bigblack06

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So I found out through my service advisor that my car's battery was replaced. I remember a while someone saying that they don’t give Panasonic battery's but my car has a replacement Panasonic battery, does that mean you can get them if you really wanted them.

BinaryJay

I really doubt that anybody in north america put an OE panasonic battery as a replacement considering they list at around $800 or something completely ridiculous here. Lexus/Toyota replacements are all plain black boxes with no windows. So yes, you can certainly order it if you really wanted it... but it must never, ever, ever, ever, happen.

The battery should have markings on it somewhere that say when it was made, my guess would be the year before the car itself was made.

bigblack06

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Yeah I will take a look at the battery and check the year and will take a pic.

neurocity

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Confused...are you speaking of the 12v battery in the Drivers side of the trunk or the "Main Hybrid" battery.

bigblack06

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Naw talking about the rear battery!

bigblack06

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Alright got the car back and took the pic of the battery.

BinaryJay

Well, there is no arguing that that isn't a Panasonic battery. It certainly isn't the one that they put in at the factory though.

The Japanese ones from the factory have a transparent casing with water level markings for each cell. On the "battery cover" that comes from the factory, there is a hole cut out in the side to look at that clear window in the side of the battery. I chucked that when I replaced my battery, and I guess they chucked yours too.

Not sure who sells those entirely black Panasonics, it doesn't look like any battery that Toyota/Lexus has ever sold to me.

bigblack06

iTrader: (20)

That's weird, damn I thought I had the original oh well. Yeah agree cause the ones I see are white at the dealership parts department.