Prius 12 volt battery9/26/2023 ![]() BTW - The Pep Boys in Pasadena closer to my home wanted $15 + $20 hybrid surcharge. The mechanic told me it was tricky reinstalling the plastic housing, otherwise, very straight forward. The whole installation took them about 15 minutes. The retail on the battery was $163, so out the door after tax and coupon was $145.įinally, as I don't have the right tools (not to mention I'm not the most handy guy in the garage.), I took my new 12V battery to Pep Boys in Burbank, close to my work, and they installed it for $15 (their normal battery install price). I was very lucky and bought a new OEM battery from Toyota Central (downtown LA) and they offered via their website a 20% coupon for parts purchases over $150. toyotapartscheap, no longer ships batteries (something to do with UPS and FEDEX refusing because the parts store doesn't hold a hazmat permit. I shopped around on the net and learned all the wholesale toyota parts site referred to above (and thru google) - i.e. When I got home, I hooked it up to a trickle charger for 48 hours, hoping that the battery would hold the charge. I had to get AAA to give me a jump start. My Prius 05 12V battery started acting up (car door wouldn't open, finally car wouldn't start). ![]() I ended up using a workbench to hold the assembly and then broke the nut free - why does Toyota torque that in so tight?Īnyways, after that, and my wife telling me to hurry up because the kids were driving her crazy, I got it all put back together and its been working fine since. The hardest part was trying to change the positive connector - they recommend you use a vise but I didn't have one so that slowed things down as I tried to see if my neighbors had one (but of course no one was home). The instructions were fairly well written (I also used the instructions as well). It took about 1.5 hours to complete the swap out. It was shipped to my house in about two days (I live on the Central Coast, north of LA).Ī friend at work had a spare 12v battery used in his airplane so I borrowed that and some leads so I wouldn't lose the aforementioned settings. The original battery was still functioning, no problems.įor anyone interested, I decided to go with the Optima D51 battery from the site. I recently replaced it with a similar battery purchased from the local Toyota dealer as a preventive measure, heading into winter. In the case of my 2004, the original equipment battery lasted six years. To the extent that the Optima provides a longer life, that might be due to the owner having learned (at the expense of the original equipment battery) that cabin lighting cannot be left on overnight. However, if you don't mind changing the positive battery terminal connector, then the Optima is a reasonable alternative. Many owners appear to think their Optima is an improvement over the original equipment battery. So if it is inconvenient for you to come up with an auxiliary source of 12V power, don't worry. On the other hand, there's something to be said for allowing all systems to power down during the battery swap. I use a lab power supply set to 13.8V and hooked to the positive jump start terminal and a nut holding the top of the driver's side strut, as a way to maintain 12V power during the changeover.
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