Battery In Boot

[4NTM4N]

hey all,

my car went through the pits today i have an r33 gts-t they picked up a few little things, bov, pod and a few others,

but also they got me for my battery in the boot.. im sure they come out factory with them there, said i needed to get a sealed box or something to put it in but just want to know if this is legal or just bullsh!t..

[Niksmo]

as long as it doesnt wobble or move they cant do shit

[Haunter]

It needs to be in a sealed box with a pipe leading to the outside of the car, otherwise gases from the battery can escape(and if it were in a sealed box it would not be good for the battery).

[2LV8ETR]

It has to be in a fixed and vented battery box. Sorry Nick!

[br3ndan]

are you sure it has to be in a vented box?

I thought if i was connect to a pipe leading to the outside of the car that was more than enough. Oh and of course secured...

[4NTM4N]

what about if its a dry cell battery pretty sure they wouldnt comply all r33's if it wasnt legal...

cmon there must be heaps of other people who have had this trouble?

[2LV8ETR]

what about if its a dry cell battery pretty sure they wouldnt comply all r33's if it wasnt legal...

cmon there must be heaps of other people who have had this trouble?

I've had this issue with my 32 when I transferred the battery to the boot.

It has to be as I stated above to comply with ADR's.

It doesn't matter if you use a dry cell or not as one day you may have to replace it with a standard lead acid battery.

[Psyrus]

what about if its a dry cell battery pretty sure they wouldnt comply all r33's if it wasnt legal...

cmon there must be heaps of other people who have had this trouble?

Did yours have teh little pipe thing that comes off the battery? That's what you need afaik (the pipe leads out of the boot... not sure)

[Dsturbd]

LOL 33 with battery in the boot .. What dipshit did the inspection ??

[thrtytwo]

isnt it only standard in GTR ??? r33 and 34 ?

[br3ndan]

standard in all R33's

went back on the r34 GTT. (Dunno why)

not sure about R32 GTR but GTS/T is not in the boot.

[syfon]

my battery in my boot does have any kind of pipe or box around it? however it is secured fine and they didnt say anything when i went over pits....

[2LV8ETR]

not sure about R32 GTR but GTS/T is not in the boot.

32's are under the bonnet. I only put mine in the boot to make a little room for other stuff.

[allthewaytotheskyline]

a bit off topic but has any1 put there battery in the boot of a r34??

if so what size battery...any issues??

[urtwhistle]

a bit off topic but has any1 put there battery in the boot of a r34??

if so what size battery...any issues??

sure have, its deka intimidator deep cycle. i think the size is what they class as a "34". as you can see i have a false floor to cover my LPG tank and amp's and it also locks the battery down at the same time.

regards

Chris

[allthewaytotheskyline]

cool...im looking to put it in the same spot as r33...on the shelf bit in the rear of the boot (as im putting a subwoofer box in that spot).

[urtwhistle]

cool...im looking to put it in the same spot as r33...on the shelf bit in the rear of the boot (as im putting a subwoofer box in that spot).

sorta like this?

[08yannch]

all R33's came out with the battery in the boot right. so does this mean that all R33's are un-road worthy . wtf sobody in the pits got droped on there head a few to many times as a baby

[allthewaytotheskyline]

good set up...but no...the same spot u r33 guys originally have them on the shelf behind the seat.

what size battery do you all use?

[4NTM4N]

yeah i dont know what im going to do about it, tried to get a battery box in there but wont fit.. will have to take it to a different place and hope they dont pin me for it aswell