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Thx @MickeyS70. Next variable is those pesky plastic-head bolts securing the splash tray at some points. I haven’t figured the reason for their precise placement, and they rarely survive removal and reinstallation (if the 10mm socket rounds off the plastic bolt head, a 10mm nut extractor...

I’m swapping a couple of packs this long weekend, and am thinking to try something new, as the incoming pack was a recent warranty replacement, courtesy of Donny’s bad luck. The idea is to also move the BMU over from the donor car to avoid any recalibration issues via this “brain transplant”...

Sorry to come late to the thread @Bang and Crash. I have sEVeral good drivetrains and go to Vancouver regularly.

One nEVer knows when one's own old posts will come in handy. I forgot to disconnect the 12V battery when I disconnected an airbag squib while working on the BAJA MiEV, so set that airbag MIL, and now the State Patrol won't allow the car to be relicensed! I've been unsuccessful in resetting the...

Hello All, it's time to sell my daughter's car, as she's heading off to college and won't need the wheels. It's a nice and clean 2012 base model with 66,400 miles and 26.3 Ah remaining capacity. With a battery pack temperature of 53 F it displays 51 miles RR after normal local driving. The...

Hi HenriFred, I think you're talking about the Automatic Stability Control. Many of us have experienced this after buying new front tires while there was still wear left on the rear tires. With our staggered fitment, the ratio between front and rear circumferences has to stay within a narrow...

I'm naming the car "Annie" after the late owner. She was a Hollywood actress and the last living leading cast member of "White Christmas", where she played the granddaughter of Bing Crosby. After a TV career on Father Knows Best, Perry Mason, and The Six Million Dollar Man, she went back to...

I appreciate the balance that MickeyS70 is trying to strike by making folks do their homework, but I'll vote in favor of Mike publishing his guide. DIY EV converters kept the electric dream alive for most of the interval between the 1930's and the 2010's, and are the only way that any...

Well, here's the seventh i-MiEV that's come our way.... This one owner unicorn 2012 ES with DCFC and the cold weather package was babied by the sweetest 85 y/o lady and garaged since new, plus got the rare Mitsu-certified airbag compatible leather seat covers in dove grey front and rear, while...

Thank you @rkolibar That bit of AI-creativity obviously abandons all MiEV underpinnings, but I like that mean front fascia... Rather than a square roof rack, the stunt i-MiEV I want to see has a perfect arch of a rollbar that extends the rear roofline just enough to ensure that a forward...

Tusen Takk @BrunoJ ! Stavanger sure has changed. I had a very expensive rekker (shrimp) sandwich in the fisketorget where as a kid all we could get was a bag of shrimp boiled in seawater, and they would cut the head cut off your salmon if you asked nicely! ;) I do sometimes question why I...

Added turn signals and a MiEV-sized winch.

Here’s a Baja MiEV update, as I’ve found the largest tire/wheel combination that fits without cutting fenders, and got the ratios right to preserve ABS, ASC, traction control and regen! The rear tires are LT195/75R14 Goodyear Wrangler AT on Mitsubishi Mirage steel rims. The front carries...

Hey @byronbradley I see that you haven't posted since November, so I'm guessing that your first winter with an ailing pack didn't go well. There couldn't have been that many MiEV in Ashland, I may have known the original owner of your car. Anyway, for you or anyone else in a similar...

Well, replacing the lower control arm made Meep drivable, but only in circles, as the steering rack definitely seems to be damaged internally. The warranty-replaced battery tested beautifully at 47.5 Ah, so it’ll go to upgrade my daughter’s 2012; BlackAdder. At 69k miles, the Adder’s main...

Thanks @DonW- the inability to steer made loading interesting, but it towed just fine with the front end lashed to a tow dolly (drive system in Ready and Neutral). Now to see, will Meep live on as one, or many? -Jay btw- those lower control arms must have some sort of heat treatment for...

Hi @JSK Jon, I have that glass from a 2012 model. I'm assuming that you're in the UK though, and I'd be mailing from Seattle. Plz PM an offer if interested.

Hi @JonFaux, I do have that left (driver’s) front turn signal. Pls PM an offer

Thank you Beth, I think that the San Juan EVA has gone dormant, but the listed contact, Ryan P. is still active an available at the listed address. I also think that the North Sound EAA is completely defunct, but would love to stand corrected! It would be worth trying a CHAdeMO session at...

Welcome, HenriFred! I revisited my childhood homes in Stavanger and Oslo while attending EVS35 two years ago. I saw many of our "little bugs", but the EVServices.no folks that I visited with said there's no demand to keep them running or upgrade the batteries. Basically that you rich...