battery

Okay., Battery has died in my mk2. so swapping the new battery from my mk3 into it. One Problem.. my mk2 battery doesnt want to budge.. its like its glued in. is there a bolt that im not seeing?? ive cut my hand countless time off the inside arches lol reminds me off changing a lightbulb in...

Hi, I just had a look at my battery and there is a plastic bit on top which has i think 4 cables and a few fuses in it. and it seems to be bolted onto the battery. The only obvious nut I could see I took off and it still seems to be pretty tight on the battery still. Any ideas? or FAQs...

i've got a toledo (02 plate). a few months back the original (i presume) battery died in the cold. i changed it and ever since i noticed the tcs/esp light flickering slightly even when the key was out of the ignition. its now drained a brand new battery flat twice! taken it to my local garage...

Need to remove my battery to fit my HIDS properly, but i cannt get that stupid fuse box on the top off the battery off. Is there a certain way you have to take it off? The way im doing it the positive terminal is going to snap/bend. Thanks :(

I'm looking into fitting the above and have seen some specs for just replacing the OEM battery with all the OEM bits still fitted, I'll be fitting this in the OEM position. I would presume the starter is the hardest thing on the battery, has it to be solely based on this which battery you get...

Hi, Does anybody know how many battery terminal covers are on a K1's battery, does it only have one or are there supposed to be two? Thanks.

Hi I appear to have 2 issues with my LC 180 on AUQ engine code. I have noticed recently that sometimes, it is not getting up to normal operating engine temperature. It normally shows 90 on the temp guage approx half way, however sometimes its showing only a quarter way up the gauge even...

hello! In the past few weeks, my ibiza has had real dodgy start up. I originially put it down to the cold weather, as my old 106 used to do the same. But its not been too chilly recently... When i go to start it up, it sound as if the battery is struggling to turn the motor over? The...

Hello Everyone, Im running into a problem with my battery. It started when i installed my subwoofer (active) 2 months ago. In the beginning i noticed that all the lights of the car were a bit dimming when i was on low rpm (no gas pressed on neutral). Today i was on the highway and...

ive got the 2009 leon fr170 tdi and the battery has died twice in the matter of two days has any1 else expereinced this problem

Any ideas on this one guys? Tonight at work, i go out to start the car and the battery is almost completely flat, the radio reset and needs the code re-entered (no lights etc were left on). I managed to somehow start it, i took it for a run and it seemed to charge the battery. When I came...

Hi all I have 2005 1.9 Altea Diesel, i was driving it yesterday and the battery light came on for about 4 seconds, then the headlights dipped for a few seconds then came back on :( Strange as its been okay ever since but im sure i have not seen the last of this problem. I checked for...

hey people wondering if anyone has done this atall was thinking of moving the battery to the boot and moving the filter nearer the front where the bat would be for a better cold air feed ? also it only has a pipercross filter on it at the moment and previous experience has shown me they arnt...

Right guys i know there is a search button and this has been covered before but there has not been a definitive answer. Im getting my finger out and going full stretch. I have the cage for the battery and want to relocate to the boot my question is what wiring and power feeds do i need...

Hello, My battery in my 2 button standard key is low i think, but im scared to open it and read what bettery it is incase it loses its memory, i only have one key so reprogramming out or manual is not possible, can someone help or should i just man up and take my key apart

I recently went to start my car only to find the battery was dead. I disconnected the battery and charged it up car started fine. After a few days ruuning the battery was dead again. I have tested the alternator which works fine. What could be causing the battery to drain? also now when ever i...

Hi Guys, I am having some probs with something draining the battery. Last month the car (2.0 TDi Sport) was not run for about 4 days - went to start car and nothing. Tested battery showing about 11.1V so thought better be safe than sorry and bought a new battery. Yesterday (thurs) after...

a mate at work has an lcr problem with the battery losing charge, he has moved it to the boot but it seems to not have enough charge left after a couple of days to start and he has to be jump started when we tested the voltage on the battery yesterday before jumping it was about 11.4v, 12hrs...

Anbody now where i can get a battery cover for the mk3 cupra.

Im sure ive seen somthing about this before on here but i cant seem to find it? :confused: anyways im putting a sub in and i dont know how to get the thick power wire from the battery into my car? in my mates focus there was a rubber gromit that i put it through, on the ibiza there is that...