By humanbeing21 - Sun Dec 09, 2018 8:30 pm
- Sun Dec 09, 2018 8:30 pm
#2856
How to hack a lime scooter. Take the Ninebot ES2 to a whole new level by doing a factory reset and a GPS removal. Learn how to get custom firmware and circuit boards for the Segway Ninebot electric scooter to convert the Lime scooter into a personal scooter! You'll have a great commuter scooter for little money.
After feeling disappointed with the difficulty level to convert Bird's first generation scooter, the Xiaomi MIJIA M365, to a personal scooter I've started to look for a new project. You can check out the Xiaomi MIJIA M365 project here.
My sites are now focused on seeing if I can do the same thing with Bird's second generation scooter, the Segway Ninebot. The expectation is things will be more difficult this time around since both Lime and Bird have the same scooter model in their fleet. I'll be attempting to convert both companies scooters to function independently from the Bird or Lime platform.
I've gone to eBay for sourcing the OEM parts from China. Unfortunately, I'll be waiting until late December or even January for them to show up.
Here are the parts I purchased and will keep this thread updated with my progress.
Dashboard Assembly For Ninebot ES2 ES4 Electric Scooter Original Circuit Board
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/zUPBWJj.jpg)
Control Board For Ninebot Segway ES2 ES4 ES1 Foldable Scooter
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/AlZ1iwP.jpg)
Bird & Lime Model This Works With
Segeay Ninebot
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/ZhaRLlY.jpg)
Note from the Admin:
Interested in purchasing a scooter? Check out these posts.
After feeling disappointed with the difficulty level to convert Bird's first generation scooter, the Xiaomi MIJIA M365, to a personal scooter I've started to look for a new project. You can check out the Xiaomi MIJIA M365 project here.
My sites are now focused on seeing if I can do the same thing with Bird's second generation scooter, the Segway Ninebot. The expectation is things will be more difficult this time around since both Lime and Bird have the same scooter model in their fleet. I'll be attempting to convert both companies scooters to function independently from the Bird or Lime platform.
I've gone to eBay for sourcing the OEM parts from China. Unfortunately, I'll be waiting until late December or even January for them to show up.
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Here are the parts I purchased and will keep this thread updated with my progress.
Dashboard Assembly For Ninebot ES2 ES4 Electric Scooter Original Circuit Board
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/zUPBWJj.jpg)
Control Board For Ninebot Segway ES2 ES4 ES1 Foldable Scooter
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/AlZ1iwP.jpg)
Bird & Lime Model This Works With
Segeay Ninebot
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/ZhaRLlY.jpg)
Note from the Admin:
Interested in purchasing a scooter? Check out these posts.