baz8328 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Just in the process of moving my battery to the boot and wondered whats the best cable to use ??Or if anyone has any for sale ?? Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think Paul Parky had some. Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Raid some from a mercedes c classJaguar or some audi's have battery's under the back seat im sure this would be long enough for a mk3 and cheaper from the breakers. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 BMWs also have long cables as they have battery in boot Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I used 40mm2 (how do you make that '2' small as in squared?) and bought it from vehicle wiring products http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/home/homepage.php Link to post Share on other sites
VR6_Absy 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I used the cable and battery positive post off a BMW E36. Cable even came with a grommet which was a perfect fit to go through bulkhead under header tank Link to post Share on other sites
gary_auto 1 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 take some pics as your doing this please. would like to see Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I used "0 gauge" battery cable, which is common in ICE circles. Use stuff that has 100s of strands as it's a lot more flexible than the OE stuff.Please also consider your safety, sorry to sound boring!1) Make sure the battery is well secured. If it's screwed to the boot floor on a peice of wood, the rear seats won't stop it flying though and hitting the back of your head, soaking your face in sulphuric acid. It needs to be firmly bolted down. Mercs and BMWs tend to have them tucked down in an inner wing cavity and rigidly bolted down.2) Fuse the battery wire at both sides of the bulkhead. The fuse rating needs to be more than what the starter motor will draw, but not so much as it never blows if you get a short. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 was just about to itterate the importance of securing them down well when its relocated, especially behind you, easy way to kill yourself almost guaranteed if you crashed, to have a ~20kg mortar ripping through you and continuing out the front of the car Link to post Share on other sites
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