Any way to mod the PRNDB panel by the gear shift?

i havent done anything like laser engraving. i did change the original bulb into a led.


its pretty easy to remove everything in that area. you dont even need a screwdriver. you can just pry back each panel and pull it off. they are all clips

 

They make a lot of nice TRD shift knobs. The ones made for the automatic shifter mimic the same shape as the OEM one, maybe covered in leather.

The best ones are, however, made for manual shifters. Unfortunately, they use a M12x1.25 metric thread, while automatics use a M8x1.25 metric thread.

Because I've searched everywhere and have found no adapters, I've made my own in my machine shop. IMHO, the manual TRD shift knobs are much nicer looking than the automatic ones.

You can get special "no damage" plastic trim removal tools at Harbor Freight an local auto parts stores for removing panels. I have several sets.

Look to Japan for JDM shift panels. Theirs may or may not fit, because their cars are right hand drive.

You can look to a custom shop that does carbon fiber effect overlays. I've seen them on Cable TV shows.

 

take it to a speed shoppe and have them do a nice custom for ya.

 

Shouldn't be a problem, the gate pattern is the same I believe.

 

Didn't know on the Prius"c." It's different on nearly all Gen II, Gen III and the Prius"v" models.

 

I just double checked, and you're correct. It's 180 backwards... so much for that, lol.

 

Wish I was wrong, but that's life.

 

on my very much loved Prius c i realize the whole PRNDB thingy is FAKE. they are computer swithches along with fake gear shifters. i would like to yank the whole thing and instead put in some real cup holders for decent sized cups of coffee. it really wastes a lot of space right now.

 

That is probably true with the Gen II and Gen III shifters other than the one on the "c."

I dissected both the Gen II and Gen III shifters and found X-Y components with magnets and Hall Effect sensors with 5 volts readouts.

The "gate" on the "c," as with nearly ALL Toyota automatic shifters is much simpler, with only one Hall Effect sensor connected to a cable. The horizontal movements in the shifter do nothing except act as "detents" like the manual push button lock shifter found on cars for years.

Toyota, for reasons of cost, did not include the more expensive X-Y Hall Effect sensor shifter on the "c."

IMHO, the Chrysler RAM and 200 shifter with the rotary knob is simpler than ant mechanical stick found on any Gen II or Gen III Prius.

 

Got this set at Pep Boys,

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Unlike the fiberglass filled plastic ones, these are made of soft and harder polyethylene, which is softer than the ABS used by Toyota on their trim panels.

The orange ones are softer and more flexible; the black ones are more rigid.

I've used others, but these make it hard to damage the panels, if you apply steady and continuous force. Stuff breaks with rapid and highly applied pressure.

 

I'm going to paint the grey panel black.