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Old 05-17-2019, 08:26 PM   #2381
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I wouldn't mind ripping mine out and replacing it with the newer leather (vinyl?) dash.
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Old 05-17-2019, 08:48 PM   #2382
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I wouldn't mind ripping mine out and replacing it with the newer leather (vinyl?) dash.
Sweidit'd mine. Looks a lot better.

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Old 05-18-2019, 12:29 AM   #2383
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FWIR, once they break they're broke. All you can do is replace them, if possible. Scion is gone and with it went all these cool things. I do believe some Priuses (Prii?) have EL badges but I'm not sure. I asked a Toyota parts tech if the parts could be replaced but he couldn't find a part # for them.


Damn shame. If it’s already a lost cause I might see if I can wire it into something else, or maybe just rig up my own solution to replace the lighting? I’ll have to take a look this weekend


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Damn shame. If it’s already a lost cause I might see if I can wire it into something else, or maybe just rig up my own solution to replace the lighting? I’ll have to take a look this weekend


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Old 05-19-2019, 01:43 PM   #2385
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Still loving mine at 55k. Though my EL stopped working too.


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I took a look at mine, looks like the controller might be done and the EL strip is burned out. I can’t find any info on replacing it, and something tells me that the OEM parts would be hella expensive. Upon pulling my dash apart it looks to be a plain EL strip behind the panel, I picked one up that’s the same size off eBay. I think I’ll make a vinyl overlay to have it say series 10 + my number or something and wire it into my cabin accent lighting. If it works out I think it’ll look cool

Edit: also I love the purple!
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Old 05-20-2019, 01:05 PM   #2387
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I took a look at mine, looks like the controller might be done and the EL strip is burned out. I can’t find any info on replacing it, and something tells me that the OEM parts would be hella expensive. Upon pulling my dash apart it looks to be a plain EL strip behind the panel, I picked one up that’s the same size off eBay. I think I’ll make a vinyl overlay to have it say series 10 + my number or something and wire it into my cabin accent lighting. If it works out I think it’ll look cool

Edit: also I love the purple!
Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw my dash EL light up...
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Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw my dash EL light up...


It seems to be a pretty common thing for it to burn out
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Over 100k on mine... daily it (2nd owner).

My back Emblem stopped working... at the beginning of ownership I was slightly embarassed that it would light up so bright at night.

Now I miss it...
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I took a look at mine, looks like the controller might be done and the EL strip is burned out. I can’t find any info on replacing it, and something tells me that the OEM parts would be hella expensive. Upon pulling my dash apart it looks to be a plain EL strip behind the panel, I picked one up that’s the same size off eBay. I think I’ll make a vinyl overlay to have it say series 10 + my number or something and wire it into my cabin accent lighting. If it works out I think it’ll look cool

Edit: also I love the purple!
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Over 100k on mine... daily it (2nd owner).

My back Emblem stopped working... at the beginning of ownership I was slightly embarassed that it would light up so bright at night.

Now I miss it...
Mine still works!!!! @70k
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Same, all emblems working @ 50k.

For you guys whose are not working, did you do any electrical mods like stereo, headlight etc? Wonder if its a fuse or wiring thing.
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Same, all emblems working @ 50k.

For you guys whose are not working, did you do any electrical mods like stereo, headlight etc? Wonder if its a fuse or wiring thing.


My emblems still work after stereo and headlight mods, it’s just the EL that’s gone. From what I can tell they’re on a pretty separate system from the rest of the wiring, the emblems and the EL each have their own controllers.
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Ladies and gents I fixed it! Ignore my plastic wrap on the ground. Like I suspected the burned out EL panel had a film over it with the scion logo and lettering, so I peeled that off and applied it to my eBay EL strip. I wanted to leave the stock EL wiring alone in case I run into OEM parts someday so I ran an inverter off a tap from the drivers side fusebox, and routed a connector up to the hole behind the dashboard. That way if it ever burns out again it should be a super easy fix, simple disconnect and swap. It is now on all the time, but personally I like it that way, since it’s very unobtrusive, matches my accent lighting, and you can’t see it at all in the daytime. It’s also a ~20$ repair instead of a 400$+ repair if you can even find the parts. If anyone wants a more detailed list of what I did feel free to reach out.
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