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Drivers side fender liner fell off on Interstate

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Jim Porta, May 9, 2017.

  1. Jim Porta

    Jim Porta Junior Member

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    Heard a scraping noise then bumping and saw something disappear behind me. The Prius continued running fine.
    Checked at home and found complete fender liner gone! I haven't done anything to the liner before that.
    One electronic piece was dangling loose so I wire tied to a bracket temporarily.

    Don't know what all I need to fix this ( fender liner, bolts, clips,etc) or why it happened. Has anyone else had problems in this area?
     
    #1 Jim Porta, May 9, 2017
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    JGC61 Active Member

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    Same thing happened to my 2010.
     
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  3. Jim Porta

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    Where did you get it fixed? Must it be a Toyota repair?
     
    #3 Jim Porta, May 10, 2017
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    The main pieces might be items 1 through 3 here:

    INNER STRUCTURE for 2006 Toyota Prius | Toyota Parts

    Not sure about the fasteners. Is the other side intact? That'd be a gold mine of information. I would just jack up the whole front end, set it on jack stands, remove both wheels, use the other side for reference. Take off fasteners and pieces on the good side. Verify what's what.

    To get a dealership to repair this could run up quite a bill I'd speculate.

    Too: these things don't just "fall off", it takes lots of neglect.
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, May 10, 2017
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    Same exact thing happened to one of my 2005s. Such a wonderful surprise while driving on freeway.
     
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