seen IRL all are the same wheel and color 😂

    • @luisledesma7425
      @luisledesma7425 4 года назад +2

      They showed the custom forged line. Most of the boxes have the cast aka flow forged/formed line which is made in China or taiwan

  • @chatty_t978
    @chatty_t978 4 года назад +1

    i did there roof not even 2 years ago i have a discontinued Compton cutters jacket! thats crazy

  • @doubletee4391
    @doubletee4391 2 года назад

    It's great to see actual humans working making things.

  • @johhnyyanez6791
    @johhnyyanez6791 4 года назад +3

    I know where that rotiform warehouse is had a friend who worked there in Rancho Dominguez

  • @tiddiesprinkles
    @tiddiesprinkles 4 года назад +1

    Johnny Tsunami would be proud of those bad boys

  • @MattJFilms
    @MattJFilms 4 года назад

    14:15 ayy I recognize those wheels off to the right. They sit on @Buttonbuilt's bagged and widebodied Ferrari 328

  • @naterh96
    @naterh96 4 года назад

    I need a job with a wheel company man, already run a lathe but I would enjoy that way more.

  • @jakesmall3454
    @jakesmall3454 4 года назад

    Dans the king of one liners. Candy paint, say it ain’t

  • @chicken_whisperer8959
    @chicken_whisperer8959 4 года назад

    Love dans comments during the tour lol 😂

  • @ewatfred
    @ewatfred 4 года назад

    Absolutely LOVING this content

  • @ricklp10
    @ricklp10 4 года назад +1

    I can almost guarantee that those forged blanks are not made in a 60,000 ton press. I think he meant 6,000 ton press.

  • @Zqud
    @Zqud 4 года назад

    I understand the filming on them, but wish would've showed a little bit more of the stuff below the camera, or better shots of the mill machine. But this is a cool video ! 👌🏼✊🏼

  • @Vandalvisuals
    @Vandalvisuals 4 года назад +1

    The fact you see the fuel logo so often in the video

  • @CharlieboySLONDON
    @CharlieboySLONDON 4 года назад +3

    I love Rotiform, most my car's are running them................. in Forza 🤣👊

  • @heisenturd5683
    @heisenturd5683 4 года назад +3

    Isn't the rim center at 7:15 being powder coated the same as the set of 4 and one waiting for the center at 12:15?

    • @brettbeatty1683
      @brettbeatty1683 4 года назад

      HeIsEnTuRd @7:15 that is my absolute favorite wheels by them

  • @OfficialSamStone
    @OfficialSamStone 4 года назад

    Rotiform USF is a dream wheel!

  • @tylervanorman492
    @tylervanorman492 4 года назад

    Great episode Dan

  • @cjoca125
    @cjoca125 4 года назад

    By putting together SemaRush and those beautiful wheels at 14:14 I would say those are for the BB355TT by button_built

  • @danielbutler3423
    @danielbutler3423 4 года назад

    Had an answer for every question! If his knowledge is also a reflection of a strong work ethic if he's not an owner hopefully the person/people who are invest in the staff as much as they do for machinery and hopefully a hell of a lot more than they do for ppe.

  • @Dave_Boyer
    @Dave_Boyer 4 года назад

    That’s freaking impressive! Wow!

  • @GlichHackQC
    @GlichHackQC 4 года назад

    always love those wheel but now that make me love it even more thanks to the hoonigan !

  • @demonic477
    @demonic477 4 года назад

    have I got an order for you 22.5 by 16 wide with 5 bolt ford pattern so I can run super singles on my pickup truck . I had a set years ago but we had to weld them up from Semi rims with flat plate centers not the best balanced wheel but man they are so big and look so cool on a old 60's pick up .

  • @giopadilla
    @giopadilla 4 года назад

    damn i want to go to sleep earlier but these videos come out before i go to bed

  • @ryancdallas
    @ryancdallas 4 года назад

    Ol' Danger Dan looks like he's been out in the sun a bit too long before this episode was filmed lol.

  • @trapzillagaming3900
    @trapzillagaming3900 4 года назад +1

    Yes finally some rotiforms 💚

  • @SB335i
    @SB335i 4 года назад

    It’s crazy how much business rotiform took away from HRE wheels, DPE wheels, and Iforged, back in the day those were the wheels to have now rotiform is the number one wheel any project car has.

  • @siggyincr7447
    @siggyincr7447 4 года назад

    They make gorgeous rims, but 30 thousandths run-out tolerance seems excessive when everything is CNC machined.

  • @adriane7841
    @adriane7841 4 года назад

    "We do spinners"
    Shit car's next form

  • @pkuudsk9927
    @pkuudsk9927 4 года назад +1

    I was not watching when dude started talking and I thought it was Johnathan Ward from Icon

    • @danthomas9077
      @danthomas9077 4 года назад

      Yup I thought that, this guy sounds like Johnathan!

  • @ryanthomastew
    @ryanthomastew 4 года назад

    this is an awesome video and amazing to see so much behind the scenes. really though, they need to buy their works some respirators for when they are sanding the wheels by hand. that aluminum dust and shit is gonna give them lung cancer or some shit.

  • @St0RM33
    @St0RM33 4 года назад +1

    Forged monobloc? "What is that?" lol

  • @ilove2playtoo
    @ilove2playtoo 4 года назад

    How wheels are made?
    Two shiny wheels find a decent dark corner and 9 months later you got some fluffy 14" wheels squeak
    ing around.

  • @r.e.8809
    @r.e.8809 4 года назад

    As a noob I appreciate the "how to's"

  • @iflystuff1
    @iflystuff1 4 года назад

    The states of South and North Carolina keeping this factory running

  • @1jzfc999
    @1jzfc999 4 года назад

    Fuck some of those wheels are crazy.

  • @asordidreality
    @asordidreality 4 года назад +1

    I forgot that Dan is short until Ashley walked by..

  • @eliasmelendez1271
    @eliasmelendez1271 4 года назад

    I love this company I always wanted to know if they can do the KPS in a step lip 18x8.5 5x100 +38 offset in bronze color for my 05 legacy gt?

  • @israelcardona5170
    @israelcardona5170 4 года назад

    Getting smart and catching the dates 😂 but this video sounds like it was made in October of last year

  • @silvermaximo7443
    @silvermaximo7443 4 года назад

    I used to work there it’s on reyes in compton.

  • @KevanPimentel
    @KevanPimentel 4 года назад

    Hoonigan is Love. So much great shit!

  • @Greg-TC
    @Greg-TC 4 года назад

    Fascinating. Thanks for this

  • @esty1341
    @esty1341 3 года назад

    woah so this is how the wheels to all those takaches and lifted pavement princess trucks get made