Jalfrezi · Jun 21, 2021

About to install a leisure battery, and unsure where is best. The usual space at the front has the airbox intake pipe, I have an ABS pump too, so that restricts moving the airbox.

Currently considering:

Under passenger front seat, although height is marginal, so not sure that's a goer.
In the rear footwell, in the middle (behind cubby box), but seems wrong, and space is limited.
Strapped behind the NS rear wheel arch, this seems good, but a long cable run to starter battery.

Suggestions VERY welcome (hopefully helpful ones

)!

kevstar · Jun 21, 2021

Jalfrezi said:
About to install a leisure battery, and unsure where is best. The usual space at the front has the airbox intake pipe, I have an ABS pump too, so that restricts moving the airbox.

Currently considering:

Under passenger front seat, although height is marginal, so not sure that's a goer.

In the rear footwell, in the middle (behind cubby box), but seems wrong, and space is limited.

Strapped behind the NS rear wheel arch, this seems good, but a long cable run to starter battery.

Suggestions VERY welcome (hopefully helpful ones )!

In the boot left or right behind the wheel arch just build a wooden box & use 4 way stretch carpet
to cover it, thought you were fitting a leisure battery, why would you need long starter cables??

Jalfrezi · Jun 21, 2021

kevstar said:
In the boot left or right behind the wheel arch just build a wooden box & use 4 way stretch carpet
to cover it, thought you were fitting a leisure battery, why would you need long starter cables??

So I can charge it when driving via a split charge relay. Will be using solar to when parked up.

lynall · Jun 21, 2021

Jalfrezi said:
About to install a leisure battery, and unsure where is best. The usual space at the front has the airbox intake pipe, I have an ABS pump too, so that restricts moving the airbox.

Currently considering:

Under passenger front seat, although height is marginal, so not sure that's a goer.

In the rear footwell, in the middle (behind cubby box), but seems wrong, and space is limited.

Strapped behind the NS rear wheel arch, this seems good, but a long cable run to starter battery.

Suggestions VERY welcome (hopefully helpful ones )!

You can remove the intake trumpet then fit the battery where the trumpet was, the tray etc is already there.

Like this pic,

Jalfrezi · Jun 21, 2021

Was worried that'd restrict what little power I already have. I take it, it works ok like that?

kevstar · Jun 21, 2021

Jalfrezi said:
So I can charge it when driving via a split charge relay. Will be using solar to when parked up.

Fink I miss read it lol I thought you were using it as a starting battery

Ive got a t-max split charging system in mine.

Rayajos · Jun 30, 2021

mmmmh, if you remove your ABS pump and fit a raised intake, you can put the battery in front of the filter no problem

. Jokes aside, I plan to fit a second battery behind the rear wheel arch and lay all the wiring through the roof so no cables are in the floor, but as you say, it's going to be a looong cable so make sure to add the right fuses.

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