OEM spare tire install

I hope you didn't order that part number. It's not the right one for what you want.

Labels for the driver door jam with tires sizes and pressures:
42661-47B00 - 17" wheels, no spare tire
42661-47B10 - 19" wheels, no spare tire
42661-47B20 - 17" wheels, with spare tire
42661-47B30 - 19" wheels, with spare tire

Caution Plate for the back - appears to be stuck to the white foam:
42668-28090

Caution Sticker for the spare wheel:
42668-42010

This is what they approximately look like:

 

Also, I don't think you understand how the XLE and LTD come from the factory. There are no side panels. All of us with the higher trims have those voids on either side and our deck boards "float" on the foam boxes. The only differences in that area are that the XLE/LTD deck board is shaped a little different and the carpet mats/cargo liners are rectangles so they don't hang over the edge of the deck board. I'm pretty sure I mentioned a couple times in my first posts that the LE mats/liners weren't compatible and the deck board was iffy.

 

Just a little FYI: Those voids are the perfect size for tool/emergency kits. I have the little Toyota first aid kit velcroed above my battery, and I've got the Toyota emergency kit, a cheap Harbor Freight torque wrench, and a Ryobi bag with an impact wrench, tire inflator, and battery in the other void.

I've also got a 21mm impact socket, a regular 21mm socket, and the shortest 1/2" extension I could find. I use the regular socket and the extension on the torque wrench, and the impact socket on the impact wrench. The two sockets were just because I got annoyed constantly changing sockets between the two tools, and the extension was because I kept brushing my knuckles(or the wrench) on the fender arch while torquing down the lug nuts during wheel set swaps or tire rotations.

 

An FYI on this label: It looks like you might be able to get the one for the LE/SE with the 17" wheels, but the 19" wheel version looks to be a long shot. I just ordered one from my local dealership, but they say it's out of stock and on indefinite backorder. If you think about it, it makes sense. The label is printed with the tire sizes for the 19" wheels plus the spare. But Toyota only uses the 195/50-19 tire on the Prius, and that doesn't come with a spare, so why would they print up any labels for a configuration they don't make?

Those that have the 17" wheels appear to be okay. Toyota does sell that configuration in Mexico as standard equipment. When I looked up the 19" version at Lewis, it wouldn't let me order it for delivery. But it doesn't give me the same warning for the 17", so it must be available to order. I'm guessing the label for the Mexican Prius is in English and not Spanish(or it's in both).

The other two labels for the back are available to order because they're not specific to the Prius. They're used in many other Toyotas. One was available next day, and the other was available in about a week. It's about $15 altogether, so I figure what the heck. Might as well be as complete as I can possibly get at this point.




BTW, thanks for noticing this detail, Ahimsa9.

 

It's a mix. Europe gets both the 17" and 19" wheels, but they only get the PHEV which can't have a spare. Mexico gets the spare, but only gets 17" wheels. US/Canada gets the HEV in 17" and 19", but no spare option. Japan gets everything, but their label is almost certainly in Japanese. So there's no place that has the combination of an English label, 19" wheels, AND a spare tire option.

I suspect the part number is in the system just in case something changes. Maybe the Mexican market someday gets the 19" wheels. Maybe there'll be a US/Canadian corporate fleet purchase that specifies 19" and the spare. At this point, it's just an image file on a computer somewhere and that costs Toyota nothing.


Side note, I'm happy for the Guam or Saipan market(I can't remember which). I believe one of them requires a two-tone horn. That's why the Prius has a second threaded hole for a second horn. It made installing the Toyota/Lexus premium horn kit super easy.

Other market-specific options are the ionic air purifier addition to the A/C system in the South Korean version, and the dual-zone climate controls in the European version. I think it's theoretically possible to upgrade the US-spec cars to add the ionic purification, though I don't think it would be worth the cost/effort to source and install the parts. Sadly, the dual-zone climate system is impossible to add to a US-spec HEV. I think you could add it to a US PHEV, but the costs would be so very high($2.5-$4K). And add another thousand or two on top of that to have a shop do the work.

 

Correct. The 80kmh/50mph decal(5) goes on the wheel itself, and there's a shallow rectangular depression in the foam box where the other decal(4) is supposed to go(I noticed it the other day while getting the rear seat out to replace the seat cover).

The decal(2) on the door jam will be super easy to spot as it will replace the one that's already there.


I'm supposed to get #4 and #5 probably late next week, and I'll take a pic once they're installed. I have no idea if I'll ever be able to get #2, though you should be able to get your version easily enough.

 

I got two of my three decals in this week and installed them. The third one(driver's door jamb) was the one that was listed as backordered with no date given. Apparently ordering it triggered Toyota to make some, because it's now supposed to arrive in about two weeks.

Here's a photo of the 100% completed conversion(now with decals! lol). I don't know with absolute certainty if the 80/50 decal was supposed to go on the spare wheel, but it seemed logical given the parts diagram. The two sockets are because I got fed up with constantly swapping between the impact wrench and torque wrench. The extension is for the torque wrench, as I was brushing my knuckles(or sometimes the fender trim) when I was torquing the nuts down.



If it looks like I rotated the tire so the Yokohama logo is at the top and the valve stem is toward the bottom and easier to access for pressure testing, you'd be correct. lol

 

Foldable emergency triangles. Apparently they're required in the EU, so there's a spot for them. I figured why not and ordered three from Toyota. It would also be a good place to store a torque wrench, but I tuck mine just to the left of the foam, partially under the Toyota emergency bag(it's just a cheap Harbor Freight wrench).