Recent content by barrylevine

Thanks for your reply. I've been getting in the habit now of using the door lock button. But I hadn't considered using the door key. However, being a bit absent minded at times, I think now it would be better to habitually use the key (then there's no chance of inadvertently locking them in the...

I'm in the process of dealing with a what was a dead 12V battery, and I thought it a good idea to check in the forum to learn a few things. I've a 2016 i-MiEV, and have always locked the doors with the fob. Mostly though, not going back to open the car and lock it with the fob again...

This post about a fixable i-MiEv getting stupidly totaled is exactly why I decided to attempt repair myself after a relatively minor front end collision that deployed the driver side airbag and (peculiarly) also deployed the front passenger seatbelt pretensioner (although I had no passenger, nor...

Actually, they are regular torx screws. At first I couldn't find the L. side torx at first because the steering has to be straightened out for both screws to be visible. Duhh! Pulled off the old airbag this a.m. * * * * Here is a list of Mitsubishi cars with what appears to be the same driver...

It is the same. At first I couldn't find the L. side torx at first because the steering has to be straightened out for both screws to be visible. Duhh!

Just an update: Not so easy as in the video to remove the IMIEV's airbag. At least on my 2016 model, I find that the airbag assembly appears to be retained by 2 phillips tamper-resistant screws (they have a center pin, and require a special bit.) I don't know if this is typical of recent...

I have a question re the windshield washer reservoir (mine apparently got cracked in the accident, as it has a fast leak now). There was no separate listing for it at the PartSouq website (what a great resource), and it appears to actually be part of the cooling fan shroud in that...

I just looked at my receipt from this, and you are correct - ONLY the passenger side airbag was switched for a new one.

That is a great suggestion. I bolded "not" for clarity. I found the list, which I'll append in case other members need to find a replacement airbag. Source: https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/takata-recall-spotlight Airbags recalled on these models: 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV...

Thanks for the info. It looks like a new airbag can cost another thousand, if new. Folks are selling used, but I'll bet many are withdrawn Takata rejects. I wonder where your guy found an inner steel bumper. Off a wreck? From Japan?

Thanks JoeS It sounds like my i-miev would get totaled based on your anecdote. That there were so few sold in the U.S. doesn't help as far as junkyard parts. I don't understand that bit about replacing the entire dash if the airbag has deployed, it has an odor of scam, but isn't the whole...

I rear-ended someone yesterday; I was in a line-up at a light, then we were moving, but the guy in front stopped suddenly, and I didn't catch the change fast enough. It seemed I whacked him pretty hard, and my airbag went off. When we got out and inspected, the other car didn't seem to have any...

Just installed a USB cable on my iMiev - found a cable in Ebay for $3.15. http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-Audio-Car-Media-Music-Adapter-Extension-Wire-For-Honda-Mitsubishi/202301587984 After popping off the radio bezel as described in links earlier in this thread, I looked down at the radio...

Hello, Was rear-ended the other day, not very hard, but hard enough dislodge the rear bumper so it was rubbing my tires, and also to slightly push in the area near a rear reflector. I just pulled the bumper back and snapped it back into place. It was just some kid coming back from a friend's...

Coming a little late to this thread. I've had my imiev since July 2016, and drive it to several music gigs per week. One of them is a 61 mile round trip, on roads where I'm averaging about 35-45 mph. I get home with about 12 miles of range left on the gauge. Often the RR gauge in the morning...