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Andino's Prius Project

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by andino, Feb 28, 2011.

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  1. andino

    andino Senior Member

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    Haha nice. I used to live in Manhattan Beach which is like 15 mins from LMU. The commute is super fun now that I have some proper suspension. Still have to do a lot of work though! I also saw that convo. Not sure if that meet is going to happen this weekend yet. We'll see!
     
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    Awesome. Great to meet someone close by. Looks like you have good modding skills. You do all the installs on your ride??

    Have you done the steering wheel upgrade yet?

    merged.

    There's a big Filipino fan base for modded Prius here in North Cali and especially down south.
     
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    Yeah I've done everything on my car myself. Only thing I didn't do myself is my window tint.

    I haven't don't the steering wheel upgrade on the Prius yet but I have taken my wheel off for unrelated stuff. I've done wheels on my previous cars and on some friends though. You thinking about snagging a wheel?
     
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    It's been on my bucket list for sometime.
    Been thinking about it but it's not cheap and I'm not very good at installing mods on my car except for the easy 3M applications. Haha.
     
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    Haha its really easy to do if you want to tackle it at some point. I've had one in my ebay watch list for like 3 years now lmao. I'm thinking I'd rather just have a normal leather one though since I don't have anything to go with the woodgrain motif inside.
     
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    Oh, that would be awesome. I'll keep that in mind.

    I've seen a few guys install the leather/ real carbon fiber and it looks sharp but again it was like $500.

    So I am getting this Kenstyle type brackets to reinforce the rear bumper from sagging anymore. I'm still waiting for the parts to come in today.

    I'm even worried about installing that. Ha.
     
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    They make brackets for that? Dang I need to get some as well haha. If you need some help installing them, you're welcome to come by my place and we can do it. I'm pretty limited on tools though since I didn't bring them with me during my move. I have some basic hand tools so if they're able to installed with those, it shouldn't be an issue.
     
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    Awesome. Hit up @Burna J . I'm sure he can help you out with a set. It's just like the Kenstyle brackets to exact specs except he machined these himself at an affordable price.

    You you know a lot of the guys down south?
     
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    I knew a couple of guys. I met Bino and HawaiianBuilt when I was more active on here in the early days. I haven't really been in the scene the past few years until recently.
     
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    That's great! Well, welcome to Northern Cali. There's a big Prius following here too.

    Nice to meet you. Hope we can all get together soon and brain storm for other mod ideas.
     
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    good to see that you're working on your car again @andino
     
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    Its good to be back @bino
     
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    Picked up the $99 ebay lip and installed that this afternoon. Pretty happy with the fit for the price. Debating if I want to get it painted (and repaint my front bumper) but for now, it'll stay unpainted. Have to take a look at my fog to figure out why its fogging but that will have to wait until the weekend. Need to also wash my car but its suppose to rain more so excuse how filthy it is right now.

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    you got blue signal lights?
    did you have to drill ne holes in your bumper or were you able to reuse present ones?
     
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    They white signals but the bulbs are blue. Haven't gotten around to getting LED bulbs yet haha. I used the existing ones and then added a couple small screws in the areas that wouldn't sit flush. Total of 4 added including one on each end of the lip where it folds over the bumper
     
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    Thanks for this, perhaps I also need to order the lip. Just the delivery costs are... $$$ o_O
     
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    Small update to the wheel color

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