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Old May 6, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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I want to replace the battery in my car... how? what size star are those on the inner fender? Also i have groundeffects..... that's the real reason I'm asking. those who have ground effects are they in the way to do this? or ???????

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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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It should not matter.

http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001...ttery/bat1.asp
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I want to replace the battery in my car... how? what size star are those on the inner fender? Also i have groundeffects..... that's the real reason I'm asking. those who have ground effects are they in the way to do this? or ???????

Any tips, suggestions are always accepted
..i myself didn't want to risk breaking anything so, what i did was remove the cruise control (above the battery) and simply lifted the battery on it's side MOMENTARILY and it slipped both in and out easily!...i also had a SEALED battery (maint-free)....
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Originally Posted by Vetster88
I want to replace the battery in my car... how? what size star are those on the inner fender? Also i have groundeffects..... that's the real reason I'm asking. those who have ground effects are they in the way to do this? or ???????

Any tips, suggestions are always accepted
Those stars are "Torx" heads. One of the best things you can do for the car is purcahse a quality set of torx bits. I don't remember the size off the top of my head, but the Craftsman set has always included whatever size I needed!
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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What The Mail Man said. My ground effects is fixed so the "gill" won't come off. I take the battery out thru the top.
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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It is very easy to remove the side panel, I think the torx size is 40 or 45. Just don't buy an Optima Red Top battery. I just replaced one after two years; what a POS. I think it was bad from the beginning. At least it was still under warantee.
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