NeiLtYmE Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 can someone please tell me why lexus makes the battery wires so short . I replaced my battery today and ended up having to get a longer terminal bracket and re ordering some wires. What a pain. not only that, toyota has to be cool and makes thier + and _ terminals opposite of most battiers. I even hadda have a plastic piece that raises the battery a bit made by optima. Just put the optima yellow top in. took a while but got it to work. For those of you who replaced bateries which had terminals a bit deeper than usual, what did you have to end up doing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 the optima batteries with the R in the number, ie. 34R, will fit properly. R is for reversed. The connectors will be opposite what they usually are so that they match up in the cars that have put the cables opposite to what most cars are. did you follow that jibberish? steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I changed all the wires to the battery when i replaced mine to an optima as well as 5 other customers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeiLtYmE Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 hmm... yeah, mine isnt the reveresed ones. its the normal 34 that i placed backwards... but i guess the way ive done it will work. It was quite creative for now i think. Im thinking sooner or later to get those wires chaged, either do it my self or take it to a nice car audio shop. They would be good at that kinda stuff, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 They would be good but if you can change a battery you can instll the wires yourself for sure. It costs about $20 for wire and gold terminals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeiLtYmE Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 right, but i dont understand.. or can quite see where they are going. its so compact there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 It is real easy it just looks complex here is a post i made http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...topic=14495&hl= On an ES their are 3 main ground points 1 - under the battery tray , .5 feet 1 - to the transmission , 1.5 feet 1+ to the starter, 1 foot everything else is not high current and is usually fine. 5 feet 0-1 gauge wire max ,$25 6 0-1 gauge gold teminals $15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeiLtYmE Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 cool thanks man. Im ganna try this out. one thing though.. since i didnt get that 34r and got the normal 34 and turned the battery around, will it really matter as long as i managed to reach the terminals? I used a custom quick release long gold plated conector which holds the three wires that lead to the + terminal, and the other end which snugs to the positive terminal itself. ive never touched this stuff before thats why i felt a little scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 since i didnt get that 34r and got the normal 34 and turned the battery around, will it really matter as long as i managed to reach the terminals? It doesn't make any difference. It just more of a pain installing it, as you have found out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeiLtYmE Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 indeed was, but i felt kinda smart there coming up with different ways to make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 indeed was, but i felt kinda smart there coming up with different ways to make it work. ← I got the R34, or R800 is the old number, back in the summer and it fit perfectly on my 98 es. If you just flip you need to add the width of the battery to it. I am just lazy so I got the R34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I got it here with FREE shipping! http://www.batteriesareus.com/shop/product...05f87aa0193e6a8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Not a bad price since they are 180 here and shipping for that is not cheap for such a heavy battery turn the battery back to a normal position and just reverse the wiring most manufactuers use battery terminals closer to the rear of a vehicle in case of impact and ground or short issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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