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Battery Fluid - Phil01 - 01-12-2018
baking soda will defo help on corrosion, but if no corrosion has taken place then lots of water
Battery Fluid - parthiban - 01-12-2018
Thanks for everyone's help with this, my boot looks like a right mess now but hopefully all it'll need is a good clean.
Luckily it was still damp, liberally poured baking soda everywhere (on top of and under carpet) and there was quite a bit of fizzing as it neutralised the acid. There was also a bit that had run into the wheel well so put some in there too, followed by a good soaking with water to dilute everything down.
I think I'll just take it to a car wash place later in the week and have them shampoo the boot thoroughly and then hopefully all will be ok, carpet looks fine for the time being but I don't know if it will still disintegrate over time. How quickly will it rot if it is going to?
Battery Fluid - FirebirdPhil - 01-12-2018
It will show signs of rot fairly quickly so if it looks OK now you probably got away with it.
Battery Fluid - parthiban - 01-12-2018
2tongues It will show signs of rot fairly quickly so if it looks OK now you probably got away with it.
Cool I really hope so............
Battery Fluid - dodgydave - 01-12-2018
I thought you got your new battery from Lexus Parthiban.
Usually their price is fitted and they dispose of the old one so you don't have all these problems.
Anyone thinking about buying a new battery, take this into account. Lexus prices are generally cheaper than Halfords etc. and it's fitted.
Dave
Battery Fluid - Dark Samurai - 01-12-2018
Yes Dave, totally correct. But my dad has a trade card for halfords like others on here. Sometimes that can be cheaper than actually going to Lexus themselves.
Battery Fluid - parthiban - 01-12-2018
dodgydave I thought you got your new battery from Lexus Parthiban.
Usually their price is fitted and they dispose of the old one so you don't have all these problems.
Anyone thinking about buying a new battery, take this into account. Lexus prices are generally cheaper than Halfords etc. and it's fitted.
Dave
Yeah I did get it from Lexus, but the fitting was extra, plus the car wouldn't start and it kept trying to stall anyway once jump started so I just went and picked up the battery in a different car.
It's my own stupidity and forgetting I left it in the boot that caused all this, I wouldn't say a battery change is beyond anyone really.
Battery Fluid - dodgydave - 01-12-2018
No of course not and I hope you don't think I'm saying your stupid.
It's just that I know when I replaced my battery Lexus (actually Toyota) were cheaper than anywhere else, I think it was about £62, and this included fitting and disposal of the old battery. Now I'm more than capable of fitting a battery myself but when all I had to do was drive to them and let them do it I'm afraid I take the easy option.
Obviously your circumstances were different.
Battery Fluid - parthiban - 02-12-2018
dodgydave No of course not and I hope you don't think I'm saying your stupid.
It's just that I know when I replaced my battery Lexus (actually Toyota) were cheaper than anywhere else, I think it was about £62, and this included fitting and disposal of the old battery. Now I'm more than capable of fitting a battery myself but when all I had to do was drive to them and let them do it I'm afraid I take the easy option.
Obviously your circumstances were different.
Nah I didn't think that, I was calling myself stupid because I was :Fish:
That's a really good deal, my dealer wanted £95+VAT if it included fitting, just the battery was the same £62 you paid.........obviously I couldn't get the car there anyway but if I could have and it was the same price I would definitely have got them to do it, and had a nice cup of coffee reading a magazine rather than standing out in the cold changing the battery :lol:
Battery Fluid - parthiban - 02-12-2018
Had the boot valeted earlier today and everything looks fine, carpet looks perfect and the boot floor also looks unmarked - hopefully nothing will change but I'll keep an eye on it over the next week or so.
Thanks again to everyone who forced me to get the baking soda and water on asap which appears to have worked as long as it doesn't get any worse :thumbup: