I bought a BMW 330e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
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I bought a BMW 330e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
noooo, not another thread from this guy I bought a BMW 530e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
let's just say I thought about calling this thread: When Lowball Offers Go Wrong! or maybe Right? I needed a third battery pack (having owned two 530e packs already) like a hole in my head, but left alone unsupervised on eBay I saw one local to me and thought I would save $450 on Flat Rate Freight.
and here are two real reasons why I bought it
1. The first one I am embarrassed to tell you so I will click bait you later
2. the 530e "saddle bag" or Siamese Kidney hard shell design lends itself only to fit in the [ wait for it ] BMW 530e and absolutely nothing else unless of course you strip it and roll your own, so I thought lets give this squareish rectangularish shape a go, and yes I know it sports one module less, but we have a plan for that (a bad idea opportunity up ahead)
let's just say I thought about calling this thread: When Lowball Offers Go Wrong! or maybe Right? I needed a third battery pack (having owned two 530e packs already) like a hole in my head, but left alone unsupervised on eBay I saw one local to me and thought I would save $450 on Flat Rate Freight.
and here are two real reasons why I bought it
1. The first one I am embarrassed to tell you so I will click bait you later
2. the 530e "saddle bag" or Siamese Kidney hard shell design lends itself only to fit in the [ wait for it ] BMW 530e and absolutely nothing else unless of course you strip it and roll your own, so I thought lets give this squareish rectangularish shape a go, and yes I know it sports one module less, but we have a plan for that (a bad idea opportunity up ahead)
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as listed on eBay
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bro, enuff with the pics already, we all know what one looks like, sheesh
what? it was a darn good eBay listing, and I like pics
what? it was a darn good eBay listing, and I like pics
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so here's the sexy BMW 330e that these packs sit in the truck / boot of
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BMW 330e hybrid battery repair or replacement
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new born 330e battery pack still in the factory
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found this pic of the 330e drive train
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Re: I bought a BMW 330e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
Have you found any info on it's power capabilities?
Re: I bought a BMW 330e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
The same as 530e 26 Ah pack.
Max. power (discharge) 83 kW (short-term)
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BMS thingie
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The Safety Box is the same exact part number as the one out of the BMW 530e
Part # 8686893
Part # 8686893
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Damien plans to reverse engineer the BMW 330e transmission!
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Re: I bought a BMW 330e hybrid battery pack - Now What?
I will have a BMW pack arriving soon and had a query about the temperature control units the batteries sit on. So I believe these use a refrigerant gas, via a heat exchanger...but do they look like they'd handle coolant liquid as an alternative!!!? Maybe the cross sections and seals don't suit
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ZombieVerter VCU BMW Safety Box Control Part I
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ZombieVerter VCU BMW Safety Box Control Part II
things weren't working, so T-Bone my trusty assistant, suggested we plug more skinny wires into the Zombie
and that did the trick
things weren't working, so T-Bone my trusty assistant, suggested we plug more skinny wires into the Zombie
and that did the trick
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