Car Battery - Tray Too Big For Battery?

Baileycat

Wow, thanks for all the responses everyone!

Daveyjp you're spot on, it's a 107 I have, same style as the Aygo and C1. Is it likely that that's just how they are on these particular cars then? I do want to be sure I get the correct one.

With the suggestions about click & collect from Eurocarparts etc, wouldn't I then need to pay labour on top of that to have it fitted? Or are some of you suggesting it's easy enough to fit yourself? It's not something I've done before and I'd worry about not doing it correctly. Local garage looking for £60 to supply & fit.

Norman Castle, that was probably the best way to describe it - battery too small for tray. I was a bit stumped on what to put for the title but you've hit the nail on the head!

I am indeed grateful that I have Green Flag, and that the likes of RAC and AA would perhaps try to flog me one there & then, which I wouldn't have been happy about.

The car does get used every day and we have recently moved to an area where we do tend to get quite poor weather (lots of flooding and more snowfall than in other parts of Scotland). However as stated it's still not as treacherous as other parts of the world in terms of weather!

Thanks for all of your responses

Nilrem

Fitting a car battery is about a 5-10 minute job and at most you typically need a couple of spanners, or a spanner and a screwdriver (you can get spanners that good enough for the job from most 99p stores).

IIRC you take the negative (black) lead off first, then the positive (red) being careful not to let the spanner touch anything else metal whilst undoing the cables (just the head of the "bolt").

Then swap the battery out and connect it up red first, then the black.

Some people put white lithium grease on the battery terminals before connecting up the cables again to help prevent corrosion, I think my dad used to use copper slip/grease or vasoline but that was I suspect a very old way to do it compared to lithium grease.

Make sure you do the restaining bar/bolt or top of the battery box that holds the battery securely up tight so the battery won't slip around.

Oh and you'll want a pair of disposable gloves (or an old pair of rubber gloves) if you want to keep your hands clean

Strider590

My GF fitted her own car battery, I supplied the tools and the instructions.

She didn't want to be one of those "stupid useless women, who go through life getting everyone else to do everything for them".

I didn't hold back, I put the frighteners on her, told her the worst things that could happen and to be fair she did a grande job.

End of the day, if I can build a car in my garage, i'm damn sure she can change a battery

gilbert_and_sullivan

A quick perusal of the approved battery specs shows, as one would expect, the Diesel battery to be longer than the one for the petrol version, whether every single 107/C1/Aygo is fitted with the Diesel battery tray i haven't a clue.

Batterymegastore is where i get batteries from, no affiliation other than as a satisfied customer.

Norman_Castle

OP Make sure you have the radio code before removing the battery.

Compare the price and guarantee before buying. Years ago I bought a battery with a 1 year guarantee. It lasted a year!. If you have to pay a bit extra for a better battery its probably worth it.

Fitting a battery is normally so quick and simple many garages and car shops will fit them for free.

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AdrianC

Last battery I bought, last May, had a three year warranty on it.

Unfortunately, it was bought from Unipart...