EV switches on eBay

[roso]

Guys or ladies...

Whether its the factory item or Coastal item, regarless, there is work to be done on the installation. I dont have to much faith on Coastal. At least I am happy.

[DaveinOlyWA]

well with so many reports of coastal tech disappearing frequently, i was hesistant, but ultimately i dont recall hearing about anyone who never got what they ordered, just took a while to be be shipped.

as coastal tech acknowledges the fact that they are overwhelmed at times, i went ahead and ordered from them.

besides... the guy's name is Dave...so he must be a good guy!!

[efusco]

Roso,
No one is being critical of your decision. I just wanted to make sure you appreciated the difference b/w the two as the OEM version is significantly more difficult requiring soldering, running the wire all the way behind the dash, taping into the dimmer switch if you want the OEM to light up, finding your own ground, etc.

Coastal's is like 2 wire taps and plug the pin into the ECU plug.

Coastal is difficult to contrast but extremely trustworthy. Can anyone tell you that about your EBay seller?

It's totally your choice, I just want to make sure you understand all the facts. If so, and you're happy, then bully for you.

[roso]

I know, nothing personal. Don't worry, I apreciate you support.

ro

[gregchri]

I went ahead and ordered one this evening with Buy It Now. I will give an update when I receive it.
I have read up on the installation including the Costal Tech EV mod, and feel comfortable with the work involved with the factory EV switch.

Greg C.

[ScubaX]

I got mine from Japanparts.com and the total was $47 including shipping. It reached me in 5 days - but then I live in CA too. I am waiting for some other items first before I install it, including getting the alarm installed/turned on I bought first.

[jdfoster]

Hello for the uninformed what does this EV switch do. Thanks Jim

[DanMan32]

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But you lose cruise control ability below 35 MPH (as opposed to the normal 25 MPH limit).
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I believe that problem was fixed long ago.

[galaxee]

Hubby pulled a few panels off the dash and said it should be an easy install. I can write up instructions for the rest of you for this particular switch after we get through the install if anyone's interested- htmlspinner's instructions, although good (and no offense to you whatsoever) were a little more work than necessary, or so I'm told.

Anyone know if the indicator is still in the dash? We looked with a flashlight but couldn't see anything. Wonder if we took the IC out if we could find the spot where it goes? Now that would be awesome.

Well either way we'll play around with it and see what we can do

[jeepien]

The one from Coastaletech is much simpler installation-wise, since it hijacks the cruise control cancel wire near the computer already and uses that to toggle EV mode. You just need to clip some connectors together. The result is a EV mode enabled car which is essentially hidden (maybe useful if you want to hide your little mod from Toyota service techs). But you lose cruise control ability below 35 MPH (as opposed to the normal 25 MPH limit).

It uses the cruise cancel wire, but I would not say it "hijacks" it, since the cruise control continues to function normally. A better word would be that it "mulitplexes" onto the cancel wire.

It does not have any affect on the minimum speed at all.