R56 Mini - Trickle charge

R56 Mini - Trickle charge

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sideways sid

1,371 posts

216 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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A slight tangent that may be of use to those without a garage, but I bought a solar charger that connects to the OBD socket below the steering wheel, which seems to work well to keep the battery topped up without mains power or access to battery terminals.

peteblk

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6 posts

56 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Could I use the strut tower bolts for a negative ground?

rigga

8,731 posts

202 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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SHIFTY said:
Can you not just plug into one of the 12v supply sockets on the car as I think that are all live even when ignition is off.
Mine arnt, ignition off and there's no power to them.

May vary from models, but not in my R56

peteblk

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6 posts

56 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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BMW mini connects the negative clip to here when charging.