Black Shaved Prius II

You did an excellent job. The car looks very nice! Especially with the L7 in the back.. You must hook that thing up. Lets see some flex on the prius!!:rockon: On a serious note - looks awesome. I love the 3% tint on the black car.

 

I'm not a big all black fan but nice work

Consider taking those cheezy plastic hub caps off so the nice looking 10 spoke alloy wheels show. The 10 spokers would look good with your black. You might want to paint them black too.

Just grab the hubcaps with you fingers and yank them straight off, no tools required.

 

This is kind of off topic but related to your tint. (Which really looks nice BTW)

If I may Ask I'm always confused when people say 3% Tint, do you mean only allowing 3% light in? or only Blocking 3% of light?

My State (Oregon) is really Picky on this, I notice that New Mexico allows up to 80% tint (allowing 20% of light through)

You car does not look like a 3% Block but a 3% Pass? which would be illegal? can you help explain this?

I got the 20% from here New Mexico Window Tint Law - TintCenter.com

 

That site said 20% light required? not 3% oh well I hope you don't get a ticket...
And thanks, Looks nice however They would pull you over big time in Oregon...

Better not visit here... LOL

That's another thing I worry about Each State has different laws on Tinting.. So I guess If I tint my windows I have to find the strictest law and use that....

UGH! (I was lucky My last Car had a "Factory" Tint and They would never question it.)

Thanks again.. Nice car.. (I'm going to get a white one however, Cops Ignore White Priuses because they look like a Old persons car) LOL

 

As a fellow owner of a black automobile I will say shaved or unshaved your vehicle looks sharp. It looks real good.

I'm 43. Maybe it's just an age thing? But I admit I don't understand this desire to debadge an automobile. Why be so adamant about removing badging to create an anonomity but then simultaneously purchase personalized licence plates and a frame outlining your career profession?

So I don't want anyone to know I'm driving a Hybrid Toyota Prius, but my name is Quincy and I'm a Navy Veteran? Just seems like a conflict in psychology.

But it's cool. Looks great. The nice thing about getting older is that you don't have to be relevant, understand youth or even be cool. It's a liberating freedom.

 

You had a tC? I had one before my Prius too haha. You on SL or CStC?

Also you should black out those tail lights to be super stealth haha

 

LMAO I didn't want to say anything, I'm the same way, (I'm old 48) and I don't understand it either, remember the fad of PAINT everything the same color? To me it looked like you got your paint job at MAACO (A Cheap paint job) Like they didn't tape?

I personally like a little contrast on a car..
However Two Tone? Nope..
(or remember the Ford station Wagon with the fake wood panels? My Neighbors had that when I was a kid.)

Anyway, If you like it, that is what counts IMO...

Cool car either way.. I hope you have MANY MANY miles with her Rock On! :rockon:

Russ

 

You are at the awkward in between age.

Debadging was popular in the 1940s and 1950s into the 1960s. It's not done for anonymity, it's done to clean up the lines of the car.

As far as his plate frame, I served in the Air Force so understand the pride a person can take in their military service, even if it was the Navy

 

Sorry I didn't mean you skimped on Paint I meant I've seen other cars that look that way.

I love the honda Civics withy 10gals of bondo on them a home made air foil, and they think they are ready to race

Oh well, Kids...
I hope you don't bake in the black car

Take care, and thank you for your service. (I Appreciate It)

:usa2:

Honestly I do, People don't realize we'd all be speaking German if it wasn't for our men in service...

Russ

 

Thanks for my recognition with my HID post. You should definitely change out your headlights to HID, and your interior lights to LED. One of the most dramatic differences ever. UV bulbs huh? That sounds NEAT! I was going to go with all blue LED's inside.. but I went ahead and just put some ultra white in the actual map light bulbs so I can "see". I totally agree with the Prius/old people/and cops. I could get by with doing things I probably shouldn't, just because of the profile of Prius drivers haha. I love it. As if I were to have another car with the HID's and dark tint I'd probably already be pulled over. I love my car and yours is excellent.

 

Sure that's fine. I did not mean to sound negative. I do think it looks good. Yesterday I voted in a poll with someone here asking where they thought the best place to put an additional emblem on their vehicle was,- today you show your shaved Prius...to each their own..

Whether it's the addition of emblems, the removal of emblems or the installation of a wood dash kit that makes it look like Noah puked up an Arc, as always...to each their own. Whatever makes you happy.

 

I'm considering adding some interior trim to mine, but that was ound:

When you get some time, tell us what you really think about it.:focus:

 

Ohh...that kinda shaved. See, if you'd said 'debadged', I would have known. Which gives my age away, but I like the look.