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mike77cos wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:19 am I've started watching GS460h gearboxes on eBay

jon volk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:38 pm

mike77cos wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:19 am I've started watching GS460h gearboxes on eBay

Same here. If I find one locally for stupid cheap, Ill probably pick one up for a project I dont yet have.

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:09 pm Be careful of ebay for this stuff. At least here in europe it's full of bare bones gearboxes (no wiring,pump,connections etc) for silly money. I've bought a complete GS450h with a battery fault for basically scrap value. It's well worth going the old school route of calling scrap yards etc.

Stateside most junkyards (at least that I've talked to) won't touch a hybrid/ev.

MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:48 pmIt's not necessarily what junkyards have, as it's what they have access to. They are probably perfectly happy to be a middleman to you as they are to body shops, and they have 1000x as much manpower spent on buying vehicles as an individual can afford, including all kinds of sales you won't have access to.

MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:48 pm

Stateside most junkyards (at least that I've talked to) won't touch a hybrid/ev.

Pick N Pull, a national chain with probably 80 yards ( https://www.picknpull.com/locations.aspx ), won't touch them either. They don't have policies or procedures for touching EVs.

However, the way they buy vehicles is often auction bundles from insurance companies, from crashed vehicles. Which might be "You're getting 30 cars. Take it or leave it."

The insurance companies won't let a crashed EV sit in their lot, nor an auction lot, with an intact battery, so they're usually removed by their own mechanics.

So, my PIck N Pull happened to have a Prius. A lady there told me they had a HIghlander come in, which they just turned around and sold. Lots of junkyard vehicles get bought this way, in large bundles, and then resold as a whole to individuals or shops looking for parts cars, never hit the lot.

It's not necessarily what junkyards have, as it's what they have access to. They are probably perfectly happy to be a middleman to you as they are to body shops, and they have 1000x as much manpower spent on buying vehicles as an individual can afford, including all kinds of sales you won't have access to.

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:09 pm Be careful of ebay for this stuff. At least here in europe it's full of bare bones gearboxes (no wiring,pump,connections etc) for silly money. I've bought a complete GS450h with a battery fault for basically scrap value. It's well worth going the old school route of calling scrap yards etc.

PacEmaker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:39 pm Anyone got advice on mileage with these transmissions?

Dre.esky wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:46 am I planning on getting GS450H transmission and your controller but I’m not sure what years but 2007 can work, is there a cut of year ?

PacEmaker wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:22 amIs technical data available for this transmission, along with data on the inverter & controller?

Kevin Sharpe wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:07 pm

PacEmaker wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:22 amIs technical data available for this transmission, along with data on the inverter & controller?

Can you ask your generic questions over here? Lets keep this thread focused on the SuperYacht

Kevin Sharpe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:22 pm Damien has been busy in the workshop and has installed the rear test pack... almost ready to start road testing at 480V

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sfk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:19 pm What batteries are you using

sfk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:19 pm would you recommend them?

johu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:04 pm Is that orange watering hose?

johu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:04 pm If so, I love re-purposing