14:th-May-2015, 13:07:41
Thanks Rusty, have to be honest I am a little nervous about the battery bit so maybe you could answer these questions for me? Sorry I am a car novice so if these seem dumb I do apologise!
1) On the battery there is a small bolt which holds the terminal in place, the power cable I have for the sub has a ring connector on it already so I want to just undo this bolt and place it under there. This way I don't actually have to remove the terminal on the battery completely. I just wanted to check this part would actually be energized so will power the sub?
2) When removing this bolt is there a special tool I should use? I.e not conductive or would a simply socket set/spanner suffice?
3) If for some reason when I loosen this bolt the power to the car is lost, am I in danger of anything resetting to the point where it wont work, for example the audio system needing to be coded again? The only reason I ask is I bought this car from a dealer (eden in poole funnily enough) and have recently noticed I do not have the security code information in my manual....I have emailed them already on this.
4) Regarding the fuse for the sub, having had a look in the engine bay I can see there is sound insulation on the back of the bay, would I be ok to secure the fuse onto that? If so would you recommend anything to do this?
5) If I decided in the end it might be better for someone else to do this part, what would you expect to be charged to do this?
Think that's the only questions I have for now!
RE using the piggyback, I am piggybacked onto the fuse which controls the cig lighter already, which is ignition switched as my dashcam and phone do not charge until the key is switched on.
1) On the battery there is a small bolt which holds the terminal in place, the power cable I have for the sub has a ring connector on it already so I want to just undo this bolt and place it under there. This way I don't actually have to remove the terminal on the battery completely. I just wanted to check this part would actually be energized so will power the sub?
2) When removing this bolt is there a special tool I should use? I.e not conductive or would a simply socket set/spanner suffice?
3) If for some reason when I loosen this bolt the power to the car is lost, am I in danger of anything resetting to the point where it wont work, for example the audio system needing to be coded again? The only reason I ask is I bought this car from a dealer (eden in poole funnily enough) and have recently noticed I do not have the security code information in my manual....I have emailed them already on this.
4) Regarding the fuse for the sub, having had a look in the engine bay I can see there is sound insulation on the back of the bay, would I be ok to secure the fuse onto that? If so would you recommend anything to do this?
5) If I decided in the end it might be better for someone else to do this part, what would you expect to be charged to do this?
Think that's the only questions I have for now!
RE using the piggyback, I am piggybacked onto the fuse which controls the cig lighter already, which is ignition switched as my dashcam and phone do not charge until the key is switched on.