HOV Magnets

Not enough metal behind the bumpers to stick.

 

I'm likely not the one to ask. I put HOV stickers on my cars that will never see an HOV lane or bridge. I do it to show the benefits of my EVs. I don't give a damn what they look like, though mine are white, and I only have three of them per vehicle.

And on top of that... I agree with KTPhil that it would be difficult to mount them legally and magnetically.

 

Plus if you do that, can I borrow them? Mine haven't come in yet

Plastic bumpers to not attract magnets very well.

 

What is the strength-rating of a magnet, so one would install one (or a few) strong enough to hold the sticker through the plastic with no danger of it falling off?

If it is difficult to pry the 'sticker' back off, then I'd say the magnet-behind-the-fender idea would work, but anything short of that might be a waste of time and result in a lost sticker...

 

I have done this with some success....please see:
http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=14750&hl=robochimp


Magnets do work with these - you just have to get creative...

Get some magnet sheets -sticky on one side - about $10 at an art store...
cut out to shape of sticker and stick one side (stickyside) to the stickyside of the peeled off stickers...

since it is impossible to stick on the little sickers with magnets (to the bumpers)
my solution was to put another magnet stuck to the bumper as the connection to the magnetic
sticker - and walla! the 2 magnets stick together well enough to keep them on the car at 70MPH.
I then cover the bumper magnet with black tape (luckily by prius is black so it blends in
very well) you may be able to find a close tape match at a hobby store ... or
just buy some of the car paint from your dealer that matches your color and paint
the bumper magnet.

For the big "ugly" stickers I just place them on the metal portion of the rear quarter panels...no problems at all. Have had multiple cops pass by without questioning the placement.


Robochimp