I say throw away the 8mm bolts that go up thru the bottom. That way if a cell needs to be replaced, you don't have to pull the entire battery out and flip it over. What say y'all?
I give you mad props my dude. I like the results, and I believe your process works. But the ratio of 4-6 layers of bondo and primer to 1 layer of fiberglass, should be reversed. But you've given the the motivation, and inspiration to try this myself. Thanks.
I'm working on this now. This video leaves out waaaay too much. My recommendation to everyone, don't use this as your only reference or you will be highly frustrated. One important piece is that the entire battery casing needs to be removed from the car and elevated to get to the 8mm bolts on the bottom. And it's at least 100 pounds. I recommend having a workbench and a helper. Also, have little sandwich bags and labels ready for the many bolts to keep track of.
If you got cellos going out it’s time to replace the whole battery. Who has time to tear into this thing and order parts everytime one cell goes bad. Just replace the whole thing and forget about it for a long time.
Hi I have a auris 2016 I have removed the battery and checked all the cell voltages they all show between 7.91-8.02 how would I know which cell is bad without a code scanner ? Any help would be appreciated
Hi there ...bro i replaced the battery cells and every cell is above 5000 mah now ....but when i drive it still shows a code ...what should i do ...i am a bit confused ....can you pls help
Tried this myself. Was an insane experience considering I’ve never done a job that intricate before. After replacing the bad cell. My car won’t start. It’ll just turn on but engine won’t go. I’m assuming I might’ve done something wrong? Or do I have to jump the Prius in order to get the juice flowing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I know this was 3 months ago since you asked but if you have a good code scanner or one of the cheap Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth ones the Dr. Prius will tell you which cell is bad
Is there a way to level out the battery before fully assembling on hybrid gen 2 way I replace 10 of 28 how do I get it to not throw codes and what kind of reader should I use
Why would you drill holes in the body. It looks so rigged with screws. Why dont you use panel bond. Its faster. Easier and looks better. No blunt edges showing.
Some laugh and mock those who actually DO things. Many times learning things like this leads to bigger and better things. You may be building custom stuff for 6 and 7 figure cars one day or even designing entire vehicles - all because you played with some foam and fiberglass and spray can primer in your driveway. Good stuff.