battery or alternator 2

[grand-master]

i went to autozone and they said that it was the bettery, but people keep telling me to be careful if i change the battery myself because of the electrical crap, and if i do it myself i could mess something up. and i jus got the car so i dont want to **** it up. so if you know something i dont know about it jus let me know, because i am retarded when it comes to electrical shyte, and alot of other things!!! thanks

[spoonraker]

You just turn the car off, unplug it, and plug the new one in, there is no trick. You might have some of your systems reset like your trip odo or something like that, but there should be no problems. Worst case scenario you make it spark a little and blow a fuse.

[Bobby Light]

if you buy a battery wont they change it for you?

[Johnny]

they are thinking you are an uber noob if they told you you can mess stuff up by putting a new battery in yourself, oh and they are making fun of you

[86Shelby]

Just make sure the keys are in your pocket when you do it.

[spoonraker]

yeah and if you have an aftermarket alarm make sure you disable it otherwise you'll scare the **** out of yourself like I did. I had a siren blaring about 2 feet from my ear the second I removed the negative battery cable :lol:

[coop]

how to change a battery.....scale of hardness (1-10 10 being hardest) its a -1

[toom1h]

I can't tell if you have yellow text on this post or not.

You disconnect the negative, then disconnect the positive.
BUT OMG OMG. The time on your radio will change.

And I can't believe I'm actually saying this... But once the battery is out.. It doesn't matter if the positive and negative touch.

[supeRtunermatt]

just dont touch a wrench to both posts lolololololz

[Ervin]

I can't tell if you have yellow text on this post or not.

You disconnect the negative, then disconnect the positive.
BUT OMG OMG. The time on your radio will change.

And I can't believe I'm actually saying this... But once the battery is out.. It doesn't matter if the positive and negative touch.

This man is correct. Negative then positive. As far as messing electronics up, you might see a little spark but that's about it.

[toom1h]

Yes, I excelled in 1st grade math.

[Ervin]

^ Indeed. You pass!