Update: The accents are finally going green.
Matching wheelcovers in progress.
I also replaced the LED turn signals, which were cheapy Superbright SMD towers that washed out in direct sunlight, with VLEDs Tritons:
I swapped the placement of the turn signals in the rear, so now it's turns on bottom, reverse lights on top.
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Originally Posted by marky899
Hey Vman455,
loving the thread.
How did you attatch the side skirts? Im guessing you used the same brackets as on the front but did you have to drill holes in your sills to bolt them on securely?
Also have you took them off now?
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The side skirts are off for now; I used the same L-brackets, but had to put some screws in the sills as well, and even then it was still pretty wavy. If I come up with a better solution in future I may put them back on.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The inverter is on the driver's side on the Gen III (opposite side for Gen II). For this reason, I have blocked the passenger side upper grill, but left the driver's side open. My lower grill is 100% blocked year-round unless I plan to climb mountain passes in the summer. I've got Torque set to alarm if any temperature parameter gets too warm, which so far has never happened.
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The inverter is on that side, but the inverter coolant radiator is centered behind the two upper grills.
I leave those open in the summer, blocked in winter, and partially blocked spring and fall.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I'll be replacing my OEM 12v battery with this Prismatic LiFePO4 battery, which is cheaper than the OEM, and weighs only 6.6 lbs. I'm setting up a test environment to compare the lead acid charge / discharge cycle efficiency compared to the LiFePO4 before I mount it in the Prius. Lead acid batteries are very inefficient when charged at near full capacity, which is normally when they are charged. |
If you do this, can you do a write-up?
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I removed my rear wiper, but couldn't find the right size plastic cap to plug the hole. I just cut cardboard to stuff into the hole, and then put a strip of black duct tape over it. The black tape blends in with the blacked out portion of the window. I'll never need to run that wiper anyhow.
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If I remember right, I found the plug at Lowe's. In electrical, I think, they have nylon plugs of various sizes.