boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 1m 14d Posted 22/06/10 11:34 PM Share Posted 22/06/10 11:34 PM I dont have the plastic cover around my battery...though the plastic should cover the battery no problem...mine is an ex Highway Patrol and came with the Optima Battery...but I replaced it a few months ago with an equivalent one...though when I did get the replacment one I did find myself having to put a 1cm rubber mat under the battery in order to secure it tightly (might be a slight height issue)...though it fits in the tray perfectly...from memory I think it also comes with a 3 year warranty.... The Highway Patrol tend to run deep cycle batteries as the equipment they use puts a massive drain on the battery...also these batteries get back to full charge much quicker than your average battery...there is a place in SA that sells them but with freight etc...it will proabaly be around $325 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 1m 14d Posted 22/06/10 11:38 PM Share Posted 22/06/10 11:38 PM AGM Deep Cycle Battery, Batteries - Optima Yellow Top Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 1m 14d Posted 22/06/10 11:43 PM Share Posted 22/06/10 11:43 PM I bought mine from Gladesville Sydney form these guys...Federal Batteries Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 1m 14d Posted 22/06/10 11:46 PM Share Posted 22/06/10 11:46 PM Though the cheapest prices I found were from Battery Discounters in SA...they do freight the batteries cost to Sydney was around $40Battery Discounters Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/06/10 08:54 AM Share Posted 23/06/10 08:54 AM (edited) I recently replaced my battery. The previous owner had put in an RACV OEM battery. I was going to replace it with an Exide one for $196 but when I put it in, car wouldn't crank over. I got a quote from Beaurepaires for the Century Ultra High Performance 67EF which comes with a 3 year warranty for $195 (includes fitting and disposal of old battery).I ended up buying one from Pit Lane because I was there at the time. When we first put it in, it didn't crank over the engine, but Matt got out the wire brush and cleaned all the oxide crap off my terminals and then it worked fine. Yeah, don't skimp on the battery - it'll get you at the least convenient time I reckon Also, the Century 67EF fit in the plastic jacket battery holder in the BA. Here's the spec on the battery. Edited 23/06/10 08:59 AM by EvilDaifu Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyBurns Donating Members 641 Member For: 17y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 23/06/10 09:04 AM Share Posted 23/06/10 09:04 AM Does it only have starting issues when it's cold? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigkeels Throbbing Member Donating Members 594 Member For: 16y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 24/06/10 07:24 AM Author Share Posted 24/06/10 07:24 AM Nah even if the car was warm.. All sorted now, got a new battery and put it in, starts better than ever. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyBurns Donating Members 641 Member For: 17y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/06/10 08:02 AM Share Posted 24/06/10 08:02 AM Mine does the same thing. I replaced the battery last weekend and the cold starts are now perfect. Unfortunately a couple of days later after she was warm it did it to me again. Hope yours is fixed. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68922-struggling-to-start/page/2/#findComment-1018820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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