FS: Trunk Mounted Battery Conversion Kit

[rs4pro3]

For sale is everything needed to move your battery to the Trunk, cable, battery tray, ground strap, starter cable,distrubution box. Easy to install and improves the look of your cars engine bay.
$30 plus shipping

[KenC]

Where does the cable run?

I've heard that the area where the battery is supposed to go is too small in the early 318s to fit a battery back there.

[Court M3]

might be interested. Let me check funds

[rs4pro3]

Pasenger side in the Slot where the other wires run, I did the conversion to my 85 318i and the 84 318i. 84 had the narrow slot and I ended up mounting the battery in the spair tire well. Measure the width of your opening there in the rear Passenger of the trunk and I'll let you know if it fits.

[MR 325]

You could always get a battery box from Kragen or Auto Zone and mount the battery in the rear right corner of the trunk if your car has the small opening

[rs4pro3]

That's true but then it sits higher up. I don't have the 84 anymore and it worked so I left it as is.

[e30Matt]

Or you could always run a smaller battery. :)

[bumster22]

rs4pro3,

I want the kit. Email and pm sent. Please let me kow.

Thank you,

[AdamF 88iS]

Aside from looks it also improves the weight distribution of the car.

[rs4pro3]

kit is tenatively sold.
I should have all the parts for a second kit also if anybody else wants one.

[bumster22]

rs4pro3,

Got the kit today. Thank you very much. Now, I just need to find time to install it. :(

Thanks again,

[rs4pro3]

Hi no problem, I do have 1 more of these kits left for the same price if someone else wants one?

[Digitalwave]

That's true but then it sits higher up. I don't have the 84 anymore and it worked so I left it as is.

It would still be lower than the tray in the engine bay.

[arnoldgtr]

For the early U.S. 318i, the ETK shows manufacturing date of 9/84 for the change to the battery-sized opening in the trunk.
My first 318i (9/84) had the battery-sized opening. My current 318i (12/83) does not.