Saw this driving down the road

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    If you look at the right-lower side of the bumper cover, looks like he hit something. You can't see it but the right side of the bumper cover is loose. I just thought all of the duct tape was funny (not for the owner, but for me). Prius.jpg
     
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    i think he's trying to avoid pigeon bleep.:p
     
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    I once had a '55 Buick on Okinawa held together by a lot more duct tape than that. It was legal there back in '67 as long as it was painted. :)
     
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    It's new reflective tint that also acts as a wind diffuser! :)
     
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    It's horse power tape. It Adds about 10hp to the rear wheels. It also helps with down force.
     
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    Think it's a fly trap
     
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    That rear spoiler is just barely hanging on there, lol.
     
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    It looked like he put the tape on in layers. The first layer didn't work, and rather than remove the old tape, he/she just put more on. Repeat.

    But I still can't figure out whether there's a relationship between his bumper cover being loose and all the tape on his spoiler. Maybe there is no relationship?

    Mike
     
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    I'm alright with temporary Duct Tape fixes.

    I'm more insulted by how badly that was fixed with duct tape, not so much that duct tape was used.

    I just think if you took a little more time you could Git-R-Done a whole lot Purtyer.
     
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    I wasn't insulted by the use of duct tape. I just thought that with just a little more effort, it wouldn't look so bad/funny and idiots like me won't be taking pictures of the car and posting it here.

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