Stick-On Fest 2012

OK, so I finally got my jug of 3M Prep Solution 70 yesterday so I decided to stick-on all my goodies today (BSMs, LRMs, shark fin antenna, and a bumper protector). It took a couple of hours, but overall, I think the process was pretty straight forward, and I'm certainly very pleased on how everything turned out.

Still waiting on my Euro mudflaps, and I think I'm gonna change the tail lights, then I'm done. Maybe some new "shoes" sometime down the line, but we'll see.

 

There's a small carpool sticker way up on the upper left hand side (when you're facing the car) of the windshield. I'm only going with 2 stickers. So far, so good.

I do not know what's on the tires. I just got the car washed, so whatever they use.

 

Well technically yes you have to put on all the stickers, but I absolutely hate the ideas of putting those stickers on my nice Blizzard Pearl paint, so I opted to risk putting them on the glass. I figured as long as the CHP knows I'm legit, they hopefully won't give me any grief. *knocks on wood* So far, so good. Had a CHP behind me in the carpool lane today. No issue. Sure, if the CHP officer wanted to be a dick, they could cite me, but then again, they could site me for a lot of things.

You can't even see the sticker through the rear view mirror, so there's no blind spot issue at all. Actually, only a small portion of the sticker is even visible when you're actually trying to look for it.

All 11 windows on my PiP are tinted.

What was the reasoning behind them suggesting against tinting it? I heard someone on PC say that their tint guy said they couldn't tint the window because it was plastic (which isn't true, it's definitely glass). I just had my tint guy (Leo from TW Tinting in Santa Ana) match it up to the 20 on the big hatch window (I think he ended up putting a 30 on the small hatch window, but it's so dark it may not have made a difference).

LOL

How did you know it was me? My New York Giants sticker, or my unusual carpool sticker placement?

Yeah, that bumper is just so easy to scratch. And since I didn't like how the applique looked, I went with the full on bumper protector. It's really thick and looks like it'll take some punishment. Plus I think it looks good with the BP paint.

 

Thanks.

Yeah, I guess it's all a matter of preference. I put them on for both added protection against door dings, and for aesthetics. I think it adds another nice line to the car and breaks up the side a bit. But my friend thinks it's a little too busy. My original plan was to go very plain - blacked out windows, blacked out rims, etc., but the PiP already has those silver accents on the door handles and the hatch, so I kinda just went with it.

If I were you I'd do the LRMs for sure though. They would look good with your rims.

 

I got it from the PriusChat Accessory shop. I think it was around $40. There's no logo on it.

At least my logo has 4 Superbowl championships associated with it.

Yeah, as far as I can tell it can only be purchased by the gallon (some places sell it by the case, 4 1-gallon bottles). That said, I bought a whole gallon.

I think a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol should do the trick. A lot of people have been using that as a substitute. Too bad you didn't live in my area, I could give you some of mine since I have plenty.

 

Two beat downs? Which games are you referring to? I'm sure the Eagles have beat down the Giants plenty more than just twice (and vice versa). If you're talking about last season, we split the series 1-1. Still, I'll take my four Lombardis over a few beat downs any day.