I got the new Bosch starter in with great help from old threads on this forum. Got the new battery in, put everything back together, and then I remembered I had a pigtail connector for my trickle charger in the bottom of the tool box, that came with it when I bought it years ago. I always use it with the clamp-on terminals that also came with it. But this one I bolted up to the jump terminal in the engine bay and left hanging by the windshield wiper. It has a cover so it will stay dry, and a fuse in case it shorts on something. So that will help me to keep it on the trickle charger when I am not driving it for 2-3 weeks at a time, like I have been lately, and maybe avoid trashing more batteries.

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2003 3.0 5MT Topasblau
Purchased in 2016 and sold in 2024
2012 35d Platingrau