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Cars dead - Will the AA fit new battery for me?
longwalks1
Posts: 3,834 Forumite
in Motoring
Our car failed to start yesterday, and I know the battery needs replacing, think the cold night finished it off. I've ordered a new one but at 26Kg in weight I don't fancy fitting it yet having recently had surgery. If I call the AA for homestart, would they fit it for me, as their fix?
Cheeky I know, just seeing what you guys think?
Cheeky I know, just seeing what you guys think?
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I bet they're 'not allowed to' but they'll sell you one and fit it.0
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26kg, what car us it?0
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britishboy wrote: »Our car failed to start yesterday, and I know the battery needs replacing, think the cold night finished it off. I've ordered a new one but at 26Kg in weight I don't fancy fitting it yet having recently had surgery. If I call the AA for homestart, would they fit it for me, as their fix?
Cheeky I know, just seeing what you guys think?
can you not get someone to help you? I doubt its 25Kg unless you driving a hummer.0 -
It's definitely to the heavy end, but it's not unfeasibly so - a quick look-up of a battery for something big like a diesel Shogun suggests 21kg.
Something more normal is a good chunk lighter - something like a very average 069 comes in at about 16kg.
Think mine weighs about 14kg and its not even the lightweight version some others use. 0 -
can you not get someone to help you?
This. Fitting a battery is not (usually) difficult, as long as someone is able to bear the weight for a short period. (Remember, the old battery has to come out first).
Make sure you have a note of any radio codes or other info you may need once the new battery is fitted.
Have you checked that it's not the alternator that's goosed? Fitting a new battery will only be a temporary fix if the alternator's not charging it.0 -
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Franz_Ferdinand wrote: »I bet they're 'not allowed to' but they'll sell you one and fit it.
Thats exactly what I was thinking
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can you not get someone to help you? I doubt its 25Kg unless you driving a hummer.
We're relatively new to the area so dont know anyone, not even neighbours (they're old anyway)
The Varta battery for my car is just shy of 25Kg (it was a typo earlier when I said 26Kg) and no, not a hummer.
https://advancedbatterysupplies.co.uk/product/varta-i1/0 -
britishboy wrote: »Sorry typo, its 25Kg. A Range Rover
Can you not get the delivery company to put it in the boot for you?0
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