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| Prius Technical Discussion This is a discussion on Console Removal Caution '08 within the Prius Technical Discussion forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; Just a FYI, if for some reason you need to remove or relocate the center console. A note of caution. ... |
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12-04-2007, 08:33 AM
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| 2008 Package #2  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 |  Console Removal Caution '08 Just a FYI, if for some reason you need to remove or relocate the center console. A note of caution. Last night I completely removed the center console to prepare the car for my wife to make it more drivable and comfortable, from the right side (mail carrier). I disconnected the 2 plugs at the rear of the center console at the bottom, at things were getting funny.  It turns out these plugs have something to do with the 'Smart Key" System. I effectively negated their function, and possibly some other function to the security system. I re-attached them and all is fine. I am hoping, that just sliding the console back as far as it will go, is enough to keep her comfortable. I really don't want to start cutting the console, who knows where their are more wires. I'll just keep that marble rolling around in my head, to think of another idea. Last edited by bat4255; 12-04-2007 at 08:56 AM. |
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12-04-2007, 10:09 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5 | The smart key system (SKS) has multiple antennas that it uses to determine if a key fob is present, and where it is located. I assume you disconnected the center one which is used to tell the car that a fob is somewhere near the front seats. Tom |
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12-05-2007, 03:36 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chatsworth, CA
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | It used to be that Subaru made a few right hand drive cars for postal use. So did Jeep. It would be cool if Toyota could get some kind of deal to make RHD Prius for postal use. I see lots of other Prius is public service capacity, RHD mail delivery would be a natural for a company that already builds RHD for domestic use. Just a thought. |
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12-05-2007, 04:50 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: quetico, on/bellingham, wa
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My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | My rural route carrier drives a rhd subaru. Great in the snow, but watching her come by every day, start stop, start stop, I always think how great it would be to have a Prius. Icarus |
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12-05-2007, 08:04 PM
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| Boola Boola Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY
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My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11 | Quote:
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12-05-2007, 10:58 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Durham, NH
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | yes, one of the connectors plugs into the Oscillator that is part of the SKS system (It's the thin, rectangular white piece). The other connector is the power for the power outlet in the center console... You could remove the center console but keep the oscillator intact. I don't know enough about these to know if it needs to be mounted in a particular orientation. I do know that all of them are oriented such that the thinnest dimension is on a horizontal plane (if that makes sense) or stated another way, if you were to remove it from the car and keep it oriented as it was in the car, and put it on the ground, it would stand up on edge. Cheers, Last edited by bobc; 12-05-2007 at 11:05 PM. |
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12-10-2007, 08:35 PM
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| gggGary  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Baraboo
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Console I am a new RCA in Wisconsin. I bought a well used 05 with 95,000 on it two months ago it has 99,500 now. I removed the console completely, put the module (standing up) on the back of the metal box found under the console and installed a center mount hand brake from a BMW where the console used to be. The hand brake is a neccessity for me with the big snow banks, now I can set the hand brake and do the big reach for the box with out having the car drive off. It also helps when you don't punch the power button quite long enough! See pics of the install on the wisconsin state Prius Chat http://priuschat.com/forums/showpost...3&postcount=23 I am getting mid 20's on the route temps in the low teens window open and pretty nasty driving. Cheers Gary Last edited by gggGary; 12-10-2007 at 09:05 PM. |
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07-14-2008, 08:31 PM
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My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Console Removal Caution '08 You could remove the center console but keep the oscillator intact. I don't know enough about these to know if it needs to be mounted in a particular orientation. I took the oscillator out of the console, that console was a (#%@#) to take apart without breaking, simply reconnected and laid it underneath the seat, smart key functions work. |
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07-16-2008, 05:12 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san jose, ca
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My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Console Removal Caution '08 the console can be slid back? how? i often remove the front cup holders to wash them in the sink and air dry, and that doesnt affect any of the electrical connectors. you just pull up and the whole front of the console just pops out |
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