$200 plus for battery cable

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shogun

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Jan 6, 2004

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car won't start today so i look at my battery cable and the positive is corroded something fierce. so i go to the local ford dealership and the parts guy tells me he can't get just the positive cable. it comes as a harness and it costs $229. damn ford pi$$es me off. i got it running but damn does it look bad. as soon as it warms up i'll have to tidy it up.

 

larrendeuce

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I smell BS, try www.50resto.com

 

cjones

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Jan 7, 2004

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Ford part# F4ZZ14300AB - $277.82 list Postive cable from battery to relay plus 1.3 hrs labor.

it's $200.00 from 50resto

 

94GTStang

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Yea, I talked to my buddy that's the parts manager over a local dealership and he couldn't believe it either. It's not just your dealership, it's just Ford. You can't just buy a positive cable anymore either. Even I don't sell them at Pep Boy's. I only have negative cables.

I might try 50resto though.

 

94GTStang

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http://secure.50resto.com/product1.cfm?SID=1&Product_ID=2014&Category_ID=558

No love for us man.

 

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Nosfurato

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shogun said:

car won't start today so i look at my battery cable and the positive is corroded something fierce. so i go to the local ford dealership and the parts guy tells me he can't get just the positive cable. it comes as a harness and it costs $229. damn ford pi$$es me off. i got it running but damn does it look bad. as soon as it warms up i'll have to tidy it up.

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Thats just freakin CRAZY!!!

I replaced both connections on my 90 LX a few years back, and I think it was something like 40 bucks.. for BOTH of them!!.

 

larrendeuce

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Mine is $8.95

 

Rootus

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I had to have that harness replaced on my 94 GT (and within a few months, so did six of my friends who also owned 94 GT's), thankfully under warranty. I still remember when I saw the write-up, and they listed the price for that. Ridiculous, for a few wires...

 

yellow5.0cobra

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In the garage, On the floor.

Jan 7, 2004

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Go to an AUTOZONE, they sell them "pre-packed" in various sizes.(~6-10$)

I skipped all this BS and just bought the TRUNK relocator kit. Put my battery in the trunk, and thats it.

 

FastFord

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Yea, I ran into the same thing last year. Good news was that I just replaced the terminal instead. But I did look at the harness and if I needed to replace the cable, I would disassemble the harness and switch out the cable and reassemble it... A little more work than just replacing a cable, but worth the savings!