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What did you do to ur Gen III Prius today????

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by sfv41901, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. Nopho4u

    Nopho4u Senior Member

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    Haven't seen very many apparently
     
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    Happy Memorial Day weekend!

    This morning slapped on Lower door moldings dip'd Graphite, Black's out Tails, new eBay rear Bumper and Illuminated Door sills
     

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    I had the pleasant surprise of seeing stains on both front doors under the mirrors today... I have a special kind of hatred for manufacturers that uses that [insert curse words here] metal for injection molding. It always corrode and turns into white powder and ruins your paint, yet they keep using it. I wasn't having any of that, so I removed the mirrors, took them apart and cleaned them as much as I could before painting them, inluding a couple of baths in muriatic acid hoping it would get rid of the white crap. I was out of primer, so I used my matte green Krylon paint I have laying around. We'll see if last...

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    CRAP! It looks new now!
     
  5. NewHybridOwner

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    I would not have used muriatic (hydrochloric) acid without trying vinegar or some other mild solution first, but I'm glad that it worked out OK for you.
     
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    If you use the tool correctly............................. :)
     
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    Well, it didn't really work anyway, I still had to do mostly manual labor. I had the acid already, so I gave it a shot and I was going to stop if I saw that it was eating that crappy metal away. The best option would be using something like soda blasting, but I don't have the gun or a compressor at home.
     
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    New home for the rear Cusco brace :D
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    Don’t think I can ever look at it without the diffuser:cry: So wack
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    When/where did you get that diffuser?

    IG: twnzy_
     
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    Wow, I love that diffuser! What type is it?
     
  13. MPGRaja

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    Got it back in 2015, when it was available.
     
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    Wow,that's a long time ago! Who makes that model?
     
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    Nevermind, that's a Seibon diffuser with the middle fin torn off!

    If anyone is interested in puchasing they're still available and retail for 4-500 dollars. Just search for part number RL1011TYPRS-MB :)
     
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    Hardwired my dash cam finally and installed an oem auto dimming read view mirror with homelink.

    I bought all the fluids to change them all out on my almost 65k Prius

    One of these days I'll do oil change. A little After that I'll do transmission fluid, coolants. Probably do brake fluid with my oil change.
     
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    65K miles and no oil changes yet? In your shoes, I'd pick a day next week.
     
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    What? I usually do oil changes every 5k miles despite the Toyota 10k recommended interval. I however haven't changed any of the other fluids. They honestly look all brand new but will be changing it all out regardless
     
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    The clamp for my hood stand broke, and instead of replacing that, I figured that I might as well upgrade!

    Installed the Sokie Tech Hood Dampers, super easy install.

    No pictures because the car is quite filthy and I'm embarrassed lol

    +5mpg for posting
     
  20. TheChip

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    I installed mine last weekend! I only put in one side, did you do both? One side alone holds the hood all the way open so I didn't see much reason to install both.