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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [PatMatHat] by backy
Mar 04, 2009 (7:34 pm)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 6:57 pm)

I got a replacement for the battery in my 2001 Elantra (same basic design as 2004) at Sears a few years ago. There must be places besides Sears that offer batteries that fit the Elantra. Make a few calls or do some searching on the Web. Any good battery shop will be able to tell you what battery fits your Elantra. You could probably install it yourself if you are handy with tools, but in my experience the installation charge for a battery is pretty reasonable. When you have the shop install it, they can also dispose of the old one for you--one more job you don't have to do.
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [backy] by PatMatHat
Mar 04, 2009 (7:50 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Mar 04, 2009 7:34 pm)

Thanks, Backy. A web search turned up nothing for me, no info anywhere regarding the specific battery, except a rant about how hard it is to get it changed:
 
http://www.mombu.com/asian_cars/asiancars/t-hyundai-elantra-batteries-hard-to-fi- nd-outside-of-dealers-where-they-are-expensive-and-special-1297801.html
 
So that's a bust. Looks like I'm out of luck - the mysterious super complicated Hyundai battery Anyhow, it looks like I'm better off not trying to do anything as fancy-pants as changing a battery on a Hyundai Elantra, and I'd better sheepishly turn up begging at a dealership. I'm very grateful that info on putting gas in this vehicle is readily available - at least *something* is userfriendly here
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [PatMatHat] by tenpin288
Mar 04, 2009 (8:31 pm)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 7:50 pm)

Do you have an Autozone or similar near you? I just checked their website and they list a DuraLast battery, 24F-7H-DL, for your 2004 Elantra. It goes for $79.99 and $12 core charge. It has a 7yr warranty too! Check out NTB also. They list one for it.
 
FYI, they are the only one that lists one for that vintage Elantra. I checked Advance, Napa, and Interstate, so it is a difficult to find battery.
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [PatMatHat] by backy
Mar 04, 2009 (8:33 pm)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 7:50 pm)

There is the "old-fashioned way"--telephone. Try these places, whichever are near you:
 
Sears Auto Service Center
Wal-mart (I think their batteries were just top-rated by CR)
Batteries Plus
Fleet Farm
 
I know there's others, but that's a start. Or just go to the dealer, plunk down your money, and it's done!
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by PatMatHat
Mar 04, 2009 (8:44 pm)
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Thank you very much, tenpin288 (btw. what does that name refer to... just curious ). I love having the battery numbers and code on hand!
 
Backy - you are right of course, but I'm one of those savages who relies on the web, and I abhor the telephone... kids these days And yes, plunking down the money at a dealer sounds very tempting - gotta do my part to stimulate the economy... stupid dollars at work
 
I changed batteries on my toyotas, no issues, and I guess I though it'd be the same with the Elantra. No biggie. Love it here, and thank you both very much!
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Re: [PatMatHat] by tenpin288
Mar 04, 2009 (8:49 pm)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 8:44 pm)

If you mean Duralast, it's their house brand.
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Re: [tenpin288] by PatMatHat
Mar 04, 2009 (9:06 pm)
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Replying to: tenpin288 (Mar 04, 2009 8:49 pm)

"Duralast" sounds like something you'd get out of a vending machine in a restroom, but whatever, as long as it has the juice
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [PatMatHat] by jlflemmons
Mar 04, 2009 (10:05 pm)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 7:50 pm)

I have changed these out before, and don't recall it being any big deal. I do know Interstate makes a replacement, as that is what went into my '05.
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [jlflemmons] by PatMatHat
Mar 04, 2009 (10:20 pm)
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Replying to: jlflemmons (Mar 04, 2009 10:05 pm)

Thanks, jlflemmons, yeah, I saw somewhere a post to the effect that there's a special "lip" at the bottom of Hyundai compliant batteries, and that that's rare, and that Interstate Batteries does indeed make a model like that, so that seems to check out. However, as the other posters indicated, Sears, Autozone, etc. show having batteries that fit the Elantra, so who knows. Backy may be right - perhaps just pay the dealer and not have to stress over the idiotic battery Really, I hate proprietary parts
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Re: Battery for 2004 Elantra [PatMatHat] by backy
Mar 05, 2009 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: PatMatHat (Mar 04, 2009 10:20 pm)

Since manufacturers other than Hyundai make a battery that fits the Elantra, it's not really accurate to say it's proprietary. A common size? Doesn't seem to be.

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