Factory terminals...

[Confessed 10+ year member]

The factory terminals that I have on my battery are horrid. They are crimped onto the positive terminal. How the hell do I get these wires onto an aftermarket terminal if they are crimped to the factory one? The negative side doesn't matter because I can just replace the grounds.

I'll take a pic when it's sunlight to show you guys.

And btw, is a battery negative to engine block ground considered ok?

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[subzero 5,000+ posts]

cut and strip... clamp and clamp

 

[Confessed 10+ year member]

cut and strip... clamp and clamp

I'd like to say it'd be easy but I'm afraid the factory wires are veeerrryyy snug as far as length goes. I'm not sure they'll reach the terminal if I cut them any. I'll check at sunlight.

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

The factory terminals that I have on my battery are horrid. They are crimped onto the positive terminal. How the hell do I get these wires onto an aftermarket terminal if they are crimped to the factory one? The negative side doesn't matter because I can just replace the grounds.
I'll take a pic when it's sunlight to show you guys.

And btw, is a battery negative to engine block ground considered ok?

What vehicle do you have?

I have done battery relocation in a few vehicles, including my old '98 silverado.

The factory batt location was originally on the passenger side under the hood, but it had a secondary spot on the drivers side (4.3L V6). The relocation in this truck was VERY simple. I just used a distro-block at the stock batt location to connect the stock positive leads to a 2ga jumper over to the upgraded batt on the passenger side batt box under the hood. I did big-3 also w/ 1/0ga. I then ran pos/grnd to the bed of the truck to a tool box where I housed my 3-group-31 batts. I also had my DD C4a and 2 IA20.1's in the tool box on an amp rack. (later upgraded to a DD Z2hv) I used 2" PVC fittings to link the toolbox to the bed of the truck. The RCA/REM wires where run thru 1" fittings to the toolbox thru the cab/bed. This helped to free up ALOT of space in the cabin of the old '98 ext cab silverado...I got it up to a daily 155ish w/ 3 DD3515's.

If your stock wiring is short, distro-blocks and upgraded wiring are always your friend.

 

[Confessed 10+ year member]

94 prelude. I don't want to have to go through that trouble. I WOULD if I needed to, but I don't even have anywhere to put an extra battery. Trunk is tiny. I'd have to put it in the backseat...lmfao.

Any opinions on this terminal?

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=BT-104P

I have a neg terminal shipping to me but haven't ordered a positive. This looks good and cheap to me.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

94 prelude. I don't want to have to go through that trouble. I WOULD if I needed to, but I don't even have anywhere to put an extra battery. Trunk is tiny. I'd have to put it in the backseat...lmfao.
Any opinions on this terminal?

Positive Battery Terminal

I have a neg terminal shipping to me but haven't ordered a positive. This looks good and cheap to me.

Knu makes good stuff...