[rbralien]

What are the usefull parts on a writeoff Prius? I am seeing them at local auction, but I am unfamiliar with the workings of them. What usefull parts would their be to be used on a DIY conversion of a different vehicle? The electric motor? Controller? Battery pack?

Thanks. I have had some great reading here.

[oldtimer]

considering Gen II used Prius are bringing new car prices, you might want to buy a few to rebuild on salvage titles.

[rbralien]

Actually some are being sold as irrepairable. The salvage ones are being bought up by the cab drivers who wrecked them as parts for the rest of their fleet.

[summer09]

that's true, some parts are irrepairable, and car parts for prius are still rare in the car parts sites around... as for the local auction i think the electric motor can be used in diy conversions in other vehicles...

[mattW]

They have a 50kw AC motor and a high voltage 7ah battery pack. I'm not sure how the controller would work on its own so that might be the hard bit.

[BWH]

If anyone comes across a sliver '02 please let me know.

My wife's needs the rear bumper replaced after an unfortunate incident involving some ice and an immovable object.