moving battery to rear

[DunnDeal12]

Can anybody tell me whats involved in moving the battery to the rear (spare wheel well) of my mk4? is there any how to guides?

[leigh_harty]

!st thing i would so is go to the scrappy and strip some cables out of an e36 beemer

[DunnDeal12]

!st thing i would so is go to the scrappy and strip some cables out of an e36 beemer

Why? do tell

[leigh_harty]

they have their batteries in the boot so you would have (i presume) all the necessary starter cables needed

[mcgee9t2]

Firstly you un bolt the battery. then you put in the boot. then you pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

no seriously. Have a look on ebay for a bracket. put the bracket in the foot well. take the cable off the starter. run a new longer cable through thefire wall (gromet behind the glov box) down to the boot. then again disconect the negative cable and run to battery aswell. job dobe

[stfc_gti]

why would you move the battery to the back? is it for weight distribution?

[mcgee9t2]

why would you move the battery to the back? is it for weight distribution?

ive seen people do it for weight distribution. but in a mk4 a batterys not gonna make any difference
some do it to clean up the engine bay

[DunnDeal12]

why would you move the battery to the back? is it for weight distribution?

correct

mines abit nose heavy atm as ive took the rear seats out and space saver. plus cleaner looking bay

do you think this would work just buy x2 and run from front to back?
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/battery-cable-connectors/auto-marine-power-jointing-boxes

[EsSeX dAn]

as said use a wiring kit from a beemer. then use a battery tray again from a beemer, or use a universal one or a sealed box with a vent to outside. either way you have to vent it to outside,i cut 2 30mm holesin the floor and simply ran some alloy tube araldited in place to finush it

[Wayne]

Needs to be a sealed battery with a vent to the outside world but easy enough to sort.