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

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

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  1. burstaneurysm

    burstaneurysm Active Member

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    Costco tends to be pricey and have a limited selection. I usually go with Discount Tire, they'll custom order anything and price match to pretty much anywhere. I've had them price match Tire Rack in the past and it's saved me quite a bit.
     
    #3541 burstaneurysm, Jan 30, 2014
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    I wait until Discount Tire Direct does there crazy rebate sale and have them delivered to the house and have a local shop mount and balance for $10 a tire.
     
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  3. sfv41901

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    Went to check on the dealers progress. The motors out & disassembled.

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    Notice how the piston is sitting in the bottom of the block.......its looks like it cracked in half

    VS980 4G ?
     
    #3543 sfv41901, Jan 30, 2014
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    Any word on what the dealer will do to rectify the situation? As in, they better not be thinking "we can fix this, and put it back in". :(

    They better be tearing the engine down only as part of the investigation as to what went wrong.

    SCH-I535
     
    #3544 xliderider, Jan 30, 2014
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    Man SFV - thats crazy! Hope they drop a new motor in and button her all up proper!
     
    #3545 Lucky Lager, Jan 30, 2014
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    They are going to cover 100% of the bill.

    They already have a short block (block with crankshaft, pistions). The head is going to their machine shop to ensure no damage occurred. It will have a complete valve job done if its undamaged otherwise a new head will be ordered.
     
    #3546 sfv41901, Jan 30, 2014
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  7. JANSone

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    ^arent u out of warranty? How/why are they're footing the bill? I'm asking because I need some new wiper blades and I want the dealer to cover it since us SoCal people have to deal with all this rain ;P

    One ?
     
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    They're covering the bill cause the tech who changed my oil didn't torque down the drain bolt. This caused it vibrate out while I was driving.

    VS980 4G ?
     
    #3548 sfv41901, Jan 31, 2014
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    Did 70% tail light tinting today, looks so much better yet not so dark that they're blacked out-

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    Where did you get the tint and did you do it yourself?
     
    #3550 CdotK, Jan 31, 2014
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    I had a local car vinyl guy do it.
     
    #3551 mediahound, Jan 31, 2014
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    lucky! thats hard to find someone to do it.
     
    #3552 CdotK, Jan 31, 2014
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    Just got a call from my dealer.....they just test drove & everything is okay. I can't believe they got the motor put back together & installed in 1 day.....wow

    VS980 4G ?
     
    #3553 sfv41901, Jan 31, 2014
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    Me neither. Hopefully, they didn't rush it and miss something. :eek:

    SCH-I535
     
    #3554 xliderider, Jan 31, 2014
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    Yeah. And I heard its a pain to do them too. The guy charged me $120 which I thought was reasonable and it included the film. He has a 30% too if you want them blacked out, I didn't. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Chrome in the tail lights is a lot less pronounced now and it looks much better against the black paint.
     
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    mine was saved :)
     
    #3556 Jay J, Feb 1, 2014
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    Spraying my Hybrid emblems with plastidip to match the rest of my emblems.
     
    #3557 Gouda Cheez, Feb 1, 2014
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    Great news! glad everything got sorted out.
     
    #3558 JGI, Feb 2, 2014
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    Nice wheels!
     
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    I finally upgraded my 2010 with the new 2012+ bumper cover.

    $150 - used bumper cover
    $180 - Revier DRLs (from Pansontw)
    $80 - amber LED fogs (JDMtoys)
    $300 - partznet.com (upper grill, lower grill, DRL clips)
    Total - $710

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    After (still missing tow eye caps and bumper plugs)
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    #3560 D Unit, Feb 3, 2014
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