JustDidIt - Modding My 2007....The 2008 Touring died.

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  1. sidecar

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    cant get over how different it looks
    well done !
     
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  2. Justdidit

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    Normally I'm willing to part out the OEM touring parts - sway bars and what not that I've taken off my car... - however because the 16" wheels are pretty lightweight to begin with, I will most likely keep them for autocrossing as the 19" wheels are so freakin heavy.
     
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    Thanks!


    The Photoshop picture you put up of your car with spacers helped me decide b4 I upgraded my wheels to go with such a wider stance. Your mock-up was pretty spot on what my car looked like with the 15mm up front and the 30mm in the back.
     
    #203 Justdidit, Jul 23, 2013
  4. Justdidit

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    She gave her life for mine....
    [​IMG]

    I had just finished my DC Header fitment, my full Magnaflow exhaust minus 1 Catalytic converter, OEM resonator and muffler. Just modified the grille with a DIY black mesh...swapped back my oem rims so I could take it to the autocross track. My last tank averaged 50.3mpg doing 75mph (mpg went up with the car breathing better) - up from 48 with the modified intake. Some guy (my guess late for work) ran a red light made a left hand turn in front of me. I tried to dodge him, avoided a head on collision but swiped his car enough to where the car looks to be totaled. I hope not. Hopefully I can breathe life back into the lil car. She treated me well. I'm lucky to have my health. Walked away with a hyper-extended neck and only neck and back muscle spasms.
     
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    WHAT??? NOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm glad you are all in one piece and alive, but $hit! you did a lot of work to that car! That A$$clown red light runner better pay!
     
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    ouch! glad you're safe... hopefully just panels and headlight replacements plus the suspension linkages and mount.
     
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    I know - i can only hope the frame is still straight. I hit 'em pretty hard tho. Might give me a reason to get some more mods done tho... :)
     
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    ..or a new prius to mod out! :cool:
     
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    ohhh man Im so sorry
     
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    polska12345 prius is green, S4 V8mtm gets me there in 4 sec.

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    hey look at the bright side, your fine which is the most important part! and maybe if they do total it you can look into getting a gen3! I would also pull of all the mods and put it back to stock with it totaled.
     
    #210 polska12345, Oct 14, 2013
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    wow. that sucks. make sure to tell his insurance company your neck hurts. and make the scumbag's insurance co pay to fix it right if its not totalled. i would want to get my own estimate or 3 rather than trust his ins to give a fair estimate.
     
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    Ouch! Very sorry to see this news, but glad you came out relatively ok. Keep us posted.

    James
     
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    Last DIY Mesh grille mod b4 the wreck:
    [​IMG]
     
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    did they total it out or is it getting fixed?
     
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    Glad you are OK but sucks about your car

    Can you post details on the mesh grill install?
     
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    Its a bit on the slow side...but its getting fixed. Currently driving a courtesy loaner NHW11.... LOL 42MPG Gen1 Prius!
     
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    Not much to it really, with the bumper off the car, I used a hacksaw blade to cut out the OEM grille and a dremel to smooth up the edges. Bought some cheap gutter guard from HD and used a rivet tool to fasten the gutter guard to the bumper in the grille area. I used PlastiDip to paint the surrounding area. Liked the look - much more aggressive.
    Before PlastiDip
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    After PlastiDip
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    #217 Justdidit, Nov 15, 2013
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    Any news on the car yet Justdidit?
     
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    Justdidit LVNPZEV

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    Got the exhaust removed from my 2008 - waiting for a good wknd to swap it over to my 2007.

    DC Sports ceramic Yaris Header, custom flange with 1 stock catalytic converter still remaining with the 2nd catalytic converter and resonator replaced with (2) 4" magnalfows in their place.
    [​IMG]
    #ParkingLotMechanicProblems - haha
     
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  20. Jason in OZ

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    at the risk of alerting others to the cheap stabilizer bar, can someone please confirm if the following is the right one for a 2006 prius ?

    Front Sway BAR With Bushings Brackets Hardware FOR 02 11 Corolla Matrix FWD | eBay

    this is a great price, considering that it also includes the brackets and bushes (and the links that i wouldn't need)

    i just don't want to buy something that i will have to get shipped from the USA to australia, and discover i have brought the wrong item...

    thanks in advance,

    Jason
     
    #220 Jason in OZ, Mar 25, 2014
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