Spec'c'57

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the battery has given up the ghost due to lack of use mainly, anyone any recommendations for a replacement??? Small to keep it in line...

Nate

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Steve,

Just get a normal battery

If you want to keep weight down for track, get the correct replacement for that application, and use normal sized battery for everyday/occasional use.

Just my thoughts

Spec'c'57

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everyday use??? its not done 1000 miles this last year... Also terminal sizes are different so to get a normal battery means changing the terminals....

fromage

Good enough reason to give it a 30min blat every few days surely, then it wont die )

Spec'c'57

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If only i had time.... Means moving a few cars most of the time...

fromage

Tell me about lack of time, I still have to get a rebuild done on my Golf its been sitting on my drive for 1 1/2months untouched and then I go and buy another car aswell lol well at least 2 out of 3 cars working is ok

Spec'c'57

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sell them all and buy the spec'C' then.....

fromage

lol Im just going to get the Golf repaired and sold and just keep my trusty 106GTi to commute in and M3 for fun

Spec'c'57

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You must be earning too much money...

fromage

Nope just spend my money on the wrong things

I was lucky to buy it off of a director at work and keep the company insurance on it, should be picking it up next Friday if all goes well its a 51reg Black Coupe with KW coilovers on it yum yum

IanK Spec C

I've just bought a XS 3600 CTEK Charger to keep mine healthy when it's parked up for a week or more.
Only £50 delivered from The Ultimate Finish Online Shop for Car, Boat and Bike Enthusiasts.

Stick with a new smaller battery and keep it in good nick with the above!

Don't make your spec C overweight ;-)

Spec'c'57

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That is defo my intension, its just gradually got longer and longer between using it so never sorted it.... Will defo get a conditioner of sort before a noble arrives too....

gussy

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spec'c'57 do a search on here Im sure I remember someone on here had the same problem as you and sourced a battery from Halfrauds same size battery terminals and same size as the spec-c's as I remember it was a perfect fit.

Spec'c'57

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this one i guess....

https://www.scoobynet.com/lighting-o...cheap-too.html

gussy

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Thats the one spe'c'57....

Spec'c'57

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Will pop to halfrauds next week BUT have just purchased an Optimate III on the bay of E....

Hol

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I didn't know the SPC battery was smaller???

My full fat JDM 03 has the bigger battery.

I bought one of the halfrauds battery maintainers for about £15. I used the connectors meant for a motorbike which was a waterproof connector so you can charge a car left outside in the rain if you wanted. (Although mine sits in one side of the garage m-f).

How's the Noble search coming on?

Im waiting to see how you fair with it, before choosing a similar new toy next year. Im leaning towards an Exige at the moment.

gussy

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I Did the same as you Hol best £15 I have spent as for the battery they are smaller on the spec-c's. 180mm x 120mm x 200mm deep with 10mm diameter terminal posts,well it is on mine

Spec'c'57

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its the size of a moped battery..... The optimate comes with all the same so can basically be hard wired to the car then just connected as and when....

Noble search is still on going.. Altho the wedding plans/funding is taking over a touch... Im sure i will be fine with a noble... especially after the TVR which had to be rebolted together after most uses. Forget how many times i had to refit the exhaust...