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I was about to order the 2wd valance and decided to see what it would look like if I just trimmed the one one there a bit. I think it came out pretty good. Measure twice, and a third and forth time, and cut once. Masked off the line and used a jigsaw. A couple of wavy spots I noticed after the picture where my hand wasn’t too steady were easily taken care of with a sanding block. I’ve just always thought the valance was way too big.
Looks good. How many inches did you take off? I need to hack mine too. When I try to roll under there on a creeper, my belly..err....I mean my chest, is too big to fit under that thing!
Looks good. How many inches did you take off? I need to hack mine too. When I try to roll under there on a creeper, my belly..err....I mean my chest, is too big to fit under that thing!
i basically cut it right above the curved part all the way around. I measured at various points from the bumper down to ensure an even cut. It’s shorter on the ends than the middle. If you want the measurements I can get them tomorrow.
Originally Posted by T. Banning
What year is your truck?
2017. Built Feb 2017.
Originally Posted by cpobst
That looks so much better. It's on my to-do list. Did you remove it when you cut it?
I left it on because I used the distance from the bumper down to make the line to cut. And I figured it would try to flex around more off the truck while cutting. After I cut it about 1/4 of the way I put tape on it to hold it up, and again at 1/2 & 3/4 because I was worried that it would crack if it was hanging while I cut it.
Originally Posted by xxxsherpa
Did you remove the Prius brackets also?
I did. The jigsaw blade would have hit it. If a Prius finds its way under there it’s gonna be a bad day for everyone, regardless of if those little brackets were there or not. I also zip tied the wiring harness up a bit to make sure it was out of the way.
i basically cut it right above the curved part all the way around. I measured at various points from the bumper down to ensure an even cut. It’s shorter on the ends than the middle. If you want the measurements I can get them tomorrow.
2017. Built Feb 2017.
I left it on because I used the distance from the bumper down to make the line to cut. And I figured it would try to flex around more off the truck while cutting. After I cut it about 1/4 of the way I put tape on it to hold it up, and again at 1/2 & 3/4 because I was worried that it would crack if it was hanging while I cut it.
I did. The jigsaw blade would have hit it. If a Prius finds its way under there it’s gonna be a bad day for everyone, regardless of if those little brackets were there or not. I also zip tied the wiring harness up a bit to make sure it was out of the way.
As the owner of two Priuses, I'm terrified of all these modified valance trucks running around without Prius catchers!!!!
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