A question from the R side.

[ATL_VR6]

Hey all. I got one of 'dem 2012 Rs. Not sure if ya'll knew, but we don't have a rear battery. Although, we have the cutout, and just a blanking plate where it would be on the MKV R32s.

So I've picked up the cabling and box and such from a totalled MKV R32 (R.I.P.). I have a question/picture request. I've got the specifics of near the battery, and I know where it pokes through to the outside in the trunk area. However, once it gets outside, I don't know exactly where it is routed up to the front.

Anyway you guys could shed some light on it? AKA, maybe some pictures?

I've looked high and low, and can't find any pictures describing it.

Hekp?

Thanks,

-Kyle

p.s.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ser-thread....

Got tons of pictures of me working on this mod.

[abeR]

neat

what about the exploding thingamabob?


heres a snap I found on dem interwebs

not much help

[ATL_VR6]

Exploding what?

Thanks for the picture. It looks as if the + cable goes closer to the spindle in that picture.

Anybody else can chime in?

Thanks,

-Kyle

[abeR]

under the cover is an igniter / battery interrupter thingamabob

[ATL_VR6]

Gotcha... Yeah. I don't have that break out box.. The + cable from the battery and the + cable that goes up front bolts to either side of that box. Since I have my battery up front, the respective breakout box is up there too. Where the + cable ends out of mkv r32 battery box, I'm going to bolt that to the end of the + cable that goes up front. I'm hoping there is enough slack in the cable that goes up front to pull it back a little so that I can bolt them together. Since that is also a good spot to put a fuse.. Probably gonna do one of those self resetting circuit breakers, to keep a short from pulling too much current up that cable.


Keep the pictures coming, and thanks again!

-Kyle

[ATL_VR6]

Pics plz?

[ATL_VR6]

Nobody? I can't believe it!

Pretty please?

[abeR]

forgot about this. ill get to it over the holiday

[ATL_VR6]

You'd be my hero! If the pictures are of awesome content, I'll paypal you the equivalent of a six pack of cheap domestic beer!

-Kyle

[r32-1163]

idk if this is what you are looking for, but here are some pics of when I replaced the battery

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-Yellow-Top...

[abeR]

You'd be my hero! If the pictures are of awesome content, I'll paypal you the equivalent of a six pack of cheap domestic beer!

-Kyle

LULZ!


ill include some of the wifes rack if need be.



just sayin

[10Ten]

LULZ!


ill include some of the wifes rack if need be.



just sayin

wife's rack means no domestic beer... craft brew only for those.

[xbr80bx]

Put the box in, put the battery in, make a lead that runs to where you current + lead runs, and find a good ground in the trunk. Done.

[ATL_VR6]

Put the box in, put the battery in, make a lead that runs to where you current + lead runs, and find a good ground in the trunk. Done.

Oh really? I can do that?

I appreciate the advise, but I wanted to run the cable the exact same way it is run from the factory on the MKV R32s. If you look at the pictures above, I'm using the cables off of a MKV R32, and there is the same exact grounding spot in the trunk, etc. etc.

-Kyle

[KIDVersion 1]

It should be pretty straight forward. Don't over think it. I did the relocate in my GLI...really wish I had a factory recess for the battery like the Golf R. I'm all about OEM parts, but it would be much easier to:

- Wire from under hood fuse panel to starter
- Wire from starter to battery (you can also get the OEM R32 junction box so you have an under hood jump point; 1K0-937-517)
- Ground from battery to body

It is that easy. Just pull driver side trim and run the wire in the channel. Much easier, much cheaper, and just as effective.

[Saabstory02]

LULZ!


ill include some of the wifes rack if need be.



just sayin

Still waiting for said rack picks. Craft brew on stand-by...

[ATL_VR6]

Still waiting for said rack picks. Craft brew on stand-by...

I stand by my aforementioned cheap domestic. Mods put me in the poor house.

[ATL_VR6]

forgot about this. ill get to it over the holiday

abeR, you forget about me? Say it ain't so!

-Kyle

[Mr_Peach]

Kyle -

I wasn't clear what you were after, but I was in the boot today and thought of you:
http://www.thepeaches.com/R32/2012_B...s/P1000500.JPG

http://www.thepeaches.com/R32/2012_B...s/P1000501.JPG

[SKNKWRX]

This thread has creepy

[ATL_VR6]

Kyle -

I wasn't clear what you were after, but I was in the boot today and thought of you:

Thank you for the pictures, I do appreciate them. Helps to see where they go from being inside to outside. Do you have any pictures of the bottom side where the battery terminal starts going to the front of the car?

-Kyle

[Mr_Peach]

Thank you for the pictures, I do appreciate them. Helps to see where they go from being inside to outside. Do you have any pictures of the bottom side where the battery terminal starts going to the front of the car?

-Kyle

'Fraid not.

Good luck with this.

[ATL_VR6]

I guess I'll just have to be the nag.

Anybody?

[abeR]

oops.


cars in the shop

sorry!

[ATL_VR6]

oops.
cars in the shop
sorry!

I'm beginning to think that you don't have a wife...

pics or it didn't happen!

-Kyle

[abeR]

whats your email Kyle ?

[ATL_VR6]

PM Sent!

[Mr_Peach]

Still thinking about this, Kyle.

Had my car up on a lift for about 30 minutes today while we were trying to figure out how to disconnect the Haldex.

Armed only with an iPhone 4 and a tactical light, I'm attempting to solve your mystery....



This view is from under the Haldex, looking outboard at the left rear wheel. Inside the blue circle is the battery cable penetration (I think) into the boot area. It's almost directly above that honking big bolt (blue arrow) on the forward edge of the rear subframe or swing arm (don't know my terms).

Cable stays on the upper outside edge of the fuel tank, and departs forward like this:


Full rez images here:
http://www.thepeaches.com/R32/under/

[ATL_VR6]

Still thinking about this, Kyle.
rmed only with an iPhone 4 and a tactical light, I'm attempting to solve your mystery....

The guy on the left. Jeremy. Next time you talk to him.. Tell him Kyle in Atlanta says his R32 is butt ugly, but his attractive wife makes up for it.

Soo.. I'm looking at your pictures, and a few questions.. When the cable come down from the trunk area.. Looks like the gas tank is in the floor pan cavity, and the battery cable is right beside the tank, but tucked up in that cavity. Sound about right?

Then after the fuel tank, it goes under the plastic protector thingy.. any idea where it comes out into the engine bay?

Thanks for the pictures. They are very helpful!!

-Kyle

[Mr_Peach]

Jeremy looks familiar, but I can't place him. Is that Mario standing next to him?

The words seem to match what I saw.

I didn't trace the forward end. Do you know where the jumper post is on our cars? Roughly, it's high on the firewall in the engine bay directly in front of the driver. I would think that sort of a "straight line between 2 points" is how the cable routes.

[ATL_VR6]

Jeremy looks familiar, but I can't place him. Is that Mario standing next to him?

The words seem to match what I saw.

I didn't trace the forward end. Do you know where the jumper post is on our cars? Roughly, it's high on the firewall in the engine bay directly in front of the driver. I would think that sort of a "straight line between 2 points" is how the cable routes.

We have the same jumper post up front, so I know exactly what you are talking about.

I was curious about where and how many spots VW decided to secure the battery cable to the car. I'm making the assumption that the spots where there is cable securing holes/spots are identical.

No idea who Mario is. Just Jeremy.

Thanks again!

-Kyle