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08 August 2017 #1
- Join Date
- 06 Aug 2017
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- PAC NW
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- Saab(s)
- 2004 9-3
Can my '04 9-3 take the battery from my outgoing car?
I have a very good and expensive battery in another car, a Mitsubishi. Aftermarket battery, photo of battery attached.
Can I use this battery in my 9-3?
Thank you!
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08 August 2017 #2
Dave T. Super Moderator
- Join Date
- 03 Aug 2010
- Location
- near Seattle, Washington
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- 1,513
- Saab(s)
- 1999 9-3SE (2013-2015), 2005 9-3 (2005-2013), 1990 900 (1990-2003)
The CCA rating is ok. Next you have to check the physical size. The 9-3SS takes a Group 48 battery. That sizing is used less now and is equivalent to a H-6 size (new naming convention).
I have no idea what the size of the red battery is. Perhaps you can look online and see the length, width, and height of a Group 48 or H-6 battery and compare it with what is in the photo? My feeling is that the red battery is a little smaller. If the height is ok, then the battery can probably be secured to your Saab. Even better if the bottom has a lip that sticks out that can be secured with the two lip brackets at the bottom of the battery box.
Also note that the red battery has a sticker that says 11/13. That means that the battery is nearly 4 years old. Nowadays, some car batteries only last about 5 years so the red battery make conk out in early 2019 or maybe during the hot summer in 2019. 2 years isn't bad if the alternative is throwing out the battery (recycling it at a battery store or Walmart)
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08 August 2017 #3
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- 10 Apr 2017
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- Denham, England
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- 541
- Saab(s)
- 2011 2.0 9-5 Aero
Unless the 9-3 battery is different from other Saabs the terminals are on the wrong side.
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09 August 2017 #4
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