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[mccats]

Thank you! Checked 3 home improvement places this morning and seems like an 8" extension might be hard to come by. HD had a 9" but it was industrial strength and the plug was pretty big. Will continue to look around at some other places and on the net to see what else I can come up with.

Thanks again! Appreciate it.

[FireEngineer]

Originally Posted by mccats

Thank you! Checked 3 home improvement places this morning and seems like an 8" extension might be hard to come by. HD had a 9" but it was industrial strength and the plug was pretty big. Will continue to look around at some other places and on the net to see what else I can come up with.

Thanks again! Appreciate it.

If you check some previous threads you'll see that the extension others talk about came from office supply internet sites. It's meant to extend computer cords. Using it does not mean no problems will crop up. You'd have to make sure the original plug is solidly secured to the car to eliminate any flex behind the original plug head since that is the weak point. I've only had one cord failure since I started to beef-up the cord/strain relief with the wire loom. In any event, as jayman likes to point out the EBH cords in general for cars are not the most robust.

Wayne

[efusco]

Originally Posted by mccats

Thank you! Checked 3 home improvement places this morning and seems like an 8" extension might be hard to come by. HD had a 9" but it was industrial strength and the plug was pretty big. Will continue to look around at some other places and on the net to see what else I can come up with.

Thanks again! Appreciate it.

Found mine in a 3-pack at Wal-mart for about $6.

[mccats]

Thanks for the input. Have been reading more threads this morning on the EBH. Enjoyed the older posts regarding the DNA Distribution Tour and the Tour Map. After reading all of this, I sure hope the dealer knew what they were doing when they installed ours. More than likely they haven't installed in as many as Wayne has. When I look on the Toyota website at our records, the only thing I know about it is that is says it is a EBH 900.

Will check out Walmart, Staples, etc for the 8 inch cord. Sounds like I need a 14 or 16 guage from what I read. Will check into a wire loom also. Yes, after reading a bunch of threads, it does sound like the EBH cords aren't that sturdy.

[patsparks]

I'd make a cord. I know in Australia I can buy the plugs and sockets to make an extension cord. Buy the socket and use the cord from an old washing machine or something else that is designed for a wet environment and has a molded sealed plug. The socket will be out of the weather under the bonnet or behind the bumper cover. Wrap the plug and socket where the EBH and extension join in heavy plastic to protect it from water.

(liability waver) If you don't have the skills to do this have an electrician do it for you.

[Dobey]

First, thanks a lot for this instruction, I just used it to install my EBH and it made my install absolutely peachy.

Second, just adding to the pile of data, my install was super-fast and easy - it took me longer to route the cable than it did to install the heater element! Locating the hole in the engine block was easy (and 90% of the work) once I knew what I was looking for.

I zip-tied the plug itself on the vertical frame of the front horizontal grills, just next to the driver side fog light - it doesn't move so I think I'll be okay with the cable flex issue. The beauty of this is that I can use the protective plug cover that came with the EBH. Time will tell if I have a good install...

[amnon]

I am the first to admit when I'm unsuccessful.
I have a 2008 Prius.
I tried installing the EBH according to the guide. It took me a while to find the hole, and I had to turn the clip 90 degrees, otherwise it didn't clip to anything.
So with the EBH in, its orientation is such that the clip is on the down side of the EBH, the flat side of it is facing front and thus the cable would have to be oriented towards the back of the car.
I did try to rotate the EBH and definitely noticed that was the only possible way.
The problem I ended up having is that there seems to be no place for the cable, there is some kind of pipe in the way of the cable, not where it needs to go into the EBH but because it is shaped at 90 degrees from the EBH.
After 3 hours and multiple attempts I removed the EBH using a screw driver to push the clip. All I have to show for it is scratched hands...

I am in the Boulder / Louisville / Superior Colorado area. Is there anyone nearby that would be so kind to help with the installation?

Thanks,
Amnon