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Old 05-11-2006, 07:47 PM
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Default Battery terminal converters?

Is there such a thing?!



Need to put this in a car which used to have the normal pole battery, am i gonna have to rip the terminals off and use eyes or is there some sort of pole > eye converter?

hope so, but i doubt it!
Old 05-11-2006, 08:02 PM
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erm, cant say i've seen em before mate
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http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.c...N/BATTCON.html

Half way down the page, but it's the wrong way round isn't it?

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They do convers to change Ford battery terminals to suit round post batteries but not the other way round unfortunately.
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bugger!

Didnt realise that was a ford way of doing it, typical!
Old 05-11-2006, 08:17 PM
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sorry im might be missing something but why not buy a battery with round turminals
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Probably because he is being too pikey to buy a new one!!
Old 05-11-2006, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DazC
Probably because he is being too pikey to buy a new one!!
Old 05-11-2006, 08:30 PM
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:P thats about it tbh!

got this in the garage from when i broke my fez and just thought i could make use of it....and i fuckin will and all, just dodge the fucker on there
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i hope you dont smoke,,,, hydrogen anyone?
Old 05-11-2006, 08:43 PM
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well if thats the case spring round conector open hammer the fooker on and bang a longer bolt through ,and bobs your uncle
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escossie500 exactly what I had in mind good sir

gareth, in the words of Manuel, que?
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that battery will give of hydrogen,, not the best thing to have inside a car,,,
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oh! how come? do all batteries give off hydrogen then, and if you want one in car it should vent to outside or something?

anyway thats gone now, and this will be going under the bonnet of an audi
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oh bugger yeah, i just read the label
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