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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by hobbit, Jun 10, 2010.

  1. hobbit

    hobbit Senior Member

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    Well, the car finally took its first minor bit of damage requiring
    an immediate repair. As much as I continually advocate a healthy
    following distance behind trucks, one of many reasons being to
    avoid the junk they tend to kick up, it doesn't necessarily help
    when a gravel truck is going the *other way* on a two-lane road
    and randomly dropping small missiles into the opposing lane:
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    More details here, including the fix, additional technical
    details, and some advice on packing for future roadtrips.
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    _H*
     
    #1 hobbit, Jun 10, 2010
  2. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    My Honda CRX had a cluster of hits like that from all of the road repair trucks. I used to tell people that they came from running a police road block.

    Tom
     
    #2 qbee42, Jun 10, 2010
  3. The Electric Me

    The Electric Me Go Speed Go!

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    That's too bad. And you probably are wise to get it fixed ASAP. But it is kind of neat looking..like a star...

    I've been as careful as possible with my new car, but still as you point out there is no way to totally avoid the risk and probably eventually a degree of damage. I think the large sloping windshields of Prius (and also my Fit) lend themselves to this type of damage.

    I've investigated windshield treatments, applications and shields that are suppose to help minimize this type of damage...but whenever I dig far enough I read something that makes me think I'm better off just dealing with individual incidents if and when they occur.

    I'd be curious if anyone has Diamond Shield or another type of windshield protectant and how they think it actually works.
     
    #3 The Electric Me, Jun 10, 2010
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