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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. BigBear2010

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    Good luck with the new Lexus, it's been a pleasure chatting with you here over the last year. :)

    I too traded my Prius (persona) in a couple weeks ago as well for a big ol truck.. Something I always wanted and the time was right (great trade in @22k, great deal on the new truck and huge incentives and discounts) so I jumped...

    I now own a new 2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab 4x4 fully loaded.

    I already had it tinted out, Flowmaster super 10 exhaust installed, and line x spray in Bedliner is getting done as I type this.

    I'm not leaving " the chat" though as we still own my wife's 2014 Prius v three, and heck I just like it here..

    Oh and here are the mandatory pics:

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    Missed the outdoor activities and that's the reason why I'm trading it in. Love the truck! I still have the hitch and hitch tray from my previous SUV. I didn't sold the accessories because I know I'm coming back to SUVs again. Nice chatting with you buddy. Went to lexus today to service my wife's CT200h and had a short chat with my previous sales guy and checked all the features of the new car. Didn't bite yet thats how I usually do when in terms of buying and let it pass for a week or 2.
     
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    @BigBear2010

    Hi Bigbear, my specs for my tires are 215/45/17 and the wheel specs are 17x8 +35.
     
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    Reversing back to stock is such a pain. So my piece of advice don't get hook with the mod fever. Hahaha
     
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    Yeah, right! o_O

    I think there may be a market for modified Gen 3 Prii, as is, now that no more of the Gen 3 will be made and aftermarket providers for the Gen 3 slowly disappear from the marketplace. It remains to be seen how well the Gen 4 will adapt to modification
     
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    Figured I give hydrodipping a try...
    [​IMG] it turned out pretty good for my first time! I really like it better than vinyl CF wrapping already! I have plenty extra. So I already have a list of things I want to hydrodip now... steering wheel pillars, dash, air vents, interior door handles, emblems, possibly re-bake headlights to turn inside CF... omg im obsessed with this stuff now...
    [​IMG]

    OH and lastly... a box arrived... and they're not Valenti's! No peeking, but I think I found a BAKEABLE set :eek::eek::eek:
    ...but wont be disappointed if its still sonic welded

    [​IMG]
     
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    o_O
    I will ask you for my my CF mod. I think I will be getting the nevula gray pearl.

    Aahhh. Can you dip my 20"rims?o_O
     
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    Ahhh. Looks great man. I knew it would drag you back in.
    Let me know if you're still getting rid of your oem tails.
    And I also may want to get in on that hydro.
    Bout to take the chi by storm.
     
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    Back in the game! lol
     
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    There's no going back for me!
     
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    Love the sharp cutoff, especially on the sides. Clear lenses really make a difference.
     
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    ne more information about this ?
    like what brand you used?
    cost?
    outcome?
    what to look for?
     
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    I had to re-read that a couple of times -- BAKEABLE -- as in, you're going to bake your tails?
    I think this may be a first, AFAIK.
     
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    this is the exact kit I bought from Amazon. The instructions are very clear and precise. I just suggest you watch a few videos on how hydro-dipping actually works. I definitely wanted an easier way than vinyl CF wrapping hard curves and edges, and this is definitely a great solution. This video is the one that introduced me to it. He might be an annoying little kid, but mods his FRS really good. I'll post more things I hydrodip as I keep going this week with it.
     
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    so might not need to bake because the housing interior is already black like I wanted. But the sides have a "silver look" because of the textured rivets in the inside of the fiberglass. Nothing I can do about that. But MIGHT bake just to change that side marker to green like my headlights and just tint the bottom 3 red lines (too scared to change those green... dont want someone thinking its a green light in the fog).
    [​IMG][​IMG]

    But my plans might change because of this hydro-kit. Might just mask off the front of the tails and CF dip the sides and call it a day.. not sure. But yes.... I definitely can bake these if I wanted to... still debating...


    here's what I did today during lunch break :D

    [​IMG]
     
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    Got a new H11 bulb and I'm still having the same shadow problem as before. Is it possible the projector lense is dirty?
    Is it cleanable?
     
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    Is it an H11B bulb?


    iPhone ?
     
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    There must be something in the projector casting that shadow if it's not the bulb.