I purchased a salvage Nissan Leaf to recover the battery modules to use in my electric S-10 pickup conversion. (So yes, I got an entire car just for the battery...) It was in a rear end collision, and the front end was pushed into another car, but most things in the front behind the bumper are still good, as is the interior with the exception of the drivers seat and airbag.
Mechanically, the front end seems to be good (other than a possible coolant leak) and I was able to "drive" it around with the back wheels on wheel dollies before I dropped the pack.
You can see some photos of the car here:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/03/26/how-to-purchase-a-leaf-battery-pack-and-surrounding-car/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can see it "drive" here:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/03/31/its-alive/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And if you want to see the inside of a battery, here are some of those photos:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/04/05/the-2013-nissan-leaf-lizard-battery-and-module-differences/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyways, I'm trying to sell some parts off of the car to reduce the price of my battery pack. If you are looking for something specific just email me ([email protected]).
Jay
Mechanically, the front end seems to be good (other than a possible coolant leak) and I was able to "drive" it around with the back wheels on wheel dollies before I dropped the pack.
You can see some photos of the car here:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/03/26/how-to-purchase-a-leaf-battery-pack-and-surrounding-car/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can see it "drive" here:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/03/31/its-alive/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And if you want to see the inside of a battery, here are some of those photos:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2015/04/05/the-2013-nissan-leaf-lizard-battery-and-module-differences/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyways, I'm trying to sell some parts off of the car to reduce the price of my battery pack. If you are looking for something specific just email me ([email protected]).
Jay