Got bored today.. modded Tires Deflectors.

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by DOHCtor, Apr 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM.

  1. DOHCtor

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    I got bored lately so i modded the Tire Deflectors using old flat style Mud Guards and aluminum rivets i had lying around. Will that change something? That remains to be seen.. But at least it's reversible if something doesn't turn out as planned.. I'm kind of happy with how the rear ones turned out to be. It's almost OEM+ looking!

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    #1 DOHCtor, Apr 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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    These are ahead of, or behind, the wheels? Hard to tell; I’m guessing ahead.
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Apr 12, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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    on the hycam, they are behind, iirc. we hit something on the highway at night in Georgia, then there was a horrible scraping sound and I thought we were toast.
    pulled off into a shopping plaza and crawled under with a flashlight. turned out the deflector only had one screw and had swiveled against the tire.
    but yeah, those look to be in front
     
    #3 bisco, Apr 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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    Lucky for you they don't salt roads in Quebec
     
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    They do less then they used to do but still do a bit... now they throw gravel on the road, not that much better.. my 6months old car would need a fresh coat of paint in the front end.. it's that bad!

    As for the spats, yep, in front of the tires! Nothing weird to declare so far.. temperature swings like crazy so hard to tell if it changed anything but...
     
    #5 DOHCtor, Apr 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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