lifted the bonnet of the girlfriends car today 98 toyota starlet and the negative battery post is actually bent is this a major issue!what causes it!battery is only about a month old. TIA
jezz43,
Feb 3, 9:20am
is there a dent in the bonnet!
familiadude,
Feb 3, 9:28am
no dents at all
jezz43,
Feb 3, 9:29am
did the person who fitted it hit the terminals with a hammer instead of undoing the bolts properly!
familiadude,
Feb 3, 9:32am
now that you mention it they used a rubber mallet from memory
jezz43,
Feb 3, 9:33am
who is "they"!
mugenb20b,
Feb 3, 9:33am
Just leave the battery post like it is, don't try and bend it back. But, I'd be going back and asking for a replacement battery.
familiadude,
Feb 3, 9:35am
was a mate of a mate that fitted it so naff all chance of that. shouldnt affect it though!
jenny188,
Feb 3, 10:05am
If all orange and red lights go out drive it 4 another 4 years. Just check that the battery post bolts are tight.
thewomble1,
Feb 3, 12:25pm
Leave it alone if it is working.
familiadude,
Feb 3, 9:47pm
alright works fine. so just the usual case of dont fix what aint broken then thanks guys
gammelvind,
Feb 3, 9:51pm
Some mates of mates really are dipsticks! In 30 years of fiddling with cars I can't remember having to hit the clamp that hard that it bent the terminal.
thejazzpianoma,
Dec 6, 10:58am
Never ever hit a clamp. if only Sue Bradford pursued more useful laws you might have been O.K.
(Seriously though, you should never hit one no matter how light)
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