Prius C 1 Modifications & Accessory Additions

Cool! Where did you find those stickers?

 

Today, I installed the WeatherTech Window Side Deflectors... Car needs a wash! Lol...

But there are a few observations I had. I had installed window side deflectors in the past and while the rear had an adhesive side, the front didn't, but I can understand why.

I do have recommendations...

But first, was surprised that the rear does not have the WeatherTech logos. Wish they did.











As c4 had written on his post earlier this year, I do recommend your windows to be all the way down when installing these.

The rear windows are easy to install, not much bending, just remove the adhesive covers and slide them up, make sure they are all the way up and they are in.

As the instructions and the YouTube videos shows....make sure the corner towards the front are outside of the rubber channel, not inside...



You have to be careful as that corner rubber piece on the bottom can be bent, so you need to make sure nothing is bent in the channel and gets pinned between the window deflector bottom corner.



Also, installing the corner piece, just a slight rub on the outside can scratch the paint as you can see. I'll need to cover it up the scratches, but just make sure the plastic doesn't come in contact with that section because a slight rub can scratch the black portion on the bottom of the channel.

But just remember that the WeatherTech vent cover can be flexed and bent slightly. Part of you may not want to force the bend to fit the piece considering you spent a lot on these, but don't worry these are rather flexible.

I will say that I do worry that there is no adhesive on these WeatherTech front visors but this is something that has been debated on other automobile forums for years.

Nevertheless, these were not difficult to install. They are a bit pricey at $114 (inc. shipping and handling) four all four but will see how these work overtime.

 

And the next change for the day will be the badge change...

 

Added blue LED's for the interior... Got white LED's as backup just in case I end up getting sick or tired of the blue. But I'm not sure how to change the license plate lights (removing the cover).



After looking through how several people put on their Aqua badges, I saw how one person kept his Prius C and put his Aqua badge on top. I didn't do that but I decided to keep both badges, to have something different. And if I don't like it, at least I won't feel bad about removing the Prius C badge.



And it's slightly problematic whenever my wife and son keep wanting to charge their cell phones and I am charging mine, so it helps to add the RavPower 3 USB 36W Car Charger.





And now the expensive stuff will be next...not anytime soon but rims, cruise control, fog lights and possibly a rear navigation camera. I'm not an electrician, so the expensive part is parts + the labor of getting it installed.

 

Cool! Where do you guys usually have your mod parties? I don't live in SoCal anymore (now in CenCal) but I still go there often to visit my family in Long Beach.

 

Awesome!!! I hope I can attend one of your guy's meetups. Are mod parties something that you need to leave your car for a few days or do you guys work on them that day?

 

Sure, here you go!

 

Yes, you can order from Amazon Japan. Just make sure you change settings to English after you create your account. Not sure if Amazon Prime works internationally but shipping is quick (3-4 days from Japan via DHL).

But make sure when you purchase any item, make sure it shows: "AmazonGlobal Priority Shipping is available to your selected address. Please check estimated delivery date during checkout. Ships from and sold by Amazon.co.jp"

 

A lot of the Aqua merch. on Amazon Japan is much cheaper, like on e-bay the chrome rings for the steering panel was $35 but on Amazon Japan it's $7, the armrest is $20 while on eBay it's $90-$250.

But with that being said, there is the global shipping fee that can start off at $14-17 for one item. So, best to compare the pricing on both Amazon Japan and eBay.

So, the chrome rings for the cup holders, I got it for Y943 yen which is like $9 US. If I just bought that one item, it would be about $23. But more and things get a little cheaper for shipping if they can fit it in a small box.

I tend to buy a lot of import video games and magazines from Amazon Japan, so I'm used to paying those global shipping fees.