DBS Battery - its going anywhere in a hurry!
Discussion
Digging around it seems I was missing a battery conditioner when I bought the car (alright - who nicked it!) and my Optimate does not have the cigarette lighter attachment (one on order now).
Better to be safe I thought - I will put the Optimate onto the battery terminals until the accessory arrives.
Looking at the forums someone mentioned that the battery was behind the drivers seat, so I took the rear seat out (easier than I thought), and found the battery, hidden under what looks like military grade aluminium and about 10 bolts. Then you need to take out a further bit of the back seat (needs a bit more commitment as that one is seriously fixed in) and there are another 3 bolts there...
I thought this might help anyone else trying to track their's down.
I suppose its easier than the Tuscan's battery - that one needed the front wheel removing to get to it!
Better to be safe I thought - I will put the Optimate onto the battery terminals until the accessory arrives.
Looking at the forums someone mentioned that the battery was behind the drivers seat, so I took the rear seat out (easier than I thought), and found the battery, hidden under what looks like military grade aluminium and about 10 bolts. Then you need to take out a further bit of the back seat (needs a bit more commitment as that one is seriously fixed in) and there are another 3 bolts there...
I thought this might help anyone else trying to track their's down.
I suppose its easier than the Tuscan's battery - that one needed the front wheel removing to get to it!
Big Brin said:
Maybe I'm asking the obvious, but you do know the charging point for the battery with the OEM battery conditioner is via a plug in the boot, right?
Rgds, Brin
I think he realises that but may have the cigar lighter type accessory socket and the silly 3 pin charger socket like my car has, neither of which would have come with his Optimate.Rgds, Brin
A17DBS said:
Might be a silly question (I can ask silly questions right?) but what is it safe to earth the other connector to if you use the + point under the bonnet?
Any where metal under the bonnet, I found an electrical earth point on the loom.You are not pulling high amps through it, simply "trickling" a small current in to the battery.
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