Where to buy a genuine Toyota OEM HV battery

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  1. zelium

    zelium Junior Member

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    My 2007 gen 2 Prius' battery is almost dead after approx. 140K miles and needs to be replaced (paid $105 to get the diagnosis from a local dealer). The quote from the local dealer was $3400 and I might do the replacement by myself (thanks for all the useful information posted here and on YouTube).

    I would like to buy a genuine Toyota OEM HV battery online and was wondering which site is credible (or reliable) to proceed with all those shipping and core credit refund processes. I was also thinking about the re-manufactured one from the companies introduced in this forum, however, I'd rather go with new one from Toyota for next 100K miles.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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    I don't believe the online Toyota dealers ship the batteries, you might have to pick up/will call. What city/state are you in? There are plenty of dealers that sell online
     
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    I live close to Bloomington/Normal/Decatur/Champaign/Urbana/Danville in Illinois.
     
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    Did the $3400 dealer quote include installation ?
     
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    Yes, $3400 includes everything including labor, tax, and battery fan filter replacement (I paid $105 already for the diagnosis which is included in that quote)
     
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    Strange to see 2007 failures the last few days.....must be the heat.
     
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    How much for just the battery, excluding core charges ?
     
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    ^ just a hunch: they won't sell just the battery. With install that's not out of the ballpark.

    Or consider GreenTec?
     
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    I did not specifically ask the price of battery itself w/ or w/o core charge (I did not know about those core charge at the moment). But I remembered that the price of the battery that they were saying was roughly $2500.
     
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    You can buy the battery at your local dealer's parts counter. They will charge you a core charge of $1350 upfront, but that's refundable when you return your core.
     
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    In fact, one of the thread I found here had a link to the Toyota OEM HV battery with a free shipping.

    2007 Toyota Prius Parts - AutoNation Toyota Gulf Freeway Parts

    But I do not know about their reputation or so. I think I heard about GreenTec in another thread.
     
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    Steve Woodruff is in Indiana. I am not a fan of remanufactured batteries, but Steve is about the best one can hope for if that route is chosen.
     
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    I did not think about buying one from the local dealer and might ask them directly. The one thing that I wanted to buy the battery from online was because of no sales tax.
     
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    Greentec auto is a refurbisher, if you are looking for a new battery, I would not choose them.
     
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    That is ballpark IIRC. Online will have shipping costs and the risk of damage in transit.

    Do keep in mind that a DIY install requires you to put in your old battery's ECU. I don't think it is a big deal, just something to be aware of.
     
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    That is a dealership; their reputation is fine.
    Add in your cost and hassle in shipping the core back to them. For people local to them that would be a very nice deal. Perhaps someone local to you would match the price ?
     
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    Greentec has a couple of new cell offerings for 2nd gen. One with OEM capacity, one with +30%. And one with refurb/new cells. With all the case is recycle. And the OP said he was entertaining third party.

    I'm not affiliated with them. Was on the cusp of doing a swap using one of their mobile installers (for a Civic hybrid). Then Honda came through so we called it off. There is a member here who just did a swap with one of their refurb'd units, did his own install and shipping.
     
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    Not to bad mouth Greentec but another member purchased a "new cells" battery from them 4 months ago with a 4 year warranty. The battery seems to be failing with 3 bad modules after 4 months. I would suspect the product Greentec is selling as "new cells" is in fact not new cells......

    Read this

    P0a80 | Page 2 | PriusChat
     
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    Good to know.
     
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    That, or the new cells were not balanced with the old ones.
    In any case, the 'new cells' option is $2300.

    Just my opinion, but if I was OP I would really only consider 3 options:
    • Remanufactured through Steve Woodruff
    • A complete module replacement from a low mileage, recently salvaged G3 Prius battery. This is the best and cheapest option for a knowledgeable DIY'er.
    • A new battery
     
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