Custom 3D Printed Button Guard for 2023 Prius (EV/HOLD/Traction Area)

Hi everyone,

I recently found myself accidentally pressing the center console buttons (EV Mode, HOLD, Traction Control, etc.) on my 2023 Prius while driving. It got annoying — so I decided to do something about it.

I scanned the area with a 3D scanner, designed a custom cover, and 3D printed it to fit perfectly over the buttons. It prevents accidental presses but still looks OEM and clean. I’ve made a quick video showing how it works:

I’m curious — has anyone else run into this issue? Would something like this be useful for you? I might upload the 3D model to MakerWorld for free if people are interested.

Let me know what you think! Feedback (positive or critical) is welcome.

 

I don't put my hand there too but sometimes I just hit it so I realize I pressed later. Many times I saw "traction control is disabled" on the screen, I am like when did I even press that button? But I did

For the covar part, I thought that but normally I just wanted to cover button area, that's it.

I could cover it all the way front but you need to take knob off to put your cover, it would be too much work.
Or I could make more space so it will fit through hole without taking the knob off, but it would not look good this time. Also it will be extra work for modelling and printing time.

 

Thank you. There are tons of filament colors but they are all matte, not shinny like exterior of cars. You would need to paint it with the same paint with your car. I used black abs filament, and I also used fuzzy skin feature to match the center console skin texture. I will take closer photos.

 

If you’re interested in getting one, I put the STL file on MakerWorld (free), and I also listed a pre-printed version on eBay — both links are in the YouTube video description.