2005 Toyota Prius project

Here you will find an ongoing project with two objectives:

1. Build and market a computer interface (C.A.N) to talk to the Prius software.

2. Transplant the hybrid drive complete from a wrecked '05 Prius into something else.

update as of sept 1 2006.... this page is over a year old and is no longer up to date.. see this

PHEV page for new information

Located at 287 N Gardner Scottsburg IN 47170

(30 miles north of Louisville Ky and about 75miles south of Indianapolis In.)

2 or 3 minutes from I- 65

This is the donor car, the driver of the crash walked away with scratches I am told. I bought it from an insurance salvage auction.

it has 3600 miles on it.

UPDATE! I now have another '05 for parts... this one with NAV

this is before....now I have the interior and most of the wiring, carefully removed

Thanks To Kropp equipment, I now have a key and have tested the touch screen

the dash works and says" there is a problem with the parking..blah blah blah"

go figure!

this is the beginning of disassembly...

the 2005 Prius Battery.

 

 

Hello Hybrid fans, You have long looked to Autobeyours.com

for your Prius rebuildables, Here is another one...

we are offering parts this time....look at the photos and send your parts request here

I have started ( joined actually) a project that may lead to hacking into prius operating system.. see link below

 

Good stuff for sale bad
  interior trim parts  
  right rear door parts  
  rear seats  
  right curtain airbag  
  right front seat with good airbag  
     
     

 

 

Here you will find information about the CAN (Controller Area Network ) that 2004 and newer Prius cars use

http://www.vassfamily.net/ToyotaPrius/CAN/CAN232/index.html

this guy has built a computer interface for the Prius..His site also shows screen shots of data

taken from his data logger.

click here for a kit to make your Prius stay in Electric mode " The easy EV MODE kit"

http://www.Team-Fate.net another hybrid vehicle project by UCDAVIS

Here is a discussion of a

Here is another USB to CAN interface.

Here is a link to the yahoo group discussion on the toyota miniscanner

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius_Miniscanner_MarkIII/

32 bit activex controls for Visual Basic for sale by these guys

iPod users add it to your display!

The Oak Ridge Lab report on the prius, wow!

an electric car noteworthy, good use of prius batterys

an interface for your MFD to see more data C.A.N.

click here for a link to the pdf file for this non toyota display, I will take 9 dollars plus shipping for one.

 

this page is under construction as of 1-3-06