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Stupid battery!

Post by Retro » Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:35 am

I recently purchased a battery online. Only to find that the leads from the engine are around 4 inches too short in order to reach the battery terminals :veryangry: Any suggestions guys appreciated, apart from getting a further new battery ??)
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by cowboy1sf » Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:33 pm

Battery lead extentions? seen them around. Maybe on ebay. My 89 TA had then on it.


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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by bhm1712 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:16 pm

Yerp... Battery lead extensions are the way to go if you don't want to permanently extend the cables.
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by Retro » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:08 pm

Thanks guts for your input. I've never heard of them before! I've had a look in EBay but nothing so far. I even contacted a couple of good car asserory shops who just said you need a new battery end of :-/
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:19 pm

if you cant find them then just get longer leads
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by bhm1712 » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:15 am

Did you get sorted?
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by Retro » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:45 pm

Finally got it sorted. I can now once again wake up my neighbours to the sound of the V8 :dance:
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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by BRYDENGTA » Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:47 pm

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Re: Stupid battery!

Post by bhm1712 » Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:38 pm

Cool-e-o

How did you do it in the end?
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