My prius build dilemma...calling the Silver Squadron

Silver is a great color to mod. It's a non-color so it'll match with anything. Black, gunmetal, or chrome - ALL will match and I've seen them all done on silver Toyotas - go with WIDE offsets, deep dish style maybe with a chrome lip. But despite your rim/color, your stance is everything. You're going with Eibach springs, so I know you already know that. A black vinyl wrap and tinted tails would finish off the look beautifully. I have seen a picture of a Gen III silver with dark taillights (but of course I can't find it when I need it ). Smoking the headlights would look great too. Basically what you want to do is take your silver, and make it look a shade darker, grunge, with your mods.

I've had similar issues modding my magnetic gray Prius - which I think is miles harder than your silver. Even though it, too, is a non-color, it's tough to match. Especially when the metallic flakes change color under different lighting conditions.

Yeah....black or white cars would've been nice for us. But silver has the potential to look just as good. And trust me, people won't say "that car shouldn't be silver" or "that doesn't match." They'll just be in awe, because it's going to look great. Finally, just be happy you don't have red, blue, gray, or god forbid..tan!

 

You mean low offsets with wide wheels

SGH-T959V ?

 

its implicit that wide offsets mean low. but yes thanks for clarifying for everyone.

 

You can do the replacement CF hood. Relatively cheap mod at less than $600.



Check out what sandog53 did with his Prius. IMO it looks awesome. Note the spoiler is painted to match the body (very nice). The smoked taillights are illegal however. Love the chrome trim on the wheels. The 17" OEMs look pretty sweet on Classic Silver, however.







New wheels:



http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...odifications/91517-teaser-pic-new-wheels.html


CF Hood:

 

I dislike chrome wheels on silver. Too gaudy. Stick with hyperblack or black.

 

I agree with 32K. If those are your options, go with black or hyper-black.
Or what about some matte white rims? Be different...

 

Damn, sipnfuel and my car look like twins! Nice ride. Yes I say go with black wheels.

 

^ hey jav, looks awesome. what lowering kit do you have installed

also how do you keep your front lip from scraping

how much lower is the lowest part of the lip from a stock prius?

thanks. any info will help.

 

All my cars except my current Prius have been silver. Either you love chrome or hate it, I prefer my cars with zero chrome (including trim and badges). Painted silver or brushed aluminum trim is much more classy.

As for the wheels go with a machined face, painted silver, or a black wheel. I think you were looking at the MOMO Ten-S which I think would look superb on a silver car. A mesh wheel in black or black/machined would look pretty killer.

 

This picture sold me on the wheels I got (Konig Zero-In). Looks pretty awesome on silver. I think any black/machined or all black multi spoke wheel would look just as good.

 

Please anything BUT chrome!

 

On the flip side, a polished wheel on a silver car looks excellent and classy if you're looking to go that route, think mercedes or lexus. Be forewarned however, if you are to pursue an aggressive fitment with "wide offset", you will NEED an aggressive drop, no questions asked.

Also to, a silver wheel with nicely placed accents will look very god on a silver car. My wheels are silver with a red centercap which gives it just enough color to make it interesting.

For reference sake, my wheels are 18x8.5 +30

I unfortunately got stuck with a grossly undersized tire which caused my car to not look a low a others.with a proper sized tire, the gap will diminish and give it a far more aggressive look

SGH-T959V ?

 

That's another wheel I looked at and I think it will look very nice on a silver Prius. MPG loss will depend a lot on your tire choice but most people are reporting around 4 MPG loss.

I went with 17"x7" wheels (17lbs ea) and Conti DWS (540 Tread Rating, 20 lb ea) and have yet to fill up so it is too early to report officially on my initial MPG loss. According to the computer I have lost about 3.5MPG on my round trip commute. I'll be able to verify this as soon as I get a couple of fill ups with the new set up.

Even with a 4MPG loss, that equates to approx 1/2 gallon of extra gas per week for me. Well worth it for the improved look.