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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    Thanks. Doesn't that light come on when the entire car is switched to the door open activating the lights? I swear it is... If I recall...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    In addition to the photos I've previously posted, I hope this works out in order...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    Is yours the 4th Generation? If so, I thought of a way of using Android photo markup to show you the path I took... I'm getting the Prius back...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Dealer warranty cost

    For anybody reading this searching for information on an extended new car warranty, I would like to share the name Jerry Johnson at Midwest Toyota...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Can you recommend a dealer with good inventory or custom orders in the Long Island area?

    Locally, San Diego County, they have no inventory. I know of three dealerships with maybe six, seven cars parked on the lot, all sold waiting for...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Accident repair advice (esp. with cross traffic radar)

    I was rear-ended. (I caught it on dash cam front and rear facing cameras, yay!) With the concern over the jolt to the car and the hybrid battery,...
    Thread by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Can you recommend a dealer with good inventory or custom orders in the Long Island area?

    Try expanding your range. Depending on your time and patience level you can expand that quite far... There's a dealer in the Midwest that you...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Toyota hybrid battery-No longer available-Coud be permanent

    I know that the parts.toyota.com website will say "no longer available" instead of "out of stock." It is poorly phrased, but I've come across many...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    Update: 1) Installation update - Even after cleaning the plastic surface thoroughly prior to mounting, heat (presumably off-gassing) weakened the...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] On my 2018, I figured out that the wiring channels are just rubber covered snap-in bushings! I...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Jun 12, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Projector headlight internal fogging

    No, it appeared that it was just UV/heat damage. I didn't have the car very long as it was having problems starting. It sounded like a metal...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Jun 12, 2022 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Rear dashcam through rear channel?

    I have posted a similar situation, my 2018 has what appears to be wiring harnesses at those rubber conduits between the body and the hatch. On...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Feb 2, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Rear dashcam wiring path suggestions? (2017 Prius)

    Last week I put the camera in both locations and used my cell phone app to look at the view. I used the grease pen to Mark the center point on...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Jan 10, 2022 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Hardwired Dash Cam Install

    I wish to route the cables on my 4th generation Prius 3 through the rubber channels between the body and the lift gate. Has anybody been able to...
    Post by: HopefulGasSipper, Jan 10, 2022 in forum: Prime Accessories and Modifications