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    New headlights with or without motor?

    Both sides are equally bad. I'll try to polish them before my MOT* test next week. If it fails because of the lights, I'll just order two of them...
    Post by: R-P, Feb 8, 2024 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    New headlights with or without motor?

    Not sure you'll be able to see this link, but this is what I am looking at: just the glass* from/for a Gen 2. The headlight adjustment came handy...
    Post by: R-P, Feb 8, 2024 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    New headlights with or without motor?

    I did search and undoubtedly it is covered somewhere, but I couldn't find it... I have regular H4 headlights that have been a problem with each...
    Thread by: R-P, Feb 7, 2024, 7 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Fitting mobility 12volt AGM battery.

    I bought the 55Ah in Januari 2016. It's been excellent so far but I feel it's getting old. I planned for it to outlive the Prius, but I never...
    Post by: R-P, Jan 29, 2024 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Hybrid battery balancing

    Seconded. Here's my 55Ah AGM battery to replace my 38Ah original Prius battery. Straight out of the box. [IMG] Let's test it. Oh crap, that's...
    Post by: R-P, Jan 1, 2024 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Prius Battery Replacement Kit (GenII/GenIII) with NEW custom cells

    LTO batteries (lithium-titanium-oxide) would probably be the best choice at this point: often quoted to last 10,000 to 30,000 cycles (Wiki shows...
    Post by: R-P, Sep 22, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    I think we're going solar

    That's a good one too. Parents-in-law have Solar Edge, which has 25 years warranty (standard for some parts, at a slight premium for other parts...
    Post by: R-P, Sep 22, 2023 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    I think we're going solar

    Rule of thumb for the Netherlands is "0.8", as in a 10kW system will net you around 8MWh a year. You're at a comfortable "2". Go Florida! My...
    Post by: R-P, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Manual OEM roof rack installation??? Gen2 obviously

    It's hard to read but it says in the manual it is 75kg but you should also observe the maximum weight the manufacturer specs for its car. It's a...
    Post by: R-P, Sep 5, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications
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    I think we're going solar

    Is this excess counted over an entire year? In the Netherlands we can use more in the winter and this is offset by producing more in the summer. I...
    Post by: R-P, Aug 23, 2023 in forum: Environmental Discussion
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    Manual OEM roof rack installation??? Gen2 obviously

    Thanks fellow Dutchy! No mention of my obscure parts, so pretty sure they don't belong to the roofrack. And good to know I should use a 'key' of...
    Post by: R-P, Mar 31, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications
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    Outer CV replacement

    Bought a breakers front right axle (30€, ~35$) and it just passed the yearly inspection. Maybe I'll refurbish the old one with a new CV joint, but...
    Post by: R-P, Feb 22, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Outer CV replacement

    I stand corrected. Friggin' impossible to remove the CV joint. Hit it until my hands hurt, used a CV-joint puller with a torque wrench (1m/3ft...
    Post by: R-P, Feb 21, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Outer CV replacement

    Why does the CV joint have to be cut off? I read elsewhere (that's how I interpret Patrick Wong's comment) that the CV joint does not come off and...
    Post by: R-P, Feb 17, 2023 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting