battery relocation

[powey]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/free_uk_del...25__6200/High_Current_Wire__50_0_25__6200.htm

Will this wire cope will relocationg the battery to the boot?

 

[bing_17]

Should piss it mate.

 

[powey]

any others can clarify this?

Had a look on some welding sites and the cableing on there is real expensive

 

[franx]

i just made sure it was a big old fat one when i relocated mine to the boot.. do'nt know the specs though sorry

 

[JW]

OAWG if you want to be really safe but you will also need some fuses as well.

 

[sammyhale22]

I think you need a cable that can cope with 170A. I`m still trying to find a safe route to take my cable. Where do you guys route your cables when doing a conversion to the boot?? and do you like run the cable through plastic piping to insulate it further or just run it open ?

Samuel

 

[Icarus]

170A transient though, unless you run the starter motor for a few mins at a time ;-)

I run it with the standard insulation for the most part. I'll heat shrink a couple of bits of shrink onto it where it passes through grommits etc. to make sure it grips the gromit and can't move/break the seal in the bulkhead. I then secure the cable on the run with either plastic or rubber lined P-Clips.

Cheers
M

 

[sammyhale22]

I don`t suppose you could give me the route you take??
I`ve taken it through the gromit hole where the passenger side is but i can`t find any safe route through the car.

Sam

 

[Icarus]

15mm drill + paint + gromit = hole for battery cable.

Cheers
M

 

[sammyhale22]

I can understand that, but where exactly do you take the 3 metres of cable through the car to get to the boot?

Sam

 

[Icarus]

Down the passenger side, in a road car you can hide it under the plastic inner sill covers. Secure it using p-clips and via the standard cable guides in the cable trays running down the car.

Cheers
M

 

[rexe]

Go to a scrappers and hunt down a big any merc, pop the boot and then rob the lead which goes from the front to the back It has all the correct clamps etc ready for you. Job done and mine cost £3 lol IIRC its the E class... there are loads in the scrappers up in the northwest, Manchester area.