Followup to Prius battery woes

[PeterB]

mattkime wrote:
[quote=PeterB]... just a little nervous about doing the battery swapout myself

Which step makes you nervous?
The mechanical aspects of getting into the compartment, getting all the stuff loosened up, etc.

This is the YouTube I've been looking at, which does make it clear that you need some specific tools for the task: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpxyXboW4Qo
(also commented on in the original thread)

Oh, and also nervous from the perspective of that some of the Amazon reviews suggest that the batteries can die early for no apparent reason, and that Amazon and the manufacturers will try to pawn off the responsibility onto each other; or if the problem isn't really with the battery but something else, and then replacing the battery doesn't fix it. I'm tempted to call the dealership just to see how much they'd charge for this, but on the other hand I do like to do stuff myself.