Just as the Prius Team told us, Toyota.com updated today 05/07/2009

Ouch! Why the $1.00 diff between plastic and carpet mats?

 

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Paradox,
You win the prize! Whatever that is, but perhaps pride that you were the first to notice -something new there- and post it.

Sure looks as if they're in process. Perhaps they could use some assist from some of the 'geeks and geekettes" on this forum (with all respect). The Build Your Prius has a '10 image, but inside it's '09.

Yeah, the sills are pricey IMO, saw that before and wrote them off then.

 

What's the paint protection film?

 

Shows you're getting a 1.5 liter. So you got the engine downgrade option?

Guess the site is still a work in progress.

 

Thanks for the heads up.

 

I was trying and trying to get into the "Build your Prius" - and every time the '09 version comes up.... then recalled a few mentions here about the different sales regions in the U.S. I'm in FL and in the SE region - heard they may have different (can you say higher...) pricing. So...I plugged in a Chicago zip code in the home page and - bam...got into the Build area. Should be interesting to check out regional pricing differences. Now I'll build a Midwest my-car....

 

The paint protection film is (I think) made by 3M. If you search for clear bra on google, you will get an idea of what it is.

And retail on the door sills is $269.00 not installed.

FYI, those prices assume installation at port, or PPO items. If you do them afterwards, expect the prices to be a touch higher due to dealer labor rates. In other words, if you want them, have the dealer change your order if possible. They can do that at anytime before it ships.

 

The only thing I would caution you on is being able to access the panel where the switch goes and the extra wiring involved. If you are like me, I don't mind tinkering with that, so it is no big deal to me. I think every car I had I have customized in some way.

 

I believe it's the 3m like clear hood and front bumper protector that up until now has been a third party part.

 

A few cars ago, I had an eclipse convertible. I switched every light I could find in the car (excpet headlights) over to LEDs. Everything had to be re-wired. I wired it so when I remote started the car, the top and windows would go down automatically. Unfortunately, I took the dash apart so many times, by the time I hit 90k miles on it, it sounded like nuts and bolts in a coffee can!

 

My Build Your Prius shows the 2010 interior not the 09. Maybe they fixed it already? But it still shows the engine as 1.5L