for those of you who have ordered and are wondering whats up. I just talked to them and they have been on backorder... I was not aware of this... I oredered back on 1/22/06. They are supposed to go out Wednesday.
Thanks windstrings....I was wondering. I am very anxious to receive my stiffening plate! I appreciate the update.
Your welcome.. I guess If I would have clicked on the link to the left I would have discovered that... but I had no motivation to since I already knew what they were and didnt' need to order again...... An addtional location to post would have been nice.... I'll know better next time... Ha!.. but I suppose there won't be a next time! :lol: http://www.priuschat.com/shop/product_info.../products_id/21
Sorry you didn't hear from me, I tried to contact everyone whose order I thought was placed on backorder before I put up the message stating that they were on backorder.
check out the link to the left of your screen or in my post....it I did a search for bt plates in our search engine.. it came up with "one" occurence?... thats kinda sucky.... Anyway, there is alot of good discussion on it if you can find it. It replaces the factory plate underneath your car with one thats much stronger and stiffer to give you a better and more stable ride while cornering, strong gusts, road tracking etc. I posted a question challenging how the prius could possibly drive any better, but many feel it makes a difference, so I went ahead and bought two "one for each car".
I went back to see if I had just forgotten "since it had been awhile I wouldn't put it past me!" but the history of any correspondence was gone. thanks for chiming in.
I am sure you will, but please let us know if you feel they improve ride, esp. with regards to road tracking. Thanks, Rick '06 #4 silver, about 4 weeks old
Yea I also am interested to hear your comments about the ride changes for your 06's. This is something that I have been thinking about for a while now, and I think with the reccomendation from someone like yourself thats the last piece of justification for me!
Hello everyone.. We are scheduled to receive our latest production run of our stiffening plates on 2/15. As soon as I check and approve them they will ship out to everyone that has one currently on order. Thanks!! Brian BT Tech 305-652-3115
My car tracks just fine now.. but sometimes I get on a freeway that has ruts in it from winter studs that have eaten away the cement and so the surface is uneven. Based on where your road position is, the car can become unstable a bit as one tire may be high while the other is low etc. The ruts made are typically a little wider than the prius, so you can never be in the perfect spot, completely in or out of the ruts. Its barely noticable, but I will be fun to see if that improves.
Hello everyone.. I wanted to let everyone know that our newest production run of BT Tech stiffening plates have arrived!! I will begin shipping all pending orders. For those that have not ordered one yet, you can buy them directly from us or here on the PriusChat store. Thanks!! Brian BT Tech 305-652-3115
rox0rin'. For those who don't quite understand what the plates are for, take a piece of paper and bend it into a half-pipe the long way, and then note how easy it is for the whole "tunnel" to twist longitudinally as the edges of the paper move relative to each other. Now put the edges of your half-pipe down on a carpet, and see how much more rigid it is with the edges constrained against moving or tilting. . That's what the plate does to the "U" down the middle of the car. It's not a 100% guarantee of a completely stiff chassis, but this might aid in seeing how it helps. When the *chassis* is more rigid, the *suspension* can do its job better and maintain design angles. . This comes from part of a very entertaining conversation Brian and I had a couple of weeks back... . _H*
Definately would not hurt warranty... only make it better if anything... its far better than the stock plate. Installing up to you.... its very easy, but if you have not way to get underneath then anyone who can do that will be your charge. Takes a few minutes.
