TrevS Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi all I have just been on the phone to my local toyota garage about getting some new UK battery connectors to replace my smaller jspec ones. They quoted me £25.45 for the connectors and then £79 per hour to fit them as I don't like the look of the postive connector with all the wiring going to it so would rather let someone else bugger it up than me. Does this sound a little expensive to you guys Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevS Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Also how easy are they to fit? My normal garage has quoted me £65 for the labour but when i spoke to him about fitting the connectors he seemed to think that you need to solder on the new connectors. But looking at the current ones they look like they are crimped on. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I relocated my battery recently, i bought the connectors from here: http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/battconns/battclamps.php I must admit though i cut the old connectors off and then soldered on the screw connectors instead. My advice would be go to an auto electrician, getting them to pop a couple of connectors on isn't going to be more than half hours work. If your alarm is clifford don't forget to put it in Valet mode ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Did mine at the weekend, just bought a couple of gold plated audio ones from ebay for £10 and just bolted the original ones to them with a little bit of fettling, 15 min job;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Did mine at the weekend, just bought a couple of gold plated audio ones from ebay for £10 and just bolted the original ones to them with a little bit of fettling, 15 min job;) Some good advice there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 You can touch the + and - both together as long as you don't have wet hands or any metal like tools or rings on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Halfords do some decent quality gold plated ones aswell, one of the first thing i changed on my car when i first got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 You can touch the + and - both together as long as you don't have wet hands or any metal like tools or rings on you. Huu?? if you want to buy a new battery, you can:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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