Battery to the boot..

[i-ninja 0]

Hey!

Im going to turbo the vr in the new year, I plan on moving the battery to the boot to make space for the i/c piping. Whats the best way to do this? Also would the standard battery be ok in the spare wheel well?

Stuart.

[FishWick 21]

Yeah that's where mine is. Perfectly fine. Just remember to strap it down. You don't want that hitting you in the head!

Run some 0 gauge under the carpet and terminate it in the engine bay to the stock wiring harness. The 0 gauge earth needs a substantial mounting point in the trunk, something like a rear seatbelt mount etc.....but not self tapped to thin sheet metal!

Where you pass the wire through the bulkhead, I would use a compression gland rather than a grommet as they are much tougher. You can get them from B&Q.

Fuse both ends of the cable (battery end and engine bay end) in case the worst happens....and use 150 amp fuses because of the starter motor current draw.

[ingham 5]

it is best to put battery in box for safety if inside car ,most rally prep places do them (and make sure that they are well bolted down)

[cadguy77 0]

does anyone do a relocation kit?

[antera309 3]

Not aware of any kits as such, but you can always get the complete wiring setup from a car that has the battery in the boot as standard. Any 6-cylinder E36 3-series BMW is ideal.

[RIX 0]

audi 80 avant has bat. in the boot,ore at least the s2 model

[FishWick 21]

Doesn't need to be in a box at all.

This is what's in mine. Proper mount made for it etc, which due to the batt's light weight, just simply needs screwing to the floor.