Oops....... who left the hatch open?

You can buy this spoiler online at camelback Toyota for $303 plus free shipping.

Maybe a body shop can tighten it for you?

 

To take it off you need to remove interior panels. Just take your time.

There was something weird with the two end pieces, forget exactly what.

 

Sorry to hear of the mishap! I'm reminded of another recent thread hereabouts where the spoiler broke off as the result of similar accident! ! …again, the thought which immediately went through my mind was how much the $700 (…or whatever) might be better spent on driving lessons, (sorry, I couldn't resist! ) - but, more to the point (…and for future reference) I've noticed that when I close the tail-gate on my 2009 Gen II (touring), I notice how flimsy the spoiler is when used as a means of firmly closing the door, and so I've developed the habit of using the area of the door just above the Toyota badge in the centre.

 

I'm guilty of dinging ours, at least twice, maybe three times. Always with the car static in the garage, and absent mindedly hit the garage door close button. Usually the garage door derails a bit.

It's this arm that makes contact, and I'm getting cagey:

 

Maybe you can buy some of those broken clips?

I have never seen it any color other than black, they have to come that way

 

Here's the other current thread:
Websites I can order a new spoiler for 15 Prius online | PriusChat

 

is that a craftsman? looks exactly like mine. i have wiped out all 3 of my pri the same way.

 

It's a Chamberland LiftMaster, but I'd think that hardware is pretty much the same on all of 'em. They might be local, not sure. I was steel detailing next door to one of their factories for a while. We weren't connected in any way.

It looks to me like it's not painted: solid black plastic with a gloss surface. You could paint it gloss black for a repair of a damaged one tho.

 

In the interest of domestic peace, "yes honey, it was broken, but it's no big deal. I'll have it repaired soon."
Oh, and it has nothing to do with needing "lessons", we all forget things.
It's the garage doors fault. It should be higher.

 

David, you're being chauvinistic. I'm perfectly capable of mangling the spoiler on ours, without any help from my wife. Hit it 3 times now I think.

 

congrats!

 

I still think they're blowing smoke, don't really know: that plastic is solid black, gloss surface. Anyhoo...

 

My girlfriend just did it the same thing to my prius too. Let me know how the install goes. Does the spoiler you order come with the bolts or whatever is used to secure it to the car? I still haven't order the part yet, just gives me excuses to drive my gas guzzlers. I'm probably going order it from Camelback Toyota that JC91006 recommended.

 

There isn't a warning sound or light in the 2010's?

I know this morning the TCH has one. ANNOYING AS HELL. I had a little too much in the trunk to take to the compactor and recycling bins on the other side of the complex. I left the trunk open for the less than 1/2 mile drive. The TCH Beeped non-stop, flashed a triangle at me on the dash, and also kept popping up on the center display a message about trunk open.

I remember my 2012 Prius had a warning also? Can anyone confirm. It's not very annoying though. I think it just has something on the display on the dash.

 

Our hatch beeps if it's even just partially latched.

 

I think it likely that the dealer has been blowing smoke.

My experience was that the problem with lying flat was due to distortion in the light weight sheetmetal at the mounting points rather than distortion of the spoiler. With a little care it was not hard for me to correct this.

My spoiler was held by metal bolts bonded into the spoiler and by plastic clips. Some of the clips had broken and some bolts had broken away from the spoiler. I picked up replacement plastic clips for a few bucks and epoxy provided solid reattachment of the bolts

Once I was done the spoiler felt more solid than it had in years and the car was a little quieter on the road.