Hood Deflector vs. Front End Mask?

I think the hood deflector is the better route. I have used bras in the past and they are a pain. As far as I know there are no hood deflectors available for '04, '05 models of the Prius. I am trying to set up a dealer to import a nice one that I that I got for my Sienna. I think the origin is in Japan and looks much better than any other for my Sienna. I have seen a pic of one on a Prius and it looks equally as good. If anyone is interested, I can try to set up a group buy but the order will have to be over 10 or more for a group buy (I am guessing).

 

I have the official Toyota hood deflector for the 04-05 Prius, complete with the hole in the middle for the Toyota logo. I bought it from a dealer in Canada and it cost a fortune to ship it to the US - just about doubled it's price from $40 to over $80.

It's very high quality, especially when compared to the "Bugflector" on my Jeep. The plastic is about twice as thick, and the mounting hardware makes the attachment very secure.

Due to the number of chips I'm getting in the bumper, I'm considering getting a bra too. I'll keep the hood deflector and just use the lower portion of the bra.

One of the board sponsors sells the same deflector - I think his price is higher, but his shipping is probably less since it's not coming from Canada.

 

Priusenvy, please give me the info for your dealer. The best I could get for this deflector is $89.95 delivered and it would take a couple of months to get. He said he has 3 on order. Also I couldn't find the board sponsor you are referring to. Could you give me a link to that?

Thanks!

 

I bought mine from www.toyota-parts.ca (also www.toyotadepot.com). They were backordered when I ordered, and I had to wait about three weeks.

The board sponsor that has the hood deflector is sigmaautomotive.com
(http://sigmaautomotive.com/jdm/prius/prius0405.php)

 

I kind of like my front end mask. But my car is black so it blends in. On a Tideland you might not like the look of it.