My New '08 Mag Grey Prius

Yeah! After 4 weeks of waiting, I've finally taken delivery of my loaded '08 Mag Grey Touring! As I've been lurking on the boards for a few weeks, I know it's required to post new pictures. I've included photos of the two vehicles I replaced, the Prius just after the dealer delivery, and after the window tinting. Monday, the Sirius gets installed. Tuesday, the plastic hub caps go on to show the "matching" alloys with the Toyota emblems I bought to fill in the open hubs. Wednesday, well, I'll worry about that tomorrow.

I've got a WHOLE list of things to do and have already made my first order from the Prius Chat store. Wee!

I plan on having pictures of every phase of the Prius' transformation even up through the body modifications, but that depends on how bad winter gets here in Colorado.

Thanks to all of you and this informative message board. Without the honest and helpful advice here, I would never have been able to confidently replace my old vehicles with the Prius. Thanks again!


Dahgu...


Original Babies (2006 Dodge Charger SRT8 and 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa Limited)
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New "Just Delivered" '08 Mag Grey Touring
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Post-Window Tinting
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(partipilo @ Oct 8 2007, 12:30 AM) [snapback]522638[/snapback]</div>

I was referred to a shop in Colorado who had experience with tinting a Prius. I think they did a great job. Hopefully I don't roll them down by accident over the next couple of days by pushing right past the painters tape over the window controls.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alabama @ Oct 8 2007, 04:34 PM) [snapback]522814[/snapback]</div>

Shh...

*looks around for the Colorado authorities*

20% all the way around

*runs and hides*


Technically it's illegal being that Colorado requires window tinting to be 27% or greater (or lesser depending on how you look at it). This job was done at 20%, with darker options going to 15%, 10%, and 5% (blacked out limo tint). Night visibility is good enough to not cause any safety concerns. I had considered going 1-2 steps darker until I sat in a 5% & 10% vehicle and thought I was back in a Vegas limo.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

 

The little window is against Texas law? I smell scandal! Or, the tinting guys had big Jimmy Dean fingers like me and simple couldn't get in there.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Slair @ Oct 12 2007, 07:27 AM) [snapback]524552[/snapback]</div>

I miss them both. Trouble was, I could not use the bike for my job and travelling to customers. I can only imagine trying to put a client on the back seat of the 'Busa. HA! They wouldn't be a client long, especially since I had trouble staying under 120mph on that thing.

I tried to keep both of them, but I purchased all my toys first instead of an A->B car that can drive in snow. Oops. Oh well. What did my mom always say? "What's the difference between a man and a boy? Only the price of their toys."