Prius Trunk and Hood

msmit002 · 09-16-2006, 10:59 PM

So, I was outside with the Prius and about ready to slap on my new magnetic bumper "stickers" that arrived today. Imagine my surprise when I found out that magnets don't stick to the rear door of my Prius. <_< So, I started checking the other body panels. Sure enough, I can get the magnets to stick to the doors, fenders and gas door, but not the hood or the trunk. My husband watched me try to slap thos things on the car three times in a row, and watched me watch them slide right off. He was laughing so hard, I thought he was going to seriously hurt himself. Finally I just shrugged my sholders and took my new magnets inside and slapped them on the fridge.

So, what are those two panels made from? They don't have that tell-tale "thud" sound when you knock on it like my old Saturn's door panels. But even my old Saturn had a steel hood and trunk.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

**Tideland Prius** · 09-16-2006, 11:07 PM

No idea. I thought they were made from aluminium (alloy).

Frank Hudon · 09-16-2006, 11:51 PM

yes the hood and the hatch are made of aluminum. The hood comes in a box that weights more than it. The hatch gets it's strength from the glass. Bare it weights about 12Lbs. Don't ask how I know.

darelldd · 09-17-2006, 01:15 AM

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Like that's gonna happen. What did you do to your hood and hatch???

Yes, they're Al. The roof is steel though, so you can advertise to the airliners.

cagemo · 09-17-2006, 03:10 AM

Small world. I did the exact same thing with a magnetic bumper sticker last week, and was a bit dumbfounded too. I wondered if it was a coating, because I felt like I was getting some magnetic adhesion, but not much.

So yeah Frank - how'd you know?

jbarnhart · 09-17-2006, 06:31 AM

Hey, that's great! It kinda makes my Prius a genetic little brother to its stablemate, my Audi A8. It has an aluminum hood and trunk, too. (and doors and bodywork and frame, as well)

Frank Hudon · 09-17-2006, 10:33 AM

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Like that's gonna happen. What did you do to your hood and hatch???

Yes, they're Al. The roof is steel though, so you can advertise to the airliners.
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she got rear ended by an Econoline Van and shove into a slip deck tow truck. 1 month old. I did some posting on it back in feb of 2004 and I still think that the trunk plate is a defective design element of the Prius. It subducted and hit the HV battery. Thru it away when the car was repaired.

09-16-2006, 10:59 PM	#1
msmit002 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 59 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	So, I was outside with the Prius and about ready to slap on my new magnetic bumper "stickers" that arrived today. Imagine my surprise when I found out that magnets don't stick to the rear door of my Prius. <_< So, I started checking the other body panels. Sure enough, I can get the magnets to stick to the doors, fenders and gas door, but not the hood or the trunk. My husband watched me try to slap thos things on the car three times in a row, and watched me watch them slide right off. He was laughing so hard, I thought he was going to seriously hurt himself. Finally I just shrugged my sholders and took my new magnets inside and slapped them on the fridge. So, what are those two panels made from? They don't have that tell-tale "thud" sound when you knock on it like my old Saturn's door panels. But even my old Saturn had a steel hood and trunk. Anyone care to enlighten me? __________________ Local at the gas station says: He: "So, is that there one of them alternative fuel vehicles?" Me: "Yes, it is." He: "So, uh... you eat a lot of Taco Bell, huh?

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09-16-2006, 11:07 PM	#2
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 21,197 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 370 Thanked 529 Times in 356 Posts Friends: 26	No idea. I thought they were made from aluminium (alloy).

09-16-2006, 11:51 PM	#3
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	yes the hood and the hatch are made of aluminum. The hood comes in a box that weights more than it. The hatch gets it's strength from the glass. Bare it weights about 12Lbs. Don't ask how I know.

09-17-2006, 03:10 AM	#5
cagemo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 126 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Small world. I did the exact same thing with a magnetic bumper sticker last week, and was a bit dumbfounded too. I wondered if it was a coating, because I felt like I was getting some magnetic adhesion, but not much. So yeah Frank - how'd you know?

09-17-2006, 06:31 AM	#6
jbarnhart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 629 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 1	Hey, that's great! It kinda makes my Prius a genetic little brother to its stablemate, my Audi A8. It has an aluminum hood and trunk, too. (and doors and bodywork and frame, as well)