Battery Relocate Cable Routing
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There is a grommet hole on the passenger side next to the ABS and behind the strut. It is hard to get to, but a great hole to move wires into the inside of the car. All of mine go in there. It is about the diameter of a quarter.
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OK, using search I've found several nice threads on mounting a trunk relocated battery, something I plan to do soon.
But I can find very little on the methods and approaches of routing the postive cable back to the engine bay and neatly re-terminating everything.
Anybody got a good write up with PICS on best method(s) to route the wiring?
But I can find very little on the methods and approaches of routing the postive cable back to the engine bay and neatly re-terminating everything.
Anybody got a good write up with PICS on best method(s) to route the wiring?
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Depending on what gauge wire you use, you should be able to get a plastic gromet from any automotive place. Take a Stepbit, or unibit, and a decent drill..make you're own hole. Did one for a friend in his mustang and we used an 0/1 gauge amp kit.lol Came with a gromet.
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How is everyone tying up the connections in the engine bay? It is great to be able to hide the cables going to the back of the car, but the pile of wires in the engine bay is the difficult thing to make look good.
I agree with the mini battery not being all that great. Typically they only last maybe 2 years if you are lucky (on a daily driver). They also have issues with cold starts if the battery isn't "new".
I will be doing the relocation to the trunk after I return from the land of sand. Optima battery will go in.
Has anyone played with location in the trunk for better weight distribution when corner weighting the car ? ? ?
I agree with the mini battery not being all that great. Typically they only last maybe 2 years if you are lucky (on a daily driver). They also have issues with cold starts if the battery isn't "new".
I will be doing the relocation to the trunk after I return from the land of sand. Optima battery will go in.
Has anyone played with location in the trunk for better weight distribution when corner weighting the car ? ? ?
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How is everyone tying up the connections in the engine bay? It is great to be able to hide the cables going to the back of the car, but the pile of wires in the engine bay is the difficult thing to make look good.
I agree with the mini battery not being all that great. Typically they only last maybe 2 years if you are lucky (on a daily driver). They also have issues with cold starts if the battery isn't "new".
I will be doing the relocation to the trunk after I return from the land of sand. Optima battery will go in.
Has anyone played with location in the trunk for better weight distribution when corner weighting the car ? ? ?
I agree with the mini battery not being all that great. Typically they only last maybe 2 years if you are lucky (on a daily driver). They also have issues with cold starts if the battery isn't "new".
I will be doing the relocation to the trunk after I return from the land of sand. Optima battery will go in.
Has anyone played with location in the trunk for better weight distribution when corner weighting the car ? ? ?
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and yes I was stupid enough to cut the long rod bolts thinking they werent gonna clear the rear emission canister stuff under the car.. I didnt even notice the top of the lid had holes for them to go up through LOL.
I did install a vent tube as well thats going outside with its own hole drilled in trunk as well.. even with a dry cell you should still vent. I vented specifically because I transport 30gal of e85 in trunk
everytime i fill up, so i didnt want to take any chances there.
Last edited by tscompusa2; Jul 26, 2010 at 01:49 PM.