fitting a leisure battery

[littlehobo]

not sure what to do fit a second battery parrel circut
or split charge ystem is the splilt charge system easy to do also where do u put the battery all answers would be very greatfull thanks

[francophile1947]

Loads of info already on here.
Leisure battery is usually fitted under the bonnet on the passenger side.
Split charging systems are the easiest and lots of members use the Willinton (note spelling) kit, available from Ebay. If none are listed, contact the seller and he will list one

[nigelgibson]

if you want a leisure battery you want a split charge system. Absolutely best is in link below. the tray will fit under bonnet right hand side but all instructions will be included.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-BONGO-L ... 336df0c4c4

ps many of us [ me included ] have gone for cheaper options and regretted it !!!!

if you dont need tray see below



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-BONGO-1 ... 336ed55602

[dandemann8]

if you want a leisure battery you want a split charge system. Absolutely best is in link below. the tray will fit under bonnet right hand side but all instructions will be included.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-BONGO-L ... 336df0c4c4

ps many of us [ me included ] have gone for cheaper options and regretted it !!!!

if you dont need tray see below



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-BONGO-1 ... 336ed55602

Mention your a Bongo Fury member and you might get a discount

[nicstrike]

willinton....it's the way to go. you wont regret it. so , so easy! ( no connection other than being another very satisfied customer!)

[spud350]

Out of interest if you don't fit sockets in the van does the lb power anything else?

[westonwarrior]

the lb can power the lights (inside) lighter sockets, radio, blinds and any thing else you want it too its just in the wiring

[g8dhe]

Out of interest if you don't fit sockets in the van does the lb power anything else?

The Willinton kit comes ready made with a wiring loom to plug into the existing fuse block to pick up all the likely circuits, one of the reasons that the kit is so well thought of!

[Nogob]

Just posting another shout for the Willinton kit.

The design and instructions make it easy to fit - I'm the type of person who can just about change a plug as long as it's got the little instruction card with it!

Because it's purpose built, everything just fits, all the wires are the right length - it just works.

[dave_aber]

It's a quality piece of kit, well designed, packaged and most importantly, well supported.

If you have a fault, Martin will sort it out.

It is expensive, but realistic once you see the quality. The cost is long forgotten when I's been working for years without incident!


Click the pic for the full album.

[Velocette]

I have just bought the above outfit from a Forum member who kindly fitted it and it is an excellent product and is very well made and thought out.

[nicstrike]

the quality of the kit is superb. the only thing i changed was to slip a length of black pipe over each of the threaded bar part of the clamp assembly , purely for cosmetic reasons though! as has been said before , it's very reassuring knowing that you have the back up if ever you do have a problem. all in i would say its a very reasonably priced product.

[philpdr]

Totally agree with nic above and Martin was happy for the kit to be picked up and cash paid to avoid the postage costs and paypal fees.

[spud350]

They sound good but I'm not sure I'd get £200 worth of use out of it. I like the sound of using the internal lights at night though without worrying about starting the next day.

[steveyd]

HI,

I too was dubious of the cost and how much use I could justify it - but I have to say it gives great peace of mind when you're wild camping and you have the lights, radio and kids dvd thing going while you're cooking them their tea to know you can always start ok! Very usefull and very good quality.

I also have nothing but praise for Martins kits - the load sensing bit of the relay failed on mine whilst I was in Scotland - I managed to bypass with a manual switch, but Martin was prepared to pop a new relay in the post - in the end he sent it to my home and all's working well now. Still have to send the old relay back so he can work out what went wrong (I'm not as good as returning things as Martin is!).

cheers,

Steve