Battery relocation *GUIDE HERE*

Had a few requests for this and a few pm messages so ive mashed this quick guide together

Ive seen some people buy all the cables etc seperate, but i found it alot cheaper to buy an amp wiring kit as everything is there that you need

My guide is based on using 0AWG cable, and an alloy battery cage

What you need

Battery cage (or box)
0AWG amp wiring kit (some have used 4AWG before)
Distribution block
8AWG power cable (around 1m)
1 x ring connector (to fit the 8awg cable
Battery terminals (If using 0AWG wire you need terminals which will fit 0AWG wire, its thick!)

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First thing i did was mount the cage/tray in the boot, this is down to you how you do it.

1. Remove the fuse box from the battery

2. Remove the battery from the car

3. Cut the original (+) terminal off the cable and put this cable into the distribution block

4. The standard (-) cable runs from the gearbox and bolts to the chassis, then from the chassis to battery, Follow the standard (-) wire to where it bolts to the chassis and remove this part of the wire
Leave the 2nd part of the wire from the chassis connected as it goes to the gearbox (this will become clear when you see it)

5. Route the power cable from your wiring kit into the car (through bulk head) to the boot

6. Now run the 8AWG power cable from the distribution block to your fusebox (the one you removed from the battery) there is a metal bracket attached to the fuse box a simple ring connector bolted to it is fine.

7. Once you have mounted your battery the way you want it attatch the new terminals to it,
I mounted mine in the spare wheel well

8. Use the new earth cable from your wiring kit and route that from the battery terminal to the boot floor (or where ever you choose to earth from)
Before bolting the cable to the boot floor obviously you need a ring connector on the end (supplied in wiring kits)
I suggest sanding the point down to the metal for best connection.

9. With the power cable allready routed from earlier attatch it to the + terminal on your battery

10. Now connect the other end of the power cable to your distribution block

Should now look like this


11. Start the car

Notes

A sharp knife will be required to trim the cables to length and strip the wires for connecting

This is just a guideline, please dont hold me responsable if you car doesnt start or something more serious happens, it worked fine for me and ive had no issues since.

Good connections are the key!

Here is the parts list again with the parts i used for mine

Battery cage (or box)
http://www.alloyracingfabrications.com/alloy-battery-tray.html
0AWG amp wiring kit
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/celsus-cnk0dr-wiring-kit.html
Distribution block
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/phonocar-4-483-power-distribution-block.html
8AWG power cable (around 1m)
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/proflex-red-8awg.html
1 x ring connector (to fit the 8awg cable
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/phonocar-ring-terminals-8awg.html
Battery terminals (Cheaper alternatives availible if you are NOT using 0AWG cable)
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/phonocar-4-481-positive-battery-terminal.html
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/phonocar-4-482-negative-battery-terminal.html

Pictures of mine

Hopefully it will save any more threads being made on the topic

Probs do a quick one for catch tank too

I can do at some point

Think the standard cable is 2AWG, i read about people having trouble with 4AWG and not starting etc, some said its fine and others said it wasnt, i went for 0AWG for piece of mind