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HDDAN · 09-14-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 011silver 2SS

-puts thier maro in storage and disconnects the battery, when i finally take delivery on my 2ss, i will be puting it up when the salt hits the road. i was thinking of pulling the battery,, guess i wont. i cant believe they dont have a hot hook up under the hood?? what if the battery dies. have had a new one go bad with a dead short within months on new vehicles before. stuff happens. kind of a pita. oh well, guess i,ll be driving 10 miles to start it evry couple of weeks. maybe even on a shot batt, the remote would pop the trunk.

They do have a hook-up under the hood. remove the red plastic cap on the drivers side for positive and there is a ball on the inner fender for the negative. Hook your tender to these. I do. I'm from Boston where the roads are salted.

VTXrider · 09-14-2010, 10:23 AM

Are you concerned about being able to open the trunk without power?

I am sure there must be an emergency cable release in the back seat area. GM puts one there for cars that do not have a key to open the trunk, even the ones that don't have the battery in the back. If not worst case scenario there is a release in the actual trunk, just pop down the back seat and it's easy to get there.

600hp-lpe · 09-14-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by picard2112

I plan on putting mine away too....and I plan on getting a battery tender.
here is the link. http://batterytender.com/

yup... connect a battery tender to the battery in the trunk.

B1urr · 09-14-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by usmc8411

Can we ban the term "maro"?

04Ram2500Hemi · 09-14-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HDDAN

They do have a hook-up under the hood. remove the red plastic cap on the drivers side for positive and there is a ball on the inner fender for the negative. Hook your tender to these. I do. I'm from Boston where the roads are salted.

This is what I have planned for my Camaro once the weather turns bad. I just need to get a Battery Tender still. I'm hoping I won't need it for a couple more months, but winter is starting to get closer!

Al · 09-14-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GearHeadPeter

I have a Battery Tender on my 65 Mustang when I don't drive it during the summer her is AZ as it is over 110 most of the time.

The battery tender works quite well, and since there is a positive terminal under the hood of the Camaro it would be easy to hook it up. Just make sure if you are going to store your vehicle for awhile you put in Sta-Bil, which is a gas stablizer. You can get it at any autoparts store or even Wal-mart. Gas starts to go bad after 30 days and Sta-bil will keep the gas from doing that. Put in the correct amount, run the car around the block and shut her off. When you pull her out of storage no problems either starting the car or from having bad gas.

Good advice.

Moose · 09-14-2010, 11:01 AM

Battery Tender.

I park my SS for the winter;

- fill the gas tank
- inflate tires to proper psi
- battery tender

Never had any problems.

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 09-14-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Moose

Battery Tender.

I park my SS for the winter;

- fill the gas tank
- inflate tires to proper psi
- battery tender

Never had any problems.

heRS · 09-14-2010, 11:11 AM

We have a shop building to store the Camaro in. They do use chemicals on the arterials and highways here and the side roads use salt mixed with a vile sand/pebble combo. Camaro won't be coming out until the majority of that is spring-rinsed from the roads. Our stupid county is under contract to use this junk whether we need it or not! They HAVE to use their allotment.Anyway, yes, I do plan to store my Camaro and drive the pickup til they run out of that crap.

Sevn86 · 09-14-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by usmc8411

Can we ban the term "maro"?

Seriously! it drives me crazy

heRS · 09-14-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sevn86

Seriously! it drives me crazy

ditto

I catch myself saying it to me, and I correct me! I had 2 el Caminos so I also quite commonly call it the el Camaro...

vetehead · 09-14-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by usmc8411

Can we ban the term "maro"?

erosinski3882 · 09-14-2010, 11:41 AM

I just go to Arizonia for the winter.

Coop 2010 · 09-14-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by erosinski3882

I just go to Arizonia for the winter.

Is that close to Canadia?

09-14-2010, 10:23 AM	#16
VTXrider Drives: 2010 RY 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 828	Are you concerned about being able to open the trunk without power? I am sure there must be an emergency cable release in the back seat area. GM puts one there for cars that do not have a key to open the trunk, even the ones that don't have the battery in the back. If not worst case scenario there is a release in the actual trunk, just pop down the back seat and it's easy to get there. __________________

09-14-2010, 11:11 AM	#23
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,981 View My Garage	We have a shop building to store the Camaro in. They do use chemicals on the arterials and highways here and the side roads use salt mixed with a vile sand/pebble combo. Camaro won't be coming out until the majority of that is spring-rinsed from the roads. Our stupid county is under contract to use this junk whether we need it or not! They HAVE to use their allotment.Anyway, yes, I do plan to store my Camaro and drive the pickup til they run out of that crap. __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

09-14-2010, 11:01 AM	#21
Moose Moderator Drives: '99 Camaro SS #1392 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newtown, Pa. Posts: 3,982	Battery Tender. I park my SS for the winter; - fill the gas tank - inflate tires to proper psi - battery tender Never had any problems.

09-14-2010, 11:41 AM	#27
erosinski3882 Drives: 2010 syngreen Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Plymouth Michigan Posts: 48	I just go to Arizonia for the winter.