changing a car battery

andywozhere · 02-01-2009 05:14PM #1

I know this is a very basic question and some of you out there could change a car battery with your eyes closed, but I'm a bit stuck. I've disconnected the battery from my '99 Opel Vectra, but now I can't get the damn thing out. It is bolted on and I can't seem to reach the bolts in order to get it out (the battery itself is in the way). Any advise would be appreciated. Otherwise I will have to reconnect the battery, get a jump start and drive down to a local garage.

smash · 02-01-2009 05:19PM

pics? it really should just lift out.

andywozhere · 02-01-2009 05:56PM

steve06 wrote: »

it really should just lift out.

That's what I thought.

Here are the bolts that seem to attach it

and here is a birds eye view

Tigger · 02-01-2009 06:13PM

see the black thingy at the bottom of the photo
thats a fuse box
it lifts straight up
under it you will find a plate holding the bottom of yer battery in

JackFrosty · 02-01-2009 06:28PM

You might find that the stereo has lost its code, this happens when you disconnect the battery

andywozhere · 02-01-2009 06:50PM

Tigger wrote: »

see the black thingy at the bottom of the photo
thats a fuse box
it lifts straight up
under it you will find a plate holding the bottom of yer battery in

Thanks Tigger, that was what I was looking for! Battery is now out

. I'll put the new one in tomorrow and hopefully the stereo will work.

Tigger · 03-01-2009 06:04PM

JackFrosty wrote: »

You might find that the stereo has lost its code, this happens when you disconnect the battery

code will be in your manual thingy

andywozhere · 03-01-2009 08:51PM

Tigger wrote: »

code will be in your manual thingy

Thanks, don't have a manual, but I'll hopefully be able to work it out. Found a related post in another forum.

changing a car battery

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