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Old 08-25-2006 | 07:25 AM
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I'm thinking of relocating my large heavy Optima battery to the trunkwell to clear up some space under the hood. Has anyone done this? Is it hard to do?
Old 08-25-2006 | 07:55 AM
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Yup...done it. Hard part was routing a power cable through the firewall. Other than that, you'll need to make sure you have a couple of REALLY good grounding points in the trunk area. The metal is covered with a strong anti-corrosion paint. You'll want to make sure that once you get a good ground, you'll want to throw some sort of rubber sealant over it.

I didn't have that problem though, I used grounding spots in the roof well area. I don't have the soft top on the car anymore, it make battery relocation cleaner and easier.
Old 08-25-2006 | 08:24 AM
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Urmil:

What gauge wire did you use? Do you have pictures of your set up?
Old 08-25-2006 | 08:37 AM
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at least 4ga

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cf...tnumber=263-677

get some of those.
Old 08-25-2006 | 08:38 AM
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If you will be driving your car in winter I would suggest running a separate wire for ground, but that would be a suplement to the common, so it wouldnt have to be as big, a 8ga would be adequate.
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