Prius at a bird!

Yuck, one more reason to put a fine wire or plastic mesh behind the upper and lower grill openings.

Main reason is to protect the inverter and ICE radiators from rock damage.







SCH-I535

 

A couple years ago I was driving at highway speeds with the windows down. I heard a loud 'thud' and couldn't figure out what it was. Later that day my daughter drove my car. She asked me, "Did you realize there is a dead bird in your back seat?"

 

You should have replied with, "Thank God! I thought that THUD came from the wino who stands at the corner of 4th and Main."

 

And the AC condenser which will cause expensive repairs sooner (IMHO) than a leak in one of the coolant systems

 

Good story to encourage weekly engine bay inspections.

Watched a documentary once where it was revealed that crows have an amazing capacity to remember the face of someone who has scared or harmed them. Coupled with the ability to communicate this to other crows, and across generations.

Hope it wasn't a crow.

 

Once I drove fast in south FL (about 90 MPH) and killed a crane with a windshield. It cracked entire length across. It was very scary. It wasn't prius it was subaru. In my entire life I killed 2 dears and several birds, bunnies, squires, and other small creatures. All by cars, I don't hunt otherwise.

 

In other words, you have "a License to Kill" eh?

I hope you meant to say you killed 2 deer and a squirrel, not girlfriends or spouses, or a young nobleman.

 

A serial killer amongst us.

 

Good job spotting my dyslexia, LOL!
On a second thought it could be ESL syndrome.

 

I've hit so many small woodland creatures with my pickup, I thought I should start putting decals on the driver side door like jet pilots have/had under the canopy to their cockpits.

 

I'm still glad I did this over the holidays last year. If a bird hits the grille - that's where it stops.

 

But you could still have the deer carcasses processed for venison, right? According to Wisconsin law at least, if you kill it with your car, you can keep it. Might be healthy as it would be range fed with no growth hormones, added antibiotics, etc.
I hit a deer with an old Toyota Corolla, but I had locked up the brakes and was almost stopped. When I got out to inspect the damage, the deer jumped up and ran away!
Hitting big black dragon flies up in Alberta this summer has made a mess on the front if our Prius.

 

I hit a deer once in a snowstorm while driving my old '88 Buick Estate wagon. Caused a lot of damage but the car was still driveable.

Don't think the Prius would have stood up as well as the old Detroit iron did.

To install the mesh behind the grill; do you have to remove the entire bumper to do that? My car has those parking sensors at the sides and I am leery of pulling it off in case the alignment is as picky as the radar sensor is behind the front Toyota logo.

Roland

 

Yes, the bumper cover needs to be removed to install mesh behind the grills.

SCH-I535

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

Roland

 

Putting them in front looks pretty nice it seems. I wonder if it does any kind of interference to the radar system.

 

Relatively new here. Did you post photos of the install back then? That does look mighty nice.