Trickle Charger Ferrari 360 problem
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I bought a genuine Ferrari trickle charger a few months back, ready for the first winter months with my F1 360.
Today, I went to connect it for the first time and there doesn't appear to be anywhere to plug in the circular connection ?
From what I have read, and in the diagram in the crappy manual, it shows that you need to remove the cover underneath the hood (by the windscreen) and there is a connector where you plug it straight in.
I removed my cover and there is nowhere for me to plug it in ? picture as follows :
Anyone got any advice / ideas for me please ?
Today, I went to connect it for the first time and there doesn't appear to be anywhere to plug in the circular connection ?
From what I have read, and in the diagram in the crappy manual, it shows that you need to remove the cover underneath the hood (by the windscreen) and there is a connector where you plug it straight in.
I removed my cover and there is nowhere for me to plug it in ? picture as follows :
Anyone got any advice / ideas for me please ?
The old style (red) trickle charger was an optional extra so you will need to either buy the plug and bracket and mount it to the car, or change the plug on the end. Ferrari have long ditched that charger in favour of the CTEK unit. The old one is quite basic, and a bit of a pain to connect. You would be far better getting a new style intelligent unit such as the CTEK, and you also have more flexibility in hook-up location so it will be easier to use...
I think the trickle charger is an extra and they fit a extra loom to fit their unit onto. Go to eBay and get a ctek as suggested above which comes with a choice of croc clips and a permanent flying lead. About £45. I have them for all my cars and they are excellent and ip rated. Sell your Ferrari one on eBay and maybe you'll end up in profit! Hth.
TISPKJ said:
As said fairly sure charger was an option, can check original invoice which I am sure it was on, it won't answer the question of if that included the extra wiring on the car but would make sense I guess
30--04-2003Wiring / kit for battery charger £430.00 vat £75.25 Total £505.25
In the 430 the battery was in the passenger foot well, not sure if it's the same as the 360 or not. Either way your best bet would be to buy a C-tek unit off Amazon (£50ish) and you can get it with either crocodile clips or these little things (technical I know ) that attach to the plus and minus on the battery. That way you can just plug the charger right in. Take literally 2 seconds to plug/unplug the charger. I have it in a couple of my cars and it's brilliant!
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
I believe that the charger is best hard wired into the panel behind the passenger seat. Details here.
I fitted one to my 360
I bought a ctek which is exactly the same as the OEM unit but about £50 all in, and a adaptor which is wired permanently onto the battery with just the connector visible in the passenger footwell ... I still have it in the garage somewhere ... But check this link ... It took 15 minutes to wire in ... Just remove the footwell battery cover black to black, red to red and refit cover just leaving connector showing.
You can go for the cigar lighter type, but I thought the proper connector best.
I bought a ctek which is exactly the same as the OEM unit but about £50 all in, and a adaptor which is wired permanently onto the battery with just the connector visible in the passenger footwell ... I still have it in the garage somewhere ... But check this link ... It took 15 minutes to wire in ... Just remove the footwell battery cover black to black, red to red and refit cover just leaving connector showing.
You can go for the cigar lighter type, but I thought the proper connector best.
It's interesting to note people's comments on the subject of trickle chargers.
I have the same problem as I can't locate the connector on my car to connect the FERRARI charger. It's a shame as I left this until the last moment and ended up using my C-tec instead. This works very well and I just connect it direct to the battery with the crocodile clips supplied. No problem as far as I'm concerned.
However I would like to use the FERRARI unit and wondered if anyone knows where I can buy the connector that would be on the car. I don't need the wiring just the connector and I will then wire it in behind the seat as suggested.
Any ideas anyone?
I have the same problem as I can't locate the connector on my car to connect the FERRARI charger. It's a shame as I left this until the last moment and ended up using my C-tec instead. This works very well and I just connect it direct to the battery with the crocodile clips supplied. No problem as far as I'm concerned.
However I would like to use the FERRARI unit and wondered if anyone knows where I can buy the connector that would be on the car. I don't need the wiring just the connector and I will then wire it in behind the seat as suggested.
Any ideas anyone?
Hi,
Like the original poster I bought a brand new FERRARI charger and found there was no wiring to connect it too.
Fortunately I found one advertised on EBay by Exotic Auto Recycling and got it mailed to me in France.
I'm not sure I will us the battery charger as I'm happy with my Ctek intelligent charger but it's always a good thing to have in my opinion.
I'll post up when I've found how to connect the wiring loom.
Like the original poster I bought a brand new FERRARI charger and found there was no wiring to connect it too.
Fortunately I found one advertised on EBay by Exotic Auto Recycling and got it mailed to me in France.
I'm not sure I will us the battery charger as I'm happy with my Ctek intelligent charger but it's always a good thing to have in my opinion.
I'll post up when I've found how to connect the wiring loom.
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