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Battery - noob question
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:16 pm
by JOeJOe
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?
Re: Battery - noob question
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:48 pm
by vipfto
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
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:20 pm
by ft04me
ok im buying a new one too..
what size do u need?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:42 am
by vipfto
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
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:26 am
by I8A4RE
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
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:13 am
by JOeJOe
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
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:00 pm
by Ecnerual
just go into any battery world with your old battery and say that i need a replacement for this
done and dusted
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:14 pm
by xSlurpee
any battery would work ... i went for a motor bike battery because it makes me go faster
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:28 pm
by payaya
Mine is 550CCA and seem to last much longer than the smaller ones.
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:29 am
by vipfto
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
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:38 am
by ft04me
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..
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:36 am
by vipfto
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
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:53 pm
by calvin
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
