batt in trunk?

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

ok so im just wondering do you just buy the batt and it just stays in the trunk with no connectiong to the front batt or is there a certin way to do it?

anyone with pics of how they set theres up?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Wire it in parallel with the front one...

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

ok so im just wondering do you just buy the batt and it just stays in the trunk with no connectiong to the front batt or is there a certin way to do it?
anyone with pics of how they set theres up?

You need to at least connect the positive terminal on the front battery to the positive terminal on the second battery. Using at least 1/0 gauge wire. Some people also choose to run a dedicated ground wire from negative to negative, but some cars have very little resistance in the chassis it's not necessary.

You can always not hook it up, but the battery won't be charged so you would need to charge it with an external battery charger every time it gets low. I would much rather do the first of these two options though.

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

Wire it in parallel with the front one...

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also use the search.. There are many threads about adding a second third fourth etc etc battery...

 

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

i know how to use the search button.

this thread has 2 questions in it, here ill rephrase it.

does anyone have pics of how they mounted there batt instead of just to the side or something?

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

ya their arer plenty of pix under the search button area...

 

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

ya their arer plenty of pix under the search button area...

smart ass.

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

Oh.

I cut out the shape of the trunk outta MDF and found a scrap piece of wood about the length of the battery and screwed that into the wood. This made like a little support bracket so the battery can't slide since the wood is holding it in place, and the wood is screwed down. I can take some pics if my explanation isn't up to par //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

Oh.
I cut out the shape of the trunk outta MDF and found a scrap piece of wood about the length of the battery and screwed that into the wood. This made like a little support bracket so the battery can't slide since the wood is holding it in place, and the wood is screwed down. I can take some pics if my explanation isn't up to par //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

haha i think i got it.

so you just took a big peice of wood the size of your trunk then screwd another little peice the size of the batt into the big peice and put the batt in?

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

smart ass.

NOOB! lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

haha i think i got it.
so you just took a big peice of wood the size of your trunk then screwd another little peice the size of the batt into the big peice and put the batt in?

Yep, sorry but I can't get pics. I just went out to take pics of how my power wire was run and well, my trunk is stuck closed. Bass wreaks havoc on the trunk opening latch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif.

 

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

Yep, sorry but I can't get pics. I just went out to take pics of how my power wire was run and well, my trunk is stuck closed. Bass wreaks havoc on the trunk opening latch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif.

haha its all good man i understand now i just have the current power wire ran and i put that to the amp with a fuse about a foot before it hooks up then i run the power to the amp with a fuse in between that and ground the amp to the batt in the trunk and ground the batt to the frame right?

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

put mine inside my amp rack. just make sure u bolt it to the car with the supplied mounting hardware or fabricate something. i got hit and had it in a similar setup but not bolted to the floor, battery ended up on other side of the trunk

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Is your spare tire under that plastic in the trunk if so think about if you get a flat and leave a way to get to it by yourself on the side of the road at 1AM //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

 

[gattaluvdatBASS 10+ year member]

ok, now does it have to be a deep cycle batt or can it just be a regular car batt?