With the addition of a baby, we need to expand the Prius’ cargo space to accommodate for the new little member of the family when we hit the road for road trips. Since I was not able to discuss the…
Fuel economy of medium Yakima 60″ JetStream vs. small Yakima 50″ CoreBar
I have recently acquired a set of Yakima 50″ CoreBar crossbars for use with my existing Yakima BaseLine towers bare-roof, roof rack set up. My previous set up consisted of Yakima 60″ JetStream on Yakima BaseLine towers. I’ve had the…
Repainted my OGS Intelligent Position Switch
I have to admit, my OGS Intelligent Position Switch has seen better days. In its early days, it was nice, silver and shiny. After 3 years of use, the shiny silver wore off and a hue of black can be…
RECARO Performance Coupe Infant Car Seat In a 2012 Prius, Prius c
When we found out my wife was pregnant in February 2016, we started baby planning. The first big ticket baby item we purchased was our RECARO Performance Denali Performance Coupe Travel System. As a matter of fact, we ordered the…
DIY: How to Replace the Door Lock Actuator on Your 3rd Gen Prius
So my door actuator just failed on my third generation Prius and I found Steve’s excellent post on how to remove the door panel (here) and used it to get me half way there. Here’s a “Part Two” for anyone…
DIY: How to Change the Cabin Filter in Your 3rd gen Prius
Here’s a short DIY article with instructions on how to change the cabin filter in your Prius. You can literally change the cabin filter in less than 5 minutes. As a matter of fact, I changed my cabin filter while on…
1st week MPG update: From the Inland Empire to the South Bay
Today marks the completion of one week’s worth of commute from the Inland Empire to the South Bay and I must say that while there is definitely a traffic jam to and from, it is not nearly as bad as…
Looks like I’ll be taking a micro road trip everyday
We’re moving from the South Bay to the Inland Empire this month solely for the purpose of shortening and alleviating my wife’s work commute at the expense of increasing my commute by 900% (from 5 mile drive to work to 50…
DIY: How to Install Winter / Snow Tire Chains On Your Prius
It has been a while since I had to install snow tire chains on a car, but driving up to Vancouver, B.C. in late December, and doing multiple side stops along the way, I figured I grab a pair for…
Prius with stock wheels lowered on TRD springs, comparison
I often receive a lot of questions regarding Prius lowered on TRD springs with stock 15″ wheels and tires, such as number of inches lowered, request for before/after photos, etc. Today I had the opportunity to snap a pic of…
JDM Prius ZVW30 Toyota Elegant Style Exterior Upgrade
I finally had time to order all the JDM Toyota Prius Elegant Style exterior chrome plated garnish upgrades, minus the lower rear bumper garnish since I have the Prius PLUS rear skirt installed. I originally asked my buddy back in July…
DIY: How to Blackout the Headlights On a 2010+ Prius
This is one of the very first mod I wanted to perform on the Prius when I took her home. I’m not a huge fan of all chrome headlights. Unfortunately because I commuted a lot during weekdays and go on…
NGJ10/KGJ10 Scion iQ mirror covers and turn signals fit Prius
It turns out that the USDM Scion iQ shares the same mirror covers as the JDM Toyota ZVW30 Prius (and Prius ν). Which means that if 3rd generation ZVW30 Prius or Prius ν owners want integrated turn signals on their side…
Update: How to buy and import JDM car parts from Japan
My apologies for the recent dry spell in terms of updates, been really busy with work and going on road trips on weekends. I think the last thing I want to do is tinker with the Prius after a week…
Prius DIY’s in the pipeline
I have a couple of Prius DIY’s in the pipeline for release: Black-out head lights How to install JDM center lower console lid kit How to install JDM door handle and beverage pocket LED kit How to install JDM interior…