Odyssey battery......

[Hedgehopper]

Is anyone using the Odyssey PC 925 battery?

I am tidying-up the birdsnest in the footwell and would like to fit a smaller battery to make access to the fusebox easier and also free up some legroom.

Would be pleased to hear if you found it suitable....or not.

[Hedgehopper]

That sounds like a 'yes' then.

Thanks for your replies, now on order.

[Hedgehopper]

I don't think battery drain will be a problem for me as I keep my car permanently connected to an Accumate when not actually in use.
Having said that, I assume that an Accumate would be suitable for such a battery?

[Hedgehopper]

Finally finished installing the Odyssey battery. The main object was to free up the tangle of cables and to make access to the fuseboard easier. The unused air-con relays were cut out of the loom to free up more room but other than that the wiring was as standard. Also I never liked having the ECU on top of the battery just separated from the pos. terminal by a piece of carpet! Battery can now be removed without going under the car and the ECU is permanently mounted on the bulkhead. Also the Hot Start/ECU/Fuel pump relays are readily accessible.

Edited by Hedgehopper on Friday 5th December 10:29

[Hedgehopper]

Moycie said:

I like the bracket for the relays at the side. Did you fabricate it yourself?

The panel on the right is a piece of 2mm aluminium screwed to a top and bottom bracket to make it easily removeable.

I traced around the three original relay holders and the fuse holder and then cut out the holes so that they were a very tight push fit, they were then stuck in place with hot-melt glue. Car Builder Solutions do a triple relay holder but you would have to re-wire it to the TVR wiring.

Fuses can now be checked visually without any obstruction.

[Hedgehopper]

None of the cables and wires were altered other than to cut out the three air-con relay holders. The battery cables fitted just fine other than changing the terminals to 6mm to suit the battery.

The battery needs to be fitted as far to the lefthand side as possible as there is quite a bit of wiring to tuck away behind the relays on the right.