sob sob.....

[lee bishop]

lifted my bonnet today, to find the battery had splatted acid from a vent over the slam panel, and discoloured some of the paint......gutted!!

[GAZ W]

Thats not good lee

[paul spence]

thought it was only me with bad luck!
bad news mate,will it not polish out?

[lee bishop]

nope, i tried to polish it when i saw it..... i'll be getting a new battery asap, that other one aint going anywhere near the car again..... i dont know why it did what it did though, its been in the car 3 years with no probs..........
does anyone elses battery have a vent at the front edge??

[vinny]

bummer m8, i have some g3 that might help remove the satin ?

[Banishit]

this time get a sealed ****er mate, bad crack that , dead cell overheated burst, hate it

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Fit a dry cell rally battery

[lee bishop]

is type 085 the correct one for an RS?

can anyone reccomend a good brand? sharpish, as im off to bed in a bit....

[Frosticles]

I've put a Bosch Silver battery on mine (Had to convert it to round terminals though But I think they are better.

[RS2000CUSTOM]

I used an 092 (Diesel Granada Heavy Duty) when I used to have battery under bonnet

Now I have a dry cell battery in boot

(Well I did last time I looked in boot)

[lee bishop]

my battery is still located in engine bay!! will another 085 be ok??

[RS2000CUSTOM]

083 = 1 or 2 year guarantee

085 = 5 yr or lifetime guarantee (usually heavy duty)

092 = 5 yr or lifetime guarantee (very heavy duty)

Obviously depends where you buy battery from

I always used to use Unipart

[lee bishop]

my understanding was the different numbers referred to physical size, output, CCA's etc etc, not duration of warrantee......

[RS2000CUSTOM]

my understanding was the different numbers referred to physical size, output, CCA's etc etc, not duration of warrantee......

Correct

But the different numbers also relate to what vehicles various batteries will fit etc

[lee bishop]

well i took the afternoon off to sort a battery, and got a unipart one for £29 , it matches my strut brace too. and fyi a 085 is correct for the car.

now im off to phone for an exhaust.....