Ripped stiffening plate area

This is what happens when you lower your Prius with a stiffening plate bar. At First I was bottoming out on the bar but saw nothing more than scrapes. Avoided speed bumps and learned how to drive a lowered car more cautiously,even have a front camera to avoid large bumps. Really wish I would have just removed this bar then and there for a slimmer one.




I don't recall hitting anything or hearing a loud noise. Nor did I feel anything weird,break, or jolting like one would feel bottoming out. When I race I check the whole car over so this was not caused during racing.This happen sometime in daily driving. Car was not in any accidents.



It's wedged up into the frame!!! Can not be pulled out by hand.




Does anyone have suggestions on how and if this is fixable? Was thinking a shop can weld it on or better yet a different kind of bar. Any other braces I can get to help since this is a weak point now? Maybe drill holes and see if I can add my stock one near this? Help, this sucks

This is my experience with this product. Yours hopefully varies.

 

Going to have a exhaust shop look at it tomorrow. Thinking of getting a 2 point under brace. Really hoping I can re-add my stock stiffening plate behind the messed up bar.

 

Nope just me. Must have happened in the past week. Last time I raced was months ago.

 

Wanted to have my stock bar and it welded in. Found out after welding the stock brace on in front of where it was originally the ebay users is aluminum so can't weld that to the frame. Said rewelding where it was ripped from might just fall out while welding since the frame part is so thin, may not take the heat well with the holes. Looking for another factory bar to try adding in addition.

Such a bad day. While jacking the car up for this I had the trunk open becasue I had to disconnect both 12V battery leads and the orange plug on the HV battery. Freshly painted trunk his is garage and scratched my spoiler and trunk lid. Lowered the car to close the trunk. When it came time to reconnect the battery, the trunk would'nt open. Duh .Had to crawl over my subs and blindly reconnect the battery.



Warped

Plastic caught on fire.


Still need to clean it up a bit then paint it.

 

Probably a bad idea to get a tanabe under brace for the front then? Where can I get another stock stiffening plate? Getting harder to find.

Think it's this 2006 Toyota Prius Parts - Toyota Parts Center - Call (866) 596-1970 for Genuine Toyota Parts and Accessories

 

Had a buddy flatten out a side of the bar then ran a bead to join the two and welded the sides. Took it for a spin and feels better.


Note the Earth and Moon on the spoiler. I really need to get some Star Wars stickers on there too.lol


Painted to avoid rust.




If this breaks I'm adding a third one.