Sacramento/Bay Area: Best price for Gen2 battery replacement with OEM part

These days it probably requires cold calling dealers and seeing what they say on price and availability.

 

OEM battery packs from Toyota are no longer available for Gen2, there may be 1 or 2 in a dealer stock somewhere but the lithium replacements have been tested by a few Priuschat members.

Order the Gen2 lithium replacement pack before they are sold out.

PriusChat member @PriusCamper is available for tech support

https://projectlithium.com/?ref=9qLPw

Priuschat member review.

Project Lithium customer review | PriusChat

 

If you’re convinced you need a new battery immediately and can’t get OEM, you can try GreenTec in Hayward
Prius 2004-2009 | Greentec Auto

Hybrid Battery Repair Shop in Hayward, CA | Greentec Auto

 

Or Sacramento

Hybrid Battery Repair Shop in Sacramento, CA | Greentec Auto

 

The Toyota replacement pack requires you grafting some parts from old pack onto the new battery pack. If you had a new OEM pack to swap, you still have to deal with high voltage, the cautions are noted for both OEM and Lithium. ProjectLithium may have a rep in the Bay area.

 

one word on safety: high voltage gloves

yes, you should constantly be on alert when working in the battery. one slip and...pfffft!

that being said, it is done everyday by diy'ers. just be careful and follow good safety practices

 

that sounds wrong.

i know there are some areas where it becomes safe, having read from experts in the past.

i believe the inside is still dangerous after the cover is removed.

i'm no expert, but if i were going to have at it, i'd try to find threads here from the experts, or posts at a minimum, to have a complete understanding.

maybe post a new thread asking?

 

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No sure if that applies to the US domestic market, as last I checked they are delivering within a few days on the west coast. If you use the part# on the toyota.com site, it may return discontinued, but if you call surrounding dealers they will look up availability and OTC pricing.

 

Exactly this.

With the safety interlock removed, there is still 110 VDC that can be lethal until the bus bars are removed from at least one side of the battery. The safety interlock in effect only internally splits the battery into two smaller (but still high DC voltage) batteries. It does, however, remove power to the (battery side of the) relays, so at least that area is safe.

Right up to and until the bus bars are removed, you should be wearing your HV linesman gloves and using insulated tools.

 

Tried working with Jack as a NorCal mobile installer, and though he sounded positive, the idea never moved forward for some reason.

 

Probably because he seems to have more customers than inventory, presently.
It's been that way for a while so seems unlikely to improve.

 

if you don't understand how electricity works then probably you should stay away from DIY or dealing with it but if you do there's really nothing to be afraid of. The electrical design is very safe and most of the safety warnings you see are for legal purposes (sue happy US people) 5 years ago when my camry hybrid was replaced by a tech, I never saw him wear gloves for safety during the swap. He opened the pack and swapped the relay modules too in my case. As soon as the orange plug is removed and those 2 orange terminals are checked for voltage then it's safe to work with. There's still 110 volts DC on the ends of the bus bars but that requires you to get in contact with both ends (correct terminal) to get that full voltage. People who are trying to scare you that they are dangerous don't know anything or haven't work with it. I'm not saying not to practice safety but this myth about being them dangerous is just total BS.

 

Try Nate's Garage in Berkeley
https://www.natesgreengarage.com/