Hi All: OK, here it is; the illustrated way I have added an EV Button to my Americas version of the '04 Prius. As always, please know that I cannot & will not...
2 days ago the Toyota service manager where we got the car told me that you cannot even change a standard radio from one Prius to another! Apparently they're...
A belated question for Joe (Message #1026) Hello Joe, regarding your remote start installation, did you ever post the details of the job? if so what was the...
Hey! Then where's my copy??? Watt's new? Baby just died, and I mean dead... Got past the blinky codes and everything points to HV ECU failure/ failure to...
I live in a little neighborhood along Hood Canal, and with the tall trees, windstorms, and overhead power lines, I have need of an emergency generator for...
If you want decent heat, we are immediately speaking about a few kW of electricity. Forget that from an 12Vdc / 110Vdc inverter. In the classic Prius, the 300 ...
The Prius system can handle about 100A@12V, so about 1.2kW. In reality, you should keep it down around 80A, less than 1kW. While you might be able to run a...
I've done this on the '02. It has performed perfectly. I've kept the loads 'small', meaning the average is significantly below the DC/DC charge rate. If you...
Hi Everyone: Just a reminder about the Madison Wisconsin Prius gathering tomorrow (Sunday 3/7/04) 2pm at Red Robin Restaurant, 6522 Monona Drive at the ...
Hi Jeff! I tried sending you an email, but always got ... for some reason (the mail was then returned back to the "refused" sender address... Currently I'm...
How did the gathering go? Any pics? Dave Bill Robbins <bill.rob@...> wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a reminder about the Madison Wisconsin Prius gathering...
We had a nice turnout for the Madison Hybrid gathering last weekend, including: Dave Costa & Jim Henry (a.k.a. "Jim From Wisconsin")('04 Prius) Jon Stielstra...
Well, I just thought I'd pass this along. WARNING!!!! I accidentally hit the wrong thing and now my Navigation system wants the Japanese Software Install Disk....
Hi, The diagnostic menu button push sequence (for the Multi-Display) is here in files under '04 Database (PDF format), will that help? (It has many NAV...
... Well go back into the menu again (it works from all menus) and change what you were playing with. I have done this a few times (gone into the menu) and its...
Ah, Life imitates art. Meet Champion Toyota in NE Philadelphia, the dealership 6 blocks from my driveway, home of the THHT Nazi. When I reluctantly scheduled...
Ah, Muller Toyota imitates life: Saturday, 03-20-04 The '89 Range Rover and I show up around 3PM in Clinton NJ, towing BABY on our trailer--and running only...
Does anyone know what is required to install a Cruise control to a 2001 Prius. I have checked the American forums and all they needed was the switch. But in...
Nothing helped. In fact the techs out in CA didn't even know what to do! So, today they are replacing the NAV box. Hopefully that will fix it. I still think...
Hi, This is from "links" here--Alex K. was the first, as I remember--I used a relay in place of the special (complete) brake-light switch (all of the wires...
Jeff, Have you reported your experience with Champion Toyota to Toyota USA? Toyota's business model is perfection and customer service. I think they would be...
Fred, I LOVED Idaho--was hitch-hiking from Carlin Nevada to Yellowstone 'back in '78--watt a state! (It's like NJ w/BIG mountains...and a view of Les Grandes...
It's all fixed now, I set up a temporary resistor/switches cruise system, with the brake switch contacts linked. It works fine, even cruise cancel on braking. ...
My 2004 Prius did not came with factory HID but I would like some real ones(not the crappy painted bulbs). Can anyone take photos of the factory setup so I...
Does anyone know if there is a relatively easy way to get into the trunk via the rear seats? I installed the Coastal eTech remote trunk system 2 or 3 years ago...
Hi, Picked her up Saturday and drove her home with Joseph while John, my neighbor, drove the '04...we got to race :) Baby is 20,000 miles out of warranty...
