Car is dead!!!!
Discussion
Just came home after 4 days being away and the car is dead.
The boot was left open and I now have the bonnet of, but cannot find the charge point. Any help?
The car is in my garage, obviously with the bonnet to the opposite end, which is going going to make matters worse.
I am obviosuly locked out too. Is it just me or are the only people inconvenienced by electric doors and alarms the owners of the cars!!
Thieves just brake windows!!!
Any issues with the car going completely dead and then being started up??
The boot was left open and I now have the bonnet of, but cannot find the charge point. Any help?
The car is in my garage, obviously with the bonnet to the opposite end, which is going going to make matters worse.
I am obviosuly locked out too. Is it just me or are the only people inconvenienced by electric doors and alarms the owners of the cars!!
Thieves just brake windows!!!
Any issues with the car going completely dead and then being started up??
Alan,
The charge point in just behind the front nearside wheel - look under the sill - you'll need the proper Anderson connector though. You may be able to get some crocodile clips on as a short term fit. Failing that, connect your battery charger to the light feed in the boot - make sure you get the polarity correct though - check it with a multimeter first!!
This should give you sufficient charge (after an hour or so) to unlock the car and get to the cigarette lighter socket whoch is a much better charge point.
HTH
edited cos I can't spell boot!
The charge point in just behind the front nearside wheel - look under the sill - you'll need the proper Anderson connector though. You may be able to get some crocodile clips on as a short term fit. Failing that, connect your battery charger to the light feed in the boot - make sure you get the polarity correct though - check it with a multimeter first!!
This should give you sufficient charge (after an hour or so) to unlock the car and get to the cigarette lighter socket whoch is a much better charge point.
HTH
edited cos I can't spell boot!
Edited by S6PNJ on Sunday 25th November 21:38
Thats superb.
I can actually get into the car, though it is a little demeaning.
So the lighter point is the best charge point. What is the best charger to use?
I can drive to halfords near me in the morning. Or I might just get the AA again, although this will be the second time in a week.
TVR's and the winter just don't go!!
I can actually get into the car, though it is a little demeaning.
So the lighter point is the best charge point. What is the best charger to use?
I can drive to halfords near me in the morning. Or I might just get the AA again, although this will be the second time in a week.
TVR's and the winter just don't go!!
Tell me about it.
I normally leave it for 2 weeks when I'm offshore and it's kinda fine. Well sometimes.
4 days is pretty bad!!
It actually doesn't add up. Surely 4 days is less than 14 and thus surely there must be less load on the electrical system. Power= Current X Voltage and all that!!
Mind you, if Top Gear tonight was anything to go by, maybe Brittish cars, just can defy the laws of Science!! But only in ways that are of no assistance to anyone!!
I normally leave it for 2 weeks when I'm offshore and it's kinda fine. Well sometimes.
4 days is pretty bad!!
It actually doesn't add up. Surely 4 days is less than 14 and thus surely there must be less load on the electrical system. Power= Current X Voltage and all that!!
Mind you, if Top Gear tonight was anything to go by, maybe Brittish cars, just can defy the laws of Science!! But only in ways that are of no assistance to anyone!!
Think I will head and invest in one then.
I do know what you mean, about regular use though!
It's just a really good feeling though when you have drove all the way from Aberdeen in a 1.3 litre fiesta in the knowledge that at the end of the journey you are going to get into one of the fastest cars on the road.
And it might start!! Kind of keeps it special.
But even the lack of movement or working electrics doesn't seam to put us of.
I do know what you mean, about regular use though!
It's just a really good feeling though when you have drove all the way from Aberdeen in a 1.3 litre fiesta in the knowledge that at the end of the journey you are going to get into one of the fastest cars on the road.
And it might start!! Kind of keeps it special.
But even the lack of movement or working electrics doesn't seam to put us of.
alz said:
4 days is pretty bad!!
Yes but you said it yourself in your first post - you left the boot open. The boot light will flatten the battery fairly quickly - either take the bulb out to stop it happening again, or just make sure you shut the boot properly. If your not sure if the light is going out (ever sat in a fridge?) then stick your camera phone in there to check it (another PH-ers suggestion!!) Assuming you don't have any strange electrics (it IS a TVR afterall) you should be fine after 2 weeks without driving it. If you've got a multimeter that can measure current (at least 10 amps) and are reasonably adept at electrical things, then remove the battery, stick the multimeter (on current) in between the pos lead and the pos terminal (DEFINITELY NOT the pos and neg terminal or you'll see fireworks!!) and arm the car (ie lock it). Then see how much current is being drawn after 1 min (takes a while for the alarm to settle down). Anything more than about 100-200mA and I'd start to look for audio amps still drawing current or something similar. If you need to change the battery, check when it was last changed and if it's a Vauxhall (probably others) they have a 3 year warranty - got my local dealer to change mine for free without even buying the original from him!!Yeah, just read about the boot trigger and how it affects the alarm.
It's basically sat in trigger the whole time I have been away. Ooops!!
Got cover with the AA for parts, so hopefully I should be able to get them to swap it out.
They are definetely not going to have a TVR booster lead!!
Thanks for the help though. It's much appreciated!!
Just need to take it for a good run now, I suppose!!
It's basically sat in trigger the whole time I have been away. Ooops!!
Got cover with the AA for parts, so hopefully I should be able to get them to swap it out.
They are definetely not going to have a TVR booster lead!!
Thanks for the help though. It's much appreciated!!
Just need to take it for a good run now, I suppose!!
alz said:
Got cover with the AA for parts, so hopefully I should be able to get them to swap it out.
They are definetely not going to have a TVR booster lead!!
When my battery went in my Chim late one night while out driving (previous TVR) I called the AA out. They hadn't got a battery the right size/capacity so fitted what they had to get me home, then visited me at home the next day with the correct battery, fitted it, recovered theirs and charged me £55 for the privilege! It was cheaper than going to Halfrauds, buying one and then fighting to fit it! Bloody marvelous!! Can't fault the AA in that respect! Oh yes, and gave me a 3 year warranty on it!!They are definetely not going to have a TVR booster lead!!
They also use Anderson connectors with crock clips on the other end - same as Tuscan jump leads - only they use them the other way around!! Anderson in their vehicle to crock clips to your battery.
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