BRP800 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 On a 2005 Legacy GTL wagon does the OEM battery lift straight out? It looks like the front RH corner of the bodywork interferes. Have a Optima type 35 coming on friday and am hoping to change it myself if it isn't too cold out. Suggestions and shortcuts eagerly accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvethesnow Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 as your looking at it just slide it to the left like an inch and comes straight out. it just looks complicated thats all. History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid People sleep peacefully at night cause rough men stand ready to do violence on there behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Just a heads up...be sure to hook the positive & negative cables up to the Optima correctly, IIRC the Optima 35 posts are reversed compared to the factory battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 As lvethesnow pointed out, you need to slide it about an inch. Unfortunately, the OEM battery doesn't have handles on it so it helps to have strong fingers to lift it out or a battery lifting tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Edited: If you didnt know, the negative cable(black) the disconnect power (red) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmeier Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If you have a battery charger or dc power supply I'd recomend hooking it up to the cables or other convenient location to prevent the loss of presets in your radio, clock etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Unbolt battery tie down Slip foam insulation off OEM battery Unbolt + and - Remove OEM battery Put new battery in Attach + and - Secure new batter with tie down. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvethesnow Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 i had to use rubeer gloves to get mine out. it was leaking and fowaming on the posi term that was a nice clean up and dont know why History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid People sleep peacefully at night cause rough men stand ready to do violence on there behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 i had to use rubeer gloves to get mine out. it was leaking and fowaming on the posi term that was a nice clean up and dont know why Are you drunk? OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvethesnow Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Are you drunk? no i just type faster than i think and never use spell chek cause im at work most of the time and cant downlaod the spellchecker cause this is a goverment owned computer History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid People sleep peacefully at night cause rough men stand ready to do violence on there behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Just a heads up...be sure to hook the positive & negative cables up to the Optima correctly, IIRC the Optima 35 posts are reversed compared to the factory battery. No, they are on the same sides of the battery as OEM. The positive cable would never reach to the far side of the battery. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 If you didnt know, disconnect power (red) then the negative cable(black). This is a good way to accidentally short the positive cable to chassis ground, and possibly spot weld it to the chassis! Disconnect the negative cable first, then the positive cable. Electrons (i.e. power) are generated at the negative terminal, not the positive terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 no i just type faster than i think and never use spell chek cause im at work most of the time and cant downlaod the spellchecker cause this is a goverment owned computer Then keep surfing the net and posting on our dime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wales Garage Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 drive to the local shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 This is a good way to accidentally short the positive cable to chassis ground, and possibly spot weld it to the chassis! Disconnect the negative cable first, then the positive cable. Electrons (i.e. power) are generated at the negative terminal, not the positive terminal. I stand corrected, wow talk about getting the fundamentals wrong on the simplist of tasks. I never had a problem but after seaching it didn't take long to realize I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 pwned My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 <- I rarely get to use this little guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 The technical answer I was given did make sense how the short could occur. After i read this it made more sense.... http://www.hrps.demon.nl/jwbus/safety.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 ahh, brings back memories... working with my dad on his '69 buick electra, removing the battery positive terminal connection and touching the radiator in the process. It instantly welded a nice hole in the radiator. Boy was he pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 technically the optima is opposite but you just flip it making the terminals farther away but on the correct sides. there was enough slack for me. side note i will never buy another optima red top again. the latest one blew 2 weeks ago in less than 2 yrs with about 14k on it and the previous one in other vehicle same thing. at first i thought it was a fluke. only optima that i had good luck with was a deep cycle blue or yellow. cliff notes f' optima starter batteries they suck. i just picked up a die hard platinum sealed batt with 4 yr warranty. albiet $180 later, but you can damn sure bet if anything happens to it i can easily have it replaced under warranty. im sick of buying batteries. chick at sears said they stopped carrying optima batteries because of to many bad ones MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriverX Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Whats the advantage of the Optima? I've always gone to Sears for Diehards and they always seem to do thier jobs very well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikslvr Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 side note i will never buy another optima red top again. the latest one blew 2 weeks ago in less than 2 yrs with about 14k on it and the previous one in other vehicle same thing. at first i thought it was a fluke. only optima that i had good luck with was a deep cycle blue or yellow. I was looking to get one for my Jeep this winter and the parts store dude didn't want to sell one to me. I thought they were supposed to be the shiznit, but he said that they haven't ever had one last longer than 3 months and most were returned within a couple weeks. I usually just get the die-hard too. Let's kick this pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I was planning on getting an optima yellow top, I probably use more power when the car is turned off than anybody on here to play my ps2. If I get to my destination early I don't like sitting at idle for a more than a couple of minutes, so I'll turn the car off and go off battery power. I've only had my battery die twice and I've found I can run my amp, ps2, deck, and seat heaters for about a 1/2 hour with the car turned off if the battery is charged up. Would getting a yellow top extend that time window I have to use my car's power when its turned off or would it not be significant enough to justify spending the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikslvr Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I was planning on getting an optima yellow top, I probably use more power when the car is turned off than anybody on here to play my ps2. If I get to my destination early I don't like sitting at idle for a more than a couple of minutes, so I'll turn the car off and go off battery power. I've only had my battery die twice and I've found I can run my amp, ps2, deck, and seat heaters for about a 1/2 hour with the car turned off if the battery is charged up. Would getting a yellow top extend that time window I have to use my car's power when its turned off or would it not be significant enough to justify spending the money? I have a buddy that runs about 8000 watts(3-15" subs, 4-6x9's, 4-5" door and tweeters) of stereo along with DVD, flat panels and everything else in his Probe GT and he ended up getting two dry cells to put in the hatch as back ups. He has it set up so he can run only off the dry cells when the car is at shows or competitions. He also installed some digital voltage meters to show the charge of the dry cells. His car sucks so much juice it has to be plugged in when it's parked overnight or all the batteries will be dead in the morning. Let's kick this pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I have a buddy that runs about 8000 watts(3-15" subs, 4-6x9's, 4-5" door and tweeters) of stereo along with DVD, flat panels and everything else in his Probe GT and he ended up getting two dry cells to put in the hatch as back ups. He has it set up so he can run only off the dry cells when the car is at shows or competitions. He also installed some digital voltage meters to show the charge of the dry cells. His car sucks so much juice it has to be plugged in when it's parked overnight or all the batteries will be dead in the morning. That is a way hardcore setup, how does his ride sounds? A voltage meter would be ideal, I used to have a power inverter that was awesome in my last car. It would cut power to my ps2 about 2 minutes before my battery would die. When the ps2 would cut power I would know to start the car immediately. The power inverter I have now, doesn't do that, but it fits in my arm rest as opposed to being out in the open or clunking under the seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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