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    Brake booster/accumulator compatibility?

    Thanks Chapman...
    Post by: wsalopek, Mar 16, 2024 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Brake booster/accumulator compatibility?

    Thanks Tom, so the two parts are: 1) booster/accumulator 2) master cylinder ? Thanks...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 5, 2024 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Brake booster/accumulator compatibility?

    We have a 2010 (as well as a 2015 PIP). Anyway, I'm looking to buy a used or refurb or new brake booster and accumulator (and master cylinder??)...
    Thread by: wsalopek, Jan 5, 2024, 56 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Inexpensive accumulator/booster repair in the southwest U.S.?

    Bump for any more suggestions... Thanks...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 5, 2024 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    OK - yeah, in this last episode we were gone 3 months. And, I believe the 12v battery is the original from 2015, so it's time for a new one...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    Thanks yeah - I guess I'll sacrifice those things for not having a dead battery upon my return to the car - but yes, definitely a downside. At...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    Thanks very much - the white wire sounds like a winner for my use case.
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    OK - get it now, no links allowed? (And also, looks like I can't PASTE an image??) 0 And THEN I had a "problem uploading file" - no PNG's...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    Oops - this is the item (can't edit my original post?): [MEDIA]
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v battery twist/disconnect gizmo that fits Prius battery post?

    Hi folks... I just about ordered one of these - to use to disconnect the 12v battery when the Prius won't be started for several weeks. Of course...
    Thread by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024, 10 replies, in forum: Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    12v Battery Terminal Size?

    So what size ARE the posts? Eyeballing looks like 13mm? Thanks...
    Post by: wsalopek, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Inexpensive accumulator/booster repair in the southwest U.S.?

    Holy cow! Of course yours is a Gen 2, and maybe the brake booster/accumulator lasts longer in those, but wow. And congrats on so many miles on...
    Post by: wsalopek, Dec 21, 2023 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Inexpensive accumulator/booster repair in the southwest U.S.?

    Tom to clarify what you are saying - sounds like $1300 to $1600 for both parts brand new from Toyota? And then yeah, 5-6 hours times $100-ish per...
    Post by: wsalopek, Dec 21, 2023 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum