Red Top 25 Battery

[Lunner]

Anyone brought one recently, Rally design are outa stock till around Feb time

[richy]

no but i have been looking at getting one, and a box to suit

just got so much on as it is! will have to wait

[MAXIBOY]

tried tweeks

[Lunner]

I'd rather not pay an extra tenner for the same thing if i can help it

[drsmith1979]

i reckon this would be a popular group buy, have a word and a ring round and see what you can do, id be interested

[Lunner]

i'm struggling for time mate, i'm out on site from 7am till 6pm.

Will see what i can do, no point in asking tweeks tho, they are already a tenner more than rally design, need to find a cheap supplier first. Could do with someone with more time than me to sort it

[drsmith1979]

i'll do a bit of leg work and see what comes up

[jay s]

Midge has one for sale, brand new never been fitted plus box. will be cheaper than tweeks aswell.

[Lunner]

Heard about that, PMed him, heard you might have brought it last night tho lol, guess not :D

[drsmith1979]

most places seem to be £90 including VAT or there abouts, remember the Rallydesigns website doesnt include VAT

[Lunner]

rally design is about 75 plus, tweeks is about 85 plus

[drsmith1979]

rally design is coming up as £82.60+VAT for the 25

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=692_694&products_id=4432

[Lunner]

£75.60+ in paper catalogue....2007 one

[drsmith1979]

might be a typo?

[Lunner]

Might have increased the price?

[MAXIBOY]

also i get at least 10% at tweeks sometimes 25%. ring and ask about club discount/trade etc. always worth a try... 8) 8)

[Coops]

i will setup for this in group buys as i'm interested in one also

[MatBrown]

also i get at least 10% at tweeks sometimes 25%. ring and ask about club discount/trade etc. always worth a try... 8) 8)

Really?... 8)


Mat.

[Lunner]

Wasn't the bloke's name john harris????

What i got told was each operative runs it like their own business and get commission on parts sold, so its up to the one particular bloke how much discount he gives and on what

[MAXIBOY]

yeah john harries but if you seen it cheaper elsewhere always ask about discount.

[Twincam]

no but i have been looking at getting one, and a box to suit

just got so much on as it is! will have to wait

Richy you dont need a box as its a gel battery, another good reason to buy one.

Not sure whether there is a big difference in cost but my mates 205 rally car uses a redtop 20 with no probems

[richy]

no but i have been looking at getting one, and a box to suit

just got so much on as it is! will have to wait

Richy you dont need a box as its a gel battery, another good reason to buy one.

Not sure whether there is a big difference in cost but my mates 205 rally car uses a redtop 20 with no probems

tbh it was more just to protect the battery when im carrying wheels/tools to trackdays

[evouk]

hi there

do you need to fir this simply the battery and a feed from where the original battery was in the engine bay to the rear. (want to fit it in rear of car or maybe in footwell as i only have one seat?

Can you buy little cages for them to hold them in place securely.?

[MAXIBOY]

yes little cages from ebay

and just extend the live cable, earth the old earth cable and add a new earth from the battery to the chassis/bodywork.

[cliorod]

Just a little snippet of advice you all may find useful,before buying one of these batteries :wink: :wink: From my experience,and advice from the guys in the "AUTOTEK WRC RALLY " team.Whilst these batteries do every thing they say on the box :lol: :lol: but are very fickle .They do tend to lose their charge very quickly if the car is not used regularly.To this end the Autotek guys advised me to keep mine on "trickle" charge,between events,as once they drain,they become very inefficient,and struggle to keep charge.I have a red top 40 and a spare ~~ constantly on charge ~~just in case ~~~ :roll: It would be a disaster to end an event with a flat battery. :oops: :oops:
Another tip,if the track day lads are using hi~compression engines, :lol: It is advisable to start with an independent battery using an "ANDERSON" type socket and cable arrangement,especially when the engine is hot :roll: :roll: I start mine first time every day (Rally car when I use it)using this method,moreso in the colder weather.A bit like race cars etc.

[Lunner]

Think i'll get a solar powered trickle charger and just keep it connected all the time

[richy]

i have to keep charging my trackcar as it can sit foir a good while each time, more so winer obviously... its on charge right now funny enough lol

[matty w]

theres a place by me called midland performance centrethey do a full re-location kit with everything you need but i cant remember how much,they dont use red-top batteries they use another make which i cant remember he's got a v8 capri with one of these batteries and he said it still started fine after standing for 4 months

[Daz.]

Think i'll get a solar powered trickle charger and just keep it connected all the time

Any more info fella? :D

[Lunner]

Think i'll get a solar powered trickle charger and just keep it connected all the time

Any more info fella? :D

What more do you need to know lol.....thought it was pretty self explanatory

[Daz.]

Like where do you put the panel?

[Daz.]

Ignore that actually I had a really wierd vision of what it was then I actually realised what it does faf :lol: