Security Triangle comes loose in trunk, solutions?

Hello all,

I am a satisfied Prius '05 driver, in Europe (avid 'EV mode' user in parking lots, on business parks, small roads and passing through small villages, and demo-ing ;-)).

The most irritant (but perhaps trivial) issue that I have with the car is that the security triangle (which, hypothetically, you would put on the road to signal other cars about a broken down Prius), rattles like mad in the trunk.

It is located under the trunk cover, is encased in a red plastic box, and is vaguely, but inadequately positioned in a plastic molded 'compartiment' that is basically the lower part of the trunk.

When it rattles too much, I put it back in place, rattle goes away, but after a couple of weeks the rattle invariably comes back, and after a third or fourth week it starts sliding back and forth loose in the trunk when taking turns, smashing from left to right.

Is anyone else experiencing this? (no idea if these triangles are mandatory in all countries), and if so, has it been solved?

I am about to resort to radical measures, which could include: throwing the triangle out (probably illegal), throwing the casing out, to see if it fits better, and taping down either the red box, or the triangle without the red box.

Suggestions most welcome!

Thanks

Solar Hydro

 

Thanks all,

I'll experiment some solutions this weekend, and perhaps post a picture.

Solar Hydro

 

Hello all,

I have now (hopefully) addressed the irritating security triangle problem.

Background: the security triangle's box tends to come loose in my Prius' trunk. It first starts rattling and eventually ends up bashing around while driving.

This may indeed be a European/Belgian-only problem, because while working on it, I noticed that the plastic box of the security triangle contains an inscription: 'Selected by Toyota Belgium'.

I opted for taping the box down with double-sided sticky tape, and putting pieces of foam on either side, in the hope that it will now be firmly kept into place. I have not driven yet. I'll report back here only if my solution ends up being unsatisfactory...

You may wish to examine the 'before and after' pictures (which also reveal some of my favourite Belgian beers) via:

Solar Hydro's Prius Pictures

To see the details, first click on the thumbnail, which shows only a slightly bigger picture, and then select 'all sizes' in the options above the pic to see full details.

The key 'solution picture' (I hope this will hold) is this one:

Prius Security Triangle Solution?

Solar Hydro

 

Heh, I'm not going to un-tape it to check! I didn't fully 'assemble it' for the picture, I just put the triangle in its form (without clicking pieces into exact position) and put it against the rear bumper to take the picture, given that previous posters did not seem to know this device. It has 3 little feet to create a tripod etc. and you're supposed to put it far enough away from your broken down car to alert other drivers in time.

Thanks for comments. I find it hard to believe that a mat would keep it into position.

Solar Hydro

 

Thanks for the suggestions and offer. I'll stick with what I have for now; it's not as if I expect to ever use that security triangle repeatedly. If the day comes I'll just rip it out.

Is the velcro you mention a sticky tape on one side and velcro on the other?

Solar Hydro