an idiots guide to changing a battery

[Bad324]

my battery died on me and i need a new one and i know its not hard and can do it myself, but im not sure exactly how or wat i need. who wants to give me and idiots how to. and any tips i need to no. also wat kinda battery do u guys suggest? i know optima's are really good but dont got the cash or time to wait to get one. any battery under 100 bux that will alst a while.
Brian

[Black Z28]

just go to walmart and tell them what car you have. they'll show you the battery you need. should be around 40-50 bucks. take it to your car, disconnect the negative cable, then the positive. unbolt the battery hold down at the bottom of the battery, remove old battery, put new battery in, tighen battery hold down. connect the positive cable, then the negative

[PontiacGT2K]

Go to Sears, they have decent batteries for >$100.

To change it, you'll need a decent open ended wrench set, depending on your batterys' terminal size just unscrew the negative terminal first, then the positive, unbolt the plastic harness on the left side (bottom of battery), and pull.

[Black2K1GT]

Go to Autozone or Parts America and they will change it for you!!!:D

[iceman]

It may be a little tricky if you have the stock intake so you might want to disconnect the ram air tubing to get to the positive terminal..

Anyways disconnect your negative first, then positive, both 8mm . Then (you'll most likely need an extension, makes it easier) take off the bolt holding the little piece that keeps the battery in, it's either 13 or 14mm. Take out the battery, reverse the steps. Put a little bit of dielectric grease on the battery terminals if you wish. When you reconnect your negative, don't be alarmed at the sparks, that's normal, just try and not bounce around the terminal too much while you reconnect.