Cheap Stiffening Plate???

jeteyenite · 05-02-2009, 03:19 PM

Does anyone have any experiences with this one?
It is too good to be true at $49.99 shipped but compare to the oem version, this should be better...

eBay Motors: Toyota Prius G7 Performance Stiffening Plate 2004-2009 (item 120414711032 end time May-06-09 19:40:02 PDT)

Boo · 05-02-2009, 04:32 PM

Several PriusChatters have gotten this "G7" plate and discussed it in, among other places, the following thread beginning with post #6:

http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-mo...late-53-a.html

Offhand, it sounds good because, unlike earlier cheap imitations of the BT Tech Stiffening Plate, this G7 plate's aluminum is apparently anodized.

boppo · 05-02-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jeteyenite

Does anyone have any experiences with this one?
It is too good to be true at $49.99 shipped but compare to the oem version, this should be better...

eBay Motors: Toyota Prius G7 Performance Stiffening Plate 2004-2009 (item 120414711032 end time May-06-09 19:40:02 PDT)

I give this guy a A++, fast shipping, great plate, easy to install and it fits like a glove.

sdtundra · 05-02-2009, 05:02 PM

Does it do anything? I wonder how it would do with the stiffer springs I installed. It handles with less body roll but still has some wind movement. Next step is possibly this then tires when the time comes.

flatline16 · 05-02-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by boppo

I give this guy a A++, fast shipping, great plate, easy to install and it fits like a glove.

yep!

Dobey · 05-02-2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeteyenite

Does anyone have any experiences with this one?

Not sure about all these Aluminum stiffening parts, have these fabricators actually done any fatigue testing for these things? I'm curious how long it will take for these things to develop cracks and break...

mameyer · 05-31-2009, 07:40 PM

Stiffening plates are a waste of money! They don't do anything!

Doc Willie · 05-31-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sdtundra

Does it do anything? I wonder how it would do with the stiffer springs I installed. It handles with less body roll but still has some wind movement. Next step is possibly this then tires when the time comes.

The tires will make a far bigger difference than anything else you are contemplating.

PriusLewis · 05-31-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc Willie

The tires will make a far bigger difference than anything else you are contemplating.

Absolutely, and possibly alignment (I plan to get my alignment checked to see if it is off, and if so will correcting it improve the "twitchyness" at 75 mph).

Celtic Blue · 06-02-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mameyer

Stiffening plates are a waste of money! They don't do anything!

mamayer has some credibility issues, this is what he said about the BT plate before:

Quote:

Originally Posted by mameyer

I am in Los Angeles.
I did notice a difference: a little more composed/ less movement.
But I want more- so I want to do the whole suspension- and they have their own side to side stiffening solution that I was going to get.

Make an offer if you are interested.

Mark

About the plate in this thread, I would have ethical issues with ordering unauthorized copies of someone else's design. From what I've read this is a ripoff of someone else's work.

05-02-2009, 03:19 PM	#1
jeteyenite Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 28 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 1	Cheap Stiffening Plate??? Does anyone have any experiences with this one? It is too good to be true at $49.99 shipped but compare to the oem version, this should be better... eBay Motors: Toyota Prius G7 Performance Stiffening Plate 2004-2009 (item 120414711032 end time May-06-09 19:40:02 PDT)

05-02-2009, 04:32 PM	#2
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,706 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 236 Thanked 428 Times in 228 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Cheap Stiffening Plate??? Several PriusChatters have gotten this "G7" plate and discussed it in, among other places, the following thread beginning with post #6: http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-mo...late-53-a.html Offhand, it sounds good because, unlike earlier cheap imitations of the BT Tech Stiffening Plate, this G7 plate's aluminum is apparently anodized.

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sdtundra Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 802 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Cheap Stiffening Plate??? Does it do anything? I wonder how it would do with the stiffer springs I installed. It handles with less body roll but still has some wind movement. Next step is possibly this then tires when the time comes.

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