battery move to boot?

[deanwatts16]

what do i need to move the battery to the boot wanna make more room under the bonnet

[fromthearth]

i looked into doing this! do a search. theres a few posts with good info.

[deanwatts16]

okay thanks

[deanwatts16]

okay can someone put a link up to a thread please i cant find anything

[taylormade]

MIG Performance Vauxhalls - Search Results

[taylormade]

there should be afew there with the info

[deanwatts16]

thanks mate i will have a look

[taylormade]

no prop

[p200msd]

To move the battery, all you need is a secure mount to go in the boot (Bolt a tray in?) and some long well insulated power cable (stereo cable is adequate) to reach the starter/alternator running through the car and away from stereo cables to avoid interferance. The original short earth wire can be used so long as the contact area is of sound metal and not painted.

Your power cable needs to be the same thickness/gauge as the power cable.

[Tathan]

Couple more things:

Use a big inline fuse near the battery.
Use a maintenance free battery so no venting of noxious fumes and acid.
Use a massively thick power cable, thicker than the original if poss.
Get a box from Demon Tweeks, rally design or similar to put the battery in. You don't want stuff rattling round your boot to short it.

[brad35]

Here is how I did mine

Distribution block to extend live to the boot


Battery earth


Power cable and earth cable on the battery


Battery tray removed from the front and sprayed and screwed onto the boot floor

[Dutch]

Don't use cheapo stereo power cable, get a hold of some welding cable. It will be overkill but costs half as much. Anywhere that sells welding rigs and accessories should be able to sort you out

[deanwatts16]

well there is already a power cable through the car coz there used to be a boot install before i bought it what is a 0 gauge cable sorry if this sound stupid lol

[vxlgsi]

save youself ££ and just go to a scrap yard and pull out a cable from a bmw that has the battery in the boot or under the rear seat..

they have all the battery connecters already on, length is perfect... I can supply secondhand ones if people want one.

or ebay

[deanwatts16]

ohh okay might do that then the cables gonna be better that the cable i got probably

[kread]

o guage cable would be fine about the same size as the bmw stuff

[deanwatts16]

okay then so just leave it in then ill try get a pic up n let someone decide lol

[kread]

yeah, get some pics up,

this is how i did mine,

distribution block in the front with some 150amp fuses.

battery secured in teh boot with earth and another fuse inline


used 2 gauge cable, for everything new cost me about £45quid, cable being the costly bit,

getting a bmw cable or high amp welding gable would be the cheapest option

[Benn]

I "had" some battery cabling from work and some new ring ends, then my dad borrowed a proper crimping tool.
I put a 300amp fuse next to the battery.