Removing spare battery

[rustyp]

Hello there, is it possible to remove the 2nd battery in a Bongo. I have a cold weather Bongo type with 2 batteries as standard.

I am in a quest to add lightness to the Bongo in a desperate attempt to achieve better milespertankfull!

Russ

[missfixit70]

No reason why not, just make sure the +ve terminal of the cable is well protected from touching the bodywork. Also make sure the remaining battery is in good enough nick to do the job on it's own.

[Rhod]

As Missfixit says, just remove the passenger side battery & insulate the battery end of the +ve terminal with a load of insulation tape. Although originally a twin battery Bongo, mine only had the drivers side battery in place when imported (or at least when I took delivery). This was a 65AH battery, which isn't really big enough to cope with starting the Bongo, in winter anyway. You'll probably want to upgrade it to about 90AH.

[daveblueozzie]

Why not just convert it to a leisure battery, your not gonna save much fuel by taking it out.
use the spare battery to run your radio and lights and blinds with a split charge relay.
then at least you still have a battery you can use.

[francophile1947]

Agree with DBO You wouldn't be able to measure the microscopic fuel saving anyway