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[Paff]

This is what I have fitted to my 2004. It's bigger than the original one and needed to have the side clampdown rim trimmed slightly but just about fits. 4 year guarantee.

I see that the terminals are forward instead of aft, did you have to extend your leads? Mine won't stretch that far.

I can't make any sense from that link ? Any specs there somewhere ? I'd go 900 / 1000 Amps :sly

Are you talking about the CCA?

 

[Ogri]

Oh, I didn't need to change anything apart from reroute the negative slightly to relieve a bit of stress. Thought that this was the normal way round to be honest? Just for accuracy, my + terminal faces forward and is towards the centre of the car.

 

[Paff]

My terminals are nearest the bulkhead. So who is right?

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Mine are on the back of the battery, nearer the fire wall, and the positive is engine side.

 

[Paff]

Mine are on the back of the battery, nearer the fire wall, and the positive is engine side.

+ 1

 

[Ogri]

Perhaps mine was the other way around on the original battery? I really can't remember now but I certainly didn't do anything any more difficult than a bit of wiggling when I fitted this one. Oh, and cut a bit out of the clamp rim on the engine side. This battery came off my dead Mercedes W210.

 

[terrano bob]

:thumbs

 

[jims-terrano]

I have a Bosche battery with terminals at the back of the battery, + at the righthand side of the batter which is nearest the engine. Same orientation for my 05 plate just a different brand of battery.

Nothing needed resetting on my 96 model but for some reason I got a buzzer when the ignition was turned off but after the doors had been locked and unlocked first time it didn't buzz again.

 

[terrano bob]

right now I've got it :thumbs

 

[Paff]

Had some time this morning, so went to the motor factors and picked up a new battery. Platinum 250e - CCA 770 - 90Ah for £82

Got back home and removed the old battery, a 644? I mentioned this to the guy at the factors and he said that was a commercial battery :nenau

The 644 was about three inches longer than the 250e, was CCA 700 and had to have a made up bracket to hold it as it had no lugs on the bottom sides. Knowing who the Terrano came from the 644 was probably a battery he had kicking around somewhere, but when it was MOT'd it failed on an insecure battery and the garage charged him to make up a bracket.

So he saved a bit on a battery, but lost it on the MOT fail. So I am back to having the battery secured via the bottom plate with two bolts... well not quite true, I need another bolt as the garage welded some rod on one of the the original bolts :doh

I'll have to keep an eye out for a bolt, it looks the same as the ones that hold the running boards on

 

[Paff]

This is going to sound silly, but I can't find a bolt at home or at my local parts shop

Has anyone got a bolt for the battery fixing bracket that they can post? Beer tokens available :thumb2

 

[rustic]

This is going to sound silly, but I can't find a bolt at home or at my local parts shop

Has anyone got a bolt for the battery fixing bracket that they can post? Beer tokens available :thumb2

I guess the originals are around M8.

Screwfix have nuts bolts etc, but you normally have to buy 100
It is also worth keeping a few lengths of all thread in various sizes to hand.

I made my second battery clamp using M6 all thread, and a length of galvanised roof hold down straps, from Wickes. Some self amalgamating tape over both... sorted.

 

[Blocky10]

This is going to sound silly, but I can't find a bolt at home or at my local parts shop

Has anyone got a bolt for the battery fixing bracket that they can post? Beer tokens available :thumb2

Are you venturing up to Naaaaridge? Cos I've got nuts and bolts kicking about as well as studding.

 

[jims-terrano]

Surely there will be one of our members that is breaking a truck or two that'll have a bolt?

Think Zippy has contact details for cncfabs, why botch a bolt when you can get an original.

 

[Paff]

Thanks!

All sorted, many thanks, you know who you are :thumb2

What a forum, thanks guys :clap

 

[Paff]

Jiffy bag plopped onto my mat yesterday and in it were two battery clamp bolts #

Many thanks, you know who you are, I owe you one:thumb2