300M battery replacement

Oops - yeah - my comments apply to 2nd gen. LH ('98-'04) only.

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Rob wrote:
> i stepped in some trans fluid at dealer earlier this year and it was raining
> out by my car. i slipped and fell because of it and landed on my
> wrist....hurt like hell. well i needed a battery bad that day, and they
> agreed to put it in for me, but my LHS is 1st Gen, and the battery is up on
> top over on the driver side.
>
> "Bill Putney" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
>>> I wrote:
>>>
>>>> Our '02 300M (purchased May '02) is still on its original battery, it
>>>> still starts fine (although the weather isn't yet really cold), and the
>>>> indicator on the top of the battery still shows green.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Replaced the battery but had to do it myself. The sign says "Free
>>> installation with purchase." The guy asked whether I wanted to take it
>>> with me or have them install it. I said, "Installation is free, right?"
>>> "Yes," he replied. I said, "OK. I'll let you install it." But when he
>>> found out that it meant going through the wheel arch, they wouldn't
>>> install it at all. When I pointed to the sign and the absence of any
>>> mention of exclusions, he said, "Oh, we have a whole list of exclusions
>>> here behind the counter." This was at Sam's Club.
>>>
>>> No point in arguing any further. Installation took longer than on the old
>>> Stratus, but at least it's done now. Yes. I did have to remove the wheel;
>>> see earlier message.
>>>
>>> Perce
>> There are several postings on the various LH car forums where owners got
>> irritated at places like Walmart, etc. that offer free battery
>> installation but refuse to on LH cars. Some people take it better than
>> others.
>>
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>> Bill Putney
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>

"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote:

> Replaced the battery but had to do it myself.

Your original battery probably had at least another year of life in it.

MoPar Man wrote:

>> Replaced the battery but had to do it myself.
>
> Your original battery probably had at least another year of life in it.

Maybe, but for $70 I can be reasonably sure that we are not going to be
stuck somewhere with a car that won't start -- at least not because of a
flat battery.

Perce