Battery DIY (remove and replace)
I don't think i've ever seen one but here's a verbal.
Open trunk and lift out the main trunkliner and the board that covers your spare tire.
On your right remove the plastic retainers and remove the cover exposing the right tail light and battery.
Use a 7/16" socket to undo the two bolts for the battery stabilizer bar.
Use a 10mm socket to undo the battery terminals.
Be careful not to let the tools touch the car when unscrewing the + term.
Reverse to put back together.
Open trunk and lift out the main trunkliner and the board that covers your spare tire.
On your right remove the plastic retainers and remove the cover exposing the right tail light and battery.
Use a 7/16" socket to undo the two bolts for the battery stabilizer bar.
Use a 10mm socket to undo the battery terminals.
Be careful not to let the tools touch the car when unscrewing the + term.
Reverse to put back together.
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It's not hard to do. The battery is located in the right rear section of the trunk under the fender panel.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
I don't think i've ever seen one but here's a verbal.
Open trunk and lift out the main trunkliner and the board that covers your spare tire.
On your right remove the plastic retainers and remove the cover exposing the right tail light and battery.
Use a 7/16" socket to undo the two bolts for the battery stabilizer bar.
Use a 10mm socket to undo the battery terminals.
Be careful not to let the tools touch the car when unscrewing the + term.
Reverse to put back together.
Open trunk and lift out the main trunkliner and the board that covers your spare tire.
On your right remove the plastic retainers and remove the cover exposing the right tail light and battery.
Use a 7/16" socket to undo the two bolts for the battery stabilizer bar.
Use a 10mm socket to undo the battery terminals.
Be careful not to let the tools touch the car when unscrewing the + term.
Reverse to put back together.
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It's not hard to do. The battery is located in the right rear section of the trunk under the fender panel.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
It's not hard to do. The battery is located in the right rear section of the trunk under the fender panel.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
Lift the spare tire cover, loosen the plastic screws that hold the panel on, then grab it from the bottom and lift up and out.
After that there are 2 10 or 13mm (can't remember) nuts on each terminal, remove the neg (black) first, then the pos (red) then lift out the old battery. Put the new battery in and connect the red then the black again, replace the panel and the spare tire cover.
Then you have to get the new battery registered, Bullit Motor Werks in Costa Mesa will do that for free.
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