Battery relocation question

[jacobs13]

Yeah I dont think you know what your doing when you have "minor fires" wtf? My car NEVER has fires and im sure most of the people on here that actually know what they are doing dont have fires. Its really a simple project unless you completely dont understand, which i think is where you are at.

[codyace]

Originally Posted by drift240_2009

Its more common sense to not have a fire in the car than in the motor bay. What if you cant get out?

Unless you have a way to put it out, it doesn't much matter if the battery is mounted to the trunk, or in the wheelwell...it's gonna burn down.

Originally Posted by drift240_2009

The other never had much problems except minor fires and still ran. I had the one in the back done by a performance shop that eats,sleeps and mods cars everyday.I paid 500 to get it done safely and the car not working is what i got out of it.

So let me get this straight. You can't even figure out how to install a battery in the trunk of your car correctly, need to pay some other shop 500 bucks to install it (LOL), and then come on here trying to explain to me that I have no clue?

Originally Posted by drift240_2009

Dont tell me otherwise because I just told you why i dont trust trunk batteries. Call me stupid if you want but if I rather have my motor bay on fire than a fire in the back thats what i rather want. I got a 2jz in the garage waiting to install. Id rather shit happen to the ka-t before the 2jz.

Be sure to post pictures of the swap, I'm sure they'll be equally as entertaining.

FWIW: Have you ever driven a BMW? Many of them have rear mounted batteries...ever heard of them burning down at random or 'having fires'?


...man not even a thankyou for posting some rule excerpts for ya either...what a guy!

[axiomatik]

apparently "minor fires" happen often enough for some people that it is not a source of concern?

[Matej]

Mine is behind the passenger seat, at the lowest point in the car. There are holes in the floor there (from the factory), which I used for securing the tray.

[redline240sx]

I think the most ideal place for a battery once relocated is in the trunk in a batttery box. I have mine in the trunk on the driverside.

If you do place it in front or behind the passenger seat, you probably going to want to strapp it down(two skinny poles that hooks under the car)

[Likethunda]

Just take pics... and show us what ur talkin about....

[acheron]

i have my battery in the trunk, in a battery box that i bought at autozone for dirt cheap. slapped it down, threw the batt in, connected wires and it still runs till today with NO 'random fires'

[Ktown_drifter]

lol.. random fires.... just wow.. Have Battery behind passenger seat.. Have NEVER had a problem with it in 2 years.. its pretty simple. 2 wires.. ones a ground, can someone guess what the other is?? lol

[acheron]

excuse me, i meant to say 'minor fires' as drift240_2009 calls it. either way its flames in the trunk lol..

[jacobs13]

^^^ better than flames in the cabin, what if you cant get out? lol.

[acheron]

then you sit there with your ass on fire and think to yourself, "i should have listened and bought a vented battery box and installed it properly the first time, ouch its starting to burn" lol..

[drift240_2009]

Here guys, If this works, this is what im working on for my friend. This is someone elses car. This is what im working on right now.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8156735_n.jpg

This is what you all were telling me to do right?


and the killswitch box :


And yea i have never ever put a battery in the back. Dont have a place to do serious modifications at my apartment. I have to do very little simple stuff thats not gunna make my landlord flip out. Second, i dont have the tools to make the cables myself, like a torch,etc.

[JuMPiiN]

That first pic looks like hell, go get a 9$ vented box from autozone or something. It's neater than that and better than a bare battery.

[BoostSlideWayz]

Originally Posted by JuMPiiN

This. I bought a marine battery box, drilled the slots in the passenger rear, ran the strap through there boom secure in a battery box. And I went ahead and cut 2 holes in the top for the ground and power wire it cost me about 80 bucks, the wire was the most expensive at 60$

Really ? im surprised it didnt have the holes, mine had like little holes on the side with a bill over them and the wires just come out the side.. But yeah i mainly went with this exact same thing.

UNIVERSAL TRUNK MOUNT BATTERY RELOCATION KIT 2 GA..NEW - eBay (item 190393753303 end time Feb-26-11 09:59:10 PST)

[drift240_2009]

see boost. Thats what im talking about. That kit requires you to put the connectors on the wires. I want them premade.

[BoostSlideWayz]

Ohh i didnt notice that on the link. But i bought my kit and it had the terminals and hardware. Then i just saw the same battery box at NAPA when i was getting oil for 10 bucks and had to have it.

Heres the kit i got. Battery Cable Wiring Kit IMCA UMP NEW Relocation Combo - eBay (item 270635237534 end time Mar-13-11 06:56:34 PDT)

then bought the battery box separately. But the previous link in my last post was just for an idea of what will work.

[drift240_2009]

boost, ya still got to make the connectors etc. I dont have any clamps etc to make that shit. I rather have them premade or have a shop just make the cables for me so i can do the relocation myself.

[krps13_180sx]

Yeah...I'd still buy a battery box for your setup..batteries produces hydrogen gas think about it...its not oxygen...especially in your car! I dont know what group your optima redtop battery is but most of them have a port for venting the gas to atmosphere so check out the FAQ on optimabatteries.com and id reccomend getting a box.

[drift240_2009]

well, If i get a box do i really need to cover it or can i just leave it off?

[drift240_2009]

But why are we still thinking this thread is still for me? Its for my friend. Im just asking because he's the poorman with the car and no computer. My setups already in the car between the rear towers. Its in a box but no cover since im too lazy to put it on.

[krps13_180sx]

For you, your buddy, or whoever! I'm just saying, batteries produces hydrogen gasses, and you also said so yourself YOU also have a battery box, it comes with a lid and YOUR too lazy to cover it up????
Anyways.. My point is, it's a relocation, batteries are put in the engine bay for a reason, and if they are not... Such as some cadillacs and stuff, it's underneath the rear passenger seat...with the cushion as a "lid" and a hose that comes of the battery to vent to atmosphere.. Not in the car