Installation Kit for Optima battery in Prius

We pack well!
(no damage or problems!)
We ship that day!
We email you with shipping info!

Want your order fast? Our official cut off time is 4 pm. If later you can call 818 364 9810 or 800-236-1831.

Click here to check our A+ Business Bureau Report.

We also accept purchase orders from organizations. Fax signed POs to 888 908-0801.

A 8 to 10 hour course caused reading gains of 1.29 years! Find out more!

What we are doing to become more environmentally frendly!

Installation kit for installing Optima battery in 2001 - 2003, 2004 - 2009 & 2010

Since you have to pay shipping on the kit if ordered separately it is usually cheaper to order everything from us!
We also now have the direct replacement battery for the Prius 2004 + in stock! It does not need this kit!
For the 2004-2009, and 2010+ click here!
For the 2001 to 2003 click here!

For Europe, Africa and the Middle East: If you can get an Optima YT S 2,7J or YT R 2,7J(2001 to 2003) This battery has Japanese electrical posts and should work without the kit if you battery has Japanese electrical post which it probably does except for the Japanese models. Just look at the battery if they are about the same size as a pencil they are Japanese posts. We may in the future have a smaller kit with just the vent tube connection and instructions.

This part kit includes:

A positive connector (custom made for us)
A Negative connector with cable. (custom made for us)
A vent hose connector and plug
Detailed instructions that will save you time!

Now improved 2004 to 2009! Includes instructions on maintaining 12 volts in the Prius so you do not lose settings. (2004 + only) Based on comments from our users we have improved the 2004 to 2009 instructions to make a few steps easier. In particular I want to thank Hobbit for providing many useful improvements!

You need this kit to install the Optima battery in a Toyota Prius 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2009 and 2010 because the North American and Australian Prius comes with connectors for Japanese electrical posts. The kit replaces the connectors and allows you to hook up the vent tubes. The kit will not work for a Prius made for Japan they appear to have been made with American electrical post connectors.

The battery itself fits nicely in the compartment in the 2004 and latter Prius. In the 2000 to 2003 you have to modify the battery bracket. However, it is easy to do and we provide instructions. Also you should be aware that there is less space around the battery in the 2000 to 2003 Prius and we have not crash tested this installation.

With this kit you can replace your Prius 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008 and 2009 battery with a longer lasting battery.

You can keep the original Toyota battery connectors so if you or a future owner of the car should ever want to go back to a battery with Japanese electrical posts you can.

Join over 800 other Prius owners who have used this kit!

The Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 prohibits a manufacture from curtailing warranty coverage due to after-market parts unless it can be demonstrated that they caused the problem.

Tools needed:

flat screw driver
10mm wrench or 10mm deep socket
10mm socket
socket extender (not needed for 2010)
12mm wrench or socket
1/2 inch wrench or 1/2 inch deep socket (13mm will do)
vise, large crescent wrench or vice grips
small crescent wrench or pliers
tape
hammer or rubber mallet
wire cutter

The positive connector has to connect with the battery and the Toyota fuse assembly. We had it custom made! You also will not find the vent connectors in an auto parts store.

We have written and rewritten the instructions to make it easy for most people however if you have no desire to work on electrical parts you may want to buy the kit and have your battery professionally installed.

At least three users have told me that their 2001-2003 Prius now gets better mileage with the new battery. One customer with a 2004 also reported this. One classic owner told me that getting a new battery restored his mileage back to the original mileage he was getting when the car was brand new and another classic Prius owner told me that he is now getting better mileage then he did originally. So if you 12 volt battery is weak it could also be affecting your gas mileage.

If you are not sure about the state of your current battery we have instruction on how to test it here.

Customer Comments regarding our 2004 to 2009 kit:

"I placed my order on Friday afternoon, and got it delivered to Boulder, CO, on Monday. Very impressive service.

Bottom line - I got the Optima battery installed and the car started afterwards.

The instructions were quite clear and very helpful. Thanks for selling such a useful kit!"

J. V., Boulder, Colorado

Please Note: California Proposition 65 Warning Battery posts, and the negative terminal, contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.