newbee mondial owner

Welcome to F Chat Sabertooth! You've come to the right place. Also, congratulations on your new Mondial. To purchase a CTEK battery tender go here:

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/other-parts-collectibles/438686-ctek-battery-chargers-discounted-prices.html

If I'm not going to drive my car for a period of time I just hook up the CTEK and let her do her thing. You can gain access to the battery through a removable panel on top of the battery. It's located in the area of the disconnect switch. Good luck!

 

welcome to Fchat. I bought my first Mondial about a month ago and one of the first things I had to do was replace the battery. The only way is through the front wheel well.

Here is a great post of the whole procedure w/ pics:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/142108233-post27.html

I highly recommend the Battery Tender from Deltron - I use them on everything in my garage. When I put the new battery in, I connected a pigtail that comes down to the bottom seam of the wheel well and it's really convenient to plug the charger in without messing with the hood or with cover on the car, etc.

Good luck. MIKE

 

Huge welcome... Battery tender is great! Although try to dive it as much as you can so you don't even need it!

 

Congrats - you're in for miles of smiles!

My car lives remotely as my garage just isn't big enough to store her at home. Because of that, a busy life and UK winter weather, I don't get to drive her half as much as I'd like.

I routinely use the cut off switch (with no issues on electrics) and a battery tender. Not sure if there is a difference between 88 and 86 specs or US vs Euro, but with some dexterity, you can connect up a charger on my 3.2 cab just by accessing under the front hood. Its tight and fiddly, but possible and no need to remove the wheel and splashguard just to attach the tender.

I'm as unmechanical as they come but also managed to change my own battery recently (with help from that thread link above). The splashguard removal is simple (4-5 screws) and there's ample room to swap it out once done.

 

Welcome!

My 1986 coupe has a clear plastic cover over the battery that is held in place by a simple snap on the inside end. The outside end is held in place by simply sliding it into a notch.

I also replaced the battery from the top but that required removing a number of panel screws and pannels. Horsing the pannels out of the way was no easy task. I even removed the windshield washer tank and the horn compressor.

Also, none of these parts fits back together easily. It would probably been better to do it the proper way. However, I am not sure if I could have removed and cleaned the grounding strap from below. That is an important thing to do because these cars have very light wireing and need every advantage.

I installed a deep discharge marine battery because I had a constant draw from an some unknown source and if I forgot to turn off the switch the battery died. While replacing the battery I found the offending circuit directly wired to the hot terminal and removed it. Still installed the marine battery but it is taller then the original and is a good tight fit.

Not sure if I can get it out from below.

 

Welcome to the Mondial corner!

Congratulations on your purchase and enjoy in good health!

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

Congrats!! Pictures pictures pictures!!

 

Yes, show us.....
Congrats ;-)

 

Let's see the beauty.

 

Gotta have pictures, just like having your first born, can't get enough of them...(pictures that is)............

 

Hit go advance then hit manage attachments and upload pictures.

 

Beautiful. Pure Ferrari. Love it.

 

Beautiful. I love it very nice ride.

 

Welcome sabertooth
Congrats on a fine looking car 😃 many happy miles to you

 

On a weekend drive I often end up at the grocery for something... Usually with the kids in tow. I simply park out at the end of the lot. No incidents yet, but spaces in the US are probably bigger then in Victoria. Have fun and enjoy your your Mondial!

 

For those with tenders, how often do you plug the car in? Mine has one, found it while detailing. Not sure how ideally I should use it?

 

The turn switch on the battery post is very safe to use to cut the battery from draining

nice looking car btw

welcome to the modi brotherhood!

 

She's a beauty! Classic color combo. Congratulations!

Kind regards,

Nuno.

 

Yep I just isolate the switch under the front hood.
reset the clock roughly to stop it flashing

 

I generally leave it plugged in to a "smart" tender because it is a weekend car. Battery is always full up. I have left the car without a tender and use for up to 3 weeks without issue, but a smart tender keeps the battery topped up. Takes all of 30 seconds to unplug since I have a dedicated plug attached to the battery.

Regards,
Jerry