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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by 4rpr15, Jul 23, 2016.

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    Have pics of yours?
     
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    -Mine was 3m wrap in Gloss black.

    -It looked fine without the tire shine but for the 2 min's it took to wipe it down it looked a lot better.

    -I just used the foaming tire shine. Nothing crazy.

    For the $200-$250 it cost to get done it was the best mod I've ever had done for the money.

    Back when I had my old Charger I had the same shop wrap my hood scallops in matte black. My buddy now owns the car, it's over 3 yrs old as is the wrap and it still looks fine...

    For the roof on the Prius though I would def. go gloss, flat would make it look dull.

    Oh and the wrap actually protects the roof, pull it off after a few years if you get fed up with it and your roof will look like new! So there is that too...

    Here is my old Charger getting a new Corsa exhaust system installed at the Carlisle nationals. See the hood (wrapped in flat black- scallops).


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    Here as I have posted before is my old persona with the gloss wrap...
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    Hope this helps.
     
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    Photos from earlier this month after a spray wax
    Of all my mods, I think the roof wrap is my favorite
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    Compliments on the Persona, very nice!

    This is very encouraging, I'll definitely have further discussion with my, um, wrapper. :)
     
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    I will probably end up getting my new silver Gen4 wrapped eventually when I get the tint done.

    I normally get tint done the first few days of owning a new car but have been lazy this go round. It has been so damn hot these last 2 weeks I really wish I had gotten it done right away..
     
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    You ended up getting Silver? Congrats! Post some pics!
     
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    I have a few times in other threads..

    But, here you go...

    2016 Silver Three w/ ATP, rubber mats and cargo tray and body side moulding. LOVE the new car.. Never would I ever have seen close to below pictured mpg's on the old Persona on my commute... Amazing!! FYI, that was radar cc at 55mph for my highway portion...(y)
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    Yes. Wrap that!
     
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    Sweet! I don't see too many silver colored 4th gens. Looks great! I thought you wanted Teal? You gotta get new wheels bro!

    Do you know what the OEM Moonroof measurements are?
     
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    You never said what your out the door pricing was?
     
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    You didn't ask... and I have in other threads actually. Lol. :p

    Either way. I got $4600 off of the sticker price of $29595 and they pretty much paid off my truck. I opted for the discount over the 0% financing and managed to score a 1.90% loan for 72 months which I will pay off before that time...I am very happy with that...:cool:(y)
     
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    Awesome! I normally don't search a lot on this forum. I get dizzy. :)

    I have dealers offering $21k for mine and they would sell me a Three for $24,300. They would also swap out my wheels/tires on to the new vehicle. I'm not really sure I want the moonroof that bad lol :) At the end of the month they get aggressive I guess . I brought mine in so they can turn off the Reverse beep. I get constant compliments about how sporty mine looks and most people can't believe it's a Prius. Gotta love what Toyota did here. You gotta admit it feels and drives ALOT more like an EV than Gen 3.
     
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    I'm averaging 63mpg.
     
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    I agree, the Gen 4's are in a league of thier own. And yeah I do agree with the EV like feel. They are fun to drive. I like what you've done to your car, it looks great!! Are you considering trading it for a three or something else already??? Or am I misunderstanding you?

    Here is my commute to work this evening. Wow!! Granted I never exceeded 55 mph on the highway and the car was warmed up from a prior small trip to the farmers market and I turned the ac off just to see how it would do...but still. Phenomenal!! Oh and I really like the moonroof, and the ATP package is wonderful and used daily :)

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    Yeah....84mpg is a bit unrealistic. :) Come on now. 17.6 miles is nothing. But it sure is nice to dream I am right with you there!
     
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    One of these nicest angles of this beauty. Roof wrap coming up this weekend! Tons of compliments especially my rims. It's just a great feeling...being that its a Prius and all. :)

    Someone told me:
    "Wheel design looks identical to the LFA's stock wheels. Beautiful set, interesting combination of the two opposite ends of Toyota's design spectrum."

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