Re: good battery location?

[Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>]

Try grounding it at the rear seat center seat belt bolt down. This area
is less prone to corrosion and isn't treated with that waxy anti
corrosive coating. In the engine bay you may want to get a power
distribution unit so you can have the option for power leads up front.
Please DO NOT FORGET...mount the battery in a sealed box that vents to
the outside if you are not using a gel cell battery. (ie. OPTIMAŽ) Please
e-mail ME at elf16v@juno.com if you would like me to send a step-by-step
write up I did. (it's in 'MS Word and I didn't want to get bitched at for
taking up peoples space)

Eric Ellis
87 16v Scirocco
working on a 16V/G60 2.?
Good, bad....I'm the guy with the gun!


On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:43:42 -0800 (PST) Benjamin Harder
<vwtype53@yahoo.com> writes:
> I know that this battery relocation subject has been up recently, but 
> now
> that I'm actually doing the move I have run into some questions...
> (this is in my 86 16v...)
> 
> So, where is the best location for the battery?  I was thinking of 
> putting
> it in the trunk behind the back seat on the passenger side.  Also, 
> how
> would you secure the battery?  Using a box and bolting it to the 
> floor?
> 
> Are the rear bumper bolts a good place to ground?  I ran the 
> positive
> cable
> directly to the starter, and then ran another cable from the starter 
> to
> the alternator.  Does this sound ok...or is there a better method?  
> 
> I just need a little help in refreshing my memory on these 
> detail...which
> I tend to overlook until the time comes and I'm in the middle of the
> project!
> There's just so much to learn...  
> TIA
> 
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