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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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28th Feb 06 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lets have a look at your wiring

also where did you get your battery trays from
Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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28th Feb 06 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ebay is good for battery trays.

corb has battery in the back so does broster
Gg_mf
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28th Feb 06 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got Marks from Ebay for £40
Jas
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28th Feb 06 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats the advantage of this? i know that sometimes you put a big engine in there's lack of room but broster only has a 1600
Rileysport
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28th Feb 06 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jason2004
whats the advantage of this? i know that sometimes you put a big engine in there's lack of room but broster only has a 1600


bay looks cluttered with the battery in, moving the battery means the header tank could be budged up a bit
Rileysport
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28th Feb 06 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.4 bay looks more cluttered anyhow:



2.0 bay looks tidier to me:
Rob B
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28th Feb 06 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Erm... i believe you just extend the main wires to the battery through the bulk head and to the rear where you have the battery placed, some people have bridged wires i think and just ran one big power lead to the battery at the rear
Rileysport
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28th Feb 06 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm thinking about whipping up a bigass junction box on the bulkhead
Rob B
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28th Feb 06 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah something like that would work and probably make it look alot tidier
deanmcreynolds26
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28th Feb 06 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
junction box in the bulkhead and a MOFO cable to the boot such as the free one u got at work
Rileysport
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28th Feb 06 at 15:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
junction box in the bulkhead and a MOFO cable to the boot such as the free one u got at work


yeah i though my cable would be sufficient
jamesw
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28th Feb 06 at 15:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
battery in battery box in the spare wheel, used the 4ga amp wiring i already had there.
Corsa E-Tec
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28th Feb 06 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i need to do this as my mantzel fouls on my water bottle and then on the battery
broster
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28th Feb 06 at 19:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have one.... its a secret how its done
Adam_B
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28th Feb 06 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wtf, junction boxes?!? my method involves a drill, some big cable and some elctrical tape.

and it works.

[Edited on 28-02-2006 by Adam_B]
broster
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28th Feb 06 at 20:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine uses a battery cut off switch too....
Dave A
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28th Feb 06 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
might be some pics in my garage, i used some mega thick amp cable and 2 project boxes from maplins for the connections under the bonnet.

i will fit my battery clamp when i get round to it, at the moment its just strapped in the boot.
broster
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28th Feb 06 at 21:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
remove the original terminals off the +'ve connection, mounted them to a battery cut off switch, earthed the earts to the bulk head. put battery in the back rear 1/4 as in the picture below, ran a bit of welding earth wire to the cut off switch and battery thru the bulk head and earthed the battery to the boot floor.


i did it so i have room for my air box
James R
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28th Feb 06 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's also good as it reduces weight high up and moves it to th eback to distrubite it better. Ideally I'd for th batter mounted in the spare wheel well to get it as low as possible. or better still use a gel filled race one which is tiny and put it under the pasanger seat.
Stu_22
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28th Feb 06 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What sort of spec would I be looking at for one of those race spec batteries.

Thinking about moving mine while I'm doing the exhaust sytem as someone isnt happy with the position
Tom G
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12th Oct 08 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know its a old post, but where do you get gel filled batteries from???
Anyone?

 
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