HELP car wont start

[brockking16]

on the way home from work last night the car had a nasty miss so this morning i went out to check the leads and notice one had been sitting on the extractors so i pulled it off and had the end sitting up near the batter and when i went to turn it over the end fell on to the battery and blew it up so ive know changed the leads and got a new battery from kmart but the car wont start it just click when i turn the key the abs and trac lights were staying on but ive just tried it again but the reds are all faded and dim could my problem be a dead battery or is it something worst?

thanks brock

[accentstencil]

Either the battery has not got enough charge or the battery clamps are not making good contact. Do you have a multimeter to measure the voltage of the battery?

[BlackVXGTS]

As well as measuring the voltage of the battery terminals, measure the voltage between the +ve battery terminal and a metal part of the engine (-ve earth) you should get the same voltage reading as you received for the battery terminal voltage. Check if any of your fuses have blown.

[GTS69]

small chance you have stuffed the coil packs a and or the unit under them also just check your fuses you may have blown one

[mr031]

check the connections on the starter motor, the b+ is common to loosen. Be carefull tho as the stud will snap on the startermotor if it has been arching