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That's interesting Nick, especially as D3 batteries don't seem to last that long and whilst it makes sense to get the dealer to change it during the warranty period I guess a lot of D3 owners will now have to start footing the bill for replacements.
I decided a while ago than if my battery fails when out of warranty, that I'd change it for a Red Top, but I didn't know anyone that had done it.
So with your D3 being from 2005, I take it you swapped the original battery for a Red Top when it was approximately one year old - I've heard of quite a few that have needed replacing within the first year, but why not just get a standard D3 one from LR? What made you decide to use a Red Top and pay for it yourself?
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23rd Oct 2008 1:23 pm
wiggs
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Nick
Did the battery leads reach the red top teminals ..or did you have to modify them ..as the battery is a lot shorter and the terminals are more in the middle than the outside ...like this
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23rd Oct 2008 5:25 pm
TallPaul
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Having looked at the OEM terminals in detail recently, I am assuming you have to change the terminals for something more sutible.
23rd Oct 2008 5:39 pm
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Yes i would of thought so ..proberly the Negative as its only short and bolted to the bodywork just behind the engine bay fuse box .G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
23rd Oct 2008 5:42 pm
PaulP
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Not too sure about the idea of just changing the battery cables/terminals....I was looking at mine last weekend whilst wiring up a permanent fused 12V for the CarPC and noticed some funny things.
I seem to remember that the negative is a big multi-terminal cable and I think it's used to earth the battery to the chassis and also to the engine.
Also the positive cable passes through a chunky little box on the side of the battery (at least on mine) which I think is some sort of safety feature to disconnect power in case of a serious accident (or something like this).
As you can tell I don't have much of an idea - maybe we can fill in the blanks as I think there is much more to them than just being simple terminals and cables/earth straps.
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..proberly the Negative as its only short and bolted to the bodywork just behind the engine bay fuse box .
