spaceman00

I dont know much about cars but i need some help...
How do i install a car battery.

it was a VERY MEAN april fools jokes, because today when i couldnt start my car, i opened the hood, and there was a paper where the battery should be and it said APRIL FOOLS !

The battery is on the shelf though ....but see i feeel really dumb because i cant install it....like im not sure how i dont want it to explode...

any guides? or fast explanations?

EDIT: Vehicle is a honda civic 1996 dx

spaceman00

lol it was kinda late with the april fools jokes tooo

i usually drive a honda accord normally and today i was trying to start the civic for a change...i usually take it out for a change .....wow stupid me

spaceman00

Any help?

sol2hatch

o jeez, lol. I would say search, but i dont even know if that question has ever been heard here before! I will be merciful though.

READ ALL OF THIS FIRST, and then do it! POSITVE BEFORE NEGATIVE, read on to figure out what that means...

Make sure the keys are not in the ignition. In the area of where the battery goes, there will be two large wires with metal rings on the end that are just sitting there. These will attach to the two battery terminals or posts (metal things on top of the battery) Now here is the important part. The wires have to be on the right terminals. One wire is a ground wire, the other is a positive. Ground goes to the negative battery terminal (the terminal that has a "-" sign next to it) and the positive wire goes to the positive terminal (the terminal with the "+" next to it. The ground wire is black, and it should be by itself (no other wires attached to the metal ring). That ground wire goes from the negative "-" terminal and should go straight to the chassis (body) of the car. The other wire goes from the positive "+" battery terminal, and should attach to the engine.

Put the positive wire on first. Attach it to the positive battery terminal, and use a 10mm wrench or socket to tighten the metal ring around the terminal. Make sure that while you are doing this, that you do not touch the negative battery terminal, and that the negative wire and negative battery terminal do not make contact either, you can push the wire out of the way and make sure it stays there. Never touch both terminals of the battery. Once you have attached the positive wire, then you can attach the ground wire to the negative battery terminal using the same wrench. Same thing applies here, dont touch the positive wire or terminal, dont let your wrench make contact with both terminals, etc etc. Usually good to not touch the metal parts, and use the actual wire to move the them around, instead of the metal rings.
Hope that helps

spaceman00

Thank you very much for the reply!!!!!
I will go try installing the battery now.
If im not back in 15 minutes i am dead.

sol2hatch

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damn, should have put a disclaimer... LOL

Vero

at least after this you can tell people to search. I thought you did a pretty good write up.

spaceman00

ok so i connected the battery and screwed on the rings

how do i secure the battery

its so wiggly everywhere
should there be a metal bar over it, or do i somehow screw it on from the bottom or what?

sol2hatch

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Thanks! lol, this thing should be stickied!! lol, JK JK

CardDealer

Modified by CardDealer at 2:40 PM 11/16/2006

sol2hatch

yes, there should be a metal bar across the top, sorry, forget to mention that. It should be around there somewhere, it has two long metal pieces with a hook on the end, those hooks go under the little shelf that the battery sits on, there should be a little hole for them to go through. then there is a metal bar that goes over the top, and the other ends of the hooked screw things go through the holes on the metal bar. Then there are nuts on the threaded end of the hook things that you tighten down to hold the battery down. If you dont have those, use a bunch of zip ties or duct tape. LOL. Or find a pimpin JDM battery tie down. hahaha

miahmouse

There should be a metal bar with two long hook looking things and nuts on top... the hooks go down into the battery tray bar runs inbetween the - and + terminals.

edit:
a little slow on this one I guess...

EE_Chris

Yes, there should be a metal bar over it.



Part 2 goes over top of the battery while Part 3 (x2) holds it down. If you look at the tray that the battery is sitting in, you'll see a slot on each side (front/back) of it so that the hook portion of Part 3 has something to hook onto.

miahmouse

I'd just like to say the level of help and kind, informative, non-flaming posts going on in here is starting to freak me out.

sol2hatch

hahhaaha, flaming would have been too easy. I am not into flaming anyway. Flaming is for ****, LOL

I am however dissappointed that this question is getting more responses then mine, someone answer my damn post (or the one I jacked I guess)!!!!----&gt; https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1247615 I am tired of bumping it!