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Old 18-05-2006, 11:50 AM
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Default Neat Wiring to battery, fuses, etc... - got any pictures

I'd like to get rid of the forest of wires that goes to the positive terminal of the battery.

If you've got any pictures to give me some ideas, that would be

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Old 18-05-2006, 11:54 AM
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put the battery in the boot
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Originally Posted by fudgeass
put the battery in the boot
I'd rather not if possible.

PS: this is for a sapph cossie (or two )

Also, if you have a main feed to a fuse block, what size fuse did you put in there ? Sum of all the little fuses that are in the block
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Wot me a RobS has done is one big feed wire off battery round back of bettery to 1 of them earth blocks you use for a stereo.Fits nicely behind battery and no unsightly wires.
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I know I should have looked at your engine bay up close last week end at FTIP
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I took one hefty 2 gauge cable off the battery, and put it into a distribution block, each spread to a fuseblock.....



It was always a work in progress, and the cables were only fitted for length, but you get the idea......... two heavy cables are starter and alternator.....
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Thanks Rich, any more anyone ???

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do it the way the Ecos is...
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do it the way the Ecos is...
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