How To Hotwire A Lime Scooter? (Step-By-Step)

Lime Scooters are capable and efficient vehicles for easy transportation, and many people wish to own them.

Since the introduction of the Lime Scooter in 2017, there have been many cases of theft or vandalism. Here, we’ll discuss how to hotwire and personalize a lime scooter.

To hotwire a lime scooter, disable the “brain,” which controls the GPS tracker, alarm system, and other functions. Then remove the impact plates, oval controller cover, battery, and controller and cut its cables. Next, join the cables to a 3rd party controller, rearrange the battery, impact plates, and the oval controller cover, then sample the configuration.

What is Hotwiring, and how does it work with the Lime Scooter?

Hotwiring is a pretty popular concept, thanks to various movie depictions. It involves starting a vehicle without a key or an ignition switch and is mostly used to steal cars.

Sometimes, however, the actual owner of a vehicle may do it in situations where they misplace their keys.

Lime scooters have a very complex system that can overcome the issue of theft or hacking.

People say that how difficult a scooter will be to hack or steal depends on its level of customization.

Can you Hotwire a Lime Scooter?

Lime scooters, unlike other e-scooters, have very complex systems that act to prevent theft or hacking of the scooters.

It is all thanks to their customized parts, which have no resale value if stolen. However, if you’re skilled enough and have the right tools, you can hotwire a lime scooter.

Some people have been able to go around the complexity of these scooters and successfully hotwire them. However, the processes involved, skills required, and tools needed aren’t easy.

In other words, though it is possible to hotwire a lime scooter, it is no easy feat and requires a lot of preparation.

How to Hotwire a Lime Scooter (Step by Step)?

Hotwiring a lime scooter, as earlier mentioned, is not an easy feat and involves a lot of preparation and skill.

But first, you must have gotten your hands on a scooter before needing to hotwire it. You will need tools and supplies to help in the process.

They include:

Interchangeable screwdrivers

Power drill

1/4″ drill bitTorx bits

Power drill

Interchangeable screwdriver

Drill bit suitable for aluminum (1/4” ideally)

Torx bits:( T10, T20, T25)

Soldering supplies (solder, steel wool, iron, flux, and sponge)

Heat shrink

Wire strippers

Electric tapes( interchangeable with the heat shrink)

Wire cutters

#1. Step 1

Take away the Impact Plates, Oval Controller Cover, and The Battery. Unscrew the screws that hold each component and unplug the battery before putting them aside.

#2. Step 2

Take away the Controller and Cut the Controller Cables. Unscrew the screws on the neck of the controller and unplug the five controller cables and keep the controller aside.

Then identify and cut the following three cables as long as possible.

The motor-controller cable is colored Black.

The battery-controller cable

The handlebar-controller cable is colored green

#3. Step 3

Attach Controller Cables to 3^rd Party Controllers. Strip 1″ of the black insulation off each of the four cables at the cut end.

Prepare each of the wires within the four cables in the following way:

Numbers	Cable Name	Wire color	Wire Purpose	Preparations
1A	battery-controller	Red	high voltage power (+36V)	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
3A	battery-controller	Black	high voltage ground	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
4A	motor-controller	Yellow	phase A of 3-phase motor	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
5A	motor-controller	Blue	phase B of 3-phase motor	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
6A	motor-controller	Green	phase C of 3-phase motor	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
*	motor-controller	Black	Back EMF	cut off, not used
*	motor-controller	Red	Back EMF	cut off, not used
*	motor-controller	White	Back EMF	cut off, not used
7A	handlebar-controller	Red	hall sensors power (+5V)	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
8A	Handlebar-controller	Black	hall sensors ground	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
9A	Handlebar-controller	Blue	Throttle hall sensor signal	strip 1/2“, twist, tin
*	Handlebar-controller	White	rear brake hall sensor signal	cut off, not used
*	Handlebar-controller	Yellow	front light power (+6V)	cut off, not used
*	Handlebar-controller	Green	front brake hall sensor signal	cut off, not used

Next, you should arrange the wires on the 3^rd party controller in this format:

Numbers	Wire Description	Wire Purpose	Preparations
1B	Red with ring connector and Red heat shrink	High voltage power (+36V)	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
2B	Red with ring connector and Black heat shrink	key switch	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
3B	Black with ring connector	High voltage ground	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
4B	Yellow with ring connector	phase A of 3-phase motor	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
5B	Blue with ring connector	phase B of 3-phase motor	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
6B	Green with ring connector	phase C of 3-phase motor	cut off ring connector, remove heat shrink, strip 1/2“, twist, tin
7B	Red with White connector along with wires 8B and 9B	throttle hall sensor power (+5V)	remove from the white connector, strip 1/2″, twist, tin
8B	Black with White connector along with wires 7B and 9B	Throttle hall sensor ground	remove from the white connector, strip 1/2″, twist, tin
9B	Green with White connector along with wires 7B and 8B	Throttle hall sensor signal	remove from the white connector, strip 1/2″, twist, tin

Take these unused wires away from the 3^rd party controller:

Purple with White connector

Red and Black with a Red connector

Blue and Black with a White connector

Pink, Black, and Gray with a Red connector

Brown with Green tube

Yellow and Black with a White connector

Yellow, Blue, and Green with a Red connector

Yellow, Blue, and Green with White connector. Do not take away the Red and Black wires.

Sold the four cables to the 3^rd party controller, and don’t forget to insulate each soldered connection, either with heat shrink or electrical tape.

#4. Step 4

Mount 3^rd party controller. Find the “e” letter of the “Lime” logo on the right side of the scooter.

Drill a gap wide enough for the cable joints can fit through. Drill several holes in close contact to make a larger opening carefully.

Separate and pass the cable joints through the gap from the outside carefully.

Join the controller near opening them using zip ties and join the cable that connects the controller to the motor. Then reattach the battery and reconnect the battery cables.