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[Drago]

Switch the headlamps on before commencing the task. It absorbs any sudden voltage spikes which protects the ECU from damage during the change.

Remove all rings etc before embarking on the battery change journey, and be careful not to short the terminals with your spanner.

The car may or mat not feel a bit lumpy to drive for 5 or 10 miles as the ECU may (or mat not, depends how it is set up) reverts to its base settings and it takes a short while to relearn.

And, as mentioned above, make a note of your radio code if it has one.

Dispose of the old one responsibly...in the garden of Dirty Gerty from Flat Number 30

 

[Illaveago]

Switch the headlamps on before commencing the task. It absorbs any sudden voltage spikes which protects the ECU from damage during the change.

Remove all rings etc before embarking on the battery change journey, and be careful not to short the terminals with your spanner.

The car may or mat not feel a bit lumpy to drive for 5 or 10 miles as the ECU may (or mat not, depends how it is set up) reverts to its base settings and it takes a short while to relearn.

And, as mentioned above, make a note of your radio code if it has one.

Dispose of the old one responsibly...in the garden of Dirty Gerty from Flat Number 30

You can get some money back from your old battery from a scrap yard . £7.00 to £10.00 or so depending on size .

 

[Accy cyclist]

It shouldn't!

There are things to be careful about but follow the steps and it really is simple. You'll have two bolts to undo/refit (three if there's some sort of retaining clamp) and that's it. Pay attention to the refitting sequence and you'll be fine.

Think about the money you'll save not paying someone else to fit it.
That would probably pay for a few pints down your local *and* a taxi home 😁

It shouldn't!

There are things to be careful about but follow the steps and it really is simple. You'll have two bolts to undo/refit (three if there's some sort of retaining clamp) and that's it. Pay attention to the refitting sequence and you'll be fine.

Think about the money you'll save not paying someone else to fit it.
That would probably pay for a few pints down your local *and* a taxi home 😁

Right,i've found this one below. It's more or less half price. Will it fit my car?

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I'll answer my own question,no it won't according to the 'compatible list'.

 

[Illaveago]

You could see what Halfords charge for supplying and fitting one .

With modern cars you have to be careful that you connect like for like ! If you connect + to - you will cause a lot of damage !

 

[Jody]

1 month and 13 pages later, we still haven't fitted or even found a battery

 

[Smokin Joe]

1 month and 13 pages later, we still haven't fitted or even found a battery

Accy's after the forum Drama Queen award. Anyone else would have had an engine rebuild in the time it's taking him to sort out what must be the simplest job on a car.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Right that's it,i've had enough! I'm going to phone the local car accessory place and ask him to bring one up here and fit it for me. If i buy one online not only do i have to fit it and maybe feck it up,but i also have to get it from my flat to the car. Thanks to this sh!t weather walking with a heavy battery for around 100 yards on frosty pavements is not safe! Not only that, but again thanks to this damn weather i'm more or less house bound. That's why i have a car in the first place. Too many dickheads creeping round at night and dodgy un-safe pavements.I nearly went flying last night,walking home from the gym.

 

[Accy cyclist]

what must be the simplest job on a car.

But it isn't though is it! According to some on here you can't just fit them now! Oh no, you have to have a f..k..g degree in mechanical and electrical engineering to even go near one!

 

[Jody]

But it isn't though is it! According to some on here you can't just fit them now! Oh no, you have to have a f..k..g degree in mechanical and electrical engineering to even go near one!

One nut per cable and usually a clamp holding the batter to the chassis. Should take 15 minutes tops.

 

[icowden]

The problem is that there is never a "simplest job" on a car. For example on my old Corsa you had to take loads of stuff out to be able to remove the battery. Then you have the fact that these days cars have some very complex electronics which you don't really want to fry.

Changing a brake light bulb on my Renault Grand Scenic would be easy though wouldn't it?

No, you take off the entire rear light assembly which involves undoing a weird bolt on the inside of the car (which then falls into the bowels of the car and is never seen again), then undo two screws under the tailgate, both of which require a star screwdriver. Then you have to swear at the light fitting and push, bang, etc until it decides to come off the car. Finally you can pop the new bulb in, then you have to do all of the above in reverse, except for the internal bolt which is irretrievable.

See also front headlights that require you to have the skills of a contortionist to reach.

 

[icowden]

Assuming the car is one of these, it actually looks pretty easy :-

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBMlBIpOqAg

 

[glasgowcyclist]

But it isn't though is it! According to some on here you can't just fit them now! Oh no, you have to have a f..k..g degree in mechanical and electrical engineering to even go near one!

Poor old Accy, always making mountains out of molehills.

 

[roadrash]

If you want a difficult job , try changing the headlight bulb on a Renault Megane fekin nightmare

 

[fossyant]

One nut per cable and usually a clamp holding the batter to the chassis. Should take 15 minutes tops.

This, unless one bolt on the battery tray is a nightmare to get at

Easy job to change over. Just get the local company to sort it for you Accy. You'll pay slightly more, but save us another 20 pages.

 

[Drago]

Looks like our Accy did the battery himself.