Has anyone had a problem with the rubber roof molding strip being blown away during highway driving? (2005 Prius) I just noticed that my driver side strip is missing and I find it hard to believe that this strip could be lossended by the wind and blown away. I tend to think that someone needed this strip and helped themselves to mine instead of pucrchasing a replacement from a dealer. However, if other owners are missing either side, their may be a problem with the adhesive used to keep them in place. Your feed back would be appreciated.
There's no adhesive, they just push into place. I've taken mine off to treat with 303 Protectant. Both ends fit into a loose clip. Sorry you lost yours.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(longjohn931 @ May 26 2006, 08:59 PM) [snapback]261565[/snapback]</div> Thanks Bill, maybe the brushless carwash I use periodically had too much pressure one day. I'm off to the dealer today to order a replacement, I'll let everyone know the cost for your reference.
Yeah, I noticed that I could pop one end of those strips out easily by hand when I was washing the car and trying to extract all those stupid pine needles... felt like a very weak clip, and I started getting paranoid that the strip could work loose and pop off with enough air pressure. I had a door strip launch itself off my old Subaru into the median one day for similar reasons [the cheezy double-sticky tape failed...] hmm, maybe I should figure out a way to at least anchor down the front ends better. . _H*
Maybe that's why they pull out so easy: to facilitate cleaning out the pine needles (Doug Fir in my case) that want to turn to mulch under there.
Lost one of mine as well on the highway. A new one cost me $ 73,-. I want to glue them firmly into place since they don't seem to have any real purpose. I assume some kind of silicone kit will not damage the paintwork. Any ideas?
This just happened to me, too. $73 for a strip of plastic? Sheesh! I'm gonna glue that sucker down. John
How do I replace them....I do not know which end is the front and are they suppose to click onto the clips?
Mine are coming loose every car wash and I'm using my Prius C to Uber. Car has to be clean for good reviews. They snap back easily but not securely, obvs. Any recommendations? The car wash people put masking tape on rear wiper. Is this a solution?
My 2016 priusC is having this issue as well. My local Toyota dealer and body shop say it's poor design. This happens on the Prius models, Corolla, Rav 4 and more. Anyone open to a class action lawsuit?
i think id just squeeze a dime size amount of 100% silicone caulk at just the front ends of the strip, it will keep it down and if u need to take it out to clean or whatever it wont be hard to break off. You can scrape off what you can of the old silicone with ur hands or some plastic and reapply.
That does not hold. I had to run a line all the way down both strips. I then have to redo it every few months. Also Toy knows about the issue and does not care. Chevy has the same issue on a few makes.
