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Old Jan 10, 2015 | 10:33 PM
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Red thingy on positive battery cable
Can someone tell me what the red plastic thingy is on the positive battery cable? This is a GXE. I want to replace the whole cable and I'm not sure what to do with the red thing.
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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by nismax1994
Can someone tell me what the red plastic thingy is on the positive battery cable? This is a GXE. I want to replace the whole cable and I'm not sure what to do with the red thing.
It provides a safe method to prevent shorts either by hood contact or battery falling over nothing else.
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 4th gen maxi
It provides a safe method to prevent shorts either by hood contact or battery falling over nothing else.
No no no no. The red "thing" is a connection for 12 volt power to your fuses. Remove it (or unplug the wires from it) and the car is "dead".
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:58 AM
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It's just a connector, chop it and connect to terminal of your choice.
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