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Thanks for that Kieran - very helpful.   I'm not feeling very well, but I had a quick look yesterday afternoon.   I managed to unclip the left side front one just with my fingers - but it broke - it may have been so already.     There was a reference elsewhere to the clips usually breaking because of 'plastic fatigue'.

I looked at the front right and the one at the back.    I couldn't manage them, but wasn't up to doing more with a screwdriver.    As soon as I feel a bit better, I'll be there with a screwdriver and a light.

I found a video on the web yesterday that said it was for battery removal: it did no more than show where the battery was!      I also found a Haynes link which provided the  steps for removing the battery - at a cost of £1.99 (or £5.99 for as many as you wanted in a year) except the link were dead!

 

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Rich - thanks for that, but what do you do/remove before you wiggle it out.   You will see Pete has drawn my attention to a posting on the VV/Audi forum.     Perhaps I have confused what is there.  My real question is how do you lift the top assembly with the fuses and relays off the battery before getting to the battery itself?

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Thanks for that, but in my case it is rather more complicated!    I suffer from something called bronchiectasis, resulting from whooping cough and pneumonia back in 1943.   Half of my right lung removed in 1956: it doesn't get any better with advancing years, but we plod on.

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Thanks for that Pete.   I'm struggling with a bad chest and breathing problems at the moment.  I'll investigate as soon as I can.

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I don't think that you can wiggle the battery out.  The plastic goes down the sides of the battery.

Of course there is no Haynes manual to help us, but I understand that the Polo 2002-2009 has the same floor pan and under bonnet  set-up.   Perhaps I shall have to buy the Haynes for that and see if it is of help.    Can anyone, please, confirm that the Polo has these similarities?  

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Our 2010 Fox 1.4 needs a new battery.   I have been motoring since 1964.   I've changed many batteries since then - never gone to the garage for the job.

However, there is a plastic 'platform' over the battery with the relays and fuses.   There is no obvious way of removing that.   Can anyone, please, advise?    I want the cheapest top quality battery available, but not at garage/battery station prices!