Caymandive's 06 Prius

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

you have quite the daily and weekend driver... i approve.. hehe

daytime shot of that mount? same place i mounted mine. i stuck down a suction mounting plate then suctioned my mount to the plate.

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

OMG - you are like my twin!!!

I have a Magnetic Gray Prius and I want an Ultrasonic Blue IS-F too!!!!! You have fantastic taste.

BTW- I also have LED license plate lights and I love it. Couldn't live w/o them and I can't see how anyone does.

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

Welcome to the Forum!

I too never imagined I'd fall in love with the Prius; I was always about driving fast, and having a car with high horsepower... When I left for Iraq in 2003, gas was $0.99 a gallon. Before I left I could drive anywhere and not have the price of gas impact my ability to provide for myself or my family. When I came back to the United States and ended my military career, gasoline was about $3 (Wth? we took over an oil rich country and the price of gas when up?!) That was 2006. Now fast-forward to modern day. Depending on when you buy it, where you buy it, or how the powers that be feel on that particular day... gas is / was / will be $4 or more a gallon.

I bought my second-hand Prius based out of necessity, the price of fuel was greatly impacting my ability to provide for my family. I don’t’ think it’s wrong for oil companies to earn a profit, however when they exploit their customers because there is no alternative, I think there is a problem.

Hybrid-Technology is, as of now the only viable alternative to a gasoline engine.
I love my Prius, and can’t figure out how I’ve lived so long without it.

Again, welcome to the forum, and have fun modifying!

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

Cool!

I currently work in Rockville, MD as a Contract Specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services. I use to work as the Senior Operations Manager for a body shop in Frederick, MD until I was laid-off on my birthday in 2009. "Happy birthday! oh, by the way you need to apply for unemployment you're being laid-off today, sorry, and good luck!"

I used my military experience to get my foot in the door to a Federal Job, it didn't pay as much because it was only a entry level position, but I'm working hard, and earning my way up. I'm not a lazy federal employee and I don't plan on ever being one. although if you listen to Congress they make it out to seem that all federal employees are lazy, useless, underworked, and overpaid. It may be true in some Agencies, but I haven't found anyone that's underworked yet! but I guess that's a discussion for another post... I'd relocate somewhere closer to work but I'm at break-even or almost upside down on my house depending on who you ask. So it's not really advantageous to sell right now, besides I have a single-family home up here, down in Montgomery County, I could only afford a condo, and I really don't mind the drive. I've always enjoyed driving. I knew I needed to get a Prius, I had been thinking about buying a third-Gen for awhile, but after much searching I decided I was better off buying a pre-owned second generation. I found my 2009 Certified Prius at Fitzgerald Toyota, in Rockville and wow! has it been a lifesaver. I was so happy to get rid of my Dodge Intrepid, it was a nice car when it was running, but repair after repair got old. I'm sure you know how that goes! I've slowly been modding my prius, it's so hard to be patient! I just got my Shorty Antenna today, it looks so much better than the long stock antenna.

Where are you working in DC? Do you work on the hill?

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

nice pic.

i guess what i like most about that spot for the iphone mount is; it's easy to reach (really the only logical spot) and the vent should always keep it cool. when i use my phone as an audio source during construction, it overheats. i've seen it twice and take measures to make sure it doesn't happen (mainly when charging and playing while it's hot out).

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

That mount seems like it would make it troublesome to text...

I have my charger plugged into the center console thing. Phone usually goes between my legs so I can actually feel when I get a text. I never hear it over the sound system.

Tint doesn't look too bad though. I did single limo on the front windows and single limo on top of the factory tint on the back windows of mine.

 

Re: Pinnacle Series Tint and iPhone mount for my first mods

It’s illegal to text and drive over here in Maryland and Pennsylvania maybe even the entire east-coast. That’s not to say people don’t do it all the time, and right now in Maryland it’s only a secondary offence. That means a cop can’t pull you over for texting and driving, they have to find a reason to initiate a stop and then add on the charge of driving and texting (distracted driving).

So having the iPhone mount up there helps remove the temptation of driving and texting!
Maybe that’s a good thing?

 

you didn't touch the glass with your fingers when you installed them did you? anything that gets on a halogen or HID bulb can cause it to fail early.