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2008 Gen II 12v battery dead (?) - options

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by bubblemama, Jul 16, 2014.

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  1. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Just looking at the web page, that Bosch will physically fit, but it is not externally vented and it has SAE posts not JIS posts, you someone would have to fabricate adapters.
    Like these. Installation Kit for Optima battery in Prius Or you can order these if you have time to wait.

    External venting prevents the buildup of explosive Hydrogen gas in the passenger compartment.
    Hydrogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
    #21 JimboPalmer, Jul 16, 2014
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    Got it.

    I found the same Bosch battery mentioned in this post (apologies if I'm linking the post wrong): Yet again...another 12v battery question | PriusChat but that's the only place I've found that battery mentioned here. She/he posted that it did have a hole for the external venting tube.

    Weird that both the Pepboys site and their "boys" told me that the Bosch is right for the Prius. Argh...

    Yeah, I'll just get the Optima since I know already that it fits.
     
    #22 bubblemama, Jul 16, 2014
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