Author Topic: Moving the battery to the boot  (Read 1012 times)

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Moving the battery to the boot
« on: 20 October 2012, 09:11 »
Anyone got any pics of theirs, or even a how to?
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Offline rio_gti

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Re: Moving the battery to the boot
« Reply #1 on: 20 October 2012, 12:08 »
Run a thick cable to the boot from the bay, and earth it to the body  :whistle:  :wink:


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Re: Moving the battery to the boot
« Reply #2 on: 20 October 2012, 12:37 »
Go scrap yard and rip out an E36 battery cable

Presume you should have to make a bracket to clamp it down  :smiley:
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Offline harlemex

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Re: Moving the battery to the boot
« Reply #3 on: 20 October 2012, 12:54 »
whats the idea behind this then?

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Re: Moving the battery to the boot
« Reply #4 on: 20 October 2012, 13:45 »
nice guide for you here mate i did it as it tidys up the bay quite a bit
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=334161

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: Moving the battery to the boot
« Reply #5 on: 20 October 2012, 16:41 »
The idea for me doing it is I can run a long piece of ali for my welly cooler rather than bends less pipework
Also to tidy the bay

Cheers dunn deal I'll check that out
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