In which order to repair is most efficient Thanks

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by znekcihc, Jul 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM.

  1. znekcihc

    znekcihc Junior Member

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    Driver side headlight housing
    Front spoiler 76851-47030
    Driver side fender liner TO1248158
    Driver side fender liner extension 53852-47020

    I believe these are the correct part #s

    I want to do all these repairs in 1 single go.

    My car hit something on the freeway and the front spoiler fell off on the freeway along with the fender liner and extension. The headlight housing is cracked and needs replacing as well.

    Thanks for your tips.
     
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    Remove wheel, then pull front bumper cover, then headlight housing then fender liner... Install new headlight housing, then attach new front spoiler to bumper cover and reinstall, then put in new fender liner, then put wheel back on and you're done.

    Also get online and spend $12 on 100+ piece box of various body part fasteners for Toyota, you'll need extras of those as the old ones break easily and the new ones tend to break on install as well.
     
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    Is it absolutely necessary to remove the tire? As I have car ramps and dont think i have a jack.

    I really appreciate your advice tyvm
     
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    I've replaced the wheel liner with the wheel still on many times and it tends to make me skip/miss some of the fastner locations. Whereas without the wheel you have an unobstructed view to lining up all the fastener holes.

    I suspect amount of time it takes to jack up the car and pull off the wheel and put it back on might be slightly less than how long it takes to do liner without pulling the wheel. But if you're really good with your hands and tools give it a shot. I used to do it that way with my friends cab company where I had like 10 minutes before car went out on next 12 hour shift.