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Hi Beth, glad to see another WA MiEVer. I’m near Puyallup, have two cars in daily use plus one modified for off-road and a couple more for parts. I’ve swapped batteries and intend to rebuild packs for higher capacity, just haven’t needed the extra range yet to keep the cars useful. I’m...

Reed, pls post or PM what parts you need, also the Rt Front suspension?

@rearly (and all) I have no Rt side (passenger) front turn signals, but expect to receive another car this summer. I do have a left front signal available.

Goodbye, #24981, you’ve served many well… Yes, that’s a 1999 Ford Ranger EV carrying the hulk. After trading 1950 lbs of lead-acid for 600 lbs of LiFePO4 the range is greatly increased and rated payload is now over 2200 lbs!

The early LEAF's failure to interrupt charging with the thumb button resulted in some arcing during 'hot disconnects' and wore out both inlets and handles. My 2016 KIA SOUL is the same (so we try not to unplug it mid-session).

Ain't that just like retiree to push a clock-puncher to break ground on the marginal projects! ;) No mind, @Retiredinspain - I have to finish tuning my pusher trailer first! https://karmanneclectric.blogspot.com/

It's a shame that the CHAdeMO vehicle-to-home inverters don't work on i-MiEV, as confirmed by JoeS, and I'd consider the JDM 100VAC unit more of a toy, as we can more easily and cheaply serve a 1500W load with a 12V inverter. If these cars had cruise control, I'd be tempted to set up some...

Mitsu was surprisinly stingy with their manufacturing cost/benefit, but some CHAdeMO components are found in the non-DCFC cars. For instance, the release cable for your CHAdeMO door in the left rear corner terminates inside your RIGHT rear quarter panel, and the missing release handle and...

Hi @sirthomasis, here's hoping that you found a fix for your car (or got the home CHAdeMO charger). The internals of the OBC that you posted are indeed different from the first gen unit, and I happen to know where a couple of 2nd gen OBCs like that reside- they're New Old Stock replacements...

Hi Rearly, I'm pretty sure I have that part, but am traveling until July 1st. Will PM direct contact for faster follow-up.

Wow! Thanks for that bit of intel, @PV1 . I need to start using car covers for lens protection alone! I received a supposedly custom-fitted cover last week but haven't tried it on yet. My "Baja MiEV" has pretty good headlamps, will have to take a look when I return home on July 1st. I...

Tedcloak, your sunshade catch is finallymailing tomorrow. Of note, both sides are the same but removal is quite difficult without breaking anything due to FIVE latch points and one wedge.

Joel, you might want to visit my little MiEV sanctuary for a tech day. I have a CHAdeMO car all taken apart, and others on hand in both flavors. I’m in town M-TH this coming week.

Thanks Joel, been a crazy graduation week. Will update you this evening..

Not many new CHAdeMO stations being deployed anymore; I'd wager that the overall number in service has declined, so we should try to support those that exist! It appears that all DCFC stations deployed thus far by the 7-11 convenience store chain include CHAdeMO. Only in a handfull of states...

Hi @Joel_1885, @fiatandmiev, and @tedcloak I have the reflector, headrest and visor clip, Ted I'll send one your way for the $10 but will ask for a minimum transaction of $20 in the future to make the jobs worthwhile. Joel, that's the driver's side rear red reflector/lamp you need, eh?

Welcome, @Joel_1885 I'm glad to see another PNW tinkerer pick up the MiEV! I have a couple of spare packs intended for rebuilding, so if you'd prefer to keep your car running during the battery rebuild, let's collaborate. I'm also sending a PM

No problems, @michael8554 the whole job took about an hour of grunting, but with just the right amount of swearing, the replacement control arm popped into place. The forward body mount in my "Baja MiEV" for the horizontal bolt was a bit deformed by the collision, but a few taps of the hammer...

Sure do, please PM your offer and shipping address. -Jay

I just replaced a bent lower control arm on my salvaged project “Baja MiEV”, and discovered when pulling the good arm from my parts car that I didn’t EVen need to jack it up- just undid all 3 bolts and dropped the arm as the car sat!