Battey Cable Leangth?

[93nighthawk]

How long is the Positive & Negative battery cables? My wallet can't quite stand the cost of OEM replacements or what the Sho Shop charges. I don't really want to yank them out only to find out that I have to wait a couple weeks for replacements.

Thanks,

Eric

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93 Green 'NITHAWK' ATX
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95 Mercury Mystique ATX
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[RStalveyARFF]

is the problem just the clamps? If so, just spend the 5 bucks and get new battery terminal clamps for it.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

The battery cables can and do go bad. I had a 91 Tempo and those wires were so corroded on the inside I was supprided they still were good. You can go down to an Autoparts store and pay around $15 for new battery and negative cable. I dont know the length but you can get the longest ones and it should do it. Also If you just follow the wire with a string you can measure it. If they happen to not have enough you can get stereo wire though its not meant for this application but should work.

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92 White SHO
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SHOSHOP Engine Mounts
Koni Shocks
StrutTower Braces
UD Pullies
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[93nighthawk]

Thanks for the string Idea, didn't think of that. The clamps are tosted from years of being taken off and on, I thought about replacing just them, but I have a feeling that the cables could also be coreded, might as well replace the whole thing instead on spending a lot of time trying to get just new clamps on and a year later replace the cables.

Eric

 

[poissonverte]

Hey nighthawk let me know what you find.. been toying with that idea for a while..

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