Recently, I discovered that Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300's have a rear mounted battery and contain a very long piece of 1 gauge welding cable as a battery + wire. You can pull this out and use it as a single run from the fusebox post to the trunk or chop it up like I did and do a mid-mount battery setup and have enough 1 gauge for all the other stuff too.
Step one is to yank out all the old wires. I removed ALL of them a year ago so the removal pics are missing. You have three main cables; one for the starter, one for the battery and one to the alternator. The alternator cable is actually two small wires together. It and the starter cable goes through a harness. Just cut it out easy and dont hurt any other wires by ripping and snatching. Do it slowly and carefully.
The new cable..
beginning the install by measuring up everything..
Use corrugated plastic loom the help shield the cable against abrasion. Tape the ends and any loose points.
running the battery + cable through the firewall..
running the batt+ cable along the outer firewall..
running the battery + cable around the driver's side..
Now that the cable has been measured to proper lengths, you can begin cutting and attaching the copper ring lugs. Try to save the original 1G lug that came with the wire. The copper ones are about 4$ apiece.
Step one is to yank out all the old wires. I removed ALL of them a year ago so the removal pics are missing. You have three main cables; one for the starter, one for the battery and one to the alternator. The alternator cable is actually two small wires together. It and the starter cable goes through a harness. Just cut it out easy and dont hurt any other wires by ripping and snatching. Do it slowly and carefully.
The new cable..
beginning the install by measuring up everything..
Use corrugated plastic loom the help shield the cable against abrasion. Tape the ends and any loose points.
running the battery + cable through the firewall..
running the batt+ cable along the outer firewall..
running the battery + cable around the driver's side..
Now that the cable has been measured to proper lengths, you can begin cutting and attaching the copper ring lugs. Try to save the original 1G lug that came with the wire. The copper ones are about 4$ apiece.
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