I would sign right up to buy a SmartEntry dongle from Toyota that was 1/4 the size of the standard one, so it would fit comfortably on my keychain. It would be worth $100 easy to me.
I'm willing to do without the emergency key, the 'lock' , 'unlock' and 'panic' buttons. So what? This is a reliable vehicle, and I call road service or my wife in the 1/1,000,000 chance I need that.
I've considered opening the dongle and extracting the guts that matter--the chip and battery and antenna, and making my own compact dongle. I love the Prius, but dislike the unnecessarily bulky dongle in my pocket.
Does anyone know if someone has hacked this, or has such an item available? I'm surprised efusco the premier 'hack my own 2004 to suit' guy hasn't done this yet.
I'm willing to do without the emergency key, the 'lock' , 'unlock' and 'panic' buttons. So what? This is a reliable vehicle, and I call road service or my wife in the 1/1,000,000 chance I need that.
I've considered opening the dongle and extracting the guts that matter--the chip and battery and antenna, and making my own compact dongle. I love the Prius, but dislike the unnecessarily bulky dongle in my pocket.
Does anyone know if someone has hacked this, or has such an item available? I'm surprised efusco the premier 'hack my own 2004 to suit' guy hasn't done this yet.