[XxSCAxX]

alright so i rerouted my battery to the trunk while i have everything pulled out off my motor, so i could balance out the weight and free up some space in the front (please dont tell me i shouldnt have done it, or have gone to a lightweight battery).

i have everything all wired up. i have the stock positive line to a distribution block, then a line from the distribution block to the battery, and then the 8g wire from the fuse box to the distributor block. stock negative grounded to the body, and the negative from the battery grounded to the back. i pretty much followed this tutorial Battery Relocation Project.

when i hook up the battery terminals, everything is fine but my defi's are turning on, so obviously a wire is getting constant power when it should. pretty sure its the 8g wire that is coming from the fuse relay box.

now, the ONLY thing i did differently from that tutorial, is use a different distributor block, which i think is my problem. the distribution block i have isnt like the monster, its shape looks like a stop sign and has no fuses in it. Now im pretty sure that its my problem, but can anyone verify this? the 8g wire that he has routed to his monster distribution block has a fuse in it. is this my problem, should i have a fuse in the a. line or b. get a new distribution block? i wanted to get the exact one he has but im not sure exactly which one it is. thanks guys!

[XxSCAxX]

Dunno if this should be in the electrical section, but bump for help anyway lol

[VSGTS14]

pretty sure the distribution block has nothing to do with it, the fuse is just a safety feature pretty much in case too much amperage passes through.

and where did you splice the defi wires?

[XxSCAxX]

the clock the power wire is in the wires behind the radio, i forgot where i tapped it to.

[XxSCAxX]

In just thinking bout this and it doesn't make sense. The fuse relay line originally ran to the pos battery terminal.that line, along with the original positive line, now run to the distribution block. The only line added Is the line from the distro to the batter in the back. So techinically everything should be fine?

[VSGTS14]

something's screwy and pulling power all the time, i would expect that battery to go dead lol.
it's not the distribution block though, that's just like an adding wire.

i've been trying to think of something and when i do, i'll let you know lol.
it's hard to think when i can't look at it.

[XxSCAxX]

haha, I'll take some pictures when I get home of how I set it up. The battery is disconnected obviously bc of this. Not bout to run out my brand new optima

Btw my wiring is exactly the same as the write up, just a different distribution block.

[XxSCAxX]

I also didn't use the circuit breaker on the battery, and I reused the stock wire from the fuse relay while the guy In the tutorial replaced his.

[XxSCAxX]

sooo....im an idiot (i think)


maybe since my engine harness is completely removed since i have my I/M off since im doing the reverse i/m my things are flashing? feel pretty stupid right now haha and im hoping that me being stupid is the problem

[VSGTS14]

not sure what that has to do with your defi's getting constant power?

[bradze]

im so glad i found this post, i wanna relocate my battery to the trunk even though it only weighs 7 lbs.

[XxSCAxX]

Originally Posted by VSGTS14

not sure what that has to do with your defi's getting constant power?

i dont know, i figured maybe since something was unplugged it was making something else act funny. at least thats what i hoped for haha.

my defi's come on, and my security light flashes. even when i hit unlock the security light still flashes.

[XxSCAxX]

also, i d/c the original postive cable line when the battery was connected, and the lights were still on. so it must be something with the fuse relay line. obv when you d/c that though everything shuts off. i know it probably wont matter but should i just try putting on the 8g wire i bought that was going to originally replace that original relay fuse wire?

[XxSCAxX]

this is driving me insane. maybe i should just ditch the distributor block, and run a line from the original postive battery line, back to the battery, and run the relay fuse line in that line too?

[XxSCAxX]

so i checked my defi wires, and everything seemed to be ok. i accidently pulled some wires off when i pulled the clock up, but i fixed all the wires.

i think i was unclear about this, but when i connect the battery, the gauges do NOT sweep and turn on like normal. they just blink like they arent connected right. should i reconnect all the lines and make sure they are ok?

i just dont get it, i looked up tons of battery relocation tutorials on google, and they all are set up just like how i did mine. im pretty sure none of the wiring is incorrect.

also, can anyone tell me when you have the engine harness of, does the security light blink consistently? if it does, my problem might be with the defi wiring, not the re-wiring i did. i remembered that i had to switch my rca cable lines to the driver side (since i ran the pos. line for the batter on the passenger) so i might of pulled a wire loose or something.