Indestructible car battery

[Gordon H]

In message <juk6ld$6re$1@news.datemas.de>, Dave Baker <Null@null.com>
writes
>
>I love mine still after 8 years and have no intention of changing it. I'll
>probably use the thing as a coffin when I finally pop my clogs.

That's given me an idea for mine - a silver Mondeo drawn by six silver
horses.
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[Dave Plowman (News)]

Changed the Bosch on my BMW a couple of months ago. The original BMW
battery lasted just 3 years - failed a year after I bought the car and my
year warranty had run out. So 2000.

Like the first one, this one gave no warning of failing. Started the car
first thing and drove to the shops. (Was helping with a function - me
being the driver) Drove to the function location and stopped outside the
door while we unloaded. Then it wouldn't start. Clackety clack from the
starter relay. Got help to push it into the car park. After the function
got the bus home and picked up the jump leads - and my elderly jump start
pack. Got a lift back and tried the starter pack and it worked. My posh
tester reported the battery capacity as 12 amp.hr. ;-)

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[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <Wf6Vr.751442$PE.415885@fx04.am4>,
Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
> until you get something older come in In the last year or so I have
> had to hunt around or modify things so that the available battery can
> be fitted, this has included Sierra, Honda CRV, 2 x Lexus, Ferrari
> 308, Fiat Punto, probably a couple of others too.

No problem getting the correct battery for my SD1 - even Halfords does
them. Do they have non standard terminals?

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[Mrcheerful]

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <Wf6Vr.751442$PE.415885@fx04.am4>,
> Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
>> until you get something older come in In the last year or so I
>> have had to hunt around or modify things so that the available
>> battery can be fitted, this has included Sierra, Honda CRV, 2 x
>> Lexus, Ferrari 308, Fiat Punto, probably a couple of others too.
>
> No problem getting the correct battery for my SD1 - even Halfords does
> them. Do they have non standard terminals?

The CRV had the tiny round terminals and I could only get one where the
polarity was reversed, so I had to refit the earth cable. The Sierra has
bolt on lugs, as I wanted to put on a Bosch from Costco I had to get
adaptors to suit a round post battery (they don't stock any bolt up
batteries at all) The Ferrari originally had the polarity the 'wrong' way
round, needed some re routing of cable. Both Lexus actually need flat top
batteries to suit the clamp and both were the other way round on polarity,
but that was easy enough as the the leads were long enough and a block of
wood made the clamp fit again. The punto had a weird heat shield around the
original that was just slightly too small for the Bosch I got for it, a
quick cut about made it fit, etc. Apparently battery makers are
'rationalising ' their ranges and discontinuing the odd ones, including
making all batteries have the polarity the same way/side.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <2%9Vr.808155$Re2.585587@fx25.am4>,
Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
> Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> > In article <Wf6Vr.751442$PE.415885@fx04.am4>,
> > Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
> >> until you get something older come in In the last year or so I
> >> have had to hunt around or modify things so that the available
> >> battery can be fitted, this has included Sierra, Honda CRV, 2 x
> >> Lexus, Ferrari 308, Fiat Punto, probably a couple of others too.
> >
> > No problem getting the correct battery for my SD1 - even Halfords does
> > them. Do they have non standard terminals?

> The CRV had the tiny round terminals and I could only get one where the
> polarity was reversed, so I had to refit the earth cable. The Sierra
> has bolt on lugs, as I wanted to put on a Bosch from Costco I had to get
> adaptors to suit a round post battery (they don't stock any bolt up
> batteries at all) The Ferrari originally had the polarity the 'wrong'
> way round, needed some re routing of cable. Both Lexus actually need
> flat top batteries to suit the clamp and both were the other way round
> on polarity, but that was easy enough as the the leads were long enough
> and a block of wood made the clamp fit again. The punto had a weird
> heat shield around the original that was just slightly too small for the
> Bosch I got for it, a quick cut about made it fit, etc. Apparently
> battery makers are 'rationalising ' their ranges and discontinuing the
> odd ones, including making all batteries have the polarity the same
> way/side.

Think this is more the fact that you buy your batteries from Costco. Ebay
is awash with the correct ones for all of those - including Bosch.

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[Mike P]

On Aug 10, 5:06.pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d...@davenoise.co.uk>
wrote:
> In article <2%9Vr.808155$Re2.585...@fx25.am4>,
> . .Mrcheerful <g.odonnel..............uk> wrote:
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> > Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> > > In article <Wf6Vr.751442$PE.415...@fx04.am4>,
> > > . Mrcheerful <g.odonnel..............uk> wrote:
> > >> until you get something older come in .In the last year or so I
> > >> have had to hunt around or modify things so that the available
> > >> battery can be fitted, this has included .Sierra, Honda CRV, 2 x
> > >> Lexus, Ferrari 308, .Fiat Punto, probably a couple of others too.
>
> > > No problem getting the correct battery for my SD1 - even Halfords does
> > > them. Do they have non standard terminals?
> > The CRV had the tiny round terminals and I could only get one where the
> > polarity was reversed, so I had to refit the earth cable. .The Sierra
> > has bolt on lugs, as I wanted to put on a Bosch from Costco I had to get
> > adaptors to suit a round post battery (they don't stock any bolt up
> > batteries at all) .The Ferrari originally had the polarity the 'wrong'
> > way round, needed some re routing of cable. .Both Lexus actually need
> > flat top batteries to suit the clamp and both were the other way round
> > on polarity, but that was easy enough as the the leads were long enough
> > and a block of wood made the clamp fit again. .The punto had a weird
> > heat shield around the original that was just slightly too small for the
> > Bosch I got for it, a quick cut about made it fit, etc. .Apparently
> > battery makers are 'rationalising ' their ranges and discontinuing the
> > odd ones, including making all batteries have the polarity the same
> > way/side.
>
> Think this is more the fact that you buy your batteries from Costco. Ebay
> is awash with the correct ones for all of those - including Bosch.

www.carbatteriesonline.co.uk

I, and other people I have pointed them out to have used them without
problems many times..

[Mrcheerful]

Mike P wrote:
> On Aug 10, 5:06 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d...@davenoise.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> In article <2%9Vr.808155$Re2.585...@fx25.am4>,
>> Mrcheerful <g.odonnel..............uk> wrote:
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>>> Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
>>>> In article <Wf6Vr.751442$PE.415...@fx04.am4>,
>>>> Mrcheerful <g.odonnel..............uk> wrote:
>>>>> until you get something older come in In the last year or so I
>>>>> have had to hunt around or modify things so that the available
>>>>> battery can be fitted, this has included Sierra, Honda CRV, 2 x
>>>>> Lexus, Ferrari 308, Fiat Punto, probably a couple of others too.
>>
>>>> No problem getting the correct battery for my SD1 - even Halfords
>>>> does them. Do they have non standard terminals?
>>> The CRV had the tiny round terminals and I could only get one where
>>> the polarity was reversed, so I had to refit the earth cable. The
>>> Sierra has bolt on lugs, as I wanted to put on a Bosch from Costco
>>> I had to get adaptors to suit a round post battery (they don't
>>> stock any bolt up batteries at all) The Ferrari originally had the
>>> polarity the 'wrong' way round, needed some re routing of cable.
>>> Both Lexus actually need flat top batteries to suit the clamp and
>>> both were the other way round on polarity, but that was easy enough
>>> as the the leads were long enough and a block of wood made the
>>> clamp fit again. The punto had a weird heat shield around the
>>> original that was just slightly too small for the Bosch I got for
>>> it, a quick cut about made it fit, etc. Apparently battery makers
>>> are 'rationalising ' their ranges and discontinuing the odd ones,
>>> including making all batteries have the polarity the same way/side.
>>
>> Think this is more the fact that you buy your batteries from Costco.
>> Ebay is awash with the correct ones for all of those - including
>> Bosch.
>
>
> www.carbatteriesonline.co.uk
>
> I, and other people I have pointed them out to have used them without
> problems many times..

cannot compare to Costco on guarantee, I got a total refund for an 8 year
old one once !!!