Battery and Key Fob

[no1bassmonkey]

So after driving all the way to Africa on the Plymouth Dakar this year, (www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk) in a Suzuki samuri, with fantasies about coming home, getting in my chimera, the sound that it would make when I got home, the joy of roads with tarmac on them. I turned the key to get the click noise that tells me the battery has gone. I have charged it up and it was good for about a day then after that has lost its charge, I don’t use it loads so think that a new battery is the way to go. I have located one through a friend for just £50 with a 3 year guarantee. I have located the area in which the battery is reported to be but was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to get the old one out and the new one in? have heard rumors about drilling out rivets that hold them in and replacing them with zip ties?

Since the battery has died I also seam to have lost all of my control with the key-fob that usually unlocks and locks the car, im assuming that it’s a blow fuse? If anyone has any great ideas on either of these it would be greatly appreciated.

Would be nice to finally get some time in a car that does more that 50mph flat out.

[IPAddis]

If you leave the car for several weeks without driving it, the battery will go flat! Unless have a battery conditioner that is.

You won't be able to work the door locks with the remote if the battery is flat. They require electricity for the solenoid to operate.

The battery NEEDS to be of a certain rating otherwise it will die very quickly (days/months). Details of the spec and how to replace it are in the bible www.tvrbooks.co.uk

A proper spec battery is about £80 IIRC. You may be able to get the proper spec one cheaper in which case well done. Don't risk a cheap battery though (unless you have a fetish for RAC men).

Ian A.