caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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The advantage of the OEM battery boxes is that it stops the batterie getting too hot. A battey in the engine bay where the FBH would be gets cooked very quickly. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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 14th Jul 2010 6:45 am |
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Baben
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
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If you want a standard fitment the best option is to fit an optima battery in the aux batt compartment. This gets you the best capacity:space ratio
You can use the space in front of the main batt, but as caver says, you would need to insulate the area, which would not be hugely difficult. I think some chaps have used this space for this purpose. You also don't have space for much more than you can fit in the aux box anyway. In the D4 this aux batt space is used for something else 
There is always the option of the portable aux battery like you can buy in 4x4megaworld etc.
I suggest always use a battery controller
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| 14th Jul 2010 9:11 am |
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KOOS BEST
Member Since: 14 Feb 2010
Location: Mtunzini
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Hi , who stocks Optima batteries in SA.
Re. The aux. battary, can you take earth straight from the earth nut in the aux bat. tray compartment. Will it have enough earth ?
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| 15th Jul 2010 6:37 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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the agents are deltec . you can also speak to renzo at bush power . www.bushpower.co.za
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| 15th Jul 2010 7:43 am |
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hls
Member Since: 29 May 2009
Location: Zwavelpoort, Pretoria
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KOOS BEST wrote:Hi , who stocks Optima batteries in SA.
Try Deondef. He wants to sell his D3, maybe he will do it in parts and sell you his optima 
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| 15th Jul 2010 6:07 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Hmmm not sure I would want to buy that car . If you can believe it's owner it is the worst D3 to ever see daylight 
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| 15th Jul 2010 6:41 pm |
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