Battery replacement
#19
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I just called my local Lexus dealer. It would be $215.00 installed or about $145.00 if I pickup the battery.
My after market battery that was in the car when I bought it has been leaking since I bought the car. It had been leaking a lot when I first noticed it a couple months after I bought it. I pulled it out and tried to neutralize the acid. It had run down the sides and below the battery. The tray it sits in channels any liquid down and out a tube below the car so I don't think anything was damaged but I tried to neutralize and wash all the acid out. The battery is sitting above the elec power steering controller (bright idea!) and near several other harnesses that if the acid were to destroy would probably end up costing hundreds and hundreds to replace. I think I might take it in to have them put in an OEM battery and make sure nothing is damaged. I don't have the time or patience to deal with it right now.
My after market battery that was in the car when I bought it has been leaking since I bought the car. It had been leaking a lot when I first noticed it a couple months after I bought it. I pulled it out and tried to neutralize the acid. It had run down the sides and below the battery. The tray it sits in channels any liquid down and out a tube below the car so I don't think anything was damaged but I tried to neutralize and wash all the acid out. The battery is sitting above the elec power steering controller (bright idea!) and near several other harnesses that if the acid were to destroy would probably end up costing hundreds and hundreds to replace. I think I might take it in to have them put in an OEM battery and make sure nothing is damaged. I don't have the time or patience to deal with it right now.
Save yourself the money from install and do it yourself. It’s just a battery, one of the easiest things for you to replace
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Might still do it myself. Still deciding. I checked Costco tonight and their battery is $99.00 and 36mo warranty. Lexus battery would be $145.00 with 7 year warranty. Seems like decent price for double the warranty of Costco's. They want $70 to install which is ridiculous so I'm leaning towards getting battery from Lexus and doing it myself.
So why is the 450h battery so much more than what they quoted me?
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Based on what peasodos stated the GS450h uses an AGM battery which is why its more expensive. Should it be $400 or $700? Definitely not. I bought an AGM for my S550 and it was about $170 and the battery that it uses is massive lol.
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28800-31410
https://www.lexuspartsnow.com/parts/...800-31410.html
I called my local dealer and with taxes it was around $400, it think they had it priced slightly more than the suggested retail and only had one battery in stock. Lexus Parts Now has it cheaper, but they will likely charge more for shipping. I went with a Diehard AGM battery that was slightly bigger for $193, then I modified the battery tray to fit.
Also the terminals are opposite than most battery's, so that also limits your options. $400 for a battery is stupid.
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I checked ssl-parts.com which is actually the online parts side of my nearby dealer, Superstitions Springs Lexus and when I looked up the battery for my 2013 GS350 STD RWD it is over $600.00. That's weird since when I called the dealer they said about $140.00 to pickup the battery.
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I checked ssl-parts.com which is actually the online parts side of my nearby dealer, Superstitions Springs Lexus and when I looked up the battery for my 2013 GS350 STD RWD it is over $600.00. That's weird since when I called the dealer they said about $140.00 to pickup the battery.
Tons of places advertise the battery starting around $114.00.
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The Lexus replacement battery number is Lexus00544-MF240-575.
Tons of places advertise the battery starting around $114.00.
Tons of places advertise the battery starting around $114.00.
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Battery: Lexus (Interstate) 00544-MF240-575 (575CCA 130RC) 84 Month
0 to 24 Months - Free Exchange • 25 to 48 Months - Proration is 50% MSRP • 49 to 84 Months - Proration is 25% of MSRP
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