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Old 07-14-2019, 04:34 AM   #1
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Negative Battery Cable

Need some advice. Installed a new lightweight battery and negative cable doesn't reach the terminal. I can pick up an $8 cable from AutoZone. Or do I need to look for any specific requirements? Gauge, materials, etc...? And yes. I did adjust the mounting plate to move the battery as far to the right as possible after I took this photo. Would love to buy a OEM part just to be sure.



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Old 07-14-2019, 04:49 AM   #2
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how about installing a battery kill switch, convenient and might be long enough.
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Need some advice. Installed a new lightweight battery and negative cable doesn't reach the terminal. I can pick up an $8 cable from AutoZone. Or do I need to look for any specific requirements? Gauge, materials, etc...? And yes. I did adjust the mounting plate to move the battery as far to the right as possible after I took this photo. Would love to buy a OEM part just to be sure.

Simple: Take your current cable to your local parts store and have them give you one that has sufficient additional length to do the job. Any quality cable will be fine.

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