Author Topic: Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!  (Read 1192 times)

Offline MurrayL

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Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!
« on: 10 February 2010, 17:11 »
Tryin to change battery my mk5 as we speak but cant see how the battery is held in place on the tray??

I have removed + and - but cant find whats holding battery??

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Murray

Offline ub7rm

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Re: Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2010, 17:30 »
You should find some clamps holding the battery in place right down at its base.
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Offline MurrayL

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Re: Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2010, 22:38 »
After some investigation found a small metal fixing held in place witha bolt. Got it loosened n got the job done. Certainlay better than £137 for a battery and fittin from Edinburgh Vw at Gorgie!

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Re: Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!
« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2010, 22:45 »
out of intrest how much did you pay for the battery ?
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Re: Urgent help needed! Whats holding the battery in!
« Reply #4 on: 11 February 2010, 14:22 »
£57 from Costco. It's a Bosch great deal