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ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
In my gen 1, I may have acted early when I noticed a soft card-shuffling (or, well, card-bridging) sound when turning the wheel. I took...
May 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread A/C compressor wiring harness / connector.
Just getting my bearings here ... I assume the part sticking out to the lower left in the photo is the connector for the incoming...
May 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.
The first capture on the Wayback Machine is from 27 December 1996.
May 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
Just wait'll you price the same part for a gen 3 some day ....
May 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Environmental News.
When I was a grad student, there was a local guy who was a university employee—he worked in facilities maintenance, but being an...
May 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
Not in any I ever took apart. Just a nice flat ribbon cable wound in a spiral. Who would want a spring there? Isn't driving in a...
May 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Added FCTA and Lane Change Assist to HEV Prius Limited.
Ah, that's the thing. There used to be a US exemption from paying the duties if the value of your shipment was low enough. That ended...
May 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Headlight Fuses on 2014 Prius.
The no. 1 integration relay is the long white thing in the fuse box. Elektroingenieur described it in post #2 above.
May 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
"clock spring" is just what some people colloquially call the spiral cable. They both mean the same part. It kinda looks like a clock...
May 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Added FCTA and Lane Change Assist to HEV Prius Limited.
Some part of that difference may be related to the tariffs/duties a legitimate importer has to pay. Did your shipping bill show an...
May 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Who said Prius looks awful?.
I liked the look of the original gen 1 sedan right away. I didn't like the gen 2 right away, and said it looked like a speed bump. It...
May 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread No immobilizer chip in FOB.
Yeah, the "standard" and "professional diagnostic" subscriptions are offered to all comers whose money is green, but the "security...
May 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread No immobilizer chip in FOB.
I always thought those little immobilizer chips were managed the same way as original TPMS transmitters: you don't 'burn' anything into...
May 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread The New Repair For Toyota Prius Hybrid Batteries May Be Lithium-Ion.
Post #16 looks like the kind with just enough ersatz conversation/just-asking energy to sneak in a link to a commercial site. I'll make...
May 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
Plus, it'll never be more than half a dollar, unless you round like IRS.
May 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM
