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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. Bullet Salvador

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    Where do you end up getting your fog lights and grill. It seems that might be my next investment. =]
     
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    What is the permenantly illuminated lights purpose?
     
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    I feel like they're like parking lights, but white in color and on the side mirrors, if that makes any sense.
     
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    Still can't afford those Rays wheels I want, so to amuse myself until I can, I plastidipped the wheel covers. I used white and then pearlizer on top - 2 cans of white and one of the pearlizer, but I have about half a can of white leftover. Kind of interesting, but not great. The final color is just slightly more silver than the BP. If I hadn't used the whole can of pearlizer, they would have been whiter, which I think I would have preferred. The nice thing is that the matte finish doesn't water spot when you wash the car. I've always wanted white wheels so this gives me a chance to try it out.

    water treatment plant comp.jpg
     
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    Finished the install of my custom LED mirror turn signal and puddle lights. :) The puddle lights are wired to the rear interior dome light and are controlled in the same way as the dome light operation (instant on, delayed off, etc.). :)



    More info on how I did this can be found here:

    Custom LED mirror turn signals | PriusChat
     
  7. burstaneurysm

    burstaneurysm Active Member

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    ^ Your video is listed as private.

    I washed, clayed and waxed mine today.
    [​IMG]
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    Thanks for the heads-up. Fixed it, so it should be viewable by all now.
     
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    That's really slick.
     
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    Did you clay the whole thing or just certain spots? That reflection in that bottom pic looks awesome. What are you using for wax / polish?
     
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    Clayed the entire thing. I tried out the Turtle Wax Black Box stuff and it did a nice job, but the wax is literally black liquid... I'll wear gloves next time.
     
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    It's a white pilot light that is hooked up to the parking lights. Makes u more visible at night from the side.

    These are what they look like:

    [​IMG]
     
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    You have a PM.
     
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    Switch to Zaino. No mess and smells nice too!
     
  15. burstaneurysm

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    That's what I keep hearing.
     
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    Ditto. Very easy to work with and produces great results.
     
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    looks nice! what kind of bulbs did you use for the front signal lights?
     
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    I can't get the link ?, or at least not easily. I have the bulb info in the third post in that thread.


    iPad ?
     
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    peterjmc Ping pong in Ding Dang...

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    Lesson learned: Plasti-Dip on the steering wheel does not last long. [​IMG] It will eventually peel up from the constant rubbing, etc.

    Why did I Plasti-Dip the steering wheel? The aftermarket steering wheel I bought was part leather and colored black/blue. The color was hideous so I threw on some extra Plast-Dip that I had around. Not only was it cheap, but I also favored the feel of the rubber texture in my hands while gripping the steering wheel.

    Today I pulled the aftermarket steering wheel off. I prepped, and primed the surface. I then applied Dupli-Color Bed Armor [​IMG] Feels great in the hands. Going wait 24 hours before installing it back on the race car ( [​IMG] ).
     
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