JustDidIt - Modding My 2007....The 2008 Touring died.

So Im new to the Prius right. If I upgrade my rims/wheels to a bigger size than the 15" on there, will my speedometer still be accurate or will I need any kind of programming or anything?

Im fine with the 15" but I'd like a cooler looking wheel.

 

Ok thanks.

Also, I'd love to tint my headlights. How the heck do I do that?!

 

I dont know, but I just re-read shovlheads comment and Im STILL cracking up over here

 

Thanks. I had no idea. I read something about putting the headlights in the oven at 200 degrees. Im going to go look now on ebay

 

well it sure looks way cooler than a conestoga. but i bet it doesn't have stock suspension (and i don't mean lowering springs) and i bet it wouldn't like DC potholes too much either. but the super low profile tires ride very hard; you'll feel every pebble and crack. and when you bang through a big @$$ pothole, you can bend or crack the wheel.
i'm watching motegi track lites on ebay. clean looking and w/ LRR tires you might not lose any MPG. when either of my cars needs tires, i'm gonna try to weasel the wife into letting me get some 16"s. with the upgraded sway bars, it already handles way better, and i got 205/60's now. i think the slightly larger tires actually make the speedo better calibrated.

 

Check on YouTube there are tons of videos that show how to apply vinyl to tail and head lights. I just smoked the Center and added red to the top and bottom of my tail lights with vinyl. It was a pain, but with some practice it would get easier. Some hints, know which side has the glue before you measure and precut. Use a real heat gun, not a hair dryer. Apply the vinyl in a heated garage or during warm weather. You can easily make your own application solution. I'll post my pictures in a new post tomorrow. Here is the link Vinyl Tint added to Tail Lights | PriusChat

 

Now photoshop those wheels on a Prius!!

 

Glad you were able to get rid of the CEL, what did you change in your set up?

 

I love my Progress rear swaybar, I haven't upgraded the front swaybar like 69Shovlhed. He said it was a PITA, and took a lot of work, but still could be done and made a huge difference.

Those "early" Christmas presents look Awesome!
Hope you have a Merry Christmas

 

Might be a bit easier for you cause your car is 5 years newer; 5 years less likely to have seized up bolts, especially the exhaust bolts.
and it makes me nervous to loosen the subframe bolts; my friend's rear subframe bolts broke when we went to loosen them to add E500 sway bars to his E300 diesel. we spent a few extra hours torching, drilling, easy-outing the broken bolts.
it may also be that depending on which plant the donor corolla came from, the sway bars might not be formed exactly the same. toyotech did not say he needed to drop the subframe, only the exhaust. my sway bar had different bends than the stock bar. the stock bar came out without dropping the subframe, but the corolla bar wouldn't quite fit through until i let the back of the subframe dangle about 2". it is possible that west coast corollas are mostly from japan, but east coast corollas are either canada or kentucky. probably the sway bars aren't made in the same factory for japan as NA.

replacing the front bar balanced the antisway much better; it seemed like having only the rear heavy bar made it want to oversteer in a less controlable manner, like the rear wanted to fishtail. after doing the front bar, it seems very stable and in control even when pushing it.