Battery - noob question

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:16 pm

Buying a new battery, does it need it to be charged first before putting into the car or could you just install it yourself and away you go?

Post by **vipfto** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:48 pm

JOeJOe wrote:Buying a new battery, does it need it to be charged first before putting into the car or could you just install it yourself and away you go?

just 'plug and play' mate, most places should install for you

ft04me · Post by **ft04me** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:20 pm

ok im buying a new one too..

what size do u need?

Post by **vipfto** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:42 am

standard fto batt is way to small go form as big as you can fit look for high CCA cold cranking amps, and make sure your clamp can fit over it and bonnet shut of course

Post by **I8A4RE** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:26 am

vipfto wrote:standard fto batt is way to small go form as big as you can fit look for high CCA cold cranking amps, and make sure your clamp can fit over it and bonnet shut of course

and that the terminals are the correct size and round the right way

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:13 am

ft04me wrote:ok im buying a new one too..

what size do you need?

The centruy batterys, the fto uses the same ones ans the honda crv's. cost about $120

Ecnerual · Post by **Ecnerual** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:00 pm

just go into any battery world with your old battery and say that i need a replacement for this

done and dusted

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:14 pm

any battery would work ... i went for a motor bike battery because it makes me go faster

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:28 pm

Mine is 550CCA and seem to last much longer than the smaller ones.

Post by **vipfto** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:29 am

payaya wrote:Mine is 550CCA and seem to last much longer than the smaller ones.

+1 much better than standard, you get what you pay for people

ft04me · Post by **ft04me** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:38 am

what thats "CCA" mean any way?.. im not gonny be listening to music with the engine turned off... i just need to start the car.. lolz..

Post by **vipfto** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:36 am

ft04me wrote:what thats "CCA" mean any way?.. im not gonny be listening to music with the engine turned off... i just need to start the car.. lolz..

cold cranking amps, and still get a big one mate the original size is pathetic doesnt help even if your listening to music while car is running

calvin · Post by **calvin** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:53 pm

Yeah mate the old batteries are pathetic ... ailed on me like 1000000 times ( not pratically ) but yeah sometimes it would start as smooth as hell sometimes it left me stranded ... so when and bought the " ultimate performance " repco battery for 130 but still compact size...now starts like a beauty everytime

FTO AUSTRALIA

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