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Miller Cat Shield for 5th gen Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by SupersonicPrius, Jun 26, 2023.

  1. SupersonicPrius

    SupersonicPrius Junior Member

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    I recently ordered the stainless steel version of the Miller Cat Shield for our 2023 Prius through the dealer, and it has arrived. Has anyone installed it yet? I installed cat shields on our Toyota Land Cruiser which was easy because it sits up so high and doesn't need to go on a lift, but with how low the Prius rides, I can't imagine it would be possible without lifting at least the front and also likely the back as well which doesn't sound appealing to me. I requested an appointment at the dealer later this week, so unless I hear it's super easy I'll probably just have the dealer take care of it.
     
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  2. Downrange

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    I believe I read here somewhere they moved the Gen 5 Cat up into the exhaust manifold assembly to thwart cat thieves...
     
    #2 Downrange, Jun 26, 2023
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    Should be the same difficulty level as the Land Cruiser.

    Gen 5 Prius shield.jpg Gen5-converter 2.jpg Gen5-converter.jpg
     
    #3 Georgina Rudkus, Jun 26, 2023
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    I can't really put it on ANY scale of difficulty. I believe that once you install it, you'll be embarrassed you even asked. It's that simple.
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    True that Toyota did but imho, I'm not confident that the crackhead thieves are smart enough, or aware enough to know what is what. I expect them to be willing to hop under almost any car they can and cut out anything that remotely looks like a cat.
     
    #5 HoustonEvolution, Jun 26, 2023
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    After they hotfoot off with a few worthless resonators, maybe they'll learn.
     
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  7. SupersonicPrius

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    Haha! I'm not worried about the install...just fitting underneath the car! I'll see if my ramps could work to get it high enough off the ground. That might be the ticket!
     
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    Has anyone tried to crawl under a Gen 5,,,seems much lower than previous Gens.....unless they bring a jack, it will be tough to steal the cat...
     
    #10 Skyisfalling, Jul 2, 2023
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