Prius Body Kit
If you want a completely new look of your Prius and make it stand out a body kit is a great way do it. Ensuring a simpler
installation and spectacular fitment to your vehicle. Toyota of Japan
has an in-house tuning division called Modellista. You can liken this
to Nissan's Nismo or Mazdaspeed. To go along with the official release
of the new 2010 Prius, you can now buy some sweet looking body kits
from JuicedHybrid.com. Add a front under lip spoiler with the MV-2
upgrade.
The Version 1 Modellista Kit includes:
- Front spoiler
- Side Panels (spats)
- Rear Valance
Version 2 Requires Add on Front Under Spoiler Upgrade. You have seen them cruising urban streets and zipping through suburban enclaves, vehicles that look familiar, but have external modifications that make them appear more streamlined, unique, and personalized.
Our kits are imported directly from Japan and are produced to the highest standards of construction quality. Ensuring a simpler installation and spectacular fitment to your vehicle. You can purchase the as a complete kit from or add each component individually. The Prius kit from JuicedHybrid.com include:
- Front spoiler
- Side steps
- Rear Valance
Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP)
Our kits are manufactured in as a combination of fiberglass, plastic, and flex resins resulting in the best of both worlds. Product have a higher durability rate, reducing damage rates up to 75%, while still retaining its flexibility and staying true to form. Every product is inspected through a rigorous quality control process giving consumers the highest quality product available with superior craftsmanship. This process ensures that products are free from normal fiberglass deficiencies including waviness, spider cracks, chips, and gel coat damage. The kit come finished with a gel coat, and is ready to paint.
FRP
"Fiber Reinforced Plastic" -A light-weight composite structural material of plastic and fiberglass in fibrous form used in making various automotive body parts, namely body kits.
When it comes to selecting a body kit for your car there are several options to choose from. It seems to be a daunting task, everything must be considered before making your investment. Questions such as your style preference cannot be answered in this article, as it is a very subjective matter. The materials of choice for body kits are FRP, Carbon Fiber, & Poly Urethane. All are popular choices idue to various reasons. There are also various grades of each material as well as various ways of ensuring top quality fitment and strength.
Fitment is very important for body kits, if your part does not fit correctly, additional stress can be placed on the bumper. This is why the design is very important. During the process of designing a body kit it is utmost important that measurements are taken correctly, as well as symmetry. Different companies have their own tolerance levels for gapping, and symmetry. Proper measurement and symmetry is done with the aid of a 3D plotter. Automotive design clay is used to mock up designs using the factory bumpers as a base for design. Once a design is finished it is sent off to be made into a mold. Once this mold is completed production can begin. FRP which stands for Fiber Reinforced Plastic is from the same family of material as Fiberglass. It is often the material of choice for full bumpers due to the light weight benefit, its ability to hold shape, and its ease of repair.
The FRP pieces are finished in a smooth gel coat, to help minimize the prep time required for painting. Also, holes are predrilled on the bumpers, ensuring ease of fitment. Inside edging around the mounting areas of the bumpers are lined to provide additional strength and support.
FRP has proven itself durable for daily use for several years now. In past years, American auto manufacturers such as Chevrolet had even used FRP for the body of the Corvette. Famous race cars of the past including Formula 1 used FRP, as it was lightweight material of choice.
