# 2012 Honda Civic battery removal....

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**Created:** [August 30, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392 "2015-08-30T14:18:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392/1 "2015-08-30T14:18:25Z")

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I’ve got everything off/loosened except the negative terminal which has a bit of a knob on top and even when loose I can’t pull the wiring off.

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392/2 "2015-08-30T14:48:28Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PHkKPGoMhZM/maxresdefault.jpg "How to replace a car battery change install DIY Honda Civic 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHkKPGoMhZM)

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392/3 "2015-08-30T14:57:17Z")

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> [@What\_the](#):
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> I’ve got everything off/loosened except the negative terminal which has a bit of a knob on top and even when loose I can’t pull the wiring off.

Rotate it back and forth. (wear eye protection, just in case)

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392/4 "2015-08-31T11:38:07Z")

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Terminals are made of lead, its kind of soft…

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**Author:** ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-honda-civic-battery-removal/729392/5 "2015-08-31T16:19:02Z")

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It is generally a good idea to disconnect the negative terminal first from the battery.