Battery ('04 CV8)

[moosepig]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, I've searched but no joy.

5+ years and the cold has finally killed my battery. I don't really want to go to all the fuss of having VX fit a replacement, but of course the 'ro is never listed in "battery finder" websites or in the lookup charts in Halfrauds.

Can anyone say definitively what readily-available replacement battery will fit an '04 (VY) CV8?

Also, can it be fitted just by swapping the old one out and the new one in, or is there some secret handshake required to make everything work properly?

Thanks in advance.

[ringram]

Should be a straight swap. Just measure the space and take a trip to halfords. I usually try and get a gruntier battery in replacement. They have some calcium ones, or you can try optima batteries, which cost more, but are supposed to be great.
I swapped the one in my GTS out with zero issues, straight swap. Just make sure you get the posts in the right place

[stevery]

I recently changed the battery on my 04 vxr, bought from Vauxhall dealer for about £35 and took me about 10mins max to change over. No problems with the electrics bar having to reset the clock.

[moosepig]

Thanks

Are there any issues with the clamp that holds the battery in place meaning that the base of the battery has to have a specific shape? Or will any old shape still be held firmly by the clamp?

[Well_Fans]

went to local motorstore place for a new battery, took note of numbers off top of old one for ratings and used tape measure to get rough dimensions. bought upgraded rating version in nearest same size and in it went no hassles. As long as the battery has the wider lip at the bottom, any I've seen have it, then the clamp should grab it fine. A lot of folk recommended going to Vauxhall for a replacement as they were cheapest for ages but Roger from Monkfish posted recently the price has risen steeply so they're (Vauxhall) maybe not the best option now.

[SOCO]

My battery conked out at the first sign of frost this year. I got a battery from Vauxhall for about £63. They said they couldn't do me a more heavy duty one because of the dimensions of the battery tray, and the leads don't allow for anything much taller either. Quite frankly it looks tiny (ooerrr missus), but it seems to be up to the job so far.
It's got a 3 year warranty, and I had it in the car in about 15 minutes including tea supping.

[jet_noise]

Dear moosepig,

clincky

regards,
Jet

[stevery]

Well i bought my battery in the last 2 months, as i said above it was about £35 from Picador's.
From memory it was a bit smaller size wise than the one it replaced. I was expecting to be more expensive but pleasantly suprised, although i also bought a fuse at the same time which was a fiver!

[moosepig]

jet_noise said:

Dear moosepig,

clincky

regards,
Jet

[anonymous-user]

moosepig said:

Thanks

Are there any issues with the clamp that holds the battery in place meaning that the base of the battery has to have a specific shape? Or will any old shape still be held firmly by the clamp?

Changed my battery this time last year with one supplied via the Vauxhall trade club. It was a slightly different shape which wasn't a problem for the base clamp but I had trouble with the flimsy battery cable post clamps on the car which felt like they were made out of soft alloy! The battery posts were very slightly smaller in diameter and one of the clamps crumpled up and wouldn't tighten up properly. I had to replace one of them with a proper solid copper clamp. Must do the other one one day..

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 4th January 22:54