Battery to boot LEGAL or ILEGAL

[dj_djox]

thanks for the advice im quiet anti smoking so no chance of it getin blown up by a cigi, but looks like the smartest thing is to design a box with a vent to the outside:) thanks

No probs.
Yeah, I used some flexible conduit that I had left over from running the wiring to my pool. But a gland on the box and attach the conduit, then used a holesaw on the boot floor and poked the conduit thru the hole. It's all hidden on the side of the box that you can't see! (Over on the left)

i just found a sealed battery box in the junk from all the cars we have that was easy

[NIXAMUS]

all depends. depends a lot on venting of certain types of batteries. if you use a normal type acid battery you need to vent it outside of the car if its an ET (not sure with EXA). I went with a sealed Optima. The box needs to be SECURELY mounted otherwise u can wait for ur defect.

In QLD as long as the battery is secure and wont move, then it is legal, there are no such law about venting.

Laterz



NIXAMUS

[Panda_ET]

all depends. depends a lot on venting of certain types of batteries. if you use a normal type acid battery you need to vent it outside of the car if its an ET (not sure with EXA). I went with a sealed Optima. The box needs to be SECURELY mounted otherwise u can wait for ur defect.

In QLD as long as the battery is secure and wont move, then it is legal, there are no such law about venting.

Laterz



NIXAMUS

well thats more of a commonsense thing anyway if you dont vent it externally then .....well i wont go any further as somebody may take offence

[tassuperkart]

Allright M8.
You show us the actual legislation then?
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[mr et]

gee ppl so touchy round here

[Ash]

well thats more of a commonsense thing anyway if you dont vent it externally then .....well i wont go any further as somebody may take offence

Yeah you might, you clown. I was only stating the law you dipshit.

Laters


Nixamus

Hmmmm.....the only thing missing here is CAPITOL LeTTerZ!

[tassuperkart]

gee ppl so touchy round here

Its good isnt it!
Its what makes the world interesting.
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[tassuperkart]

Now
I have cleaned up this thread as it was going to plumb the depth.......
Put away your flame throwers and play nicely in the sand together children..
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[dj_djox]

and to thinnk i only asked if its legal or ilegal to put the batery in the boot hehehe

[PSYCHOTIC ANGEL]

i want to put my battery in the boot,but i have a sub and a amp in there all ready,am i better off leaving it u front?

[The Renegade]

Purely up to you mate, but if you moved it you'll need to comply with N.S.W. regulations.
It'll free up a little room in your engine bay for AFM relocation/cooler pipes/cold air induction etc etc etc.
Get yourself an Odyssey battery and build it into your stereo installation, make it look trick.

Hey, side note: Next time I go to Leeton I usually pass thru Coota on the way to Wagga, I'll have to drop in and say g'day.

[et_rider]

ok hello all i was very curius about this to and after reading all the bable and jazz on this post i called the most dreaded place there is in this world (apart from the inlaws ) and asked them about it and after i got though all there bull shit about leaving it standered and crap i got out of them that its is ILEGAL to put a standerd acid battery in your boot BUT you can put a dry cell in your boot even on the passanger seat if you wont but yes in adelaide it is ILEGAL to put a acid battery inside of any vehicle


cheers
matt

[Android 360]

i have a boot mounted battery, its a pulse sealed type which is similar to the oddessy batteries.

due to it being a sealed dry cell type, it is legal to have it open and non venting, so i ordered a nice polished holder setup from the states.
i'll get some pics

[Paul Smith]

The acid battery is unsealed and under the rear seat of my Beetle. Factory setup.

[tassuperkart]

Pre ADR
You dont have to wear seatbelts innit either unless they were fitted stock.

We are talking modifications to ADR compliant cars you bonehead!!!! JK's

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