anyone here with 07 or 08 still on original panasonic battery?
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Racer
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anyone here with 07 or 08 still on original panasonic battery?
Anyone still on the OEM battery, or have you all changed it out ?
Mine no longer cranks the car without a jump, but still holds a little over 12V.
Maybe I can power other stuff with this old battery
Mine no longer cranks the car without a jump, but still holds a little over 12V.
Maybe I can power other stuff with this old battery
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I'm still on OEM. Though, it discharged a couple of weeks ago after being garaged for nearly 3 months. Hooked up a battery conditioner/charger for 24 hours and it started back up just fine. Wife has been driving it since. So far, so good.
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Mine is 2007 december. 110.000km .Never had any problem to start but the car sleeps inside and I use it every day.
I wait for starting problems before I change.
I wait for starting problems before I change.
#9
FWIW, the Lexus batteries don't last very long, at least while you're in FL anyway. I swapped out my Lexus battery TWICE since ownership, after the 2nd battery (still in the garage, brand new), I swapped it out for a Optima YellowTop.
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With your equip, you should have changed it out loooong ago . You should look into the Duracell AGMs, or other AGMs. Optima doesn't pose the same quality it did years ago .
FWIW, the Lexus batteries don't last very long, at least while you're in FL anyway. I swapped out my Lexus battery TWICE since ownership, after the 2nd battery (still in the garage, brand new), I swapped it out for a Optima YellowTop.
FWIW, the Lexus batteries don't last very long, at least while you're in FL anyway. I swapped out my Lexus battery TWICE since ownership, after the 2nd battery (still in the garage, brand new), I swapped it out for a Optima YellowTop.
so your not liking your current optima? i had a yellow top but im thinking of going with a Redtop optima. if always used gell cell so imma try AGM instead of Gell this time.
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They will pretty much last forever if you open them up every year and add distilled water so they remain close to the full mark. Just take a Phillips head screw driver (while wearing safety glasses) and unscrew the plugs in the top of the battery, then add distilled water to the full level in each cell (I use a large turkey baster ) then close it up and your good to go. The Panosonic battery is a very good high $$ battery and should last 10+ years if taken care of.
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Racer
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They will pretty much last forever if you open them up every year and add distilled water so they remain close to the full mark. Just take a Phillips head screw driver (while wearing safety glasses) and unscrew the plugs in the top of the battery, then add distilled water to the full level in each cell (I use a large turkey baster ) then close it up and your good to go. The Panosonic battery is a very good high $$ battery and should last 10+ years if taken care of.
I still wonder WTF is draining the battery so much. Nothing should be running except the alarm system.
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my was 07 and was force to replace by Lexus stealer as i kept telling them my hybrid battery is going out.
I believe my original battery could go for another 5 years but i play their game just to get them replace my $7000 big battery
I believe my original battery could go for another 5 years but i play their game just to get them replace my $7000 big battery