Thread: My dual battery install

So here's a few pics if my dual battery install. I got the kit from traxide, cable and battery, sockets, volt meter and switches from eBay, and the conduit from supers@@auto.

I fitted the isolator in the engine bay to the top of the fuse box, earthed it all nearby to the chassis, put a circuit breaker inline and then the cable runs in flexible conduit to the rear bin. I had to modify the back bin more than I hoped but that meant I could fit a 150ah deep cycle in there. I cut out the bottom of the bin and a bit of the side wall to allow air as much air to flow around it. The battery is held in place on a timber base with angle along the side and steel tube across the top attached to threaded rod through the floor. I even siliconed up all my drill holes to stop water getting into places I didn't want it.

I bought 6m of cable and ran it under the car along the chassis rails in a few different formations until I got it running the shortest path, hence leaving as much left over cable as possible. The only thing I did different to traxides instructions was to run +ve and -ve to the back battery, then earthed at the front of the car. This meant all my accessories run to the -ve not earth directly which was a heap easier.

I have hard wired 4 sockets to the outside of the bin, one dedicated for the fridge, one for the carpet commandos DVD screens, one for a rear spot when cutting up dog food on shooting trips and then there's a spare for future expenses.

I have taken my time doing it all and am really really happy with the end result, especially having a fridge in there running 24/7. Were just in the process of building a new place and so I've had to do many jobs on the block and half finished house already and it's been WONDERFUL having drink icey cold ready to go rather than having to go down to the local deli and pay a fortune! It's also good for bribing the subbies!

The last thing was a voltmeter fitted to the air vent in the rear side wall. It was a $10 jobbie from china and the cable out the back isn't really easy to put through a hole to hide it and the vent seemed a great compromise. It's got an inline switch so it's not on all the time too.

I hope the photos upload ok and you can see the details. Enjoy!

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Old post but wanted to say cheers and job looks Mickey Mouse
Cheers for info as I have 02 td5 wanting to do they same
going to make a housing for battery to drop in bin but I'm thinking of using these slim kickass battery's 400x120x300