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Most Obscure Gen III Facts (way out there)

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by hill, Jul 13, 2009.

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  1. mad-dog-one

    mad-dog-one Prius Enthusiast

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    They must not be that obscure , with 561 posts.
     
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  2. dtuite

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    On this forum, if you hover your mouse pointer over any of the page numbers on the bottom of the page -- the ones that let you select which page to go to next -- the pop-up that results tells you the number of the final post. Since there are ten posts per page, that tells you how many pages you are from the end. (Someday soon this post will not be on the last page, so this is useful info in this "Mother of All Gen-III Threads")
     
    #562 dtuite, Apr 9, 2010
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Good tip!

    Of course you can expand it to show more than 10 posts so instead of 56 pages, it's 15 pages.
     
    #563 Tideland Prius, Apr 9, 2010
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    The only other one I can think of is the EV1!!
     
    #564 Tideland Prius, Apr 9, 2010
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    I never realized the EV1 had an oil pan! :cool:
     
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    Here's something I discovered a couple of weeks ago, though I don't think it was posted here: if the sunroof is open and you power off and open the drivers door, you'll get a couple of warning beeps (it took me a minute to realize what I was being warned about!)

    It's a great reminder in case you left it open by mistake. Unfortunately since the power to it is off at that point, you must hit the (Power) button a couple of times before you can close it. But it's still better than leaving it open when you hadn't intended to.
     
    #566 geodosch, Apr 10, 2010
  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Well, you know what I mean.
     
    #567 Tideland Prius, Apr 10, 2010
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    The company that manufactures the Prius solar panel is Kyocera, and they have set the world record for the efficiency and output of solar voltaic panels many times.
     
    #568 New_Yorker, Apr 10, 2010
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    I don't know if this was mention but when you get close to the car with the remote the interior light goes on.
     
    #569 Charlyc, May 26, 2010
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    I think he means the one above those, the parking light. You can replace the filament bulb with wedge (T20) LED.
     
    #570 kithmo, May 26, 2010
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    The Lotus Elise/Exige has undertrays under the entire underside of the car.
     
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    I found out from the guy who tinted the windows: The small rear window with the defoggers is plastic not glass.
     
    #573 rpeek2, Jun 3, 2010
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    That is what I had to do on my 2010. one touch unlocks all the doors.
     
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    The designers have really thought things through... the rear seat can be folded without obstruction even if the 2nd front cupholder is in use (i.e. the console is slid back into the rear compartment)
     
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    "When you depress the rear hatch release button it unlocks all the doors and opens the hatch."

    That's if your package included the button. Otherwise, if you don't want to use the fob (two pushes), you walk forward and grab the driver's door handle, hear the double beep, and then walk aft and open the hatch.

    (It's the Toyota exercise plan.)
     
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    Strange!! Yours may be plastic but mine clearly states right on the glass that it is TEMPERLITE which is tempered glass.

    See the post TINTING 101 in the knowledge base for more information.
     
    #577 seasalsa, Jun 5, 2010
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    Just looked at mine, how right you are. The tint guy is full of bullscat--but was a good tinter.
     
    #578 rpeek2, Jun 5, 2010
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    It's tempered glass. Here are some window specs:
     
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  20. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Interesting that the tinted moonroof and lower rear window allow more heat to come in.


    Also, this confirms that the Prius' windshield is an acoustic windshield (sound insulated). Hope you don't get a crack. It will be more expensive to replace than a standard windshield.
     
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