Weird battery lead?
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Weird battery lead?
Hey guys, I need to change my battery and upon doing so, realized that my positive connector is L shaped and doesn't fit with the new batteries.
![](http://i56.tinypic.com/fmnqqu.jpg)
As you can see, all the new batteries have posts/leads on the middle of the battery while my connector only fits for batteries that have a post on the top left corner.
![](http://i55.tinypic.com/34j4ns0.jpg)
My negative connector can go wherever.
I'm wondering if anyone else has the same problem.
Basically I want to know if I should try to find a battery that has a post there (which is next to zero at least for quality batteries)
or if I should attempt to replace my positive connector with something more universal like my negative connector. (is this even possible with minimal effort?)
I'm thinking I should find a way to replace the connector since all new batteries have posts in the middle anyways.
Thanks for any input you guys can offer!
![](http://i56.tinypic.com/fmnqqu.jpg)
As you can see, all the new batteries have posts/leads on the middle of the battery while my connector only fits for batteries that have a post on the top left corner.
![](http://i55.tinypic.com/34j4ns0.jpg)
My negative connector can go wherever.
I'm wondering if anyone else has the same problem.
Basically I want to know if I should try to find a battery that has a post there (which is next to zero at least for quality batteries)
or if I should attempt to replace my positive connector with something more universal like my negative connector. (is this even possible with minimal effort?)
I'm thinking I should find a way to replace the connector since all new batteries have posts in the middle anyways.
Thanks for any input you guys can offer!
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do you see in your first pic how there is a place were a post would come out if you had bought the right battery?
you need a 35r i believe, but a search will tell you for sure.
you need a 35r i believe, but a search will tell you for sure.
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I didn't just shop for the batteries myself, I went to every tech and they punch in the year/make/model into their computers and pick out the ones specified.
But literally everything I looked at, the posts were in the middle.
I found some cheap ones that had it on the side where mine are but they aren't group 35.
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Check it out, here is another battery the forum recommends, optima - which was actually what I tried first.
http://www.atbatt.com/product/22157.asp
Posts are in the middle.
http://www.atbatt.com/product/22157.asp
Posts are in the middle.
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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...35000P?prdNo=8
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/batt...1400series.htm
Or, how to DIY extend the positive battery cable to fit any terminal configuration:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-optima-red-top-75-35-install-mod-33340/
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/batt...1400series.htm
Or, how to DIY extend the positive battery cable to fit any terminal configuration:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-optima-red-top-75-35-install-mod-33340/
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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...35000P?prdNo=8
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/batt...1400series.htm
Or, how to DIY extend the positive battery cable to fit any terminal configuration:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=33340
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/batt...1400series.htm
Or, how to DIY extend the positive battery cable to fit any terminal configuration:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=33340
Thank you.
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I got a battery last year and the post was in the correct spot (not in the middle). I went to autozone and they punched in my vehicle info and handed me a bettery. Everything worked fine for me. Since then I relocated the battery to the trunk. This would solve your issue and also free up some space under the hood.
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