replacing 96 ford escort battery

bloo

Hello,

Ive no idea when it come to cars, however i figured i would be able to mange to replace my battery. Ive removed the old one no problems, but when i went to fit the new one i realised it has different battery terminals to my old one.

The one i bought is here...
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_264227_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId_10501_CarSelectorGroupId_146558_varient_145165_categoryId_145165_crumb__parentcategoryrn_145165#

My old battery has kinda flat terminals that i can screw the wires on to.

So, what do i do? is it a case of getting a different battery or can i get hold of different connectors for the wires.

Like i said ive no idea when it comes to cars so apologies for the stupid question!

cheers

Henry Ford III

Get the right battery.

BrianD3

Are you sure that the "flat terminals" that you describe are not a type of clamp that is sitting on top of the actual battery terminals? You may be loosening the wrong screw. Often the battery wires will be attached to some sort of clamp, to disconnect the battery you disconnect the clamp from the terminals, not the wires from the clamp.

Pete67

Some car batteries have flat rectangular terminals. Bring the old battery with you when you are buying the new one, in addition to needing the correct terminals, it is important to get a battery with the correct dimensions, so that it fits in the tray, and the restraining clamp(s) hold it correctly. You also need to make sure that the +ve and -ve terminals on the new battery are in the right place, or the wires will not reach.

And you would have got a much better price in your local motor factors!

Esel

Get a refund and go to Consort!

bloo

Thanks all for your replies. I was assured it was the right one by the guys at halfords, but i should have checked the terminals. Looks like ill be going to my local motor factors instead and getting a refund on the halfords battery.

Thanks again.

bloo

Just one more thing...

Does anyone know of a good place to get a replacement battery in Galway?

Dirty_Diesel

The battery shown in the link is for the newer escort than yours. Any decent motor factors would stock the correct battery. I got a battery for my gf's '98 escort last week (like your halfrauds one) for €48

bloo

Ah, that would be the problem then!
Id bought mine from Halfords whilst i was up in Omagh, i figured it would be cheaper to buy it up north but that is pretty cheap!

ARGINITE

Carparts warehouse,
Partway,
Their is a better one up the road from partway but I just can't think of their name, its beside subway and ABC book shop.

All are in around the same area, Liosban industrial estate.