Hood deflectors are harder to find than the Prius!

i ordered mine off of Toyota Parts and Accessories Store it looks pretty good......and price is not bad

 

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Why an ugly(imo) hood deflector and not an invisible Ventureshield?
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I can think of 125 reasons. Those would be miles to the nearest Ventureshield dealer.

 

I agree whole-heartedly. I got a 3M Clearbra for $350 from dealer. I'm sure I overpaid but I don't care, I got a good deal and hood was protected from mile 4.

Everytime I see a hood deflector now I think about how ugly it looks to me. If you like the look though, go for it. To each their own.

I suspect Clearbra is more aerodynamic than deflector.

 

That happened to me too (too far away). But then I found a shop installing Ventureshield not listed on Ventureshild's installer site. Phew.

In any case, if not Ventureshiled, definitely consider one of the invisible bra options. Deflectors and colored bras offer poor aesthetics and aerodynamics

(IMO)

 

Dealers in your area won't carry them...it's a Canadian Toyota part.

I ordered mine online.

 

so true about the new boxes in the mail every day, etc.!!!
3M Clear bra is good to, and more common at local install shops

any pics of your custom stripe?
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You guys too?
I'm thinking my wife is playing dumb and just letting me fix it up, if so why am I hiding the boxes when they arrive?

ZC1

 

I went out to my garage the other day and noticed about 10 open boxes with peanuts.
Some long, some tall, some small. All a lot of fun!!!!!!!

 

yeah, the link takes you to the deflector but they do not have them in stock...I tried ordering one last week and got a nice email saying that the "web guy" forgot to take them off the site...

 

UPDATE for you all.

I have been in contact with Danny (parts mgr) at Round Rock Toyota, he was able to order a deflector for me.

-Matt

 

All those with ClearBra or similar:

How long have you had your ClearBra? I was real tempted to get this based on how it looked and the protection. Then I happened to see an older Camry in the parking lot that had one and the ClearBra had cracked badly across its length and just looked ugly. This was an older car and the heat and sun here in Texas can really tear that up. So I'm trying to find out if anyone has had this longer that 4 or 5 years. I plan on keeping my Prius as long as my other cars, which is 10 years or more. I don't want to put something on that it going to turn out nasty in 5 years and can't remove it.

Let me know! Thanks!!
Phil

 

I have read that the older, cheaper products can yellow after 4-5 years. I've also heard that modern quality brands like 3M or the other one (VentureShield ?) should be good for a long time. That's just what I've heard; time will tell.

 

That's great. Did he have them in stock? Because I heard that the manufacturer was out of them. And may I ask how much he charged you for one?

Thanks!

 

No Problem

he ordered it today, 3-5 days shipping to them from the manufacturer...then he has to UPS it to me...

I think it was $89 or so?

 

Thanks for the tip, Leftie! I called in put in my order.

 

awesome! I cant wait to get mine