# 2005 Buick Century battery size

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-century-battery-size/117105>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, buick, century\
**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-century-battery-size/117105 "2018-05-10T05:48:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JeffMars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JeffMars](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JeffMars)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-century-battery-size/117105/1 "2018-05-10T05:48:29Z")

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Is putting a bigger battery than stock, not a good idea?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-century-battery-size/117105/2 "2018-05-10T13:45:36Z")

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If it fits the battery tray and the hold-down clamps fit, there is no problem with installing a bigger battery. Just check for hood clearance and make sure the hold-down clamps are installed. Way too many people install bigger batteries and then can’t and don’t clamp them down.

This is assuming, of course that it is still a 12 volt battery!