G60Jet 1 Posted June 13, 2004 I've been wanting to tidy my engine bay for a while now so, i started today with a mad idea. Guy H's Storm has a nice Black washer bottle, so from his idea i went a little further http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/download.php?id=7267 I'm going to clean the whole bay up and and thinking about removing the battery to the boot etc etc. I've got a lot of cleaning to do in this dusty envoiroment i live in but it sould work out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted June 14, 2004 Battery -> boot - don't do it..! Amp drop along the length of the car can cause problems starting/charging etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 14, 2004 Hardly. The current drop over a couple of metres is negligable. My mate's new 3 series Bimmer Estate has the battery in the boot. Should he write to BMW and tell them it's a bad idea? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 14, 2004 Hehe - Bloke up our road ran his battery down on his new Beemer, borrowed our charger then spent the next 10 mins looking for the battery under the bonnet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted June 14, 2004 seen quite a few cars with batteries in the boot,so i wouldnt see it as a major problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted June 14, 2004 my mr2 had the battery in the boot ..................(but then again so was the engine) :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted June 14, 2004 my dad's merc has the battery in the boot aswell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 14, 2004 Hehe - Bloke up our road ran his battery down on his new Beemer, borrowed our charger then spent the next 10 mins looking for the battery under the bonnet Yeah and so did we when I had to take a jump start off his car! You get jump outlets under the bonnet which is cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted June 14, 2004 most Porsche 924's and 944's had the battery in the boot too :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 14, 2004 You get jump outlets under the bonnet which is cool. I see.... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markiemark 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Mini's used to have batteries in the boot too, not that it's a fair comparision :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 16, 2004 Maybe a huge battery in each corner of the boot in the Corrado might reduce it's tendancy to cock a leg when really giving it some! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted June 16, 2004 ......and i forgot to mention to my old Ur-quattro had the battery under the rear passenger seat! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted June 16, 2004 A guy at the last Midlands VW meet routed battery on his 20v turbo Scirocco (yes, it was very cool indeed) into the boot as well.. said there were no problems with it :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
