Moving Battery To Boot

[bad company]

I took my Chim into Mat Smith in Downham Market today for some work. Mat showed me a car with the battery relocated to the boot thus increasing leg room for the passenger.

Has anyone here done this and if so did your insurance company regard the work as a modification? That could certainly make a difference.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Many years ago I moved the battery and fuse box to the cubby holes behind the seats... I used an racing battery which fits perfectly ...

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Thursday 1st May 20:19

[bad company]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

Many years ago I moved the battery and fuse box to the cubby holes behind the seats... I used an racing battery which fits perfectly ...

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Thursday 1st May 20:19

Looks good. Did you inform your insurance company?

[The Three D Mucketeer]

No .. I don't see It as a performance improvement ... I don't tell them when I polish my car

[PabloGee]

But polishing it adds approximately 2-3hp for the duration of the cleanliness.

[Belle427]

There is a 50/50 split on people that think it's a bit dangerous and those that don't.
It's not difficult to do really.

[sixor8]

It's been done by many people. There are plenty of threads on it, some DIY, although most threads are quite old:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... (7 pages!)

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=94...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=68...

Moving it to a cubby hole behind the seats, as above, discussed here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=17...

[bad company]

sixor8 said:

It's been done by many people. There are plenty of threads on it, some DIY, although most threads are quite old:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... (7 pages!)

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=94...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=68...

Moving it to a cubby hole behind the seats, as above, discussed here:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=17...

Thanks, some interesting stuff there. Hopefully none of the cars caught fire after the work.

[PabloGee]

Mine had the battery in the boot before I bought it, the PO moved it back to the footwell because he didn't understand the real reason the car failed to crank from time to time (immobiliser).
If he'd have left that nice Odyssey race battery in there, I'd certainly have considered moving it into the rear cubbies along with the fuse board.
Seems a bit nuts to put the heart of the car electrics below a couple of heater pipes fitted with jubilee clips!

That said, all of my electrics and battery are still in the footwell!

[SMB]

bad company said:

Thanks, some interesting stuff there. Hopefully none of the cars caught fire after the work.

Fire risk in day to day usage if installed properly is minimal , my concern with both the battery and fuel tank next to each other, and no crash structure to the rear of the tank, what happens should you be rear ended. Those that say Audi, jag etc do it, are missing the point that the battery is separated from the fuel tank by the steel floor of the car. It’s your risk. The solution behind the seat makes more sense.

[bad company]

Here’s the answer from the insurance company. Looks like they do need to be informed but not a problem:-

No, this modification will not affect the policy or premium so please just let us know to update the file if you proceed with this.

Edited by bad company on Friday 2nd May 17:25

[The Three D Mucketeer]

I was once told by the AA Insurance they wouldn't insure me if I put Snow Tyres on my BMW in Winter ... I moved insurance companies ( strange it's mandatory in Germany and Switzerland )

[bad company]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

I was once told by the AA Insurance they wouldn't insure me if I put Snow Tyres on my BMW in Winter ... I moved insurance companies ( strange it's mandatory in Germany and Switzerland )

You’d have been speaking with Mr or Mrs Jobsworth.