battery relocation

[pandaaccord]

I'm looking to do a battery relocation and i was wondering how you would run your wires for the relocation?

[tommi]

you would have to run it through your car. as if u were runing a subwoofer power wire.. sheilded wire under the carpet. to the back of the car.

[pointaudio]

are there any other obstacle to worry about or better yet pros or cons to this?

[rexload]

It's not worth the effort unless you are going for a full show/tucked engine bay.
To do it right you'll have to get a quality relocation kit. But in the end you are gaining absolutely nothing. If you are doing it for performance/weight distribution, then you are better off just getting a ~10lbs battery.

[Shadow1992]

It can also free up some space in the engine bay if you are going to be adding components to a turbo, supercharger, or something else

[WhiteGirl]

Im putting my batt in my trunk can i run the wire stright from the alt to the batt or do i need to wire it diffrently?

[sikz6]

Im putting my batt in my trunk can i run the wire stright from the alt to the batt or do i need to wire it diffrently?

Not to the alternator, you need to run it to the starter. Plus the alternator is on the other side of the bay and more than likely you won't have enough wire.

Here's how I did mine:
Don't mind the yellow wire.



And here's where I fed it through the firewall. Just under that black canister there.


^it pops into the floorboard by the ecu. Then you run it under the carpet like Tommi said, and back behind the back seat into the trunk. Oh and that grommet there is solid, no hole. I just drilled out a hole big enough for the wire and fed the wire through.

And I just mounted the ground here, basically on the side by where the battery tray was.




Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

-Kim

[CRX Toad]

It also needs to have a fuse on it somewhere. Closest to the battery. Also you needs a sealed battery or a battery box that is vented to the outside.

[sikz6]

It also needs to have a fuse on it somewhere. Closest to the battery. Also you needs a sealed battery or a battery box that is vented to the outside.

You don't need any of that.

Edit: unless you are doing this for track purposes. Also for track use you would need cut off switches too. And the boxes only apply for wet cell batteries. For dry cell no box is required.

[WhiteGirl]

Thank you that dose help an lot.

[sikz6]

Thank you that dose help an lot.

No problem.

[GhostAccord]

Nice DIY images.

-Kim

Do you use your AC very much? That hose just to the right of your battery wire that is bent up out of the way is the condensate drain for your AC unit. That black box will fill up and the water will start to stagnate, or worse, leak out onto your carpet and possibly short out your ECU. Just somethign I noticed

/back on topic

[sikz6]

Nice DIY images.



Do you use your AC very much? That hose just to the right of your battery wire that is bent up out of the way is the condensate drain for your AC unit. That black box will fill up and the water will start to stagnate, or worse, leak out onto your carpet and possibly short out your ECU. Just somethign I noticed

/back on topic

Actually it wasn't working until recently. Good thing you said something. I didn't even notice that. Thanks.

[GhostAccord]

Not a problem