Recent content by ceejones

The brands seem to change regularly but all seem to work. I chose one of the smallest and bought a "y" harness so I could have a plug where the dealership expects it and my own closer to me (at the base of the steering column where it meets the instrument panel. I chose one with an on-off...

I guess I'm a creep lover. For 4 years I drove a Porsche 914 that I converted with an Azure Dynamics system and wished I had creep! What I hated was the VSP. Fortunately, someone quickly solved that flaw. I fixed my VSP to silence except when I care to hear it. I built a parallel system to...

To answer: My question is where do you hook the chains? My hitch dow not have any hooks. Also where did you tap into the wires for the lights? Bill welded safety chain loops onto the removable section. Any trailer shop could do the same if you already have the hitch. I described my 4 pin...

The Quick Release Hitch installation was straight forward on my 2011 SV. (I was going to say without a hitch.) I have an aluminum cargo carrier modified to transport miniature (1/8th size) railroad cars. It beats my Nissan van doing the same job. This rail car wasn't completed when I took...

I have one of the Quick Release 2" Receiver hitches (available in this forum) on my 2011 SV and wanted a standard four pin flat trailer connector for additional lighting on my cargo carrier. I found the Hopkins Converter #48895 to be LED compatible and just about a perfect fit. You'll need...

I have been trying to get to the "new" LEAF owners portal for several days with no success. I keep getting routed through a loop that wants me to install FlashPlayer 11 (which I have installed). I can no longer get to my vehicle status and the CarWings data. No big thing as long as I can...

About six years ago I installed the Azure Dynamics/Solectria A/C electric drive system in a Porsche 914. The DMOC controller was user programmable for regen parameters and an electric signal was provided to activate the brake lights on regen of a certain level. My gentle driving needed this...

I purchased the genuine Nissan grab handle from an on-line OEM parts dealer. The handle comes with the two clips for installation. I installed it same day, but there's a trick I'd like to share. First off, when you get the part you have to figure out how to release the clips. Pull back on...

{Where are you folks finding these chrome letters now.} The PlugIn America group has the spaced, slanted letters for $25 plus $3 shipping. That's a couple bucks cheaper than BlueSky. https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2711/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=553"...

Most of us seem to agree that the word ELECTRIC needs to be prominently displayed. Nissan obviously saw greater benefit in the ZeroEmission thing because it's a trademark that can set them apart in the future. I guess it's our job to link Nissan's Zero with the word electric. I had one set...

The PIAA led Fog Lights make an attractive addition to the front of an SV, much better than the black plugs. I wired mine as Daytime Running Lights (per GEEK EVs post) because they take so little power. I aimed them carefully so as not to blind anyone. I think they add to my visibility (being...

I'm just north of Atlanta in Canton, GA. I got mine with a GA tag and title on 8-22-2011. It's my second EV. I converted a 914 to an Azure Dynamics all electric about 5 years ago, back in the days of lead-acid.

The Electric Auto Association has a bumper sticker "Fed up with Gas Prices..." that I applied to a magnetic sheet and stuck on my rear hatch. (I wasn't going to stick it on the paint!) They also have a cling sticker for the window that says "My other car is an Electric Vehicle". You can cut...

To keep my Dutch Shepherd from falling into the back seat footwell, I filled the foot well with cardboard shipping boxes until it was filled to the level of the seat cushion. To protect the rear seat fabric from my dog's claws, I covered the seat with a universal bench seat cover of the proper...

They are raised plastic letters fixed together in a block and measure 7". They were available on evalbum's trading post for a while. I bought mine on eBay years ago. I don't know a source for these today. The front raised letters are available from Plug In America...