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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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Am thinking of doing this, to clean up and try to remove some clutter from under the bonnet,

1, If I just extend the washer bottle wires, and run a length of rubber tube the length of the car, will it have enough pressure by the time it gets to the bonnet?

2, Can i just run an extension to the battery cables via a junction box or similar to the boot?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Also is there anything else that is easily moved/hidden
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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1, yes there will be enough pressure, a lot of rear wash wipe systems pump from the front to the rear anyway...

2. you'd be safer to use bigger cables, to ensure less voltage loss, then literally replace the existing cables rather than join onto them.....
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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Can anyone think of anything else that is easily moved?
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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The engine quite heavy

lol, sorry, couldn't help it..
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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For the Battery move - Here you go mate Battery Relocation Project

The main thread DIY: battery relocation - Interior & Exterior Modification - NASIOC

Hope it helps
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Originally Posted by darms
For the Battery move - Here you go mate Battery Relocation Project

The main thread DIY: battery relocation - Interior & Exterior Modification - NASIOC

Hope it helps


Great links there, will be doing this mod soon
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Apart from making things looks tidier under the hood, what other advantages does this have? Wish I had time on my hands to do things like this!

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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Thats the main reason I want to do it, purely because it looks nicer
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Just be sure to have a beefy circuit breaker, otherwise your car might catch fire if you have a short.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Henrik
Just be sure to have a beefy circuit breaker, otherwise your car might catch fire if you have a short.

Did you see the links above, will prob do it virtually the same as that, which included a circuit breaker, positioned right above the battery
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yeah i did, I was just pointing it out to make absolutely sure you saw it

Me, patronising? :P
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