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| posted on March 13th, 2016 at 07:03 PM |
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My Battery is old
So I changed my 16 year old tyres on my Beetle. And the mechanic asks - how old is your battery?
Yup, its also 16 years old. Should I change it? If so - whats a good one to get?
I've converted my 1960s Beetle to a 12 volt.
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| posted on March 13th, 2016 at 09:57 PM |
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My battery's also about that age. I don't worry about it, but do carry jumper cables and usually only drive to work and back. It's a Super Charge
battery from Super Cheap, but whatever brand you've got now is obviously good so just get another.
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| posted on March 13th, 2016 at 11:32 PM |
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My battery's also about that age. I don't worry about it, but do carry jumper cables and usually only drive to work and back. It's a Super Charge
battery from Super Cheap, but whatever brand you've got now is obviously good so just get another.
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I should have mentioned that I'm using a ACDelco sealed battery. Its pretty good. Just wondering if I'm missing something.
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| posted on March 14th, 2016 at 05:56 AM |
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A mechanic is not an auto electrician.
If the battery works then keep it. If not buy another AC Delco.
http://www.onlinebatteries.com.au/products-c-16.html
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
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| posted on March 14th, 2016 at 08:05 AM |
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Nothing wrong with your thinking.
If REALLY worried I would get one of those new electronic jumper packs and keep it in the glove box. Heard good reports about them.
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| posted on March 14th, 2016 at 11:20 AM |
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These, I have the MXS 10 bought on special at Repco for $79; never have an issue.
It was one of those weird occasions that I was asking the sales person at repco about them and every customer walking in could overhear the
conversation and all of them swore by these things....
http://www.ctek.com/au/en/chargers/12v
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| posted on March 14th, 2016 at 12:58 PM |
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A mechanic is not an auto electrician.
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Yeah I'm learning that!! I had my Beetle fixed up and as part of the service I got A@#$% to wire me up a new radio. They wired it up wrong. When I
took it to the auto-electrician he exclaimed did they even read the instructions?
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| posted on March 14th, 2016 at 10:35 PM |
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Just fully charge the battery and take it to Beaurepaires, Ultratune etc and they'll load test the battery whilst you wait and show you the actual
readout. It's a 30 second test. Then you'll know for sure if the battery is good, ok for now or knackered. 
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| posted on March 15th, 2016 at 07:52 PM |
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If its as old as the Tyres on the car at 16 years then its FARKED only one word for it
time 4 a new one approx. $ 160.00 Battery world
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| posted on March 16th, 2016 at 11:07 PM |
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If its as old as the Tyres on the car at 16 years then its FARKED only one word for it
time 4 a new one approx. $ 160.00 Battery world
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My problem now is - the mechanic who fitted in it - used a bolt clamp. The bolt can only be undone by a long socket wrench.
I gotta find a battery shop that can help me with that.
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| posted on March 18th, 2016 at 08:00 PM |
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Nah, Supercheap deep 13mm socket on a long extension drive. I'm assuming the original clamp band has been replaced by this bolt down affair?
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| posted on March 21st, 2016 at 03:09 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Nah, Supercheap deep 13mm socket on a long extension drive. I'm assuming the original clamp band has been replaced by this bolt down affair?
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yup they welded or fitted a long bolt with nut to clamp down the battery rom moving
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