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2016 Prius C with no cargo floor?

Discussion in 'Prius c Technical Discussion' started by Autumn Dae, Aug 1, 2024 at 12:38 PM.

  1. Autumn Dae

    Autumn Dae New Member

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    Hello all!
    Just yesterday, my boyfriend and I got our first car, a 2016 Prius C! We absolutely love it and are so excited to finally get around more easily and economically. When we were putting the floor mats back into the cabin from the trunk, we noticed an odd issue.
    There is no hard surface in the cargo space. There is just a thin mat over the spare tire which makes the space difficult to use.
    Does anyone have any tips on how to remedy this? Any links to accessories or DIY supplements? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
     
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Congrats and welcome to PriusChat!

    If you got it from a Toyota dealer, can you press them and ask them for it? There should be a floor lol. Why was it thrown out and then a mat was put there to cover it up?
     
  3. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

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    There are supposed to be two large pieces of heavy duty styrofoam which are very precisely molded to fit over the spare tire and jack kit, which results in a level surface to be covered by the thin carpet mat. They are molded as left and right halves, and they have little cutouts to make handles for removal & installation.

    If these are missing from your car, my first guess is that somebody got a flat tire and used the spare. If the car was full of cargo, they would not have been able to fit the styrofoam back in over top of the full-size dead tire. They may have abandoned the foam on the side of the road without realizing how expensive it was to replace.

    Check now to see if they made any other mistakes- missing lugnuts, verify spare tire, wrench & jack condition etc.

    I would suggest getting replacements from a junkyard. I'm sure a dealer could sell you new ones, but given that they are bulky, the part price is likely to be very high due to the cost of air-shipping large boxes from Japan.

    Note that it's technically a safety issue- that foam is part of the energy absorber system to protect you from rear-end crashes, so it would be good to fix properly.

    Congrats & good luck!