What did you do to ur Gen III Prius today????

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by sfv41901, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. SCRWGas5

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    hahahahaha. Nah. I don't think so. Been running it thru my head the last hour or so reading thru the threads. Interesting little mod. Definitely looks tidy. I'll sleep on it.
     
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    Or you could do the LED halo mod for the shifter. :)
     
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    That sounds more complicated. Call me Mr. Simple. Don't even have a ratchet kit. Would hit home depot to get one just to do this. :confused:
     
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    I took my car in for the 5K maintenance check. They agreed to change the reverse beeper after I pissed bitched and moaned. I touched up a nasty scratch low on the front. Now its just a nasty amateur touch-up spot.

    Nice wheels F8L.
     
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    Not yet. I just pm'ed him & included u so we'll see.
     
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    Can you take a pic of the spot? Maybe we can coach you on how to smooth it out.
     
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    Today, I placed the order for my Prius Plus forged wheels, rear bumper applique, TRD rear sway bar, and lower rocker side body moldings.

    + I'm getting my TRD lowering springs installed for $140 today :) can't wait !!
     
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    didnt feel brave enough to diy? im having the same dilemma. o_O
     
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    Haha. Nope im a noob when it comes to this stuff. Installing the valentis was already a hard diy for me. Haha, im just glad i found a shop to install it for a fair price :)
     
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    Got my VG shark fin antenna installed car looks good with it!
     
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    You mean cheap price! :)
     
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    Today I got my TRD springs, installed, it was a great success, installation at the shop took around 2 hours, they said it was a pain in the butt to remove all the windshield motor etc... more work than they expected.

    TRD springs initial thought. The drive feels just as comfortable as the stock springs, I noticed that the steering was smoother and the turning felt tighter :) High way driving was perfect :) I love the new springs :p

    Overall, I had an awesome day, despite, discovering that fact that my Valenti taillights are cracking and fogging up from the inside :/

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    Car looks sexy man. I need you to tell me where u got your HID fog lights from and what color temp you used. I wanna get a temp that most closely matches my LED headlamps which I'm thinking would be 5000K
     
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    Hey buddy, I got my hid fogs from a local seller, here's his website.

    HID | Autolismo

    I have the slim canbus system :)

    it's 3000k temp. and I just used yellow lamin X covers to cover the lights :)
     
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    Nice. Was that a DIY install? or did you have someone do it for you? I'm wondering if the fogs are the same on all these cars across all trim levels? Cause my fogs don't seem to be located where yours are. I think yours are where I have my LED DRL's and signal lights.
     
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    yup it was DIY, I installed it through the side fenders. Hmm, they should all be the same, unless the US version is different. Mine is also a 2010 model. Configurations might be abit different
     
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    Yeh I'm just noticing in your avatar but maybe I'm seeing it wrong. are your fogs the same place as mine?
     

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    K I think I have it figured. The parking lights that people seem to be changing are the ones that come from factory as LEDs on my car I guess. The strip above the headlamps. And the fogs are in a different place but hopefully can take same HID kit. What I wish I could get rid of is the orange parking light I have on the side of my hadlamps. I hate that and don't understand why it's there.
     
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    The 2010-2011 have the fog lights right below the turn signals in the bumper.

    The 2012 has the fog lights the the bumper grill & has DRLs just below he turn signals.

    The is the same setup regardless of region (US, Canada, Europe, Japan)
     
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    ucsmfu, ur pics arnt working