1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Do you leave the dealer name on your Prius.

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by padroo, Apr 12, 2018.

  1. Kenny94945

    Kenny94945 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2016
    758
    387
    0
    Location:
    Sausalito
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius v wagon
    Model:
    Four
    My votes:
    A dealer sticker or emblem...absolutely remove.
    License plate frame...if high quality, no rattles...can aid in service department indicating dealer loyalty...will retain.
     
  2. Andyprius1

    Andyprius1 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2013
    2,327
    859
    1
    Location:
    Cool CA
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    12C716BC-0F35-4AE3-9B1C-4B90B47FD9C7.jpeg
     
    RCO and krmcg like this.
  3. RRxing

    RRxing Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2009
    2,516
    1,789
    0
    Location:
    NEPA
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    Limited
    Unless the dealer is going to pay me to advertise for them, everything comes off. Stickers definitely are removed. License plate frames, at least here in NY, are "Illegal" because they obscure part of the plate. This is rarely if ever enforced, but I remove mine anyway, since the dealer doesn't pay me to advertise for them.
     
    ATHiker likes this.
  4. SneezyKevinA

    SneezyKevinA Junior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2018
    26
    47
    0
    Location:
    New Yuck
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    It's legal unless is covers any of the wording! (which most do) They typically only enforce it when they think you are doing something wrong and need to pull you over.
     
  5. CooCooCaChoo

    CooCooCaChoo Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2015
    886
    493
    0
    Location:
    Cow-lee-fornia
    Vehicle:
    2023 Prius
    Model:
    LE
    God no, I took the plate frame off the moment I got home. Why give them free advertising?
     
    ATHiker likes this.
  6. 303inthe510

    303inthe510 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2017
    65
    70
    0
    Location:
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    I never realized how strongly others feel about this. My plate frame says "TOYOTA SAN FRANCISCO" and it has never bothered me. The dealership was one of the best I've ever worked with, including luxury makes. Perhaps I'd be more inclined to remove it if it was a totally $h!tty dealership experience, yet I likely wouldn't have purchased from them, anyway. Around here, thieves like to cut the corners of license plates to take the renewal sticker and are deterred by plate frames (easier to move on to the next vehicle/easier target). This is a pro for leaving them in tact (and not needing to spend money on a "plain" frame from the auto parts store).
     
    RCO likes this.
  7. CooCooCaChoo

    CooCooCaChoo Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2015
    886
    493
    0
    Location:
    Cow-lee-fornia
    Vehicle:
    2023 Prius
    Model:
    LE
    ^^^ That's what vanity plate frames are for :D
     
    RCO likes this.
  8. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,480
    38,108
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    While we're on the subject: put a drop or two of oil on the threads of your license plate bolts occasionally.
     
    krmcg likes this.
  9. RoadNoise

    RoadNoise Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2016
    136
    187
    0
    Location:
    Huntsville, AL
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Two Eco
    I forgot to say anything to the dealership before taking delivery, so I let it ride. A metal stick-on logo applied directly to the paint (in the old days they would drill holes:eek:). Nothing a hair dryer and some patience couldn't cure.
     
  10. SneezyKevinA

    SneezyKevinA Junior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2018
    26
    47
    0
    Location:
    New Yuck
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    Anti seize! It's way better. Just do it once and you will be fine. It will last 100K miles on spark plugs. I also use it on my gas fireplace door and on a bolt inside my pellet stove.
     
    RCO and Mendel Leisk like this.
  11. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,480
    38,108
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    I use anti-seize here and there, brake pad backing plates mainly, a little bit sparingly on wheel hubs, but for small bolts I like a drop of oil (say 3-in-1 oil): it just capillaries into all the corners nicely.
     
    RCO likes this.
  12. syncro87

    syncro87 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2016
    32
    54
    0
    Location:
    City of Fountains, USA
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I took the dealer name off the car (sticker), but left the plate frame with their name on it because I like the store and don't mind giving them a bit of a plug. I then took the three hybrid badges off, along with the word "PRIUS" on the left side of the hatch. The car looked a little odd with nothing on the hatch, so I added a chrome TOYOTA badge in the exact spot where the world PRIUS is from the factory. The Toyota badge is from an FJ Cruiser. I got this idea when I was behind an FJ one day in traffic.

    Yeah, I know why the hybrid badges are there...

    ...I live in a fairly redneck part of the USA. Most people don't know the new style Prius is a Prius around here unless you have Prius and hybrid badging all over the place. Everyone is used to the pre 2016 style. I don't need any unnecessary coal rolling or bro dozer anti Prius drama, so with just the Toyota badge, none of the mouth breathers locally are any the wiser for the most part.

    Sad, but in my neck of the woods, a certain contingent of people pigeon hole you as a certain kind of person if you drive a Prius, and they feel the need to let you know about it. Honestly, I don't really care what they think, but I also don't have time to waste on drama or petty crap on the road. Debadging removes the problem 99% of the time. Regardless, I think the car looks better with only the Toyota emblem on the back, so I would have gone this route even if the locals around here weren't inbred.

    I'll try to remember to take a pic of my hatch, and you all can flame away or thumbs up as you deem appropriate.
     
    #52 syncro87, Apr 17, 2018
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2018
    RCO likes this.
  13. RCO

    RCO Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2016
    3,709
    5,182
    0
    Location:
    Cornwall
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    LOL. Not here, ours are plastic.
     
    Harters and kithmo like this.
  14. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    54,480
    38,108
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    That crossed my mind. I've got a few of those, black nylon nuts and bolts, the package describes them as license plate bolts. I've used them on the rear wheel well replacement for the rusty crap that was holding on the rubber spats at the leading bottom corner.

    Yeah, our rear plate bolts are stainless, but I'm still concerned because the riv-nuts inside are not, I think. A drop of oil never hurts.
     
    syncro87 and RCO like this.
  15. syncro87

    syncro87 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2016
    32
    54
    0
    Location:
    City of Fountains, USA
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    [​IMG]
     
    #55 syncro87, Apr 17, 2018
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2018
    RCO likes this.