Driving with an old battery in the trunk is a bad idea
11-09-08, 02:51 PM
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Driving with an old battery in the trunk is a bad idea
Because it will tip over and leak acid in your car for a day or two until you notice it dripping out from the drain behind the wheel well. It's not fun to clean up
11-09-08, 02:58 PM
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I have an old battery in the trunk...I guess I better check. 0_0
11-09-08, 03:17 PM
i have a decent age yello top in my truck for my sound system its just mounted on i seen these plastic bat box at wal mart i might get it a mount it to the side so it looks clean
11-09-08, 04:25 PM
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Crap thats what happened to me 2 day ago
11-10-08, 01:49 AM
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happened to me before and it destroyed my leather jacket..! that sucked.
11-10-08, 07:36 AM
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hmm hope you guys learned your lesson. battery = acid = eats away. sorry for all you guys though.
11-10-08, 10:34 AM
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batteries are heavy anyway, why would you guys want a heavy car to get any heavier
11-10-08, 10:35 AM
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isn't there also the potential of them exploding on impact if your car is involved in an accident..
11-10-08, 12:06 PM
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batteries are heavy anyway, why would you guys want a heavy car to get any heavier
My battery is in the trunk because its relocated there.I didnt mount it because the mounts were too short.
11-10-08, 12:21 PM
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lol that happened to my buddy in his s13 coupe, he had a big puffy jacket to kinda hold it into place. It then became a pile of mush lol.
11-10-08, 01:39 PM
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Well at least I'm not the only one who has done this. Now my parking lot is stained where it was dripping.
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batteries are heavy anyway, why would you guys want a heavy car to get any heavier
I needed to return it to get my core charge refund but never got around to it.
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