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  • #1

    Battery pad

    I don't care how many CCA your battery has you are just killing it trying to start your car when it is this cold. Last year's cold snap I bought a 60W battery pad from Gregg Distributors to keep the battery toasty warm. No problems yet this year.

    http://www.wolverineheater.com/products.shtml
    2012 VW Jetta GLI
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    Re: Battery pad

    I have been thinking about getting one, since my battery alone was over $200 I think I would like it to last a while.
    Name: Brent
    His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
    Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
    Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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    • #3
      Re: Battery pad

      I can attest that it works well. My battery is about 6 years old and it doesn't take to the cold well anymore. The 60 watts enough to keep it from freezing. Originally bought a battery blanket from Crappy Tire but it wont fit inside the battery cover in the MKIV. I just sits underneath the battery.
      2012 VW Jetta GLI

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      • #4
        Re: Battery pad

        just don't use one of these:

        Jess

        2010 Jetta TDI 6 SPD - Stock Comfortline model

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        • #5
          Re: Battery pad

          Originally posted by darkmanCANADA View Post
          I don't care how many CCA your battery has you are just killing it trying to start your car when it is this cold. Last year's cold snap I bought a 60W battery pad from Gregg Distributors to keep the battery toasty warm. No problems yet this year.

          http://www.wolverineheater.com/products.shtml
          yea last year during the cold snap my brother's battery froze and when we brought it into the garage it looked like it was going to burst.


          so the one you bought does it sit under the battery? how thick is it? I'm just wondering as on the VR at least there isn't much extra room in that plastic casing.

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          • #6
            Re: Battery pad

            I don't think it is more than 3-4mm (1/4") thick.
            2012 VW Jetta GLI

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            • #7
              Re: Battery pad

              oh nice, that would probably fit in there nicely!

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              • #8
                Re: Battery pad

                Originally posted by luunta View Post
                just don't use one of these:
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                For fucks sake you know for the time it took you to look up that picture you could have thought of something useful to add to the conversation.
                Name: Brent
                His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
                Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
                Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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                • #9
                  Re: Battery pad

                  haha, luunta might just become as infamous as lee keller in the vw scene. anyways, darkman is this pad something you leave plugged in overnight or do you have it on a timer/plug it in, in the morning before you leave?

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                  • #10
                    Re: Battery pad

                    Originally posted by Stonewall View Post
                    For fucks sake you know for the time it took you to look up that picture you could have thought of something useful to add to the conversation.
                    Should I time it next time?
                    Jess

                    2010 Jetta TDI 6 SPD - Stock Comfortline model

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                    • #11
                      Re: Battery pad

                      At home I have a timer that goes on at 4:00am and off at 7:00am. I usually leave between 6:30-7:00am. At work I just leave it plugged directly in. Having said that it may be -30 tonight so I think I will forgo the timer for one night.
                      2012 VW Jetta GLI

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                      • #12
                        Re: Battery pad

                        Yikes! Good thing I don't need to drive anywhere tomorrow.
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                        Jayson
                        MKIV Jetta GLS VR6 -PARTING OUT-

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                        • #13
                          Re: Battery pad

                          Originally posted by Stonewall View Post
                          For fucks sake you know for the time it took you to look up that picture you could have thought of something useful to add to the conversation.
                          Lol. It wasn't funny either. Can imagine those simple synapses just locking onto "ZOMG HE SED PAD LuL" CANT OPEN GOOGLE IMAGES FAST ENUF.

                          Originally posted by luunta View Post
                          Should I time it next time?
                          Just leave.
                          Cam


                          2004 VW R32 Turbo

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                          • #14
                            Re: Battery pad

                            only WEAK battery can freeze . a charged one or one in good cond will not freeze instead of putting one more fire hazard to your car , get a good battery
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                            • #15
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                              agreed^^

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