Prius Prime Cat Shield Installed

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  1. yoyoman

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    I have been hearing so much horrible story about cat stolen so i finally pulled the trigger and invested new jack and power tool to install my shield today. I spray paint my shield in red so hope these bastard are not only cheap but also color blind.
     

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    well done! (y)
     
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    I put a Miller Cat shield on my Prime, figured it would help the perp to move on to an easier target.
     
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    Looking good! Very neat install
     
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    JB Weld on the rivets? What's the point, I can see if it were some kind of removable fastener, like a rivnut and bolt or screw, but a rivet requires drilling or grinding off of the rivet head. Something the epoxy won't be very effective at preventing.

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    I've got the same shield and used stainless steel security torx screws. I keep the bit in my glove box, so it can be removed; if the smog station needs to eyeball it. Also added a motion sensor to the car. It's gone off a couple of times around 2AM. I only see a car driving off; by the time I get to the window. So I guess it's working.
     
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    Actually I was using SS screws and only 2 location with the rivet. The rivets come with the kit are so tiny so I switched to SS steel instead. The JBweld was just to fill the philip head. Basically I just want to make it harder to remove and probably not stopping some desparate professional bustard to steel my cat.
     
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    Nice pics, but manufacturer, model, price?
     
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