R33 Battery

[trel]

I want to change my battery. I have a 3 month old battery in my old car which I want to use to replace the jap battery in my R33 (which was dead due to car not being started in ages). Question is, I think the new battery I have might be too big to sit upright, can I rest it on its side to fit it in the R33 or not a good idea? Battery is fully sealed unit btw.

Ev.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

ive fitted a fat oddesy battery in my car before. you just need to buy a new bracket for $10 or so. It is abit of a stretch to get the connectors onto the terminals but it does fit.

have you test fitted it yet? i wouldn't recomend putting it on its side.

[GeeTR]

Not a good idea afaic.

Only the Optima style ones can be laid on their sides.

[red_screamer]

unless its a fully sealed battery and u cant access the top maybe but even then i still wouldnt lay a battery on its side prone to more damage and bumps

can tell if there fulley sealed have no caps or cant access the top of the battery to check lvls

[trel]

yeh it is sealed. has caps but they cant be removed and has a clear indicator on the top to show battery condition. Nonetheless ill do a trial fit today on my day off while i install my head unit into it too.. thanks for the replies hey.

[3340TH]

Is it that big standing up that it hits the bottom of your speaker....or is it too tall for your cables to reach the terminals?

[trel]

Heh, not sure as yet, I haven't trial fitted it yet. My next day off now is Friday so it's gonna have to wait. Im hoping its the latter as I can just re-cable it to reach the terminals.

[wrxhoon]

yeh it is sealed. has caps but they cant be removed and has a clear indicator on the top to show battery condition. Nonetheless ill do a trial fit today on my day off while i install my head unit into it too.. thanks for the replies hey.

Thats not a sealed battery , only Gelcell batteries can mount on their sides.