battery relocation

[blackenwkn]

OK so just to make this quick and simple if I have an amp in my car can I just take it out and use the wires for the battery? then just add all the cables that ran off the positive wire up front to the amp wire up front? with possibly just doing a better ground? also i saw that you would have to find a way to connect your HID ballast?

[faqncb7]

It depends on the gauge of wire your using. I personaly I bought a battery relocation kit from summit racing

[Boost_Lee]

You'll want a 2 awg or 0 awg wire if you are running power to the trunk. Make sure you fuse the connection near the battery to prevent a short or fire

[blackenwkn]

ok so i used my old amp wire to hook up my battery what i did was just connected the 2 wires (the one to the starter and the one to the fuse box) then i went to the truck and added a ground actually 2 just to make sure and hooked it up and no power what so ever? i had a fuse for the amp wire checked it looked good even directly tapped the two wires without a fuse to see a spark or any kind of power and i got nothing any suggestions? o and for the power wires i just layed the amp wire on top of the starter wire that went to the fuse box i figured id atleast get a little power

[blackenwkn]

Tell me if this seems right..... I know its very messy at the moment
connected this wire


to this on the left


and this one on the right


and the amp wire here


Hooked up the amp wire to the battery like so


Hooked up the negatives (I used the one from the front and the original ground from the amp plugged them both up.


and did my grounds like so

[faqncb7]

It looks right make sure you have a ground coming off your motor to the chassis

[blackenwkn]

lol well i guess i did something wrong my cars not getting any power what so ever put the jumper cables on it and not a single light comes on

[blackenwkn]

ok well now i remember last night i must have hit something because my 80a(battery) fuse is blown so hopefully this will fix that

[blackenwkn]

It looks right make sure you have a ground coming off your motor to the chassis

alright buddy will do thanks for the response

[nowzor]

i personally would suggest getting a better ground or strip the paint from where it connects but thats just me. and is your power cable supposed to be copper or is it silver?

[blackenwkn]

i personally would suggest getting a better ground or strip the paint from where it connects but thats just me. and is your power cable supposed to be copper or is it silver?

Now I'm assuming copper because it seems like its not getting enough power

[faqncb7]

I'll post pics of my set up

[blackenwkn]

I'll post pics of my set up

Alright buddy yea ill post a video of what its doing when I get home

[blackenwkn]

i personally would suggest getting a better ground or strip the paint from where it connects but thats just me. and is your power cable supposed to be copper or is it silver?

Yea I will I'm just making sure everything starts and works its just temporary and I used 180 sand paper to take the paint off

[wherm]

I personally don't like having a lead acid batteries inside the car. I recommend a sealed battery, I went with an agm battery (absorbed glass mat).