Grease Monkeys! Can you change your own battery?

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: DPmaster

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have one of those dumb cars where the batter is underneath so it can't be stolen and have to take the tire off, I would just change myself. Plus many places won't change those dumb ones either, mostly chrysler cars.

Heh I've had to mess around with replacing a battery for a '96 Dodge Viper. Now that thing was a pain. You had to take off the tire just to get access to the battery. It was fun driving it though

Heh, the old Citroen SM was worse when it came to sparkplugs anyway. You had to lift the engine to change 3 of them (Transverse Maserati V6).

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have one of those dumb cars where the batter is underneath so it can't be stolen and have to take the tire off, I would just change myself. Plus many places won't change those dumb ones either, mostly chrysler cars.

I'd almost rather have it out in the open so if someone tries to steal it they get a 50-70 dollar battery instead of busting up 500-700 worth of other things to get to it.

 

[Ausm]

have changed sh!tloads of batteries...

Ausm

 

[OS]

heh, I'm not sure there's anything easier in a car to change than the battery.

 

[Colt45]

It's under my back seat. like a 3 minute job.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Colt45
It's under my back seat. like a 3 minute job.

Heh I remember my old VW Beetle that I had in college had something draining the battery while the car was parked so until I figured out what it was I just left the back seat unlatched and would reach back there and unhook the negative when I parked. It has never taken me more than 10 minutes to remove and replace a battery in any car I have owned.

 

[Panthro]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I can change a battery.

A word of advice. 1967 Mustangs don't like it when you hook the terminals up the backwards...

LOL! Neither does a 1988 Ford Econoline.

Haha! Same with a VW Jetta.

 

[alphadude]

1994 Holden Commodore. Oh so easy to change.
If you had trouble trying to remove it, why didnt u just do a google search on "removing battery from <car model>".
There is heaps of car howto documentations online. It beats paying $15+

 

[NTB]

I have to figure out how to *get* to mine - after that it shouldn't be too hard. But it's underneath the windshield-wiper reservoir. The car is a 1995 Buick Regal GS.

Nate

 

[TheNinja]

I changed mine last month.....WITH MY EYES CLOSED!!!

 

[AlienCraft]

< yes, and I can do it on my 2000 Ford Focus, too.

 

[mobobuff]

Never had to change my battery yet... I change my own headlamps and fog lamps and turn signals though.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Yep Did it last week.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: alphadude
If you had trouble trying to remove it, why didnt u just do a google search on "removing battery from <car model>".
There is heaps of car howto documentations online. It beats paying $15+

I did! Couldn't find anything for my Olds.

(I see you're in NZ--is it a great place to live?)

 

[Viperoni]

Originally posted by: kami333
Took me 5 or 10min last time but for $15 I would have had it done, grease and crap everywhere plus it was the middle of winter.

I had to change a battery with a -40c windchill... that's -40f :Q