@@georgethetrucker150i think he meant that theres plenty more easier ways of securing the battery, why put the bolt in such an inconvenient place. The Astra used to have a bar that goes across the top of the battery which was really easy to take off.
I admit it was a very tricky,needed long extension socket pole.once I got bracket sort of in place and bolt lined up to hole, started to tighten it and the bracket just went into place.very tricky for some reason I did have some grazed knuckles after.
Replacement battery arrived in a charged state but did fully charge it before insertion. Takes about 15 minutes to remove casings and links. Old usually takes longer to use the correct sockets and 5 minutes to insert the new one and add the covers etc. The only difference is I used copper lube instead of petroleum jelly. For the battery holder, it is 12mm, and 9mm for the battery contacts, and 12mm for the red lead. If not 12mm 13mm (one of the two). Not going to check again. I used a long extension bar on a 1/4" socket driver
Thanks, last battery i had to change had only 2 cables, wasn't sure what i needed to remove. This black box on top what is it called? Btw what crime is it, having the key sticking in the lock and at the same time the door open, thought this is only in Europe the case where people need to be reminded with a insane beep tone..:)
Why would you put Vaseline on the battery poles first then connect the terminals to the battery .not the way it's done connect the terminals to the battery out the Vaseline on after tightening.
That bolt at the front of the battery at the bottom is absolutely ridiculous, wtf were vauxhall thinking put that stupid shit there
Otherwise the battery would be jumping around, but yeah it could be done more user friendly...
Needs to be there. An unsecured battery is bow an MOT failure
@@georgethetrucker150i think he meant that theres plenty more easier ways of securing the battery, why put the bolt in such an inconvenient place. The Astra used to have a bar that goes across the top of the battery which was really easy to take off.
Worked like a charm on my Opel. I did not put the lubricant you were using, however.
Glad it worked. I wish I still had the insignia, but was my fault I bought an ex rental car. Never lasted 🙃
To avoid accidental shorting, you should unplug the ground terminal before going for + terminal
Sorted my problem and simple straightforward video - thanks 👍🏽
Aye cheers for the video, whoever changed me battery before had just mangled the little clips so this helped me out wads.
Thanks for the video, really helped.
DuraJim Your very welcome 👍🏻
Thanks, nice clear video and straight to the point. I used a cheapo £40 battery instead though.
StevenK08 thank you
I admit it was a very tricky,needed long extension socket pole.once I got bracket sort of in place and bolt lined up to hole, started to tighten it and the bracket just went into place.very tricky for some reason I did have some grazed knuckles after.
Replacement battery arrived in a charged state but did fully charge it before insertion. Takes about 15 minutes to remove casings and links. Old usually takes longer to use the correct sockets and 5 minutes to insert the new one and add the covers etc. The only difference is I used copper lube instead of petroleum jelly. For the battery holder, it is 12mm, and 9mm for the battery contacts, and 12mm for the red lead. If not 12mm 13mm (one of the two). Not going to check again. I used a long extension bar on a 1/4" socket driver
Whatd you put on there ? Vaseline ?
Thanks, last battery i had to change had only 2 cables, wasn't sure what i needed to remove. This black box on top what is it called?
Btw what crime is it, having the key sticking in the lock and at the same time the door open, thought this is only in Europe the case where people need to be reminded with a insane beep tone..:)
Happens with many cars now, but most you can press a knob, generally on the right stalk
I have put exactly same battery as yourself but the clamp won't fit properly how have you managed to do so ?
Christian McTigue looks like he used vasline to help it
What was the capacity of the original battery you removed ? 60Ah 550A like the new one ?
thanks for the comment
sorry dude,this was a while ago,not got this car anymore.
I can say that my original battery is 80Ah 800A but the one I got now is 80Ah 700A but I have a Start/Stop system so maybe that depends
@@toms1958
I have an Opel Astra K 1,4 T 150 with start and stop and it also has 80Ah/800A, it must be a standard for Opel/Vauxhall
Wow, nice video. I am afraid it looks too complicated to do it by somone who has no experience with such things :(
Thanks for the video, do you remember how did you manage to lift the cap at 1:40 ?
Thank You
You are most welcome ✌
What is the additional lead for that is connected to the negative terminal cheers
Yes i was want to no that to mine has a fuse but there missing
Hi, what grease did you use on the terminals?
It's vasaline
What are the sockets needed besides the 10mm
Why would you put Vaseline on the battery poles first then connect the terminals to the battery .not the way it's done connect the terminals to the battery out the Vaseline on after tightening.
Hi did you lose radio code when you changed the battery?
No, no code was lost
What size of tools please
10 mm & 13 mm
Sehr schlechte Videoaufnahme…
yawn
You only need to undo the battery wires..pointless