Finally joining the Prius Club! Proud n00b in SoCal

Greetings to all!

I finally pulled the trigger and got a 2015 Prius Two in Blizzard Pearl / Misty Gray from Autonation Toyota Cerritos.

Got it for 23,832 OTD with 0.0% / 60 month. Put 5K down, so monthlys are about 315. I think it was a fair deal, I had a couple other dealerships tell me they couldn't do better.

I'm looking forward to learning a lot from the members here and eager to get started asap!

I've also made a list of things I want to do and would appreciate any help from members here

1. Xpel Ultimate Clear Bra - that's actually what I do for a living, so I will be installing on my Prius tomorrow.
2. Llumar Ceramic Tint - not sure about percent yet, but I like the uniform look and will also get Air 80 Blue on the windshield.
3. All Weather Mats - gonna order the Grey Husky ones from the pruischat shop.
4. Leather Seat Covers w/ Seat Warmers - the Clazzio look like the way to go on a budget I haven't seen them in person but from what I've read, people really like them. Also not sure about what color combo I would get.
5. iPad / iPad mount - definitely want to know what are some good mounts and a good place to position the iPad without blocking the major displays or blocking the air vents.
6. HID / LED - need to do some research on these options too!
7. Illuminated Emblems - looks like prius chat has some good places for this.
8. Body Kit - I am looking into the C-West Front Bumper Lip (I like the Grazio front lip, but the shipping is not worth it to me), the Duraflex K-1 side skirts and 5 Axis Rear Bumper Lip. Those are the pieces that I like most for each side. I know, totally Frankenstein, but I'm hoping it turns out nice.
9. Black Roof and Black Shark Fin Antenna - got a good local painter and probably order the shark fin here on prisuchat. Gonna clear bra the roof after painting it so it won't have swirl marks. The Xpel Ultimate film has self-healing and the swirls will all disappear with warm water or heat from the nice California sun.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Also looking forward to any meets with all the cool priuschat members. It will be great to see what everyone is doing and hopefully grab a drink together too!

- Peter
aka clearbrapro

ps - anyone know what kind of rims these are?

 

oh well, too late!

didn't want to pay 2k for a tiny navi and leather seats

the rest of my mods don't seem too bad or expensive

appreciate your opinion and any other help I could receive from you

Thanks!

 

yeah, the Persona was very tempting

but the seats were a bit bland for me

SAT! I've been there a few times for training for clear bra. The guys at Xpel are GREAT!

Hope that battery doesn't melt in that Texas heat Is there a way to keep them cool?

Seems like you got a KILLER deal! and your upgrades are sounding good

which kit?

I can do Full Hood, Full Fenders (remove and reattach Hybrid badges for seamless look), full bumper, lights and side mirrors for 1499 installed OTD. Believe it or not, that bumper and the headlamps are TOUGH! I use the Xpel kit (one piece bumper) not the Proform kit (two pieces bumper). The proform is much easier to install.

Merged all 4 consecutive posts, we have a multiquote feature

Finally got a few mods done:

1. clear bra - clearbrapro.com - that's me Xpel Ultimate w/ 10 year warranty covering cracking, peeling, fading, staining and yellowing. Also has self-healing technology.
2. 5 Axis wheels - friend hooked it up a set of new wheels for 135 each and had them powder coated gold for 75 a piece
3. Tint - Llumar Prestige Ceramic medium on all the sides and Llumar Air 80 Blue on the windshield
4. Opticoat - on the paint and on the clear bra
5. Cup holders - got it from Marukai in the South Bay (thanks for the rec hawaiianbuilt!)
6. Blind spot mirrors - Carmate on amazon
7. Cell phone holder - proclipusa mount and Arkon Mega Grip holder
8. Dark Grey chrome painted badges
9. Husky All Weather Mats - maybe should have spent more and got Weathertech? I thought they would be about the same. I haven't seen the weathertechs, but I don't really like the feel / look of the Husky brand. hays

Taking it nice and slow and YES I need to lowering it is the next mod

Will post better pictures after getting: coilovers, carbon fiber roof and shark fin. Also waiting on my clazzio order from Rodney

Looking forward to learning more from all the great members here!

 

thanks! appreciate it

you going to the event sat? would love to see what you have done