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Hit something at 75 mph and ripped this off

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Thepriusexpress, Aug 31, 2024 at 3:33 PM.

  1. Thepriusexpress

    Thepriusexpress New Member

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    I straddled something in the middle of the lane going 75 mph that looked small enough to clear but which obliterated this metal bracket on the undercarriage. I’ve looked online but can’t find a part number or description of it anywhere. The bolts holding it in (2 on each side) look ok, didn’t feel stripped when they came out either so hoping i can replace it and bolt it back in. I was actually driving the future owner of the car when it happened and after inspecting the oil pan and looking for leaks he seemed unbothered so we elected not to go back for whatever did this which i kind of regret because i would love to know what i hit. It was either a reddish rock or a rusted piece of metal but it was big and hard enough to mangle this steel and rip it out of 3 bolts.
     

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  2. Tombukt2

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    This is when you go to a tow lot or a junkyard somebody with a car in their yard whatever I don't know what the part number is it should be on the official Toyota breakdown of the car but it should be pretty quick to round up actually probably the same on all the generation twos and you got from 04 to '09 to pick from more or less
     
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    It's a brace. It's important enough that the engineers put it there in the first place, but probably ain't that critical.

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