Cool! But I'm not comfortable with disassembling my whole dash. 
Getting it back together is the choreroso said:Its easy not that much of a chore....
I look at it this way:hyperion said:I think you have to ask yourself if any tampering with the dash is worth it. There have been numerous posts about dash noise after Toyota has had to do any service that required "popping" dash from it's clips.
Any one who does this on a U.S. auto is taking a risk with their warranty, for very little function (that's an opinion, I'm not an expert or lawyer)roso said:Hey I found and purchase on ebay Prius factory ev switch, availiable now and complete with instructions too. At least I dont have to wait coastal and there lack of response.
here's the link
http://motors.search.ebay.com/EV-switch ... samcmZ6000
Why? The program is in there, all we're doing is adding a switch to activate it. Also, the warranty for the battery is the same elsewhere with the EV mode as it is here without it.An04Prius said:Any one who does this on a U.S. auto is taking a risk with their warranty, for very little function.roso said:Hey I found and purchase on ebay Prius factory ev switch, availiable now and complete with instructions too. At least I dont have to wait coastal and there lack of response.
here's the link
http://motors.search.ebay.com/EV-switch ... samcmZ6000
Tideland Prius said:Why? The program is in there, all we're doing is adding a switch to activate it. Also, the warranty for the battery is the same elsewhere with the EV mode as it is here without it.An04Prius said:Any one who does this on a U.S. auto is taking a risk with their warranty, for very little function.roso said:Hey I found and purchase on ebay Prius factory ev switch, availiable now and complete with instructions too. At least I dont have to wait coastal and there lack of response.
here's the link
http://motors.search.ebay.com/EV-switch ... samcmZ6000
Uh, if something is installed by a dealer or at the factory, it generally doesn't void warranty. If you, yourself, go in and start wiring things into the electrical system Toyota has no way of knowing what else you might have cut, pulled, broken or otherwise messed up. Therefore they may assume any subsequent problem is your fault and not the manufacturer's. They cover things the dealer may mess up, but not problems you have induced. It is the same with any car... if you do something to the car other than normal maintenance and it involves hardware, you can void the warranty.finman said:Please explain how the Japan and Europe versions of the Prius get away with the EV switch. Does Toyota NOT honor their warranty because of this?
Hey, dont get mad at me. :shock: I'm just a gentle white bear.Tideland Prius said:That's for a plug-in option. The Prius will not drain the battery if you install the EV switch. It will run the engine when it drops down to 2nd / 3rd bar border. It will turn on the engine if you press the throttle harder.
It's like you guys adding a DRL option to the car cause Canada has it and you don't. How would that void the warranty?