Question for you battery charger folk...
04-18-2017, 09:54 PM
#16
I originally thought about doing this, but the open frunk would remind me that the charger is plugged in. Otherwise, I would forget and will pull my car out of the garage while it's still plugged.
04-19-2017, 03:01 PM
#18
Drifting
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04-19-2017, 03:12 PM
#19
Nordschleife Master
04-25-2017, 03:45 PM
#21
Nordschleife Master
Inspired by you clever folks, I ended up doing a variation of the theme. I routed the charger cord to a nice natural pocket of space that lies beneath the hood damper (shock). I can easily reach into the area with the hood closed and pull out a few inches to charge the battery. No mods or cutting necessary. Super fast and easy to charge her up now!
A couple shots of it laying in the recessed pocket at the base of the damper. You can make out the shiny double cord in the shadows.
I can reach in blindly with my finger and pull on the loop of the charger cord even with the hood closed.
A couple shots of it laying in the recessed pocket at the base of the damper. You can make out the shiny double cord in the shadows.
I can reach in blindly with my finger and pull on the loop of the charger cord even with the hood closed.
04-25-2017, 06:10 PM
#23
Drifting
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Hey BradB - just wondering how your hook-up is working out. What do you do when it rains. Assuming you don't want the connector to get wet, which it will the way you have it. Does it even matter if the connector gets exposed to water, as it is connected to battery (I have no idea).
Of course, the charger cord does have a tight fitting waterproof rubber cap on the end of the plug. But what really works well is the space under the frunk hinge where the cable lies, is suspended ABOVE a designed drain area. It's hard to explain but the plug never lies in the path of running or standing water. It's very well protected. I'm happy with how it turned out.
04-25-2017, 06:27 PM
#24
Nordschleife Master
Good to hear!
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05-17-2017, 01:35 PM
#26
I don't think I kept any pictures, but in my old 997 I directly wired a low profile Powerlet panel mount socket to the liner of the frunk and then connected a right angle Powerlet plug to the Battery Tender. Powerlet.com has some great products for these applications which I learned about from the motorcycle world...
07-19-2017, 06:18 PM
#28
Does anyone know if the trickle charger will eventually recharge a dead battery?
(My car lives outside so constantly keeping it plugged in isn't going to happen but I could babysit an extension cord overnight if that would bring a battery back from the dead--much easier than the complicated frunk opening, jump from fuse box method described in the owner's manual.)
(My car lives outside so constantly keeping it plugged in isn't going to happen but I could babysit an extension cord overnight if that would bring a battery back from the dead--much easier than the complicated frunk opening, jump from fuse box method described in the owner's manual.)
07-19-2017, 06:38 PM
#29
Burning Brakes
Lead acid batteries are plates of lead in a sulfuric acid solution. Completely discharge a lead acid battery, and you coat the plates with lead sulfate. Leave it to sit and the lead sulfate turns into hard crystals that cannot be electrolyzed back into lead and sulfuric acid.
Also note that charge helps keep a battery from freezing. If it's below freezing out and you let the battery drop far enough, the electrolyte can freeze causing permanent damage to the battery.
04-23-2018, 12:58 AM
#30
Rennlist Member
This looks like an improvement from the footwell socket...but only by half. Because you still have to have the hood open (or closed and crimping the wire) to use it. That's the same thing that bothers me about the passenger side footwell plug: you either wind up shutting the cord against the door or window (which you can obviously crack open). The dealer said "not to worry" and it's fine to shut the door on the cord but it just seems kinda fraught to me.
Has anyone routed the pigtail so you can plug the car in from, say, the front bumper area? Clean install that you plug into without a hood, door, or window in the way?
Has anyone routed the pigtail so you can plug the car in from, say, the front bumper area? Clean install that you plug into without a hood, door, or window in the way?
Anyone here like me just let the wire hang and close the door and have not had any issues?