Moving A Large TV

kinghuang · 06-05-2007, 05:19 PM

I bought a used TV whose dimensions are 168.5 x 100.7 x 51.4 cm. Will that fit in the Prius with the rear seats down? Or, do I need to find a van or some other vehicle to move it? I can't seem to find any numbers on the dimensions of the cargo area, just the volume.

jeromep · 06-05-2007, 07:30 PM

The smartest thing to do is measure the opening of the hatch, along with the length of the hatch with the seats down from top of the hatch threshold forward. Because of the very dramatic drop from the top of the roof to the rear you have limited cargo heigth in the cargo area, but much more heigth in the passenger area.

In general spec sheets won't give you the dimensions you need for real world use.

daniel · 06-06-2007, 11:20 AM

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I bought a used TV whose dimensions are 168.5 x 100.7 x 51.4 cm. Will that fit in the Prius with the rear seats down? Or, do I need to find a van or some other vehicle to move it? I can't seem to find any numbers on the dimensions of the cargo area, just the volume.
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Your TV is just a shade too big. Assuming no difference in dimensions from my 2004, the rear hatch opening is only 38 inches wide, 1.5 inches narrower than your TV, and although the actual length is very close, the height at the very back is too low. If the height at the back were the only issue, you could leave the hatch open a bit, but I don't think you could get it in due to the width. That's one big TV.

Caveat: I'm assuming the dimensions you gave are for a rectangular box. If those are actually maximum dimensions on an irregular shape, then it's so close that you might possibly be able to do it, but it's too close to tell without trying.

Devil's Advocate · 06-06-2007, 01:13 PM

Holy hollow metal batman!
Your TV is way too big!
I have a 56"x56"x18 rear projection pedestal by Toshiba which I had tyo strap to a trailer to move from LA to Vegas. It looked like the conning tower of an imperial star destroyer going down the freeway. But it made it AOK!

MarinJohn · 06-06-2007, 06:27 PM

Some types of tv's like plasma are not supposed to be laid on their side, must be transported upright.

hobbit · 06-06-2007, 07:15 PM

Not sure of dimensions offhand, but for large/long objects you can
gain another inch and a half of effective height by unbolting the
rear seatbacks and shoving them forward slightly. [The one with the
seatbelt is easiest to leave in the car someplace, just shift it]
I had to do this for the dryer.
.
_H*

SW03ES · 06-06-2007, 10:05 PM

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I bought a used TV whose dimensions are 168.5 x 100.7 x 51.4 cm. Will that fit in the Prius with the rear seats down? Or, do I need to find a van or some other vehicle to move it? I can't seem to find any numbers on the dimensions of the cargo area, just the volume.
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Got a tape measure?

abq sfr · 06-06-2007, 10:16 PM

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I bought a used TV whose dimensions are 168.5 x 100.7 x 51.4 cm. Will that fit in the Prius with the rear seats down? Or, do I need to find a van or some other vehicle to move it? I can't seem to find any numbers on the dimensions of the cargo area, just the volume.
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I moved a 37" hdtv plasma last weekend... it just barely fit, but I had to put the back seat down. Passersby at Costco were impressed it fit in the Prius. As suggested before, measure it.

mcbrunnhilde · 06-06-2007, 11:00 PM

I just transported a 40-gallon water heater (larger than most because it had extra insulation) WITH THE HATCH CLOSED!!!! :-)

BexarWolf · 06-07-2007, 01:02 AM

I dunno about a TV but I can tell you a 6'x8' fence panel won't fit.

There are times I miss my pickup. I had to strap it to the top of the Grand Cherokee and hope I didn't get enough speed to create lift. I don't have a pilot's license.

*sigh* I looked like Jed Clampet with that thing up there.

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06-05-2007, 05:19 PM	#1
kinghuang Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 94 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I bought a used TV whose dimensions are 168.5 x 100.7 x 51.4 cm. Will that fit in the Prius with the rear seats down? Or, do I need to find a van or some other vehicle to move it? I can't seem to find any numbers on the dimensions of the cargo area, just the volume.

06-05-2007, 07:30 PM	#2
jeromep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 821 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The smartest thing to do is measure the opening of the hatch, along with the length of the hatch with the seats down from top of the hatch threshold forward. Because of the very dramatic drop from the top of the roof to the rear you have limited cargo heigth in the cargo area, but much more heigth in the passenger area. In general spec sheets won't give you the dimensions you need for real world use.

06-06-2007, 01:13 PM	#4
Devil's Advocate Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 902 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Holy hollow metal batman! Your TV is way too big! I have a 56"x56"x18 rear projection pedestal by Toshiba which I had tyo strap to a trailer to move from LA to Vegas. It looked like the conning tower of an imperial star destroyer going down the freeway. But it made it AOK!

06-06-2007, 06:27 PM	#5
MarinJohn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,305 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Some types of tv's like plasma are not supposed to be laid on their side, must be transported upright.

06-06-2007, 07:15 PM	#6
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 2,957 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Not sure of dimensions offhand, but for large/long objects you can gain another inch and a half of effective height by unbolting the rear seatbacks and shoving them forward slightly. [The one with the seatbelt is easiest to leave in the car someplace, just shift it] I had to do this for the dryer. . _H*

06-06-2007, 11:00 PM	#9
mcbrunnhilde Opera singin' Prius nut! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 596 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I just transported a 40-gallon water heater (larger than most because it had extra insulation) WITH THE HATCH CLOSED!!!! :-)

06-07-2007, 01:02 AM	#10
BexarWolf Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 35 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I dunno about a TV but I can tell you a 6'x8' fence panel won't fit. There are times I miss my pickup. I had to strap it to the top of the Grand Cherokee and hope I didn't get enough speed to create lift. I don't have a pilot's license. sigh I looked like Jed Clampet with that thing up there.