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Front bumper license block cover plate

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by FenwickFish, Jun 24, 2024.

  1. FenwickFish

    FenwickFish New Member

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    Hey everyone,

    Just recently got my 23 limited and like everyone has said a hundred times over, I hated that lego block on the front bumper.

    So I thought I'd share with you something I had made to try and make it look less ugly.

    I found a site that deals in license plate delete plates and worked with them to come up something to cover the entirety of the block.

    I also thought getting one that said TRD would be a little tacky and I really like the way the PRIUS on the back of the car looks, so I figured out what font was used and had this put together. It's made of pvc and is just attached with 3M tape, so it was able to conform to the slight concave of the block.

    Just thought you all would like to see. Personally, I really like it!
     

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    Here in CO we are required by law to have a front plate so.......
     
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    I like it and am surprised that Toyota didn't think of it. You just need to change it to "#Prius' so it matches the rest of the tags around the car.
     
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    I had thought about it. But really like the way it looks on the back of the car, so I wanted it to kind of match/ give the same vibe on the front.

    If I added a # it would also mean I'd have had to have the font closer together (which IMO would have looked kind of off given how spaced the letters on the back are) and slightly smaller which would have made it less doable because of the support lines needed.
     
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    Did you consider having the lego block removed?
     
  6. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Same in Japan. Thus why the bump is there to begin with.
     
  7. Mr.Vanvandenburg

    Mr.Vanvandenburg Senior Member

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    People have been putting front plates on with their own message or idea for years in no front plate states. I guess this is a stylish version. But a factory plate frame could be easily installed. I wonder what prevented Toyota from making a smooth bumper and adding the plate frame as an accessory like they used to.