I woke up waaaaay to early.. and still feeling the batteries I removed the night before, and smelling them for that matter.. I make my way to a coffee shop down the street and wait till 8am for the auto parts store to open to ask them about my 16+1 batteries I need to get rid of. Dude was saying that he can only give me store credit ($5 ea) of 4 of them, per day.. I explain I just need them out of my place, I don't care if I get credit, it would be nice though. he said the he would have to contact his manager regarding the high amount from one car, whom is not there that day. He gives me the OK to bring the 8 I have, and I told him that I want to bring the rears as well..
I head back to my place and stop by the leasing office to ask for updated on my tadpole system leak.. no real update, as work is still being done. I bring up the fact that I did get my electric car and I have begun work on it, and ask the young lady, who gave me permission to work on an electric car, if I could have such in writing.. she said to email her the request, I couldn't find her business card so I have yet to receive it, but I have plenty of verbal (even call backs from her) regarding approval. Part of my selling point was saying that electric cars dont use oil...
I load up the service cart with 4 batteries, 3 on bottom to distribute the weight better, 1 on top.. and I stroll down 3 or 4 city blocks to the parts store and dump them on the dude, he had this neat tool that grabs batteries.. I need one of those.. but.. even with this tool he struggled with the first one.. yeeeeaahh.. heavy.. he looks at me like I'm crazy..
I head back and bring back the second round.
He told me he can't accept any more today, and that I must wait until Tuesday for his manager. I ask if he could call his manager, but no dice... how rude, made me stop working on my car because I bring a ton of batteries to you?
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it's not even 10am at this point
I head back down with my tools to get the rear batteries..
These were a little easier, knowing that the cart can only hold 4, I took 2 from each side to distribute the weight better, and took them up to my balcony so they can chill in the California sun.
Cables get removed..
First batch removed..
and finito!
I thought I measured the car before the batteries to be 46 inches to the roof.. I was obviously incorrect because that's what it is now..
this looks much better than before.. I might do a before/after, but that will just waste my time
The other GTE guys on the internet mentioned this strip of wood that held the batteries in place..
The batteries get taken up to my balcony an I take a shower...
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