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Please help. Damaged the top of my Prius

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by DonBarrocco, Nov 24, 2022.

  1. DonBarrocco

    DonBarrocco Junior Member

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    Hello! I have a PHV 2017. Yesterday I managed to reverse my car while the garage door was half open. The thing on the top ripped off. The plastic casing is damaged. Inside it, there is a PCB-board, and one coil and probably two capacitors were ripped off.
    So my question is: What is inside this thing? Is it DAB-antenna? I managed to glue the plastic casing back again. I drove the car for a test, and the DAB reception works fine, and the FOB-key and remote locking works fine. Is it important that I get it repaired immediatly, or can I wait like a month or two?
    The picture with the blue top is the damaged one. The picture with the red top is from a non-damaged car

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    schja01 One of very few in Chicagoland

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    FM, XM Radio probably Telematics. Not sure about AM Radio. I think GPS doesn’t use it but not 100% on that.
     
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    • Antennas in the roof shark fin:
      • AM
      • FM (main)
      • satellite radio
      • mobile phone/data service for telematics (main)
      • GPS for telematics
    • Antenna on the rear glass:
      • FM (sub)
    • Antennas in the dashboard:
      • mobile phone/data service for telematics (sub)
      • GPS for multimedia
     
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    The biggest issue with waiting is how much it's going to leak; then freeze, then defrost/melt - when the interior of the car warms up. It could ruin the interior of the car.
     
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  5. DonBarrocco

    DonBarrocco Junior Member

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    Thank you for your answers! I think for now, that I'm going to seal it properly, so that water and Ice dont enter. What is the telemetry-thing you are talking about? What kind of telemetry-data are we talking about that needs the sharkfin-antenna?
     
    #5 DonBarrocco, Nov 24, 2022
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    Telematics provides the following four services, some requiring a subscription:
    • automatic collision notification service
    • emergency-assistance button (SOS) service
    • stolen-vehicle location service
    • enhanced roadside assistance service
     
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