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Aug 27, 2013 | 02:48 PM

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It's a car. Nothing more special than the next

offensive! it is way more special then any other car!!!

plus what other car has a battery that requires you to take apart side panels to remove? and after looking i dont think those are even normal screw heads but some type of allen wrench

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:08 PM

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offensive! it is way more special then any other car!!!

plus what other car has a battery that requires you to take apart side panels to remove? and after looking i dont think those are even normal screw heads but some type of allen wrench

the batteries in these things are a cake walk to get compared to a lot of other vehicles and I say again there is nothing special about working on these cars

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:13 PM

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the batteries in these things are a cake walk to get compared to a lot of other vehicles and I say again there is nothing special about working on these cars

compared to what? the batteries are buried underneath the ECM, and require the removal of either that or the side panel to get out.
every other car i have owned you just pull up and out comes the battery

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:17 PM

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not trying to start a braw here but why would he need a battery tender anyway? and tenders are generly not made to bring a dead battery up to charge they are designed to maitain the charge. to charge a batter you need a charger. To me there is no reason to have a tender on the car unless it sits for a month at a time. These things are not special I dont see or here of people puting a tender on any of the other cars they drive

I know you not Hooked, everybody is entitled to their own opinion. I use my CTEK charger/maintainer when I won't be using my Corvette for long periods of time. If I was able to drive it everyday then I would not need it. As i explained in my previous post the CTEK will charge and maintain, it's not your $30 Harbor frieght piece of crap but thats another story. I dont want to hijack LORD.BAAL's thread so enough said.

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:20 PM

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try the batteries in an g30 van or the ones buried in a trunk how about the ones in a 93 lumina I could go on and on it takes less then 10 min to pull a battery out of your car I have seen where it takes 2 people and almost an hour to pull a battery.

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord.Baal

offensive! it is way more special then any other car!!!

plus what other car has a battery that requires you to take apart side panels to remove? and after looking i dont think those are even normal screw heads but some type of allen wrench

Takes 10 minutes to get a battery out through the side. Far easier than some cars

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:28 PM

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ha i suppose.. but i like your advise way more.. i ended up using one of those chargers and it started up fine without having to deal with hooking it up to another car, and risking the possibility of overloading the ecm or some other electronic part on the car.
better safe then sorry! i am going to go out and buy my own in case i do it again, i wish there was a warning noise when you opened the door with the running lights on so i would remember..

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:32 PM

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Here is Some info on corvette central website, Not trying to scare you just take precaution.

"Jump starting or using a battery charger can be dangerous if care isn’t taken when the cables are installed....

Do you know what the "danger" is? I'm betting that many on here think that it has to do w/the Corvette, specifically, being "sensitive".

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it is a freeken car hook the cables to it fire it up and go.

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It's a car. Nothing more special than the next

These guys "get it". Hooke up cables (correctly). Fire up the car. Get on with your day.

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Aug 27, 2013 | 04:36 PM

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...without having to deal with hooking it up to another car, and risking the possibility of overloading the ecm or some other electronic part on the car.

There is no real "possibility of overloading the ECM". I'm glad that you were able to avoid a danger/risk that doesn't exist. WHEW!

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i wish there was a warning noise when you opened the door with the running lights on so i would remember..

The car actually does have that feature. So if yours doesn't, something isn't working properly.

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:45 PM

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There is no real "possibility of overloading the ECM". I'm glad that you were able to avoid a danger/risk that doesn't exist. WHEW!

The car actually does have that feature. So if yours doesn't, something isn't working properly.

thanks Tom I was going to tell him that he does have that feature also but darn people ask for honest input and they mock you it is hard to keep answering

Aug 27, 2013 | 04:48 PM

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People need to stop overthing these cars they operate no different then any other car you drive or have driven. the foundation of these car are pretty basic. Some make way more out of it then what it rreally is.

Aug 27, 2013 | 05:20 PM

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any idea why it would stop working, cause i went out and checked and there is nothing for either of the lights being on whether the car is on/off key in or out, no warning noise..
could it be a fuse or an electrical problem?

another item to the long list of things i need to get around to fixing...

Aug 27, 2013 | 05:25 PM

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you have a plug in light alarm not sure where it is located on your car but that would a start

Aug 27, 2013 | 06:46 PM

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Another place I'd question right away is do your dome lights come on when you open the door? I.e. are the door switched working?

Aug 27, 2013 | 07:12 PM

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Another place I'd question right away is do your dome lights come on when you open the door? I.e. are the door switched working?

yes those do work, well the passenger door plug has some issues but some serious amount of electrical tape on the door wall fixed the issue with it not being pressed down all the way. other then that the lights all work fine and come on the second the door is opened. also the car alarm works as well, i set it off playing with the locks and the lights.

Aug 27, 2013 | 07:47 PM

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In that case, What Hooked073 said; locate the device that makes the noise, and test it.

You're going to need some wiring schematics and parts locator at this point.

Aug 27, 2013 | 07:59 PM

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In that case, What Hooked073 said; locate the device that makes the noise, and test it.

You're going to need some wiring schematics and parts locator at this point.

i have the service manual..but i think this is beyond my ability to figure out

Aug 27, 2013 | 08:37 PM

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Had to jump start mine last Friday, replaced the battery, then drove it 300 miles, on Saturday, with no problems. Concerning a tender, my neighbor uses one on his chevelle that he may only start every month of two. He said it keeps the battery at a level so he can start it anytime.