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Predator86
02-20-2008, 05:41 PM
Hey guys whats goin on.

I havent been on in awhile ive been real busy lately.
So this guy with a cobalt comes in to my job with a flat repair and while im putting the spare back in i noticed this...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l20/Issues198/00.jpg

now is a rear mounted battery standard on these cars or was this a custom job because the car seemed otherwise bone stock?

I dont see much of these cars so thats y im askin.

thanks
GP99GT
02-20-2008, 05:43 PM
looks factory to me...weird
3rdGenLT1
02-20-2008, 06:02 PM
yea thats stock
The Fixer
02-20-2008, 06:04 PM
Looks factory to me also. As long as they replace it with the proper battery, it'll be fine. I know we had an early '90s Alfa Romeo in the shop at school a few weeks back, and that car had a trunk mounted battery as well.
Ian
02-20-2008, 06:16 PM
Chrysler 300's have the battery in the trunk as well.
Fast92RS
02-20-2008, 06:21 PM
A lot of cars have that now. I can tell from all the times going to vehicle accidents or car fires and looking for the battery and finally finding them in the trunk. Its always been higher end cars like BMW's, mercedes, volvos, but now we find that to be the case in smaller cars were the engine compartment are really cramped.
maroman88
02-20-2008, 06:29 PM
A lot of cars have that now. I can tell from all the times going to vehicle accidents or car fires and looking for the battery and finally finding them in the trunk. Its always been higher end cars like BMW's, mercedes, volvos, but now we find that to be the case in smaller cars were the engine compartment are really cramped.

:nod:
DaSkinnyGuy
02-20-2008, 06:48 PM
The bonniville SSEi has the battery in the back for weight distrabution
trashman01
02-20-2008, 06:54 PM
factory, has the lines hooked up to the vent tubes, buicks had/have them under the rear seat
LS1Hawk
02-20-2008, 07:18 PM
Yes, it's factory.
BigAls87Z28
02-20-2008, 07:25 PM
So does the Ion, as well as Corvette and the new Camaro.
A lot of cars do not come with spare tires now a days, so that is a lot of extra space, why not put a battery there?
LS1Hawk
02-20-2008, 09:25 PM
It's also not a bad idea because it keeps it away from the heat of the engine.
qwikz28
02-21-2008, 02:01 AM
A lot of cars have that now. I can tell from all the times going to vehicle accidents or car fires and looking for the battery and finally finding them in the trunk. Its always been higher end cars like BMW's, mercedes, volvos, but now we find that to be the case in smaller cars were the engine compartment are really cramped.

thats quite ironic cause a girl i'm friends with drives a cobalt and just got into an accident with it this morning...
firebirdcrazy
02-21-2008, 11:38 AM
I have an SS Cobalt and my battery is not in the Trunk!!! I guess its a new option
BlackBADaSS02
02-21-2008, 02:43 PM
It looks factory. My moms 2002 Lincoln LS V8 has the battery mounted in the trunk.
BrandonDrecksage
02-21-2008, 10:45 PM
I have an SS Cobalt and my battery is not in the Trunk!!! I guess its a new option

thats weird because my 06 ss/sc has it in the trunk