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Modifications and Tweaks
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https://www.homedepot.ca/product/gardner-bender-push-on-norm-off-spst-6a-120vac-1-cd/1000104177
The shaft length was perfect for the location I chose
The shaft length was perfect for the location I chose
navguy12
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Excellent, thank you.
Electric Rich
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Hi, I would love to know exactly what gap you sealed up. Sounds promising.
Wildeyed
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Waitamminit. You're prepared to delete the VESS but you haven't even driven the car yet?I have all my bits and bobs for the VESS off switch. Now all I need is a car to put it into (it should be in our garage by tomorrow night)
Its not a total delete, its just a temporary bypass...and I wish that switch was included just like the European models since day 1
navguy12
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First off, its my wifes car.
She is the primary driver and it will be up to her if she finds the noise annoying.
If she finds the noise annoying, then she may ask me if I can do anything about it.
If she does ask me if I can do anything about it, I'll be able to reply, "Yes, as a matter of fact...if you push that little button right down there, it will act just like the VESS button I was telling you about that is available in all other jurisdictions except North America."
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Just like the time I put an "EV mode" button into my 2008 Prius so I could move that vehicle silently over very short distances while in tight quarters...all on pure electric power.
That Prius "EV mode" button was also available world wide...except for North America.
It is almost like manufacturers think that North American drivers will somehow start running pedestrians down simply because the vehicles are too quiet at low speed.
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Soap box rant.
Start rant:
I drove hybrids between 2007 and 2018 that, via my DIY mods, ran silent in parking lot scenarios.
I've driven a pure EV for 27 months that is totally silent as a matter of operating in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
My driving habits in tight quarters are to go very slow, watch everything and expect pedestrians or other drivers to pop up out of nowhere.
If the time comes and I am able to drive my wife's car while I am alone, then yes, I will be pushing the VESS button, exercising a right that anyone else who drives a Kona EV outside North America has.
End rant.
Rant complete.
If you click on the two links (random seller's site) I showed earlier, the installation instructions are shown in there.
navguy12
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Back when I had a 2008 Prius, I replaced all the external and internal incandescent bulbs with LEDs, as well as installing some blue LEDs in the front seat foot-wells (under the dash).
On my wife's new Kona EV (preferred), while following her as she drove the new car home, I observed (by the delay while blinking) that the rear bumper signal lamps are incandescent...and later, that the dark hole that is the rear storage area has a single bulb lamp that does little to light up the rear storage area...and no foot-well lights.
Has anyone in the community already replaced any of the interior/exterior incandescent bulbs with LEDs?
On my wife's new Kona EV (preferred), while following her as she drove the new car home, I observed (by the delay while blinking) that the rear bumper signal lamps are incandescent...and later, that the dark hole that is the rear storage area has a single bulb lamp that does little to light up the rear storage area...and no foot-well lights.
Has anyone in the community already replaced any of the interior/exterior incandescent bulbs with LEDs?
Anaglypta
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Some folk here in the UK and Europe have replaced them for LED's, however a word of caution if you do so Note the repair flow chart:-
navguy12
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Seen and noted, thanks.
navguy12
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Can you provide any links to the brands of LEDs used by the folks in the UK and Europe?
I'm starting the slow slog thru Amazon and eBay and there is too much variation in prices and too many brands...and Google is not really helping either.
Thanks
This (probably the best blog i have found to date) might help with LED replacement and other technical details (thanks to hobbit)
http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/ev/yb.html
make sure to check the whole page ( click Up to EV index) at the bottom, details on "real spare tire" , going dark, plus a lot of helpful information.
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If you are looking to change your head light bulbs to LED, it was discussed in great detail here:
https://www.insideevsforum.com/comm...-original-halogens-with-better-halogens.7958/
If you are looking for a bright 31mm festoon LED bulb to replace the incandescent ones in at least two locations, I can recommend this one (painted black). Sold by many vendors online. Not expensive and nice daylight white colour.
Lets call this one a "Tweak"
Got tired of looking at the hood support end (the yellow thing in the first photo) through the more than generous gap with the front hood closed:
so I grabbed a can of black paint and "touched it up":
and now it looks like this when the hood is closed:
I also took a picture of the connector that when disconnected disables the "front hood open signal on the dash screen" right below the resting location of the hood support rod (the blue colored male plug):
Just remember to install the connector back when the car is unlocked or "awake" or you will be unexpectedly surprised when the alarm goes off
Got tired of looking at the hood support end (the yellow thing in the first photo) through the more than generous gap with the front hood closed:
so I grabbed a can of black paint and "touched it up":
and now it looks like this when the hood is closed:
I also took a picture of the connector that when disconnected disables the "front hood open signal on the dash screen" right below the resting location of the hood support rod (the blue colored male plug):
Just remember to install the connector back when the car is unlocked or "awake" or you will be unexpectedly surprised when the alarm goes off
GPM432
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Lets call this one a "Tweak"
Got tired of looking at the hood support end (the yellow thing in the first photo) through the more than generous gap with the front hood closed:
Boy your gap is way out it should be tighter then that
so I grabbed a can of black paint and "touched it up":
and now it looks like this when the hood is closed:
I also took a picture of the connector that when disconnected disables the "front hood open signal on the dash screen" right below the resting location of the hood support rod (the blue colored male plug):
Just remember to install the connector back when the car is unlocked or "awake" or you will be unexpectedly surprised when the alarm goes off
Wildeyed
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Good gravy! There's no way that hood gap is to spec. Surely your dealer would adjust it.Lets call this one a "Tweak"
Got tired of looking at the hood support end (the yellow thing in the first photo) through the more than generous gap with the front hood closed:
so I grabbed a can of black paint and "touched it up":
and now it looks like this when the hood is closed:
I also took a picture of the connector that when disconnected disables the "front hood open signal on the dash screen" right below the resting location of the hood support rod (the blue colored male plug):
Just remember to install the connector back when the car is unlocked or "awake" or you will be unexpectedly surprised when the alarm goes off