Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd

YoungOrganist · 04-06-2008, 10:04 PM

I just came across this, It's all greek to me on my current lack of sleep, but apparently someone was unhappy with the regen system on his 09 prius and changed it! Alas, it seems some bells and whistles did not make it to the classic or HSD Prius. Do you think the TV actually stands for a TV in the dash, or something else? It's funny that some buttons are labeled in english and other are Japanese.

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Bill Merchant · 04-07-2008, 01:09 AM

Interesting, but the regenerative braking system in the current HSD Prius is a large improvement over the system described. The Prius just keeps getting better...

hobbit · 04-07-2008, 01:50 AM

Yeah, but Y.O. is piloting a Classic, which could actually
benefit from that mod. However, there's probably a more elegant
way to do it in the electronics side than Julian's circuit...
.
_H*

YoungOrganist · 04-07-2008, 10:10 AM

Oh! I was actually thinking this bug would have been fixed by 2002, but maybe not? Could this be what you were talking about earlier, with too much friction braking?

**Tideland Prius** · 04-07-2008, 12:59 PM

It's a TV. Japanese-spec cars have had TVs in their cars for decades now (earliest I know was early 90 with those bulky in-dash screens lol).

04-06-2008, 10:04 PM	#1
YoungOrganist Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bahstahn MA Posts: 80 My Car: 2002 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd I just came across this, It's all greek to me on my current lack of sleep, but apparently someone was unhappy with the regen system on his 09 prius and changed it! Alas, it seems some bells and whistles did not make it to the classic or HSD Prius. Do you think the TV actually stands for a TV in the dash, or something else? It's funny that some buttons are labeled in english and other are Japanese. Browser Warning

04-07-2008, 01:09 AM	#2
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	Re: Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd Interesting, but the regenerative braking system in the current HSD Prius is a large improvement over the system described. The Prius just keeps getting better...

04-07-2008, 01:50 AM	#3
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 3,618 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 216 Times in 118 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd Yeah, but Y.O. is piloting a Classic, which could actually benefit from that mod. However, there's probably a more elegant way to do it in the electronics side than Julian's circuit... . _H*

04-07-2008, 10:10 AM	#4
YoungOrganist Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bahstahn MA Posts: 80 My Car: 2002 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd Oh! I was actually thinking this bug would have been fixed by 2002, but maybe not? Could this be what you were talking about earlier, with too much friction braking?

04-07-2008, 12:59 PM	#5
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	Re: Interesting Prius-Hacking article from the days of yore, with pics of the '99 prius dash and mfd It's a TV. Japanese-spec cars have had TVs in their cars for decades now (earliest I know was early 90 with those bulky in-dash screens lol).