Installed a Dual battery system and fridge over the weekend. Thought I would keep it simple , or so I thought.
I ordered a 100ah kick ass AGM , projecta IDC25 ( all plugs pre installed) and a battery tray. The Plan was to install the battery and charger in the spare battery space under the bonnet. After receiving the battery I soon discovered the warranty on the battery would be void if it was fitted in the engine bay. So plan B was to install it in the rear of the wagon.
I ran the supplied 8Ø wire from the starter battery underneath along the passenger side chassis, up inside the rear ¼ bumper. There was a bung there with other wires running through into the jack compartment which I followed through. The cable was then sent back up inside the rear plastics where I drilled a hole through the cup holder and exited the cable there.
I then installed the fridge slide and discovered there was not enough room to fit the battery behind it, so the battery had to go on top over the opposite draw. I wasn't too keen on this as it took up a lot of use able space there. The charger stayed behind the fridge slide
Plan B
I discovered that with the battery in that position it rubbed on the seat when it was put back up, which led to plan C. The decision was made to sink the battery into the drawer unit. This involved removing the drawers , cutting a hole through the top of the carcass shortening the drawer and shortening the table which turned out to be alot less fun than I had first imagined .
This took me approx 20 working hours to complete
Cost :
Battery (kick ass) $297
Projector plug and play kit $482
Battery tray $31
Fridge (kings) $350 (used)
Fridge slide ( Dunn and watson) $129
Next stage will be solar panel and fuse block for accessorises