pasadena_commut's Recent Activity

Such a sore point in my house. Everybody else slams the hatch like they are trying to kill a rat with it.

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM

Pretty sure the brake lights don't have bulbs. It's a 6 pack of LEDs, iirc.

Jul 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM

I searched for the number on that circuit board and found this: http://www.instructables.com/Prius-Brake-Light-Repair/ (oddly,...

Jul 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM

Intermittent problems are a pain. In this case I would start by putting in a new (and working) bulb and cleaning the...

Jul 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM

"Bad thing at startup but not once warmed up" is often a failing capacitor or a cracked solder junction. In the first case it does...

Jul 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM

What else is on that circuit? Some of the computers start glitching at I think 10.5 V or so, and if there is a diode in line then there...

Jul 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM

Solder two of them in parallel in opposite directions, then you can't miss. Well, if the diodes are so wimpy they can't handle a...

Jul 23, 2026