2004 Rx 300 Battery

[aeroelastic]

Hi all,

How long has you RX300 (2nd Gen) Battery lasted?

I know that the factory Battery that comes with the rx is Panasonic, they are fantastic. If I am thinking about replacing mine, what brand will Lexus dealer provide?

Is there anywhere to get the Panasonic Battery if the dealer one is not Panasonic?

Will a Toyota dealer able to provide the same item?

Thanks...

[Boxbrownie]

Might be a gen1 car but my Battery is still the original.....almost 11 years old and going strong (touch wood).

[Cymro]

I'm even more in the same quandry: my RX300 is 12 years old, and still has the original Panasonic Battery. It's always connected to a Battery conditioner when the car is in the garage - and as it only does 1,500 miles a year, it's connected most of the time. But I have this gnawing feeling that the Battery cannot go on for ever, and because these days batteries don't show signs of approaching death, I don't want to be stuck at an inconvenient time or place. So, albeit that there's some life left in it, maybe I should replace it when convenient.

I thought I'd go along to Halfords and get them to install a Yuasa HSB103 (that's what came up when I put my reg number into the Halfords battery-choser). Then I'll have to sort out the 4 windows and the sluding roof (and reset the clock and radio, presumably).

That's how I came across your post: I searched to see how complicated it is to change the Battery. It seems that the only complications are the windows and roof - and I can mange that, I think! Don't want to go to Lexus as won't get Battery of choice, and fear I'll get a big bill (unlike recent post saying that LexLeicester only charged £72 inclusive).

Open to suggestions!

Cymro

[stevet]

Use a pair of jump leads still attached to your old Battery while changing them over. Then you wont need to do the windows etc

[NEV72]

Put an 068 Calcium Battery on my old RX300 last year £77.50, could leave it on the driveway for a few days at a time without the alarm draining the Battery. unlike the previous one.

[rayaans]

Mine ran for 7 years. It was on a 54 plate and I had it changed in 2011.