Post by Hoovie on Feb 5, 2018 15:21:10 GMT
Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:40 pm #1 Uncle bob
Well another job I thought was further down the line was to replace the battery with a heavy duty one, that time was this morning !
Decision to buy the diesel battery was put into action but I was rather taken a back by the price, almost double that of the petrol equivalent, prices from motor factors were coming back at £120.00 :shok: , so started to do a U turn and look at standard batteries, price for a Bosch was just over £60.00.
Tried one more motor factor and they had a Yuasa which is a well respected brand and the diesel one, came in at just over £80.00....so decided to go for that.
All the way home I kept thinking " that's not going to fit in the space" looking at it on the floor of the passanger footwell :rolleyes:
Few photos of how to remove...
Battery cover clips,centre pops up with screwdriver...
Original....
Look at that a very snug fit...
Ok a few pointers for replacing the battery standard or otherwise, first....off with the windscreen/ battery plastic small cover, then the push in clips in the larger plastic pop up with the aid of a small screwdriver, they ( should) stay in the plastic panel,as you lift it up.
Now as in the photo above, you can see the battery and it's clamp, loosen the two 10mm nuts on the long threaded rods, not all the way off just 5-10mm, look down the rod and see the hook at the bottom, then wiggle it out of its slot.
Clamp now removed, two 10 mm bolts to loosen on the battery terminals and remove black first then red ( my preference) and the battery is free, make sure your path is clear and lift battery out and onto the floor.
Now If just fitting the standard battery, it's a reversal of the above.
If doing the same as me, a little more work is needed, the battery clamp threaded rods are moved to the outer holes, then the the guide brackets also on the battery clamp are moved to the holes the rods were in, this now allows the wider battery to be clamped.
The threaded rods now fit to the outer edges of the battery tray ( some patients is required to locate the hooks) ...the battery tray has the outline of the two sizes of battery, so the bigger one fits straight in, now it's a reversal to refit.
During the removal and refitting I had a 6 hr gap and in that time the alarm never went off ( I believe it has a battery back up system ? ), once the battery was reconnect, Red first followed by black, you will need to reset clock and your radio stations :s_thumbsup
Some details......
My old battery spec..
12V, 48AH, 420A....size 235mm L, 125mm W, 200mm H.
Fitted battery spec...
12V, 70AH, 570A.....size 258mm L, 173mm W, 225mm H.
Note..they also make a battery that's 303mm long, seems to be the space but the wiring cables get pushed tight around the back of the battery .
So the battery I've fitted is a YUASA YBX3031 and comes with a 4 year warrenty.
.....and tucked away back under the windscreen trim :s_yes
Well another job I thought was further down the line was to replace the battery with a heavy duty one, that time was this morning !
Decision to buy the diesel battery was put into action but I was rather taken a back by the price, almost double that of the petrol equivalent, prices from motor factors were coming back at £120.00 :shok: , so started to do a U turn and look at standard batteries, price for a Bosch was just over £60.00.
Tried one more motor factor and they had a Yuasa which is a well respected brand and the diesel one, came in at just over £80.00....so decided to go for that.
All the way home I kept thinking " that's not going to fit in the space" looking at it on the floor of the passanger footwell :rolleyes:
Few photos of how to remove...
Battery cover clips,centre pops up with screwdriver...
Original....
Look at that a very snug fit...
Ok a few pointers for replacing the battery standard or otherwise, first....off with the windscreen/ battery plastic small cover, then the push in clips in the larger plastic pop up with the aid of a small screwdriver, they ( should) stay in the plastic panel,as you lift it up.
Now as in the photo above, you can see the battery and it's clamp, loosen the two 10mm nuts on the long threaded rods, not all the way off just 5-10mm, look down the rod and see the hook at the bottom, then wiggle it out of its slot.
Clamp now removed, two 10 mm bolts to loosen on the battery terminals and remove black first then red ( my preference) and the battery is free, make sure your path is clear and lift battery out and onto the floor.
Now If just fitting the standard battery, it's a reversal of the above.
If doing the same as me, a little more work is needed, the battery clamp threaded rods are moved to the outer holes, then the the guide brackets also on the battery clamp are moved to the holes the rods were in, this now allows the wider battery to be clamped.
The threaded rods now fit to the outer edges of the battery tray ( some patients is required to locate the hooks) ...the battery tray has the outline of the two sizes of battery, so the bigger one fits straight in, now it's a reversal to refit.
During the removal and refitting I had a 6 hr gap and in that time the alarm never went off ( I believe it has a battery back up system ? ), once the battery was reconnect, Red first followed by black, you will need to reset clock and your radio stations :s_thumbsup
Some details......
My old battery spec..
12V, 48AH, 420A....size 235mm L, 125mm W, 200mm H.
Fitted battery spec...
12V, 70AH, 570A.....size 258mm L, 173mm W, 225mm H.
Note..they also make a battery that's 303mm long, seems to be the space but the wiring cables get pushed tight around the back of the battery .
So the battery I've fitted is a YUASA YBX3031 and comes with a 4 year warrenty.
.....and tucked away back under the windscreen trim :s_yes