Won't start after bull bar fitment???

[98LXand99LC]

I just installed a TJM T3 Classique bullbar. I disconnected the negative battery cable prior to installation and when I finished and put the cable back on, the truck won't start. At first I got nothing, then started getting a clicking noise.

Can anyone help? How could the installation of a bull bar cause the truck not to start?

 

[montocr]

battery cable

Check to see battery cable is secure and clean. Will it start if you jump it?

 

[98LXand99LC]

montoct,

YOU ARE THE MAN! Just jumped it and it started.

Thanks!!!

 

[98LXand99LC]

Hmm, well it starts with a jump. I drove around for a bit to charge the battery back up, but it will not start on it's own. Any advice???

 

[reffug]

Sounds to me like something else came loose in the process.

 

[98LXand99LC]

Just got back from the Toyota dealership with a new battery and everything is back to normal. The battery was only a little over a year old so they gave me a new battery. Cool thing is they gave me a better one than I had. Thanks for the help.

 

[Landpimp]

not sure how you killed that battery, thats wierd, must have shorted it out somehow. Can't see how if only the ground was off.

 

[reffug]

Yaa interesting , did the dealership say what the battery tested or what the possible cause was?

 

[98LXand99LC]

Yaa interesting , did the dealership say what the battery tested or what the possible cause was?

Nope, they didn't even test it. It's a mystery, because the battery was fine until this.