moving battery to boot.

[cus]

hey people
daft question. i'm just sorting out moving the batttery to the boot.
i know about the power cable etc..

but the original ground cable.. can this be cut off, or does it have to still be grounded?
as the battery will have it sown ground cable in the boot...

cheers

 

[peter_cupra197]

im pretty sure you can get rid of it just make sure its not connected to anything other than battery to body

 

[cus]

thats great. cheers for the quick reply!

 

[peter_cupra197]

glad to help.

 

[dai cupra]

anyone got a thread on how to relocate battery to the boot will e great help

 

[cus]

well i have one little problem..

my car proper struggles to start up, but does start eventually!
and when doing this, the radio resets itself.

is this due to cables being too thin? bad earthing?

once its going, it feels okay to drive./

 

[dai cupra]

that then ill think ill leave it

 

[cus]

i havne't heard of others having this problem, so it must be something to do with the wiring setup in my car tbh..

so just til i find the fault its easy enough to do

 

[The MoffMeister]

the battery relocation wont cause this problem cus its something else along the lines my car is all fine now i sorted it out properly, just make sure your earth is good, take a earth from battery onto the spare wheel hole, rub down the patch and connect wel you should have no probs

could be a loose permanent live check connections

 

[dai cupra]

is it really worth it lads wot are u benifiting from this apart from more room in engine bay

 

[The MoffMeister]

more weight at the rear balancing the car more, and making the front lighter, more room for extra bits and pieces like oil catch cans, bigger air filter cones etc

 

[dai cupra]

good thinking lol might consider doin this wot cables do i use or as any one got a guide so i can follow many thanks moff

 

[The MoffMeister]

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=150208&highlight=battery+relocation

try here everything you need to know

 

[dai cupra]

cheers mate ur a ledgend

 

[The MoffMeister]

a what?? haha

a legend yes not sure about led gend lol

 

[dai cupra]

lol

 

[kyle'87]

Thought I would bring this thread back up as I am looking to do this but got a few questions...

I plan stick the battery in the boot however just want to clear few things up.

I will need to extend the ground to the boot which will be straight forward

The power cable again can be extended to the boot however want i want to know is the black fused 'dizzy block' on the battery, can i replace this with a proper fused dizzy block and then run that one cable to the boot? so have just three cables going to the boot and get rid of the crappy black dizzy block?

 

[PhilW]

Extend the ground to tyhe boot? You got a negatibe terminal on your battery mate, short piece of cable to a good clean point in your boot will do.

Only need one cable to the boot.

Your making this way too complicated.

Easiest way is to run one cable from the battery direct to the starter motor and earth the battery in the boot. Thats it.

 

[The MoffMeister]

or look on the guide and read!!

 

[kyle'87]

Extend the ground to tyhe boot? You got a negatibe terminal on your battery mate, short piece of cable to a good clean point in your boot will do.

Only need one cable to the boot.

Your making this way too complicated.

Easiest way is to run one cable from the battery direct to the starter motor and earth the battery in the boot. Thats it.

ok cheers mate, though I was making it bit complicated lol

or look on the guide and read!!

I searched and can't find it

Searched in the LCR section and still couldnt find the answer I needed