Keaner

I live in a cold winter climate and store my RX-8 in a neighbour's garage. I found removing the battery and storing it a real hassle. Has anyone tried a product like Battery Tender and just hooked it up to the battery directly to keep it charged? Thanks.

EDZRIDE

iTrader: (1)

Yup.

Spin9k

Yes.

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

how is unplugging the battery hard?

TeamRX8

iTrader: (25)

if you have the OE battery then long term you have to be careful because they are the old-style fillable wet batteries that will evaporate and go low over time.

Mr.Mango

iTrader: (2)

^ Agreed, or freeze if it has drained or sat for too long in a unclimate controlled garage.

Just disconnect the negative cable and you should be fine.

Keaner

Thanks to all for the input on battery issues. I have never worked on cars and frankly having covers over the engine and battery that don't perfectly intuitively come off with a lock/stabilizer on it was new. Also, even a Google search on what comes off first (pos vs neg) gives a thousand voices of different reasons with different explanations of why. I appreciate the help. Some of us are complete novices.