I just moved my battery in the boot
what are your comments?
Battery in boot pro's and contra's
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A nice shelf under the bonnet now!
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Which is feckin useless compared to the handy storage space you lose by relocating the battery to the boot !Ollie_bwoii wrote:A nice shelf under the bonnet now!
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not really, its a nice shelf for an m50 ecu imo!capri_rob wrote:Which is feckin useless compared to the handy storage space you lose by relocating the battery to the boot !Ollie_bwoii wrote:A nice shelf under the bonnet now!
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More room under the bonnet for your expensive alarm your gonna buy to scare away thieves
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lol - yes - if you happen to have an M50Cook318IS wrote:not really, its a nice shelf for an m50 ecu imo!capri_rob wrote:Which is feckin useless compared to the handy storage space you lose by relocating the battery to the boot !Ollie_bwoii wrote:A nice shelf under the bonnet now!
e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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more weight over the back wheels to stop it spinning in the wet?
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Would that not be back wheele30316coupe wrote:more weight over the back wheels to stop it spinning in the wet?
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well yes unless battery was situated above the middle of the axle (which of course thats what i was assuming)
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easier to wire up a "bangin sound system"
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Chuck in a yellowtop battery in the front to power the I.C.E & interior lighting
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how about a second boot mounted battery for any ice you may have
simple split charge system to keep them both going
and you also solve the weight over the axle issue too
simple split charge system to keep them both going
and you also solve the weight over the axle issue too
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in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
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if it breaks down the enjoyment of the gay A trying to find it to jump start it
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Good for youStefanAnghel wrote:I just moved my battery in the boot
what are your comments?
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DanThe wrote:Well done
I did say pro's and contra's..... cheekyAlex wrote:Good for youStefanAnghel wrote:I just moved my battery in the boot
what are your comments?
