relocating battery to boot?

[gazcuprablk]

can anyone help me with this im interested in puttin my battery in to the boot as i could put my air-filter just behind the headlight,
what would i need for this could i do this myself or is it an auto electritians job?

 

[Jonzy]

Do it yourself mate, im doing mine asap. Just need some **** off thick cable and a battery box.

 

[R953 VSE]

off topic, but how is your charge pipe thing at the left side of your engine? what intercooler is that? ive seen similar before.

 

[Craig!]

It's the A&M intercooler, the Jabba intercooler goes the same way too.

 

[R953 VSE]

dare i ask how much it is?

 

[Craig!]

It's not a case of cost it's a case of how long... they are made to order and only then after theres a batch order of 10 people. Think A&M are going to be doing another run of them shortly, drop Addo or Mike a PM.

 

[gazcuprablk]

my mate is buyin a cupra soon and has asked me to take the pipes off to get them made up the same way all he would have to do then is buy the core and the reducers,bends etc, cheaper i think.

 

[David_smith_909]

dare i ask how much it is?

good luck getting a reply of them........

if you do though, happy days, quality piece of kit imo

 

[David_smith_909]

Do it yourself mate, im doing mine asap. Just need some **** off thick cable and a battery box.

is it just a case of

extending wires with "thick" cable to boot, secure the battery and plug it back in?

 

[Jonzy]

Yea, run a proper thick cable from the battery terminal to the boot, needs to be fused properly. Ground the battery to the boot chassis.

Youll either need a gel battery or seal a standard battery in a box with a vent.

 

[David_smith_909]

Yea, run a proper thick cable from the battery terminal to the boot, needs to be fused properly. Ground the battery to the boot chassis.

Youll either need a gel battery or seal a standard battery in a box with a vent.

cheers, sounds simple enough

 

[gazcuprablk]

will i be able to get this cable from halfrauds? or is there any otherwhere?

 

[Jonzy]

0 guage amp cable ive seen used.

 

[m0rk]

not halfords no.... proper motor factors.... I bought some cable which is about 10mm is dia. did the job properly

 

[redcupratdi]

can you just run the big main cable but keep the fuse board in the engine bay?

 

[m0rk]

yeah - i earthed teh battery in the boot, then just ran a single core cable to the 'live' in the engine bay

 

[ibizacupra]

and not forgetting to secure the battery.
mine has a steel angle frame welded into the boot floor to make a flat surface for it to sit in. It sits in a battery box (sealed) and strapped in securely.