Battery prices

[John h]

Well three nights of minus 3c seem to have finally beaten the battery for my plastic mobile hair salon
Any ideas on a price guide for a replacement ? I've done my usual cheapskate trick of Bataid tablets and driven round the lanes etc but I think the jump leads will be out in the morning
Matt how about Worsborough Motor spares ?
cheers Guys

[MattF]

Get yourself to Se(f|ph)tons. Best place for anything auto electrical. They do the pair for around £95-00, if I remember correctly. They'll usually fit them as well, if you want. You may be able to get them cheaper by shopping around, but I prefer to take the safer option.

[John h]

Hi Matt thanx for the info,because I don't do crimpers , I only have one battery, Wher do I find these people are they in Barnsley ? Tried Bull'seye but order only
thanx for your prompt response !

[needhelp]

Just bought one for my 2.4 adn it cost £73 inc vat (partco)
FYI I found to my cost that running with a struggling battery eventually does in your starter motor contacts. Part for that were £36 but the actual job was 8>10hours and in a really sh1t place to work on.

Mark

[MattF]

Hi Matt thanx for the info,because I don't do crimpers , I only have one battery, Wher do I find these people are they in Barnsley ? Tried Bull'seye but order only
thanx for your prompt response !

Worsbrough Dale. Do you know the Cutting Edge traffic lights?

[John h]

Oh Yes ! I aint gonna forget them in a hurry ! speed camera there in december close but no cigar !
two days later 3points at the camera near Locke Park gutted !
I'll be down there tomorrow !

thanx again m8

[MattF]

It is a sneaky bugger that one after the lights, ain't it?

Come to the lights along Upper Sheffield Road. Turn left at the lights to go towards Stairfoot. Just as you go past the church on the left, there's the High Street on the right. Turn down there. About halfway down, at the side of what used to be the post office, there is a gap between the buildings. Turn right into there. In front of you, there are a couple of industrial units in a yard. Ignore those. On the right, there's a long stone building. They are in there.

Edit: It's Darley Yard on the map:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...multimap.y=173

[John h]

Cheers Matt you are a true Gent

I will observe the speed limit honest

and still get lost !

I bet we have their number on our database ...somewhere !

wahay a map as well you are a star !

[MattF]

wahay a map as well you are a star !

It's easier than trying to understand my directions. They're an absolute gem of a place. They're the ones who all the local factors will send you to for alternator replacement or other electrical problems. Generally, if it's auto electrical and they can't fix it, you're buggered.

[John h]

AC Delco Battery 2 year warranty £58.75 fitted and done ! a lot easier to find than I expected

Thanx again Matt

[John h]

I'monly 9736 posts behind Vince maybe 2010 by then and I will have a knackered 4th gen !

[MattF]

Glad to hear you've got it sorted. There's none of this phaffing about and cross referencing with them, is there.

[John h]

Very Efficient they know their stuff ! they were in the middle of sorting out a problem for the RAC when I got there ! anyway very thorough checked acid levels the lot thought my Battery was under-powered for my 3ltr they checked it out and had a battery within minutes

[MattF]

Very Efficient they know their stuff ! they were in the middle of sorting out a problem for the RAC when I got there ! anyway very thorough checked acid levels the lot thought my Battery was under-powered for my 3ltr they checked it out and had a battery within minutes

That's why I'd ne'er think of going anywhere else for electrical probs or kit. And they never supply shoddy stuff, either. Bet she turns over like a good 'un now, doesn't she.

It'd be extremely easy to go past that turnoff without ever knowing they were there if you weren't specifically looking for them, wouldn't it.

[John h]

Dead right ! starts first time no messin1

I think the poor guy in the peugeot following me down the high street thought I was a Kerbcrawler ! I had to go to the sheds opposite to pay the bill they have one hell of a set up there for servicing etc