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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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What gauge wire is our + battery terminal?

I'm about to upgrade my power wire in my car to 4 gauge. So I want a new positve battery terminal, what is the gauge of the wire connected to the terminal? Does 4 gauge fit under the carpet alright? Any info appreciated.
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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i fit my 4 gauge fine under the carpet. it's a little tight, but manageable.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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I fit 4 gauge under the carpet just fine. Anything bigger would be difficult.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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How did you guys connect the 4 gauge to the battery terminal?
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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ring terminal onto the screw/bolt thats already there...simple
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Gramdacious
How did you guys connect the 4 gauge to the battery terminal?
http://www.gothamdepot.com/cgi-bin/c...at=236&catstr=
This is the terminal I have...
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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That's beautiful. So you had to snip the original terminal off and connect the car's power lead into the 0 gauge inlet of the new terminal? Looks sweet, does it cause any corrosion on the battery posts? My stock terminal is causing white corrosive material to appear more and more..
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDe...prodID=BT-104P

i have that one. havent hooked it up yet though.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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i just used a ring connector and connected it to the bolt that's already on the terminal.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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I don't mind using a ring terminal, but I'm getting that white corrosion on the post, maybe the new terminal will eliminate that.?.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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I had 0 gauge in my 02 max... power and ground to the batt... 4 gauge should be more than ok...


I used something like this terminal to connect the two 0 gauge wires to the batt..

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