The early vans have no can bus so nothing to worry about there, they even use the ABS for speedo signal AFAIK

This is a useful post on CAN bus versions on the T5 - says it has drive train CAN bus to the dash as well as convenience stuff from 2003.

https://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/threads/can-bus ...

Can I suggest you review the Toyota/Lexus threads on this forum? You might also want to watch what happens when you put a Lexus dual motor 'gearbox' in a 2 ton 7 series BMW - The BEXUS :D

Also look out for our >2 ton trailer towing tests with this car in the next few weeks ;)


Will do. I've ...

Of more concern might be certification of UK modified vehicles to drive in the EU - also something worth writing to your MP about (don't hold your breath, mine just says: "you lost, get over it" but using much longer words).


I've seen a fair few British kit cars being driven in France over ...

...Presumably it is possible to separate the electric drive from the ICE/generator/power splitter & run it without? I would like to understand more about the sustained output ability of a hybrid electric motor...


I'm sure I'm not the first to find it, but here is an incredibly detailed and ...

Anyone who is in the UK looking at doing conversions on vehicles past 2001 should be aware the DVLA process is a shit show.

Discussion thread on DIY Electric Car
https://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/rx8-conversion-getting-legal-uki-202137.html

Looks like no-one anticipated ...

If there were a significant uptake of conversions (assuming it was almost plug & play) the supply of secondhand drive trains would struggle.

Toyota have sold 10 million hybrids since 1997 and many of the drivetrain parts are still available new through distribution. We will have no shortage of ...

doobedoobedo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:48 am Just to chip in on leaf drivetrains, most don't get to ebay, certainly in the UK.

I'd kinda thought that might be the case - in a previous life I restored a few classic cars - many of the parts were not available through the public retail channel but via word of mouth contact with traders.

My Touran is 2003 and the T5 2008 but according to the company that did the cruise control install, the Touran had a 'newer, different' CAN bus system - certainly the cruise control on the van does not behave in the same way when incrementing speed up & down. I have a vague recollection they ...

Hi Johu

I spent a lot of time reading your forum post - very good. Oddly enough, I have a 'dead' Touran on my drive...

On the reliability of used drive trains, it was the supply rather than the working order that was my concern. If there were a significant uptake of conversions (assuming it was ...

Hi

Some thoughts for a Sunday evening as a result of a short conversation on Twitter with @eamonambroseand @NewElectricIRL (Kevin, I think?) who suggested I share here.

First & foremost, this is not about converting *my* VW T5 – I’m not necessarily in the position to do that just yet – but about ...