Moving battery in R33

[cooks44]

Hi All,

Tried searching for this one but couldn't come up with anything!

I'm trying to fit in a 2 cubic foot subwoofer box in the boot, behind all existing finishing panels, etc.

Next to the battery at the moment is a space of almost 1 cubic foot... the rest of the box will be fibreglassed around the right-hand strut tower, etc.

What I want to do is shift the battery holder as far to the left as possible to give me the maximum amount of room to play with. From factory it is bolted in between the ribs in the boot floor, it looks like I can shift it over "one rib" to the left.

Has anyone tried this? Are there any fuel lines, cables, etc behind that floor panelling that I'll have to move before drilling?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Cooks44.

[mAtTYb-R33]

i just took out the bracket all together and extended the wires to the batery and im in the process of making a batery box and mounting the batery on the left hand side of the boot but closer to the jack and off that shit ledge thing.

[chan]

hmmm while we're talking bout batteries, is it possible to put a bigger battery in the R33??? coz i've having problems of my battery dying every two days!!! if i don't use it everyday it won't start da day after!!!

and do i have to have a sealed battery???

[Guest RedLineGTR]

get a century battery...got one didnt use the car for a week...started like a gem.

[chan]

wuz your century battery a sealed one???

[hippy]

what are u talking about batteries dying?? it should never die unless u leave ur music on for a couple hours loud or leave the lights on ..

[chan]

nah i shut off my car and i try starting it two days latah and it won't start!!! derefore i gotta get my charger and boost start it!!!

[Guest RedLineGTR]

i agree with hippy...

says that it sealed but you can still add distilled water if needed to certain cells....you just have to take a panel off...i assume its sealed seems like it is and thats what is stated by the company...had it for a while no leaks or anything..seems fine.

[sed8]

i fitted an eclipse sub in my 33 it was meant to have a 56 litre or 2 cubic foot enclosure fitted it to the right of the battery and built it out 130 mm towards the boot and across to a custom amp rack that fills in the corner put a bit of dackron in the box and it pumps way better than i thought it would and my mate who is in the car audio field was also shocked......and by the guys this thread did start out as a sub topic not a battery topic if your worried about what battery you want buy a odyssy expensive but can be fitted anywhere