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Where to buy air vent trim pieces?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by PointCounterPt, Feb 15, 2022.

  1. PointCounterPt

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    I just installed a new Pioneer Anaydroid Auto head unit in my 2005 Prius, but I cracked 3 of the air vent trim pieces in the process because they're old and brittle as my car has never been garaged.

    I've called a few salvage yards in my area but haven't found anything yet. I've found some on ebay but they don't have all of them, except for used sets of 4 that seem very over priced.

    Does anyone know of any places that I could check–places that might ship out of area?
     
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    You're looking in all the right places for them... Also most soldering guns have an adapter tip for melting plastic, so if you want to save some money and develop a new skill you could melt some new tabs on your old ones, which may or may not work depending on how good of a job you do.
     
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    Hello L--- ! Hope you're doing great !!!

    PointCounterPt was my very first out of state battery replacement, (back in early 2017?). How is everything holding up?

    Which 3 do you need? I'm pretty sure I have some of each laying around, including the hard to find center one with the shift handle hole. Is the address the same? I could have them on the way in a day or two. Probably would be in a "Chewy" box.

    Additionally, as far as I know, this is the only one available in the aftermarket, and it's very competitively priced. I haven't tried it yet, so I'm not sure how well it fits.

     
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    I had a similar situation; I ended up snagging what I needed from a salvage yard after I started checking their inventory daily. My replacements were kind of weird because there was a gap, but that might have had something to do with me being impatient dealing with the trim.