hybridbatterysolutions

Hi all, you probably gathered she sold very quickly, first viewing. Lovely lovely vehicles but you need to be able to use them to enjoy them. Good luck to those of you still looking. Thankyou for all your comments. Richard

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Hi Folks I just want to let you know that with a heavy heart I have to let my beautifull 2006 SC430 go. I just cannot justify having it. It sits under its tailored cover on my drive only ever moving once or twice a year. She really is mint This is the description I put together for Autotrader:- NOT JUST OWNED "BUT LOVED!" Gorgeous, superbly well maintained, Full Service History most by Lexus, always kept garaged or covered, brand new clean MOT, literally every time I've take it out I've cleaned it afterwards! it has several layers of chemical guys black diamond wax. I have every single MOT & bill since new. Beautiful cream Leather interior absolutely spotless and firm, It has 2 Brand new front tyres, everything is in good and full working order. Reluctant sale!! GROM in car entertainment system included, there is full wiring in place for iphone and for vantrue front & rear cameras. I may even include the tailored cover! Next MOT due 29/05/2025, Full service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £12,250 You can find the add here:- https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202406180863815?sort=relevance&make=Lexus&model=SC&postcode=nn35ht&price-from=12000&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra

If it has been off the road since Christmas it is very likely the Hybrid Battery has discharged beyond the point of being able to turn the engine over, hybrid vehicles really do not like being unused at all. Although the hybrid battery is physically large and arranged in series to provide high voltage in reality the battery is relatively low capacity at 6.5Ah. My advice would be to charge or renew the 12v battery first then try again remember to hold your foot on the brake when you press the button. If it does not start there should then be fault codes lodged along with the normal "check hybrid system message" at this point you can retrieve the fault codes & go from there. Hope this helps. Richard

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That's no problem sir more than happy to help. Gotta keep the wife happy, happy wifey happy lifey!😂

Ok for a 6 months or 5,000 miles guarantee (whichever comes first) on a GS450h the cost is £650 - within this cost I give up to 4 replacement modules FOC. if more modules are needed I charge £35 each for them, the guarantee is limited to only those modules that I replace. For 1 year or 10,000miles guarantee (whichever comes first) with the same vehicle the cost is £745 - within this cost I give up to 4 replacement modules FOC. if more modules are needed I charge £35 each for them, the guarantee covers all the cell modules. Hope this helps. I would put a link in for my website but I was taught to be cautious & do not want to fall foul of the forum rules.

Hi Linas. That very much depends on the length of the guarantee the customer requires as I have the ability to repair the pack to different minimum capacities. The customer chooses the guarantee length they require & I let them know the cost, this varies from customer to customer & is also obviously dependant on the capacities of the remaining modules. Richard

Hi Kalpesh - I have a lovely Canterbury Blue GS450H SEL in for repair at present this is the the model with the excellent Radar Cruise & sunroof fitted, it has @90,000m on the clock which is very low with the cream leather interior which is in good condition. The owner wishes to sell it after repair (As soon as the AA give their go ahead!) I last repaired it in August of 2022 at that time the owner only selected a 6 month graded repair - that was 19 months ago!! not bad aye? Early diagnostics reveal at least 2 cell modules are down but the full extent of what is needed will not be known until I have taken the hybrid battery pack out of the car and carried out full discharge testing of each of the 40 modules over time, I can see that the tpms sensors need doing & there is a scuff/scratch on the N/S/R I would estimate @£100 to repair. I think (dont quote me) that the owner is asking in the low £4Ks for it, I think it would be a good buy for someone. If you or anyone else are interested feel free to message me & I will give you his phone number. Best Regards Richard

There is no reason why a GS in good hands cant last at least as long as an SC & economy wise given the SC's consumption around town I suspect the two models would break even if not even slightly better for the GS

I think we will have to agree to disagree on that one.

If the supplying garage needs a specialist I am happy to offer my services, many garages that are not familiar with Hybrids bring their vehicles to me.

Well for my money it's got to be the GS450h if you want comfort speed & reliability. I regret the day I sold mine for a fling with an SC430 which is not a patch on the GS.

Yes not good, what minimum capacity range would you like

Yes I am still doing my thing, what exactly are you after?