Here is where to buy side moldings and bumper guards.

Can you post a couple of pictures of what these look like on your Prius? Or, depending on where you are in Arizona, perhaps I could get a look in person...

 

SideMouldings

Just had one and eight inch wide, black side mouldings with chrome trim installed by a body and fender mechanic for $20.
Purchased from J.C. Whitney.com/ for $29.99 plus $7.99 S & H.
Looks fabulous!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"Arizona Charlie\")</div>

You listed the front door twice. Do you have a part number for the back doors?

 

The numbers are different, I'd bet the second is the back door, just a copy and paste oops. Changed the part number but not the description.

 

I personally like 2" bumper protector strips which will protect your bumpers from most parallel parking scrapes (chipped paint on rear bumper from a car's front license plate bolts; corner scrapes to front bumpers from your turning into a parallel park; and corner scrapes to rear bumpers from another car turning out of a parallel park), but will not protect your bumpers from a heavier collision.

bumperdefender.com has nice color matched strips for a good price (about $80 for front and rear). You can get 4 free samples from them to try to match your car's color. I like their bumper protector strips because the color is impregnated - it goes all the way through. Compare, for example, the popular side moldings sold on this site where the color is painted on and can scratch and chip off to expose the white or other color undercoating.

I have a Magnetic Grey Prius, and found a pretty close match with bumperdefender.com's Dark Grey. It looks fine. And if I cared enough for an absolute color match, I could have spray painted the bumper strips with Toyota Magnetic Grey paint, which if it chipped, would expose the pretty close match of the bumper strip with its impregnated color.

Also, nobump.com has these small (about 1") round bumpers that get screwed into the top screw holes of your front license plate. These give you some protection, but probably protect the rear bumper of the car in front of you more from getting dinged by your front license plate screws when you parallel park.

If I can figure out how to do it, I'll post pictures later of both the bumper strips and license plate screw hole round bumpers. PHOTOS ARE NOW ATTACHED:

 

SUPPLEMENT RE FRONT BUMPER STRIP:

When I installed the front bumper strip I elected to locate it on a line that ends up covering up the bottom 1/3 of the tow access hole - see picture below:

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I figured (perhaps mistakenly) that this wouldn't be a problem in the event I ever have to get towed. I figured that either the tow driver can still go through the exposed top 2/3 of the tow access hole, or we could pry back or cut/punch through the bumper strip as necessary.

Does anyone have any thoughts about this?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Boo @ Jul 17 2007, 09:55 PM) [snapback]480729[/snapback]</div>

You don't need that hole for any normal towing. Maybe if you were way down in a ditch and they had to pull you out with a rope or chain - but really, there's little use for that in the real world. Unless you haul a boat on top - then that thing is invaluable! It doesn't seem like you'll be able to get that plug out unless you first cut out the hole in the bumper strip. I like what you've done, BTW... except for covering the hole!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darelldd @ Jul 18 2007, 02:28 AM) [snapback]480756[/snapback]</div>

Thanks! I feel better. Glad to hear that I don't need that hole for normal towing . . . just for the kinky stuff. :lol:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Boo @ Jul 18 2007, 12:55 AM) [snapback]480729[/snapback]</div>

NOTE: Another member replied that if I ever have to get towed by a flat bed truck, a tow hook that is supplied with our Prius needs to get screwed into that hole which is threaded.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Boo @ Jul 18 2007, 03:19 PM) [snapback]481109[/snapback]</div>

FOLLOW UP:

I went back to the owner's manual. It suggests that you only need that hole and hook in the odd emergency situation where you have to get towed with a rope/chain through the hook.

I also went back to my car and tried prying back the bumperstrip to remove the plug and access the hole. It was easy to do --- notwithstanding the 3M super-duper glue, I was able to pry back the bumperstrip with my fingers.

So all in all, I'm not worried any longer. The bumperstrip stays where it is. Although if I could have a do-over ...

 

I also just finished installing the PriusChat Shop body side moldings. Here's how my Prius looks with both the PriusChat Shop body side moldings and the BumperDefender.com 2" wide, full width, color matched, front and rear bumper guard strips:

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